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Saluting Kader Khan

'Kader Khan could be horribly intimidating, impossibly silly, achingly human and, sometimes, all at once.''I was drawn to his magic and magnetism even when I didn't know he was behind it,' recalls Sukanya Verma.





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Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga: Dostana all over again

'Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga is a step backward for the portrayal of female camaraderie in our movies,' argues Sreehari Nair.





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Are masala movies dead?

'What we have is 'masala redeemed' as opposed to just 'masala resurrected',' argues Sreehari Nair.







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What's the big deal about Parasite?

'Are we too close as well-off Indians, all with servants and drivers and tuition teachers ourselves, to be able to understand why it is all so awful?', asks Aakar Patel.




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The World Turned Upside Down

The Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg carry forward the tradition of military music heard on the battlefields of Yorktown.




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A Delightful Recreation

Collection of some of Thomas Jefferson's favorite musical pieces recorded on period musical instruments in the Governor's Palace in Colonial Williamsburg.







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Patrick Henry's speech: "Give me liberty or give me death"

Richard Schuman interprets the character of Patrick Henry for The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. He re-creates Patrick Henry's powerful speech.




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The Declaration of Independence

Hear the words that were catalyst to the Revolution, read by Bill Barker, Colonial Williamsburg's Thomas Jefferson.




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Formation and disappearance of aldehydes during simulated gastrointestinal digestion of fried clams

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3483-3492
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO03021B, Paper
Zhong-Yuan Liu, Yuan-Yuan Hu, Man-Tong Zhao, Hong-Kai Xie, Xiao-Pei Hu, Xiao-Chi Ma, Jiang-Hua Zhang, Yan-Hong Bai, Da-Yong Zhou
The formation and disappearance of aldehydes during simulated gastrointestinal digestion (SD) of fried clams was investigated in order to shed light on the underlying mechanism.
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Capsaicin—the major bioactive ingredient of chili peppers: bio-efficacy and delivery systems

Food Funct., 2020, 11,2848-2860
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00351D, Review Article
Muwen Lu, Chengyu Chen, Yaqi Lan, Jie Xiao, Run Li, Junqing Huang, Qingrong Huang, Yong Cao, Chi-Tang Ho
The mechanisms of bio-efficacy of capsaicin and delivery systems with enhanced bioavailability were reviewed.
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Seaweed Porphyra yezoensis polysaccharides with different molecular weights inhibit hydroxyapatite damage and osteoblast differentiation of A7R5 cells

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3393-3409
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO01732A, Paper
Ling-Hong Huang, Hong Liu, Jia-Yun Chen, Xin-Yuan Sun, Zhi-hui Yao, Jin Han, Jian-Ming Ouyang
Porphyra yezoensis polysaccharide could effectively reduce the cell damage and osteogenic transformation of vascular smooth muscle cells induced by hydroxyapatite crystals.
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Untargeted metabolomics revealed therapeutic mechanisms of icariin on low bone mineral density in older caged laying hens

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3201-3212
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02882J, Paper
Jie Huang, Yanping Hu, Xiaofeng Tong, Lei Zhang, Zhengwang Yu, Zhongxin Zhou
Untargeted metabolomics revealed the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of icariin on low bone mineral density in older caged laying hens.
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Tilapia head glycolipids reduce inflammation by regulating the gut microbiota in dextran sulphate sodium-induced colitis mice

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3245-3255
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00116C, Paper
Zhipeng Gu, Yujie Zhu, Shuaiming Jiang, Guanghua Xia, Chuan Li, Xueying Zhang, Jiachao Zhang, Xuanri Shen
Tilapia head glycolipids reduce inflammation by regulating the gut microbiota in dextran sulphate sodium-induced colitis mice.
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Ethanolamides of essential α-linolenic and linoleic fatty acids suppress short-term food intake in rats

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3066-3072
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02884F, Paper
Mandy Ho, G. Harvey Anderson, Lin Lin, Richard P. Bazinet, Ruslan Kubant
α-Linolenoylethanolamide and linoleoylethanolamide suppress short-term food intake in rats.
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Purification, characterization and molecular cloning of a dicaffeoylquinic acid-hydrolyzing esterase from human-derived Lactobacillus fermentum LF-12

