Biodiesel is an alternative fuel for diesel engines consisting of the alkyl monoesters of fatty acids from vegetable oils or animal fats. Most of the biodiesel that is currently made uses soybean oil, methanol, and an alkaline catalyst. The high value of soybean oil as a food product makes production of a cost–effective fuel very challenging. However, there are large amounts of low–cost oils an...

Critical insights into the etiology of insulin resistance have been gained by the use of animal models where insulin action has been modulated by strictly controlled dietary interventions not possible in human studies. Overall, the literature has moved from a focus on macronutrient proportions to understanding the unique effects of individual subtypes of fats, carbohydrates and proteins. Substa...

Foods provide fats, carbohydrates, and proteins as well as vitamins, minerals and trace elements. These dietary factors may influence cellular processes by regulating endogenous microRNA expression. MicroRNAs are non-coding regulatory molecules which affect gene expression at the post transcriptional level. It has been shown that plant and animal derived foods also contain microRNA. Yet, it is ...

The developserit, by collaborative study, of a standardised metbod for the determination of the canponent triglycerides of animal and vegetable oils and fats is described. The procedure involves the separation of the triglycerides into groups containing the same number of carbon atoms, the separation being achieved by direct gas-liquid chranatograiy of solutions of the lipids on packed columns ...

Raman Spectroscopy was used as a probe for the analysis of fatty acids. The presented examples show that this technique can be used for characterisation of fats of both animal and vegetal origins.Two experimental configurations were used: backscattering and transmission, involving different analysis methods: point measurement, XY mapping and multivariate analysis.

BACKGROUND Evidence from prospective epidemiologic studies and animal models suggests that intakes of dietary fats and copper may be associated with neurodegenerative diseases. OBJECTIVE To examine whether high dietary copper intake is associated with increased cognitive decline among persons who also consume a diet high in saturated and trans fats. DESIGN Community-based prospective study....

We tried to make the relation between the state of nutritional intake and the life span of human beings clear by comparing them internationally. 1. Observing the correlation of nutrition and life span of both advanced and the other nations, the tendency is almost the same with that of the middle and low developed nations. It can be concluded that in any case the more the nutritional intake is, ...

Colorectal cancer is the second most common malignancy in the Western world including the United Sates. In recent years there is a strong upvvard trend in colon cancer risk in Japan mainly due to Americanization of Japanese food habits. Seyeral epidemiological studies point to a strong association between nutrient composition ofthe diet and cancer of the colon. The role of types ofdietary fat, ...

OBJECTIVES Relating food diversity, quality, and intake is one of the key aspects in understanding household food security. This paper aimed at marying food intake and quality, both being measurement for food security. METHODS A household food consumption survey (n=200) exploring food diversity, quality of foods, and their relation to food intake in Embo, a poor farming community in rural Kwa...

There's a bit of debate as to which oil to drizzle over your food. Common cooking oils, including corn, olive, safflower, and peanut oils are made up of mostly unsaturated (monoand polyunsaturated, to be exact) fats, which are often described as ?healthy fats.? Research suggests that these two types of fat may help lower cholesterol, normalize blood clotting, improve insulin and blood sugar lev...