This research was aimed at establishing high-quality and abundant cocoon cultivation in the country, to create new nutritious mulberry varieties gradually introduce them into production. In order local varieties, for first time viability of silkworm hybrids “Jararik-9”, “Jararik-10” determined by level productivity technological impact. The coefficient leaves eating hybrid worms determined. bel...

Foods with allergen advisory/precautionary labeling (i.e. “may contain, processed in the same facility, etc.”) continue to be prevalent and may be increasingly ignored by allergic consumers. We sought to determine the residual levels of peanut in various packaged foods bearing advisory labeling, compare similar data from 2005 and 2009, and determine any potential risk for peanut-allergic consum...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Malnutrition is a serious concern for children with cancer and nutrition screening may offer a simple alternative to nutrition assessment for identifying children with cancer who are at risk of malnutrition. The present paper aimed to evaluate the nutrition screening tool for childhood cancer (SCAN). METHODS SCAN was developed after an extensive review of currently available...

BACKGROUND Radiotherapy is an effective treatment for head and neck cancers but patients often experience side effects which lead to weight loss. Nutrition intervention in the form of counselling or oral nutrition support (ONS) is frequently needed for these patients. For some patients, tube feeding is required to minimise weight loss during treatment. METHOD Data was collected on 48 patients...

 To describe nutritional assessment of the PICU patient;  To describe principles of energy expenditure in the critically ill child;  To describe the acute stress response;  To describe the hyperglycaemic response;  To describe treatment of hyperglycaemia with insulin;  To present the concept of early enteral nutrition;  To present the principles of gastric versus transpyloric feeding;  ...

Malnutrition constitutes a major public health concern worldwide and serves as an indicator of hospitalized patients' prognosis. Although various methods with which to conduct nutritional assessments exist, large hospitals seldom employ them to diagnose malnutrition. The aim of this study was to understand the prevalence of child malnutrition at the University Hospital of the Ribeirão Preto Med...