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3235-3244
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00029A, Paper
Yujin Liu, Minhao Xie, Peng Wan, Guijie Chen, Chunxu Chen, Dan Chen, Shijie Yu, Xiaoxiong Zeng, Yi Sun
Dicaffeoylquinic acids (DiCQAs), the main components of kudingcha made from the leaves of Ilex kudingcha, could be transformed by gut microbiota.
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Protocatechuic acid and quercetin glucosides in onions attenuate changes induced by high fat diet in rats

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3585-3597
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02633A, Paper
Katarzyna Grzelak-Błaszczyk, Joanna Milala, Krzysztof Kołodziejczyk, Michał Sójka, Andrzej Czarnecki, Monika Kosmala, Robert Klewicki, Bartosz Fotschki, Adam Jurgoński, Jerzy Juśkiewicz
Yellow onion waste from industrial peeling was used to obtain three pure preparations: protocatechuic acid (PA), quercetin diglycosides (QD) and quercetin monoglycosides (QM).
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Integrated anti-hyperlipidemic bioactivity of whole Citrus grandis [L.] osbeck fruits—multi-action mechanism evidenced using animal and cell models

Food Funct., 2020, 11,2978-2996
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02290B, Paper
Li-Yun Lin, Boa-Chan Huang, Kuan-Chou Chen, Robert Y. Peng
Multi- antihyperlipidemic mechanism revealed by the pomelo phytonutrients. Both the sterol synthesis and lipogenesis pathways are affected by the pomelo phytonutrients. Dotted line: from citation. Solid line: verified in this experiment.
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Ptaquiloside from bracken (Pteridium spp.) promotes oral carcinogenesis initiated by HPV16 in transgenic mice

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3298-3305
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00207K, Paper
Rui M. Gil da Costa, Tiago Neto, Diogo Estêvão, Magda Moutinho, Ana Félix, Rui Medeiros, Carlos Lopes, Margarida M. S. M. Bastos, Paula A. Oliveira
Bracken (Pteridium spp.) is a common weed that is consumed as food especially in Asia, and is suspected of promoting carcinogenesis induced by papillomaviruses in the digestive and urinary systems.
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Proteomic landscape of liver tissue in old male mice that are long-term treated with polysaccharides from Sargassum fusiforme

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3632-3644
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00187B, Paper
Peichao Chen, Ya Zhang, Man Xu, Hongjun Chen, Huixi Zou, Xu Zhang, Haibin Tong, Cuiping You, Mingjiang Wu
The polysaccharides extracted from Sargassum fusiforme delays the aging process via mitochondria-associated anti-oxidation.
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Chronic flavanol-rich cocoa powder supplementation reduces body fat mass in endurance athletes by modifying the follistatin/myostatin ratio and leptin levels

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3441-3450
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00246A, Paper
Jose Ángel García-Merino, Diego Moreno-Pérez, Beatriz de Lucas, Maria Gregoria Montalvo-Lominchar, Elsa Muñoz, Lara Sánchez, Fernando Naclerio, Karen Marlene Herrera-Rocha, Martha Rocío Moreno-Jiménez, Nuria Elisabeth Rocha-Guzmán, Mar Larrosa
Flavanols-rich cocoa reduced body fat composition in athletes through modulation of follistatin and leptin levels.
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Addition of flavonols and polysaccharides as excipient ingredients into epicatechin rich green tea extract inhibited free radical formation and glucose uptake

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3105-3111
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO03020D, Paper
So-Hee Yoo, Yeong-Eun Lee, Jin-Oh Chung, Chan-Su Rha, Yong-Deog Hong, Mi-Young Park, Soon-Mi Shim
Results from the current study suggested that whole green tea components rich in flavonols and polysaccharides could be potential hypoglycemic excipient ingredients into green tea catechins by enhancing catechin absorption.
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Dietary intake of Lycium ruthenicum Murray ethanol extract inhibits colonic inflammation in dextran sulfate sodium-induced murine experimental colitis

Food Funct., 2020, 11,2924-2937
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00172D, Paper
Shuai Zong, Liu Yang, Hyun Jin Park, Jinglei Li
Lycium ruthenicum Murray extract protected experimental colitis by inhibiting pro-inflammatory cytokines production, inflammatory cell infiltration, inflammatory mediators activation and oxidative stress, and restored intestinal barrier integrity.
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The impact of oligosaccharide content, glycosidic linkages and lactose content of galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) on the expression of mucus-related genes in goblet cells

