November is the month in which all actions are aimed at men through the “blue November” campaign aimed at raising awareness and preventing prostate cancer, since this is the second leading cause of cancer death in men, after only lung cancer.

Muscles make up 40% of total body mass and play fundamental roles in locomotion, thermoregulation, and metabolic health.

The search for new therapeutic agents, especially those of natural origin, has intensified. In this context, curcumin, a bioactive compound found in turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), has been gaining attention due to its anticancer properties.

Vitamin D and vitamin K interact with both bone health and cardiovascular health, primarily through their roles in calcium metabolism and vitamin K-dependent protein production.

Maintaining the balance of intestinal homeostasis, i.e., the ability to discriminate between commensal microorganisms, pathogens, nutrients, and other particles, consolidates the intestinal barrier function that, when intact, prevents the transmission of pathogens and antigens to the internal environment.

Type 2 diabetes (DM2) is characterized by peripheral tissue resistance to insulin action, increased hepatic glucose production, incretin dysfunction, hyperglucagonemia, beta-cell dysfunction, and progressive loss of insulin secretion by cells (BRAZIL, 2019).

Coenzyme Q10 (COQ 10) is considered an endogenously synthesized fat-soluble provitamin, also known as ubiquinone and, in the reduced form known as ubiquinol, is involved in ATP production processes and also in the enterohepatic circulation (1,2,12).

Nutrition can positively or negatively affect sperm quality, and this effect depends on qualitative and quantitative aspects of the diet, such as caloric content from each macronutrient, and specific protein and fatty acid profiles.