R. Valls

Departament de Salut

Research Areas

• Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
• Edible Oils Quality and Analysis
• Nutritional Studies and Diet
• Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
• Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

Health Outcomes Studied

• Improved Insulin Sensitivity
• Reduced Body Mass Index
• Reduced Diastolic Blood Pressure
• Reduced Visceral Fat
• Reduced Waist Circumference
• Reduced Waist-to-Height Ratio

Papers (6)

• 2024
  A red-fleshed apple rich in anthocyanins improves endothelial function, reduces inflammation, and modulates the immune system in hypercholesterolemic subjects: the AppleCOR study.10.1039/d3fo05114e
• 2022
  Effects of enriched seafood sticks (heat-inactivated B. animalis subsp. lactis CECT 8145, inulin, omega-3) on cardiometabolic risk factors and gut microbiota in abdominally obese subjects: randomized controlled trial.10.1007/s00394-022-02904-0
• 2021
  Relative absorption of silicon from different formulations of dietary supplements: a pilot randomized, double-blind, crossover post-prandial study.10.1038/s41598-021-95220-2
• 2020
  Fermented Dairy Products, Probiotic Supplementation, and Cardiometabolic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.10.1093/advances/nmaa030
• 2018
  Effects of daily consumption of the probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis CECT 8145 on anthropometric adiposity biomarkers in abdominally obese subjects: a randomized controlled trial10.1038/s41366-018-0220-0
• 2016Primary author
  Effects of low molecular weight procyanidin rich extract from french maritime pine bark on cardiovascular disease risk factors in stage-1 hypertensive subjects: Randomized, double-blind, crossover, placebo-controlled intervention trial.10.1016/j.phymed.2016.08.007