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3506-3515
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00064G, Paper
Susana Figueroa-Lozano, Chengcheng Ren, Huifang Yin, Hien Pham, Sander van Leeuwen, Lubbert Dijkhuizen, Paul de Vos
Galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) are molecules known to impact goblet cell function and mucus composition. Our results show that their molecular structure have a direct effect on goblet cells and impact mucus synthesis-related genes.
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Correction: 5-Heptadecylresorcinol attenuates oxidative damage and mitochondria-mediated apoptosis through activation of the SIRT3/FOXO3a signaling pathway in neurocytes

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3749-3749
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO90012E, Correction
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Jie Liu, Yu Wang, Yiming Hao, Zongwei Wang, Zihui Yang, Ziyuan Wang, Jing Wang
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Lycium barbarum polysaccharides ameliorate intestinal barrier dysfunction and inflammation through the MLCK-MLC signaling pathway in Caco-2 cells

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3741-3748
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00030B, Paper
Wei Li, Mingbo Gao, Ting Han
Impairment of the intestinal barrier often occurs in inflammatory bowel diseases, and pro-inflammatory factors play a vital role in the pathogenesis of intestinal diseases.
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Correction: Matrix-mediated distribution of 4-hydroxy-2-hexanal (nonenal) during deep-frying of chicken breast and potato sticks in vegetable oil

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3750-3750
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO90018D, Correction
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Lukai Ma, Guoqin Liu, Weiwei Cheng, Xinqi Liu, Huifan Liu, Qin Wang
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Dietary intakes of flavonoids and carotenoids and the risk of developing an unhealthy metabolic phenotype

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3451-3458
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02852H, Paper
Nazanin Moslehi, Mahdieh Golzarand, Farhad Hosseinpanah, Parvin Mirmiran, Fereidoun Azizi
This study was designed to investigate prospective associations between dietary habitual intakes of flavonoids and carotenoids and the development of an unhealthy metabolic phenotype separately in normal-weight and excess weight individuals.
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Potential neurotoxicity of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and its oligomers: widespread substances in carbohydrate-containing foods

Food Funct., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02526J, Paper
Cheng Wang, Zhenru Liu, Tian Hu, Youjia Li, Rui Liu, Junjie Zhang, Huaizhen He
5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) and its acid-catalyzed oligomers can inhibit nerve cell proliferation and induce neurological deficits at near or below the reported 24 h dietary intake of 5-HMF in humans.
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Alleviating effects of noni fruit polysaccharide on hepatic oxidative stress and inflammation in rats under a high-fat diet and its possible mechanisms

Food Funct., 2020, 11,2953-2968
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00178C, Paper
Xiaobing Yang, Wenjing Mo, Chuanjin Zheng, Wenzhi Li, Jian Tang, Xiaoyong Wu
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with gut microbiota, oxidative stress, and inflammation.
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Ergosterol peroxide from Pleurotus ferulae inhibits gastrointestinal tumor cell growth through induction of apoptosis via reactive oxygen species and endoplasmic reticulum stress

Food Funct., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO02454A, Paper
Yi Yang, Xiaoyu Luo, Mayila Yasheng, Jun Zhao, Jinyu Li, Jinyao Li
Ergosterol peroxide was purified from Pleurotus ferulae by silica gel chromatography, Sephadex LH-20 chromatography and recrystallization and named as PFEP, which was identified by ESI-MS and NMR.
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Enzymatic hydrolysis of insect Alphitobius diaperinus towards the development of bioactive peptide hydrolysates

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3539-3548
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00188K, Paper
Pedro Sousa, Sandra Borges, Manuela Pintado
Edible insects are a promising protein source for the future generation, due to their nutritional composition, sustainability and low environmental impact.
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The development of lentil derived protein–iron complexes and their effects on iron deficiency anemia in vitro

Food Funct., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00384K, Paper
Ezgi Evcan, Sukru Gulec
Lentil derived proteins have the capacity to chelate iron minerals and hydrolysed protein–iron complexes have functional properties on iron deficiency anemia in in vitro by influencing mRNA levels of iron regulating genes.
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A lupine (Lupinus angustifolious L.) peptide prevents non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in high-fat-diet-induced obese mice

