Sodium selenite is more hygroscopic than sodium selenate. It is, therefore, more likely to dissolve when dispersed in feeds of relatively high water activity. When dissolved, it may form selenious acid and disperse as a vapor. This is easily demonstrated by mounting a filter paper wetted with a reagent such as ascorbic acid over the subject feed, but not in contact with it. The paper turns brow...

background: nutrition is an important determinant of health in elderly and nutritional assessment is necessary for development of treatment protocols. the study aimed to evaluate nutritional status using multidimensional assessment in elderly. methods: one hundred fourteen subjects (76 men and 64 women) from elderly residence house in kermanshah, western iran were studied. data was collected us...

N UMEROUS communications from this laboratory, Burroughs et al. (I949a, I949b, I949c, I95oa, I9~ob, and I9~oc) have called attention to the influence of nutrients needed by rumen microorganisms in the digestion of roughages, particularly the cellulose fraction. Hungate (I9~o), after extensively reviewing the literature pertaining to rumen cellulose digesting bacteria, concluded that: "Further i...

Children with inherited metabolic disorders (IMD) who are dependent on tube feeding and require a protein restriction are commonly fed by 'modular tube feeds' consisting of several ingredients. A longitudinal, prospective two-phase study, conducted over 18 months assessed the long-term efficacy of a pre-measured protein-free composite feed. This was specifically designed to meet the non-protein...

Fatih Gultekin1*, Sulhattin Yasar2, Nilgun Gurbuz3, Betul Mermi Ceyhan1 1Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey 2Department of Animal Science, Discipline of Feeds and Nutrition, School of Agriculture, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey 3Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, Suleyman Demirel Unive...

background : malnutrition represents an important issue in older adults; unfortunately, there is lack of data concerning this topic in lebanon. this paper aims to provide a description of nutritional status and its correlates in older adults living in long stay institutions situated in beirut. methods : this cross-sectional study was conducted in three long stay institutions in beirut in 2012. ...