The consumption of insects “entomophagy” or insect-based foods is increasingly being recognized as an emerging solution to promote diet diversification and address the multiple burden malnutrition. Although several studies suggest edible valuable nutrient sources, few have evaluated effects processing on bioavailability bioaccessibility provided actual evidence human nutrition. Moreover, there ...

Abstract Phosphorus is an essential nutrient required by plants for their growth and development. Phosphates bioavailability in nature approximately 95-99% but insoluble, therefore the plant can not simply use them. The alternative to overcome phosphate deficiency utilizing solubilizing fungi. This research aimed at selecting characterizing fungi rhizosphere of saitomo taro ( Colocasia esculent...

Aquatic weeds are widely used as animal feed in developing countries. However, information about element bioavailability from these plants is lacking. A combination of an in vitro method [physiologically based extraction test (PBET)] and an in vivo feeding trial was used in this study to investigate potential element bioaccessibility and estimated bioavailability of Pistia stratiotes (PS). Cu, ...

INTRODUCTION Enteral nutrition (EN) provides calories, macronutrients and micronutrients in adequate quantity and quality to meet the patient's needs. Some drugs when crushed and diluted may have their properties altered, including the reduction of bioavailability causing the reduction of the serum concentration of the drug; tube obstruction; drug-drug interaction or drug-nutrient interaction. ...

Increasing health issues related to immune and gut function such as inflammatory disorders, resistance to infections and metabolic syndrome demand modern analytical approaches to accelerate nutritional research aimed at health promotion and disease prevention. Gut microbial-human mutualism endows the host 'superorganism' with a fitness advantage including nutritional, immune and intestinal heal...

itamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is an essential nutrient for humans. It plays several roles in the body: as a cofactor or co-substrate for several enzyme systems—including three involved in collagen biosynthesis—as an electron donor or reducing agent for many biochemical reactions, and as a general antioxidant in protecting cells and tissues against free-radical damage. Acute vitamin C d...

An experiment was conducted to determine effect of supplementing maize based diet with different levels of microbial phytase on apparent nutrient bioavailability and tibia bone mineral of broilers. Eighty, day-old broiler were randomly allotted to five dietary treatments. The control diet contained 0 FTU/kg microbial phytase which was replaced by 200, 400, 600 and 800 FTU/kg microbial phytase o...

Background and Objectives: In the original in vitro method for evaluation of iron bioavailability using caco-2 cell model, ferritin formation by cells is considered as a functional indicator of both absorption and utilization of iron. However, as iron is measured in the tested material and then ferritin concentration is measured in caco-2 cell lysate, it is almost impossible to have a concrete ...

Micronutrient malnutrition is a major health problem in China. According to a national nutritional survey, approximately 24% of all Chinese children suffer from a serious deficiency of iron (Fe) (anemia), while over 50% show a sub-clinical level of zinc (Zn) deficiency. More than 374 million people in China suffer from goiter disease, which is related to iodine (I) deficiency, and approximately...

BACKGROUND Total (heme and nonheme) iron bioavailability from the US diet has been estimated to be 18% based on a single human absorption study. New data, however, suggest that it may be time to revisit this estimate. OBJECTIVE We estimated total iron bioavailability from the US diet with the use of our recently reported algorithm that estimates nonheme iron absorption and a conservative valu...