Quifer Rada, Paola (Date of defense: 2017-06-26)
Beer is by far the most widely consumed alcoholic beverage in the world. Moderate alcohol consumption in general has been inversely associated with incident cardiovascular disease in observational ...
Soria Florido, María Trinidad (Date of defense: 2019-01-11)
Cardiovascular disease remains the first cause of death worldwide. Pharmacological trials and Mendelian randomization studies have failed to unequivocally prove an inverse association between HDL-C ...
Creus i Cuadros, Anna (Date of defense: 2018-02-27)
The World Health Organization (WHO) 1 says that CVDs are number one cause of death globally. An estimated 17.7 million people died from CVDs in 2015, representing 31% of all global deaths. Over three ...
Rinaldi de Alvarenga, José Fernando (Date of defense: 2019-07-18)
Cooking made humans evolve. Cooking modified our gastrointestinal system, reducing the gut size and energy expenditure for digestion, which enabled the appearance of a more energy-dependent brain. Cooking ...
Marhuenda Muñoz, María (Date of defense: 2022-09-08)
[eng] The present dissertation aims at broadening current knowledge regarding the importance of bodily or tissue status of bioactive compounds that are highly abundant in the Mediterranean diet (carotenoids ...
Laveriano Santos, Emily Pilar (Date of defense: 2022-11-29)
[eng] The rising of cardiometabolic risk factors like obesity, higher blood pressure, and alteration in the metabolism of lipids and glucose during adolescence increase the risk of type 2 diabetes ...
Parilli Moser, Isabella (Date of defense: 2023-09-13)
[eng] Peanuts are the most consumed nut worldwide and are widely regarded as a convenient, tasty, and easy snack that contain a variety of nutrients and bioactive compounds that are beneficial for human ...
Trius Soler, Marta (Date of defense: 2023-02-08)
[eng] Beer is one of the most widely consumed alcoholic beverages in the world and has been crafted for many years, while the enhancement of post-menopausal women’s health through the bioactive compounds ...