An exploratory descriptive study was conducted with a qualitative approach that used focus groups. The objective of this study was to identify the risk perception of food safety by school food-handlers. The results indicated that the food production process has certain inadequacies, including the weak risk perception by the food-handlers regarding the student's health. The students, the pedagog...

Acebilustat is a new once-daily oral antiinflammatory drug in development for treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) and other diseases. It is an inhibitor of leukotriene A4 hydrolase; therefore, production of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) in biological fluids provides a direct measure of the pharmacodynamic (PD) response to acebilustat treatment. Here we compare the pharmacokinetics (PK) and PD between CF ...

This review paper aimed to provides precious information about the function and use of different enzymes in dairy food applications. An enzyme is called a protein and catalyzes a specific reaction. Every enzyme is intended to initiate a particular reaction with a specific outcome. Moreover, numerous enzymes are present in the human body. Dairy food applications include the use of different enzy...

OBJECTIVES To investigate whether healthy foods in Saudi Arabia cost more compared with less healthy options. METHOD This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during June and July 2015. The study targeted well-known market chains in the city of Riyadh. The selection of food items was purposive to include healthy and less healthy food items in each category. Price, calo...

Background: Over the past twenty years, fertility problems have increased dramatically. At least 25 percent of couples planning a baby will have trouble conceiving, and more and more couples are turning to fertility treatments to help them have a family. Eating a fertility diet in preparation for pregnancy and to boost fertility is one of the most powerful health changes everyone can make. It i...

Access to Healthy and Less Healthy Food Options In a Low-Income, Racially Diverse Seattle Neighborhood Sara Denise Coulter Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Associate Professor, Donna B. Johnson Department of Health Services There is a need for more place-based research on the food environments of low-income and/or racial minority populations for the purpose of developing policy initiatives a...

increasing resource use efficiency is one of the important ways to enhance agricultural productions and reduce environmental hazards. for this purpose, improvement of n use efficiency is an effective approach. nitrogen losses not only occur in field but also in the processing course. the objective of this study was to calculate nitrogen losses and efficiency during production to consumption for...

Perspectives The second of the new sustainable development goals commits Member States to " end hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture ". Unifying the aspirations of the nutrition and sustainable agriculture communities into a single statement presents a unique opportunity to align the goals of these sectors in a common and even more ambitious c...

BACKGROUND Sustainability has become a greater concern among consumers that may influence their dietary intake. Only a few studies investigated the relationship between sustainable food choice motives and diet and they focused on specific food groups. OBJECTIVE This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the associations between food choice motives during purchasing, with a focus on sustainabi...