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Food & Function publishes cutting-edge research exploring the dynamic relationship between food, nutrition, and human health.

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In our latest issue:
The impact of (poly)phenol-rich foods and extracts on flow-mediated dilation (FMD): a narrative review.
#OpenAccess from Chris I. R. Gill et al
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The impact of (poly)phenol-rich foods and extracts on flow-mediated dilation (FMD): a narrative review
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with endothelial dysfunction as a key precursor. Flow-mediated dilation (FMD), the gold-standard measure of...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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On the front cover of issue 22 of Food & Function:
Recent advances in mining hypolipidemic bioactive compounds from animal-derived foods.
Xuemei Wang, Hao Zhang et al.
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Front cover of issue 22 of Food & Function: Images of various food animals and animal-derived foods with molecules entering a blood vessel
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Blending bananas into smoothies destroys 84% of beneficial flavan-3-ols before you even drink it. Brandon Luu, MD

#bananas #smoothie #healthliteracy #smoothies

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Impact of polyphenol oxidase on the bioavailability of flavan-3-ols in fruit smoothies: a controlled, single blinded, cross-over study
Flavan-3-ols are bioactive compounds found in a variety of fruits and vegetables (F&V) that have been linked to positive health benefits. Increasing habitual flavan-3-ol intake is challenged by the ge...
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November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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🚨Si tomar la fruta en jugo no es recomendable, mezclar banano con otras frutas en un smoothie sería una mala idea...

👉🏽La polifenol oxidasa presente en el banano reduce la biodisponibilidad de los flavanoles, unos antioxidantes presentes en otras frutas: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
November 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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In the latest issue of Food & Function:
Association of whole grain intake with cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults in China.
Shuang Rong et al.
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Association of whole grain intake with cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults in China
Background: Whole grains, rich in dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals, are beneficial to human health. However, evidence regarding the relationship between whole grain intake and cog...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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On the inside front cover of issue 21:
Anthocyanin-enriched purple potato flour modulates gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids to prevent hypertension: insights from preclinical models and mendelian randomization analysis.
Xu Zheng, Lihong Zhou et al.
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Inside front cover of issue 21 of Food & Function: Purple potato rice noodles entering human body, with close ups of large intestine and heart
October 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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On the front cover of issue 21 of Food & Function:
Synergistic protective effects of β-glucan and Lactobacillus johnsonii NSP009 in ulcerative colitis.
Shaoping Nie et al.
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Front cover of issue 21 of Food & Function: Colon with bacteria and molecules in bubbles
October 28, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Open Access UCL Research: Functional yogurt: a comprehensive review of its nutritional composition and health benefits discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
Functional yogurt: a comprehensive review of its nutritional composition and health benefits - UCL Discovery
UCL Discovery is UCL's open access repository, showcasing and providing access to UCL research outputs from all UCL disciplines.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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A pilot and feasibility analysis of serum TMAO and choline in a randomized sample from the COSMOS trial #FoodFunct #MassSpec pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
A pilot and feasibility analysis of serum TMAO and choline in a randomized sample from the COSMOS trial
Objective: The metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is a biomarker influenced by diet and linked to atherosclerosis, thrombosis, and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Choline is a crucial nutrient inv...
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October 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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In the latest issue of Food & Function:
Inhibition of pro-atherogenic trimethylamine production from choline by human gut bacteria is not determined by varying chlorogenic acid content in highbush blueberries.
#OpenAccess from Andrew P. Neilson et al.
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Inhibition of pro-atherogenic trimethylamine production from choline by human gut bacteria is not determined by varying chlorogenic acid content in highbush blueberries
Elevated blood levels of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) are linked to increased risk of atherosclerosis. TMAO is produced when gut bacteria metabolize quaternary amines such as choline to trimethylamin...
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October 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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New study: "Higher whole grain intake was associated with better cognitive function and lower risk of MCI among middle-aged and older adults in China." #plantbased #dementia #neurosky #neurology
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Association of whole grain intake with cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults in China
Background: Whole grains, rich in dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals, are beneficial to human health. However, evidence regarding the relationship between whole grain intake and cog...
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October 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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On the front cover of issue 20 of Food & Function:
Anti-photoaging activity of cod peptides: structural characterisation and clinical validation.
Yu Xi, He Li et al.
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Front cover of issue 20 of Food & Function. Fish with DNA helices, molecules in bubbles and girl with black hair.
October 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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In honour of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology/Medicine, we’ve curated a collection of impactful articles from across RSC journals on peripheral immune tolerance and regulatory T cells🏆
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October 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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In the latest issue of Food & Function:
Ussurian pear extract alleviates acute alcoholic liver injury by enhancing alcohol metabolism and suppressing hepatic oxidative stress and inflammation in rats.
Hyo Won Jung et al.
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Ussurian pear extract alleviates acute alcoholic liver injury by enhancing alcohol metabolism and suppressing hepatic oxidative stress and inflammation in rats
Acute alcoholic liver injury (AALI) is liver damage caused by excessive short-term alcohol intake and is a key manifestation of acute alcohol intoxication. The Ussurian pear (Pyrus ussuriensis) is a c...
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October 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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In the latest issue of Food & Function:
Improvement of vascular endothelial function by intake of lycopene-rich tomato juice in healthy adults: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group comparative study.
#OpenAccess from Kazutaka Yoshida et al.
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Improvement of vascular endothelial function by intake of lycopene-rich tomato juice in healthy adults: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group comparative study
Maintaining normal vascular endothelial function is important for preventing arteriosclerosis. Flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) is widely used to evaluate vascular endothelial function. Lycopene, a caro...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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In the latest issue of of Food & Function:
Blackcurrant polyphenol extract improves alcoholic liver disease through the FGF21-NET/c-FOS pathway.
Yuehua Wang et al.
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Blackcurrant polyphenol extract improves alcoholic liver disease through the FGF21-NET/c-FOS pathway
Blackcurrant is rich in polyphenolic substances with corresponding antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Therefore, based on the identification of typical functional components of blackcurrant...
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October 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Think dandelions are just weeds? Think again. 🌼 Packed with new flavonoids and big benefits, they're nature's hidden gems. Good data reveals wild breakthroughs—sometimes weeds are wildflowers.

