ETHNOBOTANICAL, MICROGRAPHIC AND PHARMACOLOGICAL FEATURES OF PLANT-BASED WEIGHT-LOSS PRODUCTS SOLD IN NATURIST STORES IN MEXICO CITY: THE NEED FOR BETTER QUALITY CONTROL

The consumption of dietary supplements and herbal mixtures to promote weight loss is a common practice in the West.This study was undertaken in Mexico City, surveying stores selling "natural products" at subway stations.The aims of this paper were as follows: to compile a record of plant products marketed as slimming aids and of CURCUMIN ACTIVE FAS

Habitat mapping can be accomplished using many techniques and types of data.There are pros and cons for each technique and dataset, therefore, the goal of this project was to investigate the capabilities of new satellite sensor technology and to assess map accuracy for a variety of image classification techniques based on hundreds of field-work sit

Background: The purpose of this meta-analysis (PROSPERO number: CRD42021243204) is to perform extensive and penetrating analyses on the risk factors associated with reactivation or reinfection.Methods: We searched PubMed and Embase using search terms.Risk factors (including gender, length of time between first onset and recurrent diagnosis, extrapu

Brazil is increasingly committed to developing research on the quality of cacao.The objective of this work was to develop a new Cacao Quality Index (CQI) methodology with cacao industry, chocolate flavor, human health and food safety functions, and to show its results in different cacao agroecosystems from the humid region of Bahia.The typical Dyst