Traditional low-alcoholic and non-alcoholic fermented beverages consumed in European countries: A neglected food group

…, A Kyriacou, N Karavasiloglou, AL Matalas - Nutrition Research …, 2017 - cambridge.org
… The concentration of carbon dioxide in traditional kefir varies between 0·65 g/l (grain free,
24 h)–1·33 g/l (grain fermented, 24h)(38). Also, volatile acids, acetaldehyde, diacetyl and …

Dietary habits and cardiovascular disease risk in middle-aged and elderly populations: a review of evidence

E Tourlouki, AL Matalas… - Clinical interventions in …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background The proportion of elderly is increasing worldwide. This trend is paralleled by an
increase in chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease. A limited number of studies …

An edge detection technique using the facet model and parameterized relaxation labeling

L Matalas, R Benjamin, R Kitney - IEEE transactions on pattern …, 1997 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
l controls the slope of the sigmoid, and thus, a large value for l results in too fast convergence,
… The values used in our experiments were g = 2.55, l = 2.8, q = 1.8 and were chosen based …

The role of diet in prevention and management of type 2 diabetes: implications for public health

…, D Panagiotakos, AL Matalas - Critical reviews in food …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this review is to examine the current scientific knowledge on the relationship
between diet and Type 2 diabetes and consider further implications for public health. The review …

Body fat mass and macronutrient intake in relation to circulating soluble leptin receptor, free leptin index, adiponectin, and resistin concentrations in healthy humans

…, N Yiannakouris, S Blüher, AL Matalas… - The Journal of …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
The adipocyte-derived hormones leptin [which circulates in a free form and bound to a
soluble leptin receptor (sOB-R)], adiponectin, and resistin play a key role in regulating energy …

[PDF][PDF] Exertional rhabdomyolysis during a 246-km continuous running race

…, N Yiannakouris, AL Matalas - Medicine & Science in …, 2006 - academia.edu
… ANASTASIOU, NIKOS YIANNAKOURIS, and ANTONIA-LEDA MATALASMATALAS.
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis …

Dramatic elevations of interleukin-6 and acute-phase reactants in athletes participating in the ultradistance foot race spartathlon: severe systemic inflammation and …

…, M Tsironi, E Hantzi, AL Matalas… - The Journal of …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Context and Objective: Plasma IL-6, the serum inflammatory markers C-reactive protein (CRP)
and serum amyloid A (SAA), and the tissue destruction marker-free plasma DNA, as well …

Breast milk fat concentration and fatty acid pattern during the first six months in exclusively breastfeeding Greek women

…, CA Anastasiou, C Bakoula, AL Matalas - European journal of …, 2013 - Springer
… At the 3 time points, milk fat concentration ranged between 26.3 and 30.2 g/l (p > 0.05).
Milk’s FA composition was expressed as weight percentage (% wt/wt of all FAs detected with a …

Level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet among children from Cyprus: the CYKIDS study

C Lazarou, DB Panagiotakos, AL Matalas - Public Health Nutrition, 2009 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe Mediterranean diet (MD) prototype is widely used as an educational tool in
public health programmes; few studies, however, have been conducted on the adherence of …

Physical activity mediates the protective effect of the Mediterranean diet on children's obesity status: The CYKIDS study

C Lazarou, DB Panagiotakos, AL Matalas - Nutrition, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: There is some evidence regarding the association between adherence to the
Mediterranean diet (MD) and obesity among adults; to our knowledge, however, no relevant …