The cross-sectional 2007 Australian National Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey collected detailed dietary information from a representative sample of more than 4400 children by 24-h dietary recall. Dairy food intake by Australian children is substantially lower than recommendations, and decreases as a percentage of energy intake as children grow older. Children aged 2 to 16 year...

the objective of this study was to determine incidence rate, type, and pattern of clinically relevant potential drug-drug interactions (pddis) in a large outpatient population of a developing country. a retrospective, descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on outpatients’ prescriptions in khorasan razavi province, iran, over 12 months. a list of 25 clinically relevant ddis, which are l...

background: the presence of antibacterial drug residues in food caused many concerns for consumers. this study was designed to determine of antibacterial drug residues in commercial eggs distributed in urmia, iran.  methods: disc diffusion microbial inhibition test was performed using three media seeded with bacillus subtilis at different ph values (6, 7.2 or 8) and a fourth medium seeded with ...

PURPOSE There is limited epidemiological evidence of food hypersensitivity (FH) in the adult population. We aimed to determine the prevalence of FH in Mexican adults, their clinical features and to establish common food involved in its appearance. METHODS We designed a cross-sectional study using a fixed quota sampling; 1,126 subjects answered a structured survey to gather information related...

There is a growing interest among people in western countries for adoption of healthier lifestyle habits and diet behaviors with one the most known ones to be Mediterranean (Med-D). Med-D linked daily consumption food products such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, seafood, beans, nuts, olive oil, low-fat derivatives limited meat or full fat products. well-known promote well-being lower risk...

antibacterial drugs used in animal might result in deposition of residues in meat, milk and eggs. the presence of antimicrobial residues in animal-originated food is critical problem in many countries over the years. because, drug residues might result in various health hazards, both actual incidence of reactions and potential hazards perceived by the public, the most countries assess residue o...

the use of herbal medicines in diabetes is promising but still far from proven. the purpose of this article is to examine the effect of herbal medicines in the treatment of diabetes, focusing on potential benefits and risks. medline, expert interviews, books, articles and internet searches were used to identify herbal medicines with anti-diabetic properties and their diabetes-related health eff...