It is a strong and commonly held belief among nutrition clinicians that enteral nutrition is preferable to parenteral nutrition. We provide a narrative review of more recent studies and technical reviews comparing enteral nutrition with parenteral nutrition. Despite significant weaknesses in the existing data, current literature continues to support the use of enteral nutrition in patients requ...

higher NDF content than samples from C with samples from A being intermediate (12.0 vs. 8.4 vs. 9.3%; P ≤ 0.001). The Ca (0.43 vs. 0.31 and 0.40%) and K (2.52 vs. 2.11 and 2.21%) content were higher in A samples than in B samples, with C samples being intermediate (P ≤ 0.01). The C samples had higher PDI (22.6 vs. 15.2 vs. 20.1%) and TI content (3.9 vs. 2.8 and 3.4 g/kg) than B samples with A s...

The influence of the main cereal and feed form of the diet on performance and gastrointestinal tract (GIT) traits was studied in brown-egg laying pullets from hatching to 17 wk of age. There were 8 dietary treatments arranged as a 2 × 4 factorial with 2 main cereals (corn vs. wheat with enzymes) and 4 feeding programs that consisted in changing feed form (mash vs. crumble) according to feeding ...

High levels of trypsin inhibitors (TI), one of the major anti-nutritional factors in SBM, can affect nutrient absorption and bird performance. Five soybean meals (SBM) ranging from 3,100 to 46,100 TIU/g were used in a performance trial to determine a threshold for trypsin inhibitors in the diet. The SBM products were grouped into 2 categories: cold pressed SBM and solvent extracted SBM. Of the ...

Education and information delivery is an integral part of an effective strategy to control the prevalence of obesity and diabetes. Nutrition and dietetic portals provide integrated access to a wide range of information resources for nutritionists, physicians and the public due. The nutrition and dietetic portals in selected countries was reviewed to gain insight into the essential elements of s...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a nutrition-education program provided by a physician nutrition specialist in a family-practice residency program on residents' and faculty members' nutrition knowledge and nutrition-related patient care, their patients' perceptions of the importance of nutrition, and the physicians' dietary patterns. The nutrition specialist provided re...