A survey of patients in a general surgical ward was undertaken to establish biochemical and anthropometric standards which could be used to detect malnourished patients in hospital. Results of biochemical and anthropometric tests of nutritional status were compared with assessment by a clinician and the quick nutritional index of Seltzer. Triceps skinfold thickness and serum albumin concentrati...

BACKGROUND Food eaten away from home now accounts for about one third of total calories consumed in the U.S. Policy change could lead to sustainable improvements in restaurant and other nutrition environments. Broadly described, policy development is one of the three core functions of public health, and there is a need to more fully understand and evaluate this function. Policy process research...

purpose :   nutrition is an important component of any physical fitness program. the main dietary goal for active individuals is to obtain adequate nutrition to optimize health fitness and to increase sports performance. the present study aims to assess the nutrition knowledge, attitude and practice among the selected athletes. methods:   athletes from five different private colleges situated i...

purpose nutrition is an important component of any physical fitness program. the main dietary goal for active individuals is to obtain adequate nutrition to optimize health fitness and to increase sports performance. the present study aims to assess the nutrition knowledge, attitude and practice among the selected athletes. methods athletes from five different private colleges situated in salem...

It is a strong and commonly held belief among nutrition clinicians that enteral nutrition is preferable to parenteral nutrition. We provide a narrative review of more recent studies and technical reviews comparing enteral nutrition with parenteral nutrition. Despite significant weaknesses in the existing data, current literature continues to support the use of enteral nutrition in patients requ...

higher NDF content than samples from C with samples from A being intermediate (12.0 vs. 8.4 vs. 9.3%; P ≤ 0.001). The Ca (0.43 vs. 0.31 and 0.40%) and K (2.52 vs. 2.11 and 2.21%) content were higher in A samples than in B samples, with C samples being intermediate (P ≤ 0.01). The C samples had higher PDI (22.6 vs. 15.2 vs. 20.1%) and TI content (3.9 vs. 2.8 and 3.4 g/kg) than B samples with A s...

The influence of the main cereal and feed form of the diet on performance and gastrointestinal tract (GIT) traits was studied in brown-egg laying pullets from hatching to 17 wk of age. There were 8 dietary treatments arranged as a 2 × 4 factorial with 2 main cereals (corn vs. wheat with enzymes) and 4 feeding programs that consisted in changing feed form (mash vs. crumble) according to feeding ...

High levels of trypsin inhibitors (TI), one of the major anti-nutritional factors in SBM, can affect nutrient absorption and bird performance. Five soybean meals (SBM) ranging from 3,100 to 46,100 TIU/g were used in a performance trial to determine a threshold for trypsin inhibitors in the diet. The SBM products were grouped into 2 categories: cold pressed SBM and solvent extracted SBM. Of the ...