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Antioxidants, present in both food and human bodies, are important due to their involvement on the diminish the free radicals’ levels. Possibilities to measure the antioxidant activities are indicated. Blueberries have high amounts of nutritional compounds as minerals, vitamins, fatty acids, dietary fibres, and different bioactive compounds as flavonoids and phenolic compounds.

The impact of antioxidants on diabetes, cardiovascular health and not only are underlines during the presentation.

Supplementary materials

• Kalt W, Cassidy A, Howard LR, Krikorian R, Stull AJ, Tremblay F, Zamora-Ros R., Recent Research on the Health Benefits of Blueberries and Their Anthocyanins. Adv Nutr. 2020 Mar 1;11(2):224-236. DOI: 10.1093/advances/nmz065.

The presentation indicates and describes the benefits of sleep for healthy living for metabolism, immune system, cardiovascular system and not only.

Supplementary references

• https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2021/04/good-sleep-good-health
• Guasch-Ferré M, Li Y, Bhupathiraju SN, Huang T, Drouin-Chartier JP, Manson JE, Sun Q, Rimm EB, Rexrode KM, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Hu FB. Healthy Lifestyle Score Including Sleep Duration and Cardiovascular Disease Risk. Am J Prev Med. 2022 Jul;63(1):33-42. DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.01.027.
• Chaput JP, Dutil C, Featherstone R, Ross R, Giangregorio L, Saunders TJ, Janssen I, Poitras VJ, Kho ME, Ross-White A, Carrier J. Sleep duration and health in adults: an overview of systematic reviews. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2020 Oct;45(10 (Suppl. 2)):S218-S231. DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2020-0034.

During the presentation are indicated several types of diets, that are recognised by the scientific literature for their benefits for a healthy lifestyle.

Supplementary references

• Hargreaves SM, Raposo A, Saraiva A, Zandonadi RP. Vegetarian Diet: An Overview through the Perspective of Quality of Life Domains. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Apr 12;18(8):4067. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18084067.

Salmonella is a major foodborne pathogen of both animals and humans. This bacterium is responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality world-wide. Gastrointestinal infections with Salmonella are usually self-limiting and rarely require medical intervention. Bloodstream infections, on the other hand, are often fatal even with hospitalization. The presentation is focused on data about the transmission of Salmonella, the associated symptoms and also on the prevention procedures to be considered for a healthy lifestyle.

Supplementary references

• Worley MJ. Salmonella Bloodstream Infections. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2023 Oct 27;8(11):487. DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8110487.

The presentation is presenting basic things that everyone of us can and should do to ensure that we stay healthy and we have the best food quality. The importance of hygiene is underlined, as well as the importance of the temperature for cooking different products.

Supplementary references

• Gallo M, Ferrara L, Calogero A, Montesano D, Naviglio D. Relationships between food and diseases: What to know to ensure food safety. Food Res Int. 2020 Nov;137:109414.
• Al-Ghazali M, Al-Bulushi I, Al-Subhi L, Rahman MS, Al-Rawahi A. Food Safety Knowledge and Hygienic Practices among Different Groups of Restaurants in Muscat, Oman. Int J Food Sci. 2020 Dec 19;2020:8872981. DOI: 10.1155/2020/8872981.