Microorganisms are present on many surfaces in foodservice operations (3,7) but juice dispenser tips are among those showing the highest total microbial counts (3). Tips dispensing other beverages (e.g., acidic carbonated beverages such as cola) were less prone to contamination than were those dispensing fruit juices (11). Although high total microbial counts alone do not indicate a food safety...

Mirmiran et al. have described well the association between consumption of sugarsweetened beverages (SSBs) and risk of general and abdominal obesity in adults (1). SSBs include calorie containing carbonated drinks, synthetic fruit juices, energy and sports drinks and vitamin water drinks Intake of SSBs can increase the risk of weight gain and increasing body mass index (BMI) in both children an...

INTRODUCTION Universities and workplaces are important targets for the promotion of the nutritional interventions in adult population. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the dietary habits and attitudes towards change in workers and university students from different academic fields. METHODS The study data came from a cross-sectional study of a Spanish University population of 1...

OBJECTIVES The understanding and adherence to postoperative care instructions are factors that influence the recuperation process after any surgical procedure. The aim of this study was to determine the percentage of patients who strictly follow the postoperative instructions after the extraction of an impacted lower third molar in relation to sociocultural level, preoperative anxiety scores an...

BACKGROUND General and abdominal obesity are major global health problems. This cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the association between consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and body mass index and waist circumference status in 5852 Iranian adults within the framework of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS). METHODS Intakes of SSBs including carbonated drinks an...

In recent years, aluminum beverage bottles having screw tops with opening diameters of 28 and 38 mm have been launched in the Japanese market in keeping with the modern-day drinking habits of consumers. Although Japanese consumers are familiar with such bottles, a majority of them feel that the 28 mm opening is too small and the 38 mm opening is too large. Therefore, we felt the need to develop...

Carbonated drinks elicit a sensation that is highly sought after, yet the underlying neural mechanisms are ill-defined. We hypothesize that CO(2) is converted via carbonic anhydrase into carbonic acid, which excites lingual nociceptors that project to the trigeminal nuclei. We investigated this hypothesis using three methodological approaches. Electrophysiological methods were used to record re...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE There is not enough information about carbonated beverages (CB) consumption in Mexican women and its association with bone mineral density (BMD). The objective was to identify the association of CB consumption with BMD in two groups of Mexican women. METHODS Transversal study with 328 women in reproductive age (WRA) and not reproductive (WNRA) with diet and anthropo...

Epidemic cholera reached Guatemala in July 1991. By mid-1993, Guatemala ranked third in the hemisphere in reported cases of cholera. We conducted a case-control study with two age-, sex-, and neighbourhood-matched controls per patient in periurban Guatemala City. Twenty-six patients hospitalized for cholera and 52 controls were enrolled. Seven (47%) of 15 stool cultures obtained after admission...