It is well known that margarine as food is of great nutritious significance to the nourishment of the population. The aim of this paper is to carry out research, which is based on the data obtained from the survey, regarding the propensity of urban population market consumers to consume margarine. The survey has been carried out on a representative sample of the citizens of urban area. Correspo...

of vitamin D receptors in asthma and allergies. On the other hand, recent epidemiological data from birth cohort studies have shown beneficial associations between maternal vitamin D intake during pregnancy and early childhood asthma symptoms. In Crete, the basic factor affecting vitamin D is probably exposure to sunlight. Margarine is fortified with vitamin D but is not commonly used among chi...

Female rats were given throughout pregnancy and lactation a semi-synthetic diet, in which the fat was provided entirely by a soft margarine rich in linoleic acid (18:2 omega 6) or by mixture of butter and lard, and the influence on the fatty acid composition of fetal and pup brain and retinal phosphoglycerides was studied. The percentage of docosahexaenoic acid (22:6 omega 3) was much lower but...

The aim of the present study was to determine the errors in the conceptualization of portion size using photographs. Male and female volunteers aged 18-90 years (n 136) from a wide variety of social and occupational backgrounds completed 602 assessments of portion size in relation to food photographs. Subjects served themselves between four and six foods at one meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner)...

PURPOSE To characterize the effect of fat on modified Look-Locker inversion recovery (MOLLI) T1 maps of the liver. The balanced steady-state free precession (bSSFP) sequence causes water and fat signals to have opposite phase when repetition time (TR) = 2.3 msec at 3T. In voxels that contain both fat and water, the MOLLI T1 measurement is influenced by the choice of TR. MATERIALS AND METHODS ...

The relation between gastric emptying and the intragastric distribution of 300 ml radiolabelled beef consommé with and without 60 g margarine was investigated by performing randomised, paired gammacamera studies in seven healthy male volunteers (aged 20-22 years). The low calorie bland meal emptied rapidly from both the proximal and distal stomach after a short lag period (4-6 min), during whic...

akbar pirestani,*, mohammad javad bagheri, sayed mahdi hashemi, amir hossine asgarishahi   department of animal science, khorasgan (isfahan) branch, islamic azad university, isfahan, iran     *corresponding author: email: [email protected]     received: 20 july 2013   accepted: 21 november 2013       abstract this study was conducted to evaluate the impact of se+vit e and cu injection on...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in Australia and other Western countries. As there is no cure for AMD, and treatments to stop its progression have met with limited success, there is an interest in identifying modifiable risk factors to prevent or slow disease progression. To date, smoking is the only proven modifiable risk factor for AMD. Ot...

Dietary fat is normally in TAG form, but diacylglycerol (DAG) is a natural component of edible oils. Studies have shown that consumption of DAG results in metabolic characteristics that are distinct from those of TAG, which may be beneficial in preventing and managing obesity. The objective of the present study was to investigate if food items in which part of the TAG oil is replaced with DAG o...