Otilia Novac

Plant-Based Diets in Adolescence: Cardiometabolic Benefits, Developmental Risks, and the Role of Fortification

Adolescence is a critical window in which dietary patterns stabilise while nutrient requirements remain high to support growth, bone accrual, and neurodevelopment. Plant-based diets are increasingly adopted by young people, yet paediatric evidence indicates that they should not b...

Modulation of Caffeine-Induced Behavioral Alterations by N-Acetylcysteine in a Pharmacological Challenge Model

Background: Caffeine is a widely consumed psychostimulant that may affect anxiety-like, aggression-like, and social behaviors, potentially in association with oxidative imbalance. Objectives: This study evaluated the behavioral and biochemical effects of acute caffeine exposure i...