Food science & nutrition

Primary dysmenorrhea is a prevalent health issue that has a negative impact on women's well-being. This study sought to explore the potential connection between dietary indices including dietary acid load (DAL), empirical dietary inflammato…

The intrinsic and extrinsic factors (natural aging, diseases, infections, chemicals, radiation, heavy metals etc.) create oxidative stress, thereby causing reproductive defects in males and females. Similarly, oxidative stress causes the ab…

The revolution in the 21st century has witnessed the development of the industrial and healthcare systems. Human health and well-being are still global challenges despite this modernization and advancement. Cancer is extensively affecting p…

This study aimed to investigate the associations between a dietary index for gut microbiota (DI-GM), flavonoid intake, and female infertility, while exploring age-specific differences in these relationships to identify potential dietary str…

Infertility impacts 48 million couples globally, and accumulating evidence suggests that micronutrients potentially influence reproductive health. This Mendelian randomization study investigates causal relationships between 15 micronutrient…

Ovarian cancer remains the leading cause of gynecological cancer-related mortality in women, highlighting the urgent need for novel therapeutic approaches despite advances in current treatments such as chemotherapy. Curcumin, a natural comp…

Carvacrol (CRV) is a phenolic monoterpene abundant in culinary herbs such as oregano and thyme and is well known for its potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties. This study investigated the ability of CRV to co…

A decline in both the number and quality of oocytes within the ovaries indicates a reduced ovarian reserve. As lifestyle factors, particularly dietary habits, can influence ovarian reserve, this study aimed to assess the relationship betwee…

Amaranthus species, including A. spinosus Linn, are well-known vegetables whose leaves, shoots, fragile stems, and grains are commonly utilized as herbs in soups or sauces, aside from traditional uses to treat a wide range of illnesses. Ova…

Endometriosis, though not classified as a carcinogenic condition, shares features such as oxidative stress, migration, invasion, angiogenesis, and inflammation with tumor cells. This study aims to review the effects of flavonoids on these p…

COVID-19 caused profound societal changes to cope rapidly with the new circumstances. The food market changed its quantity, quality, form, and frequency dynamics. Consequently, food-eating habits and lifestyles like physical exercise likely…

Delayed conceiving is a failure of a female to attain clinical pregnancy within a year without the use of contraception or any precautionary measure. The females of reproductive age (20-49 years) are the sufferers, that is, about 1.5 millio…

The association between serum copper and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) lacks definitive conclusions, and the intricate interactions with in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle characteristics in infertility remain insufficiently explored. Th…

Varicocele (VC) is widely recognized as a prevalent etiological factor contributing to male infertility. It has been established that the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays a significant role in the progression and developmen…

Dietary exposure was introduced as the primary way Bisphenol A (BPA) enters the human body. Although significant efforts have been made to analyze BPA's presence in different foodstuffs, less attention has been given to introducing the cond…

The dietary glycemic load (GL) indicates the quantity and quality of carbohydrates, which can affect ovulation and fertility by controlling insulin sensitivity. Also, past studies confirm the role of the dietary inflammatory index (DII) in …

This study investigated the effects of supplementation Moringa oleifera leaf (MOL) on relieving oxidative stress, anti-inflammation, changed the relative abundance of multiple intestinal flora and blood biochemical indices during letrozole-…

Infertility is defined as the failure to achieve a successful pregnancy after 12 months' sexual activity that affects 15%-17% of couples in the world and about 50% of them are related to female infertility factors. In this study, using the …