1. The histidine requirement of growing kittens was determined from an experiment in which forty-eight kittens were randomly allocated to six amino acid-based diets supplying: 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 or 4.5 g histidine base/kg diet. 2. By 48 d it was obvious that 1.0 and 1.5 g histidine/kg diet were grossly inadequate so the kittens receiving these two diets were removed from the experiment. Th...

Identifying dietary modifications that potentiate the blood pressure (BP)-lowering effects of antihypertensive medications and that are practical for free-living people may assist in achieving BP reduction goals. We assessed whether two dietary patterns were effective in lowering BP in persons on antihypertensive therapy and in those not on therapy. Ninety-four participants (38/56 females/males...

Events such as BSE, foot and mouth disease and avian influenza illustrate the importance of animal health on a global basis. The only practical solution to deal with such problems has usually been mass culling of millions of animals at great effort and expense. Serious consideration needs to be given to nutrition as a practical solution for health maintenance and disease avoidance of animals ra...

The usual treatment for phenylketonuria (PKU) is a phenylalanine-restricted diet. Following this diet is challenging, and long-term adherence (and hence metabolic control) is commonly poor. Patients with PKU (usually, but not exclusively, with a relatively mild form of the disorder) who are responsive to treatment with pharmacological doses of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) have either lower concent...

A preliminary feeding trial was made to determine the effect of dietary protein level on growth Ž . and body composition of juvenile spotted sand bass Paralabrax maculatofasciatus 9.5 g . Fish Ž . were randomly distributed in nine 600-l circular tanks 42 fishrtank , which were connected to a closed water recirculating system. Fish were fed practical diets for 93 days containing increasing Ž . Ž...

The gluten-free diet (GFD) is a restrictive diet. In many cases, it must be permanent and strict, may associated with both nutritional deficiencies excesses, which can prevented by following healthy, natural Mediterranean GFD (Med-GFD). this paper, we describe the importance of diet, correct intake vitamins minerals, how they play an important protective role against chronic or degenerative con...

Coeliac disease is a common condition affecting up to 1% of the European adult population. Whilst the majority of patients will respond to a gluten free diet with resolution of symptoms and an improvement in histology, a significant minority have persistent problems. Refractory coeliac disease is a relatively uncommon cause of non-response to gluten free diet with potentially serious consequenc...

1. Activities of arginine synthetase system enzymes, alanine aminotransferase (AlT) and branched-chain amino acid transaminase (BATase) were measured in control and uraemic rats after 2 weeks on a free protein intake and after 10 days on a lowprotein diet. 2. Protein restriction alone reduced the activity of all three enzymes. 3. Uraemia alone increased the activity of arginine synthetase syste...