Mario R. Maróstica Junior is undergraduated in Food Engineering (University of Campinas, 2002), PhD in Food Science (University of Campinas, 2006), PhD stay at Leibniz Universitât Hannover, Germany, in 2004 and Research stay at Lund University, Sweden, in 2009. Nowadays, Dr. Maróstica-Junior is Associate Professor at University of Campinas, and works with the biological role of bioactive compounds, including phenolic compounds, lipids and prebiotics. From 2006 to 2008, he worked in Centroflora, Anidro do Brasil as specialist researcher. Prof. Maróstica-Junior received CAPES Award: Best PhD Thesis 2007 in Food Science, UNICAMP Innovation Award 2021. Prof. Mario Marostica has a strong internacional cooperation with Hannover University (Germany), Lund University (Sweden) and Copenhagen University (Denmark), is member of the CY|TED net "RED IBEROAMERICANA DE APROVECHAMIENTO INTEGRAL DE ALIMENTOS AUTÓCTONOS SUBUTILIZADOS (ALSUB-CYTED)". Associate Editor of Journal of Functional Foods. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Overweight and obesity are a growing global problem that generates serious socioeconomic damage to public health systems. The recent pandemic COVID-19 brought a new concern about obesity since it is identified both as a risk factor for the disease and as a serious consequence of prolonged confinement. It is demonstrated that regular intake of purple-coloured fruits, so-called berries, ric…
The present project aims to provide grounds for cooperation between two institutions that share interest in research in functional foods, each one exploring different aspects of the subject. The core plan will allow for a closer interaction between the two research teams, focusing on each partner's strengths and expertise on functional foods and ingredients that might be included in a car…
Brazil has the most diverse flora in the world, which favors the discovery of edible vegetable tissues rich in bioactive compounds. The grumixama (Eugenia brasiliensis Lam.) and the cherry-of-the-rio-grande (Eugenia involucrata DC.) represent sources of phenolic compounds that may potentially contribute to the prevention and treatment of chronic noncommunicable diseases such as obesity an…
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Brazilian biodiversity is a valuable and unexplored source of new foods, extracts and compounds able to improve people's quality of life and health. It presents high productive potential of economic, social, and ecological value. Despite this exceptional biodiversity, hundreds of native fruits remain unknown and ignored by researchers, farmers, consumers, traders, and industries. At the s…
Brazil is considered the world's largest producer of tropical fruits, however, 30 to 40% of agricultural by-products are generated during the production of juices and pulps. Reports suggest that tropical fruits' co-products are sources of beneficial substances, such as anthocyanins and phenolic acids, found in berries. Despite the abundant intake of polyphenols from the diet, only a small…
Jabuticaba (Plinia jaboticaba) is a native Brazilian fruit, recognized source of phenolic compounds, present mainly in its peel. Previous studies have demonstrated that jabuticaba peel flour has the potential to increase antioxidante potential, promote benefits against oxidative stress, insulin resistance, improve lipid profile and have anti-mutagenic properties in vivo studies. The aim i…
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is one of the most frequent and deadly types of Cancer in the world. In Brazil, in the last decade, the cases of CRC augmented considerably, and by 2030, an increase of up to 80% in incidence is foreseen in Latin America. The individuals with higher risk for obtaining CRC are those with obesity, diabetes and especially inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative coliti…
Incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC) has been growing since 1950. In the last century, CRC was considered a rare disease, but nowadays it's the second most common type of cancer and the third one in mortality. Initially, this type of cancer had an incidence much higher in developed countries in comparison with the ones in development. However, in the last decade, Latin Ameri…
Obesity is a pandemic characterized by chronic inflammation and negativeimpact throughout the body. Thus, research has sought alternatives to controland / or minimize the effects of this disease and its comorbidities, such as theuse of functional foods. The tucumã-da-Amazônia (Astrocaryum aculeatum) is anative fruit of the Amazon region with little explored agroeconomic and biologicalpote…
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common type of cancer globally, having increased more than 35% in terms of incidence between 2012 and 2020. Although still scarce, studies indicate that natural killer (NK) cells and the intestinal microbiota are deeply associated with the initiation and progression of CRC. NK cells can induce apoptosis by releasing specific cytokines and activati…
Jaboticaba, also known as the 'Brazilian berry', is a small round fruit that belongs to the Myrtaceae family and is native from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Jaboticaba is consumed fresh or designated to the production of foodstuff, having its seeds and peels discarded, which leads to environmental issues. Jaboticaba peel is rich in anthocyanins (cyanidin and delphinidin) and phenolic ac…
The vegetal residue generated by the wine industry has been recognized as an excellent source of bioactive compounds due to its expressive amount of polyphenols (in particular anthocyanins), which have been shown to have several biological activities, such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer and antimicrobial. However, many times the efficiency of dietary polyphenols is limited …
Diet is considered an important factor for beneficial changes in the host's gut microbiota, protecting the integrity of the intestinal mucosa. Dysregulation of the microbiota is related to many diseases, including obesity. Bioactives from fruits have the potential to modulate the microbiota or microbial metabolism, thereby modulating host responses. Jabuticaba's peel has promising functio…
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