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October 1, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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In the latest issue of Food & Function:
Yak milk ameliorates chronic alcohol-induced brain injury in mice by modulating the gut microbiota and suppressing the TLR4/NF-κB pathway.
Yan Wang, Danfeng Long et al.
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Yak milk ameliorates chronic alcohol-induced brain injury in mice by modulating the gut microbiota and suppressing the TLR4/NF-κB pathway
This study investigated the protective effects of yak milk (YM) on chronic alcohol-related brain injury (ARBI) in mice. The findings revealed that YM intake significantly alleviated alcohol-induced an...
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October 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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In the latest issue of Food & Function:
Fecal microbiomes from healthy adult consumers of fruits and vegetables exhibit fiber- and donor-specific fermentation: “5 a day” is not enough.
#OpenAccess from Danielle G. Lemay, David A. Mills et al pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Fecal microbiomes from healthy adult consumers of fruits and vegetables exhibit fiber- and donor-specific fermentation: “5 a day” is not enough
To determine the fermentation capacity of gut microbiomes with diverse plant carbohydrate active enzyme (CAZyme) repertoires, we collected fecal samples from 18 healthy adults who reported consuming a...
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October 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Creatine differently prevents chronic colitis-induced motor deficits, anxiety and depressive behaviors, neuroinflammation, and microglial activation in male and female rats
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Pablo García-Miranda, María Dolores Vázquez-Carretero et al
Creatine differently prevents chronic colitis-induced motor deficits, anxiety and depressive behaviors, neuroinflammation, and microglial activation in male and female rats
Creatine has been reported to exhibit neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory properties and alleviate symptoms of affective disorders. In this study, we used a chronic colitis model in male and female ...
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October 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Daily walnut consumption increases 6-sulfatoxymelatonin urinary levels and can improve sleep quality: a randomized crossover trial.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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On the front cover of issue 19 of Food & Function:
Attenuation of colitis-related metabolic dysregulation via consumption of wholemeal sourdough bread but not wholemeal bread: a molecular discovery.
Weining Huang, Zhongkai Zhou et al.
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Front cover of issue 19 of Food & Function. Image shows bread on a path in a wheat field, with a flow diagram of microbes, dough and intestines.
September 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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In the latest issue of Food & Function:
Association of lactose intake and lactase persistence genotype with microbial taxa and function in healthy multi-ethnic U.S. adults
#OpenAccess from Danielle G. Lemay et al @daniellelemay.bsky.social @uofcalifornia.bsky.social
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Association of lactose intake and lactase persistence genotype with microbial taxa and function in healthy multi-ethnic U.S. adults
Lactase persistence is a genetically inherited trait that enables continued lactose digestion into adulthood. Lactase non-persistence (LNP) individuals often experience incomplete lactose digestion, a...
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September 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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On the front cover of issue 18 of Food & Function:
Daily walnut consumption increases 6-sulfatoxymelatonin urinary levels and can improve sleep quality: a randomized crossover trial.
#OpenAccess from Maria Izquierdo-Pulido et al @insa-ub.bsky.social. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Front cover of issue 18 of Food & Function. Stock image of woman sleeping with walnuts superimposed.
September 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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September 3, 2025 at 8:04 AM