H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe
@HealthyFoodProf
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Professor of Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals, Dalhousie University; [email protected]; [email protected]
Nova Scotia, Canada
Joined July 2014
MASLD, previously known as NAFLD, is a major global health issue. This review highlights the mechanistic insights into how dietary phytochemicals modulate both direct and indirect AMPK–Nrf2 interactions to counteract MASLD. @DalhousieU
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2025 CSHS CSA Conf Day 1 Keynote talks: A soil-centric approach (Dr Whalen of McGill) & digital ag tools (Dr Shirtliffe of UofS) for resilient agriculture in Canada.
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Sustainable Crop Production for Resilient Canadian Agriculture. The theme of 2025 CSHS CSA Joint-Society Confrence. Just starting at the UBC Kelowna Campus BC.
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Food as medicine: This investigation shows that the health-promoting properties of mushrooms are linked to bioactive compounds like polysaccharides and polyphenols. @dalagriculture .@ElsevierNews .@CIFSTStudents .@NHPRS
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Glucosinolates are secondary metabolites ubiquitous in the Brassicaceae family. This study aimed to optimize the ultrasound-assisted extraction process using food-grade ethanol to recover glucosinolates from upcycled cauliflower. @Molecules_MDPI
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Natural Health Products & Cancer Mini-Symposium:.Support our Canadian researchers who are investigating Natural Products Therapies for the prevention and management of various cancers. @NHPRS
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Special Issue "Valorization of Agri-Food Byproducts and Fresh Produce Waste to Generate High-Value Food Ingredients" in Foods (JCR Q1, IF 4.7).Manuscripts are invited. @MDPIfoods.@MDPIOpenAccess
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Grape pomace, rich in nutrients and bioactive polyphenols, holds promise as a source for fermented food products with functional, nutritional, and nutraceutical applications. @dalagriculture
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Iridoids are a class of plant food bioactive constituents; however, limited to medicinal and wild plants. This review highlights recent advances in iridoid chemistry, biosynthesis, extraction techniques and the potential health benefits. @dalagriculture
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Cannabidiol (CBD) has gained significant interest in its diverse pharmaceutical applications. This review article examines emerging CBD extraction techniques, their benefits and drawbacks, and the most current developments in this field. @dalagriculture
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Dietary Anthocyanins: This study's findings are useful for the food and nutraceutical industry, which can use food-grade anhydrous ethanol as a cost-effective and green extraction solvent to recover anthocyanins from berries.
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Science Atlantic Nutrition & Foods Conference 2025: Nutrition & Food as Medicine:.@scienceatlantic .@dalagriculture .@MSVU_Halifax
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Value-addition to wild blueberry: This investigation explains a novel approach for nutraceutical and functional food innovation using microbial fermentation and microencapsulation. @dalagriculture .@CIFSTStudents .@ELSfoodscience
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You are invited to submit an original or review manuscript to the special issue of Molecules, Natural Bioactive Compounds: Therapeutic Potential in the Management of Chronic Diseases. @Molecules_MDPI .@_atanas_
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There is an unmet need for effective strategies for food waste management. Here is an R&D initiative to extract high-value phytochemicals from fresh produce waste. @Molecules_MDPI .@CIFSTStudents .@dalagriculture.
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Kale (Brassica oleracea) is recognized as a ‘superfood’ among leafy vegetables due to its high carotenoid content and potential health benefits. This study aims to optimize ultrasound-assisted...
#mdpinutraceuticals Read the latest publication "Application of Response Surface Methodology for the #Extraction of #Phytochemicals from Upcycled Kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)" .📝by @HealthyFoodProf, from @DalhousieU .🔗@MediPharma_MDPI
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Dietary supplementation of haskap berry inhibits the P450-activated NNK carcinogenic metabolite formation. Hence, anthocyanin supplementation could be a strategy to reduce lung cancers among smokers. @MDPIOpenAccess .@dalagriculture .@DalPathology .@_atanas_ .@CCSResearch .@BHCRI
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Plants as Medicine: Plants have been used as a source of medicine since prehistoric times. We are investigating plant flavonoids and their derivatives for potential applications in cancer prevention and treatment. @DalhousieU .@DalMedSchool .@dalagriculture
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Natural Products as Medicine: OUC, Qingdao, China has contributed to commercialization of many drugs derived from natural products of algae, plants, and animals of ocean. Congratulations! .@_atanas_ .@dalagriculture
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Food as Medicine: a productive visit and discussions for collaboration with the School of Medicine & Pharmacy of Ocean University of China, Qingdao. @DalhousieU
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Dietary flavonoids and their cancer prevention and treatment potential. I was among 1200 invited speakers of CIEP2024, Shanghai.
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