BACKGROUND & AIMS Oxidative stress and inflammation seem to be potential underlying mechanisms for telomere attrition. A lack of specific antioxidants is believed to increase free radical damage and a greater risk for telomere shortening. Our aim was to evaluate the relationship between diet and leukocyte telomere length in a cross-sectional study of children and adolescents. We hypothesized th...

Introduction: Thirst is one of the main complaints during Islamic fasting. As bread is the staple food among most Muslims, evaluating its impact on thirst is important. In this study, we investigated the effect of licorice-enriched barley bread compared to barley bread and white wheat bread. Methods: This clinical trial was performed on three consecutive days during Itikaf ceremony. Data were g...

Background. The aim of the study was to assess some selected minerals (Ca, Mg, Na, K, P, Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn) in different types of breadstuff. Moreover, the frequency of breadstuff consumption was determined in a selected group of students at one of Lublin universities. Material and methods. The material for the study was breadstuff available on the consumer market, produced from wheat and rye flou...

background and objectives: hospital is the largest and most costly operating unit of healthcare system. provision of optimal care requires that hospital administrators identify hospital performance based on relevant indicators. this study used the pabon lasso analysis to assess the performance of hospitals and identify strategies towards an improved hospital performance.   methods: this cross-s...

in this research, after conducting chemical tests on flour samples (moisture, ash, protein, fiber and ph), potato flour and xanthan gum were added to wheat four at levels 5, 10 and 15 percents and 0.5 and 1 percents, respectively, and subsequently production of toast bread in semi-industrial manner was started, then the qualitative characteristics (nutritional value) of toast breads were measur...

0956-7135/$ see front matter 2009 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.07.012 * Corresponding author. Address: Fundación Inves Benedicta de la Cruz, M. Dorronzoro 141, B6700FTA Lu Tel./fax: +54 2323 425946. E-mail addresses: [email protected], a The aim of this work was to identify the occurrence of deoxynivalenol (DON) and ochratoxin A (OTA) in flour; to estimate the reducti...