• Lack of acute or chronic effects of epicatechin-rich and procyanidin-rich apple extracts on blood pressure and cardiometabolic biomarkers in adults with moderately elevated blood pressure: a randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial 

  Hollands, Wendy J.; Tapp, Henri; Defernez, Marianne; Perez Moral, Natalia; Winterbone, Mark S.; Philo, Mark; Lucey, Alice J.; Kiely, Mairead E.; Kroon, Paul A. (Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Society for Nutrition, 2018-11-23)

  Background: The reported effects of flavanol-rich foods such as cocoa, dark chocolate, and apples on blood pressure and endothelial function may be due to the monomeric flavanols [mainly (–)-epicatechin (EC)], the oligomeric ...
• The factors associated with food fussiness in Irish school-aged children 

  Rahill, Stephanie; Kennedy, Aileen; Walton, Janette; McNulty, Breige A.; Kearney, John (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2018-11-08)

  Objective: To establish the factors that determine food fussiness, to explore if child age determines the extent to which these factors influence food fussiness and to identify whether parental neophobia is an independent ...
• Single use plastics versus consumerism in the case of snack food packaging; evolving societal norms, culture and tipping points 

  Byrne, Edmond P.; Dunphy, Niall P.; Mullally, Gerard; Sage, Colin; Crowley, Shane V. (International Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2018-10)
• From seafood waste to active seafood packaging: an emerging opportunity of the circular economy 

  de la Caba, Koro; Guerrero, Pedro; Trung, Trang Si; Cruz-Romero, Malco; Kerry, Joseph P.; Fluhr, Joachim; Maurer, Marcus; Kruijssen, Froukje; Albalat, Amaya; Bunting, Stuart; Burt, Steve; Little, Dave; Newton, Richard (Elsevier, 2019-09-19)

  Sustainable development is an overarching objective that requires an interdisciplinary approach in order to address the societal challenge concerning climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials. In ...
• Development, assessment and optimisation of meat systems for the aging consumer through processing and packaging modification 

  Conroy, Paula M. (University College Cork, 2018)

  In response to the growing population of those aged over 65, it is essential we prepare for better quality of life not just increased life years. Sensory decline impacts, not just the way we perceive flavours, but the way ...

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