AIMS There is no standardized protocol for measuring glycemic index (GI) that takes time-of-day effects into account. The software DegifXL2 and Medtronic-Minimed's CGMS and Solutions, makes the GI calculation at breakfast and dinner time possible. The aim of this study was to assess the enhanced data processing software (DegifXL4) enabling the GI calculation at breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack...

Gün geçtikçe tüketicilerin bilinç düzeyindeki artış, sağlıklı atıştırmalık ve fonksiyonel gıda konseptine evrilmesi gerekliliğini beraberinde getirmiştir. Atıştırmalık grubunda konsantre bir ürün olan meyve barları; vitamin, mineral lifçe zengin kuru yağ kaynağı kuruyemişleri ihtiva etmesi, lezzetli çeşitleri uzun raf ömrüne sahip oluşuyla; nitelikler kazandırılabilirlik açısından diğer atıştır...

Kylie 2011, Is greater variety of chocolates and confectionery in supermarkets associated with more consumption?, Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, 2 A key contributor to unhealthy weight gain is excess energy intake, which can occur through overeating and/or eating foods considered energy-dense (i.e. foods high in fat and sugar). While the term " snack food " is not clearly ...

Thirty-six normal-weight, habitual snackers (eighteen males, eighteen females) completed a medium-term intervention study designed to examine the tendency of four different types of snacks, varying in nutrient (low- (LF) or high-fat (HF) and sensory properties (sweet (SW) or non-sweet (NSW)), to influence the control of appetite and to adjust daily energy intake. Subjects were exposed to each s...

BACKGROUND The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in the United States provides free supplemental food and nutrition education to low-income mothers and children under age 5 years. Childhood obesity prevalence is higher among preschool children in the WIC program compared to other children, and WIC improves dietary quality among low-income children. Th...

The level of marketing raw corn materials is still relatively low. This because farmers only sell their produce in the form directly to traditional markets. program aims strengthen management capacity community groups increasing added value as a product variety. In addition, this also absorb labor and increase people's income through increased creativity local innovation that can be made into r...

The objective of this study was to prepare healthy breakfast cereal flakes through addition selected germinated legumes, namely, lentils (Lens culinaris), green gram (Vigna radiata), and black mungo). Flakes containing legumes were compared in terms bioactive compounds, texture, moisture content, sensory properties with made non-germinated legumes. It observed that higher polyphenols, flavonoid...

BACKGROUND Data on the association between dietary patterns and depression are scarce. The objective of this study was to examine the longitudinal association between dietary patterns and depressive symptoms assessed repeatedly over 10 years in the French occupational GAZEL cohort. METHODS A total of 9,272 men and 3,132 women, aged 45-60 years in 1998, completed a 35-item Food Frequency Quest...

BACKGROUND The widespread use of in-store marketing strategies to induce unhealthy impulsive purchases has implications for shopping experience, food choice and possibly adverse health outcomes. The aim of this study was to examine consumer attitudes and evaluate sales effects of a healthy checkout supermarket intervention. The study was part of Project Sundhed & Lokalsamfund (Project SoL); a D...

BACKGROUND There are very few studies on the frequency of breakfast and snack consumption and its relation to fruit and vegetable intake. This study aims to fill that gap by exploring the relation between irregular breakfast habits and snack consumption and fruit and vegetable intake in Tuscan adolescents. Separate analyses were conducted with an emphasis on the potentially modifying factors of...