La legislación alimentaria española: de las ordenanzas sanitarias a los reglamentos europeos de seguridad alimentaria

Programa de Doctorado: Higiene y Tecnología de los Alimentos

Evaluación de la seguridad alimentaria y gestión de riesgos en sistemas de venta automática de alimentos y estudio asociado a los hábitos alimentarios

Programa de doctorado: Sanidad animal y seguridad alimentarias.

Factores dietéticos asociados a la calidad de vida en el proyecto SUN

Programa de doctorado: Salud pública (epidemiología, planificación y nutrición)

Hábitos de hidratación en estudiantes universitarios: relación con adhesión a la dieta mediterránea y medida ponderal del peso

Programa de doctorado: Avances en Traumatología, Medicina del Deporte, Cuidado de heridas (Interdepartamental) (Bienio 2008/2010)

Adecuación de los hábitos nutricionales y de actividad física de adolescentes escolarizados en la ciudad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria a las recomendaciones saludables

Programa de doctorado: Clínica y terapéutica (Interdepartamental)

Actuación del laboratorio clínico para la mejora del manejo del déficit de vitamina B12 en atención primaria

Programa de doctorado: Salud pública (Epidemiología, Planificación y Nutrición). La fecha de publicación es la fecha de lectura

Determinants of specific food consumption in the Canary Islands (Spain)

The consumption of specific functional foods (FF) and some determinants of FF item selection were assessed using a questionnaire administered to 1112 individuals in the Canary Islands (Spain). Food items considered were Milk products: easily digestible milk (or milk low in lactose), milk enriched with vitamins and/or minerals, skimmed milk with soluble fiber, milk with royal jelly, milk with modified fatty acids (omega 3), milk products low in fat, pro-biotic foods (yoghurt and fermented milk) and yoghurt with phytosterols; Cereals: fortified breakfast cereals, wholemeal cereals and energy bars; Drinks: juices and enriched drinks, stimulating drinks and isotonic drinks; DHA-enriched, low cholesterol eggs; Meat products: low salt sausages and cooked low fat ham; Fats: enriched margarine, margarine rich in phytosterols and

Plant food supplement (PFS) market structure in EC Member States, methods and techniques for the assessment of individual PFS intake

The popularity of herbal products, especially plant food supplements (PFS) and herbal medicine is on the rise in Europe and other parts of the world, with increased use in the general population as well as among specific subgroups encompassing children, women or those suffering from diseases such as cancer. The aim of this paper is to examine the PFS market structures in European Community (EC) Member States as well as to examine issues addressing methodologies and consumption data relating to PFS use in Europe. A revision of recent reports on market data, trends and main distribution channels, in addition an example of the consumption of PFS in Spain, is presented. An overview of the methods and administration techniques used...

Review of the efficacy of green tea, isoflavones and aloe vera supplements based on randomised controlled trials

We assess the evidence for health benefits of three commonly consumed plant food supplements (PFS), green tea, isoflavone and aloe vera, based on published systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Whilst the potential benefits of green tea have been reported in a wide range of health areas, it is only in the area of the metabolic syndrome that the number of RCTs is approaching sufficient to judge such efficacy. Isoflavone supplements are widely used, and RCTs indicate that they affect bone resorption at lower doses in postmenopausal women undergoing estrogen-related bone loss, but this is only translated to attenuation of bone loss at higher doses of isoflavones A systematic review on RCTs concluded that the effects of isoflavones

Safety assessment of plant food supplements (PFS)

Botanicals and botanical preparations, including plant food supplements (PFS), are widely used in Western diets. The growing use of PFS is accompanied by an increasing concern because the safety of these PFS is not generally assessed before they enter the market. Regulatory bodies have become more aware of this and are increasing their efforts to ensure the safety of PFS. The present review describes an overview of the general framework for the safety assessment of PFS, focusing on the different approaches currently in use to assess the safety of botanicals and/or botanical compounds, including their history of safe use, the tiered approach proposed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) and the...

Long-term dietary exposure to lead in young European children: comparing a pan-European approach with a national exposure assessment

Long-term dietary exposures to lead in young children were calculated by combining food consumption data of 11 European countries categorised using harmonised broad food categories with occurrence data on lead from different Member States (pan-European approach). The results of the assessment in children living in the Netherlands were compared with a long-term lead intake assessment in the same group using Dutch lead concentration data and linking the consumption and concentration data at the highest possible level of detail. Exposures obtained with the pan-European approach were higher than the national exposure calculations. For both assessments cereals contributed most to the exposure. The lower dietary exposure in the national study was due to the use of lower lead concentrations and...

Overweight and obesity in relation to socio-economic status, tobacco smoking and plant food supplements usage

Programa de doctorado: Salud Pública (Epidemiología, Planificación y Nutrición)

Evolución de pacientes con obesidad y sobrepeso tras intervención con dieta mediterránea hipocalórica en Lanzarote

Programa de doctorado: Salud pública (Epidemiología, planificación y nutrición)