The PREDATORR study shows a high prevalence of impaired glucose regulation in the adult Romanian population, providing data on the prevalence of DM and prediabetes and their association with several risk factors.

PREDATORR study showed a high prevalence of obesity/overweight, abdominal obesity and MetS in the adult Romanian population, and their association with kidney function and several cardiometabolic factors.

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The PREDATORR study showed a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the adult Romanian population providing data on its prognosis and association with several cardio-metabolic risk factors.

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Background and aim: It was recently reported that wrist circumference is associated with insulin resistance (IR) both in children and adults. We aimed to evaluate whether wrist circumference is a useful anthropometrical parameter for the evaluation of IR in an elderly population. Material and method: We performed a study on 40 subjects, 20 with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and 20 control subjects. IR was evaluated using the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). We measured the following anthropometrical parameters: weight, height, waist circumference (WC), hip circumference, wrist circumference, waist to hip ratio (WHR), waist to height ratio (WHtR), body mass index (BMI) and body adiposity index (BAI). Results: We found statistically significant differences between the subjects with T2D and the control group for all the analyzed parameters. Statistically significant correlations between all the anthropometrical parameters and HOMA-IR were observed. However, only WC was an independent predictor of IR. Wrist circumference was the only parameter negatively correlated with the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Furthermore, this measurement was an independent predictor of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the studied subjects. Conclusion: Wrist circumference can be used in the general practice as a surrogate marker of IR in the elderly, being both easily determined and a cost-free method

One of the most serious problems of the food industry is lipid oxidation, which decreases nutritional quality, increases toxicity, and alters texture and color of the food in question. Research suggests that oxidation of lipids from the diet may play a direct role in the development of chronic diseases in the human body. Natural antioxidants may be added directly to foods as primary antioxidants, which donate hydrogen atoms to quench peroxyl radicals before they can further react with unsaturated lipids. Antioxidants significantly extend the shelf life of foods containing lipids susceptible to oxidation such as vegetable oils. Wild berries are a potential source of natural anthocyanin antioxidants. This paper presents experimental results obtained using antocyanins from Vaccinium Vitis - Idaea Fruits, upon color and thermal properties of sesame food oil, which was exposed to UV radiation.

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