Food Funct., 2020, 11,2943-2952
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00206B, Paper
Open Access
Ana Lemus-Conejo, Elena Grao-Cruces, Rocio Toscano, Lourdes M. Varela, Carmen Claro, Justo Pedroche, Francisco Millan, Maria C. Millan-Linares, Sergio Montserrat-de la Paz
A lupine (Lupinus angustifolious L.) peptide prevents non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in high-fat-diet-induced obese mice.
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The purification, structural characterization and antidiabetic activity of a polysaccharide from Anoectochilus roxburghii

Food Funct., 2020, 11,3730-3740
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO00860H, Paper
Yuntao Liu, Tingting Tang, Songqi Duan, Cheng Li, Qinlu Lin, Hejun Wu, Aiping Liu, Bin Hu, Dingtao Wu, Suqing Li, Li Shen, Wenjuan Wu
Anoectochilus roxburghii, a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, has been widely used for treating numerous chronic diseases.
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Comparison of the effects of resveratrol and its derivative pterostilbene on hepatic oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in piglets challenged with diquat

Food Funct., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00732C, Paper
Hao Zhang, Yanan Chen, Yueping Chen, Peilu Jia, Shuli Ji, Jianxiong Xu, Yue Li, Tian Wang
Pterostilbene is more effective than resveratrol in alleviating liver injury, facilitating redox status, and improving mitochondrial function of piglets.
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Bergaptol from blossoms of Citrus aurantium L. var. amara Engl inhibits LPS-induced inflammatory responses and ox-LDL-induced lipid deposition

Food Funct., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO00255C, Paper
Chun-Yan Shen, Tian-Xing Wang, Jian-Guo Jiang, Chun-Ling Huang, Wei Zhu
Aberrant activation of inflammation and excess accumulation of lipids play pivotal roles in atherosclerosis (AS) progression. Constituents from Citrus aurantium Linn variant amara Engl (CAVA) were effectively investigated for their...
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Targets and Underlying Mechanisms for Sedative and Hypnotic Activities of Saponins from Semen Ziziphus jujube

Food Funct., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00098A, Paper
Chun-Yan Shen, Lin Wan, Jing-Jing Zhu, Jian-Guo Jiang
Semen Ziziphus jujube (SZJ) has been widely consumed as edible resources in China to treat insomnia disorders. However, the underlying mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets remained obscure. SZJ-I and SZJ-II...
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Tomato seed oil attenuates hyperlipidemia and modulates gut microbiota in C57BL/6J mice

Food Funct., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00133C, Paper
Wen-Sen He, Lingling Li, Jiaxin Rui, Junjie Li, Yuying Sun, Dandan Cui, Bin Xu
TSO can significantly improve fatty acid metabolism and cholesterol metabolism, thereby inhibiting obesity and hypercholesterolemia. TSO can favorably modulate the gut microbiota.
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Effects of a β-type glycosidic polysaccharide from Flammulina velutipes on anti-inflammation and gut microbiota modulation in colitis mice

Food Funct., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9FO03017D, Paper
Ruiqiu Zhao, Yang Ji, Xin Chen, Anxiang Su, Gaoxing Ma, Guitang Chen, Qiuhui Hu, Liyan Zhao
Using the Flammulina velutipes polysaccharide (FVP) extracted from our previous study, herein, we investigated the improvement of this β-type glycosidic polysaccharide in alleviating dextran sodium sulfate-induced ulcerative colitis (UC) in mice.
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Effects of polysaccharides from wild morels on immune response and gut microbiota composition in non-treated and cyclophosphamide-treated mice

Food Funct., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00597E, Paper
Wenyan Huo, Zhengping Feng, Suying Hu, Langjun Cui, Ting Qiao, Lu Dai, Peng Qi, Liguang Zhang, Yu Liu, Junzhi Li
Polysaccharides from wild morels alter gut microbiota, increase the production of SCFAs and promote the proliferation of lymphocytes in mice.
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Superior hypoglycemic activity of mulberry lacking monosaccharides is accompanied by better activation of the PI3K/Akt and AMPK signaling pathways

Food Funct., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0FO00427H, Paper
Xiao-Shan Long, Sen-Tai Liao, Peng Wen, Yu-Xiao Zou, Fan Liu, Wei-Zhi Shen, Teng-Gen Hu
Mulberry removed monosaccharides (FM) displayed better hypoglycemic activity than untreated mulberry (MP), which may be attributed the stronger effects of FM on activating PI3K/Akt and AMPK signaling pathways.
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