Dissemination on Bangka Island will be carried out at the UBB Probio_FM Technology Product Downstream Partnership activity for Institutionalization of Community Enterprises based Organic Agriculture.The dissemination program is aimed increasing number technology users Island. Animal food products are one agricultural commodities that have high economic value, especially Belitung a source protei...

Multiple factors have been described among the causes of non-hereditary colorectal cancer. In Western countries, the most common risk factors include upper-middle socioeconomic status and dietary regimens rich in proteins and animal fats. High consumption of red meats, smoked foods, cold cuts, or canned foods is believed to contribute to carcinogenesis as they directly affect epithlial turnover...

According to various studies, fats of animal and vegetable origins satisfy 22% to 42% of the daily energy demands of human beings (Srinivasan et al., 2006; Wagner et al., 2008; Willet, 2006). Some fats, and especially those that are hydrogenated, contain trans fatty acids (TFAs), i.e. unsaturated fatty acids with at least one double bond in a trans configuration (Craig-Schmidt, 2006). This tran...

Despite the well-established observation that substitution of saturated fats for carbohydrates or unsaturated fats increases low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in humans and animal models, the relationship of saturated fat intake to risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in humans remains controversial. A critical question is what macronutrient should be used to replace saturate...

Editor—The avian flu threat shows the importance of links between the medical and veterinary professions, but the debate needs to extend into the hidden costs of current food policy. Food policy is still excessively reliant on market efficiencies, by minimising price and maximising choice. Although the obesity epidemic has brought the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Org...

The prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) increases exponentially with age but there is limited knowledge of the modifiable risk factors for AD. However, there is growing evidence for possible dietary risk factors in the development of AD and cognitive decline with age, such as antioxidant nutrients, fish, dietary fats, and B-vitamins. Numerous animal and laboratory studies have shown that ant...

Three "saturated" fats of vegetable origin were fed to different groups of rabbits for periods up to 1 year. Cocoa butter and a hydrogenated vegetable oil shortening produced no hypercholesterolemia. Coconut oil feeding increased the serum cholesterol concentrations for 4 months, but a decline to baseline values occurred after 6 months. No gross atherosclerosis occurred in any animal fed coconu...

Vegetarians consume a diet free ofor low in animal meat but containing, in addition to vegetable products, eggs and milk and their derivatives. The diet is low in saturated fats and high in polyunsaturated fats; it is also relatively high in beans and fibre, which may actively reduce serum cholesterol. Such diets would be expected to produce blood lipid levels lower than those found in the aver...

Three "saturated" fats of vegetable origin were fed to different groups of rabbits for periods up to 1 year. Cocoa butter and a hydrogenated vegetable oil shortening produced no hypercholesterolemia. Coconut oil feeding increased the serum cholesterol concentrations for 4 months, but a decline to baseline values occurred after 6 months. No gross atherosclerosis occurred in any animal fed coconu...

Fatty acids are chains of carbons that end in an acid group, or carboxyl group as it is referred to in biochemistry. Fatty acids vary in the length of the fatty acid chain and the number of double bonds. It is common to abbreviate fatty acids by listing the number of carbons in the chain:number of double bonds (Table 1). An example of a common fatty acid is stearic acid with 18 carbons and no d...