Plant-based dietary patterns are becoming common in Western society for various motivations such as concerns about health, sustainability, animal welfare, religion, or simply because of dietary preferences.

Anemia is a disease that consists of a reduction of the total circulating erythrocyte mass below normal limits, a fact that can lead to tissue hypoxia.

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).