Food & nutrition research

2026

SheVari4®, a proprietary root extract from Asparagus racemosus, ameliorates menopausal health: insights from a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled clinical trial.

doi:10.29219/fnr.v70.14275 ·PMID:42571384

ObjectiveMenopause marks the natural end of reproductive phase of women caused by decline in levels of estrogen, progesterone and other reproductive hormones. Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) is a medicinal herb particularly known to be effe…

2024

Fats and oils - a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023.

doi:10.29219/fnr.v68.10487 ·PMID:38370114

This scoping review for the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023 summarizes the available evidence on fats and oils from a food level perspective. A literature search for systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses was conducted in PubMed. …

2016

A double-blind, randomized, and active-controlled phase III study of Herbiron drink in the treatment of iron-deficiency anemia in premenopausal females in Taiwan.

doi:10.3402/fnr.v60.31047 ·PMID:27343206

BackgroundAbout 468 million non-pregnant women are estimated to suffer from iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) worldwide. The highest prevalence of IDA occurs in the Taiwanese population.ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of Herbiron to incre…