A chronic disease/risk factor prevention framework with three policy environments--communications, physical and economic--was used to organize population level interventions that address the "over consumption of dietary salt", a key risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. The framework was then used to map the population based strategies to reduce dietary salt consumption being applied in thre...

Bovine αS1-casein (αS1-CN) is the main allergen in cow's milk, and immunoglobulin E (IgE) epitopes are material basis to trigger allergic reactions. Thus, IgE could be as key targets for precise αS1-CN detection allergenicity assessment. Here, we designed a tandem containing nine linear of (tαS1-CN), expressed recombinant tαS1-CN Escherichia coli, prepared rabbit polyclonal antibody against (pA...

Background: Complementary foods are given to infants when breast milk alone becomes insufficient in meeting their nutritional needs. The major objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of Aflatoxins (AFs) in Weanimix complementary foods purchased from shops in Accra (Ghana), and to estimate risk of liver cancer development in infants.  Methods: In total, 32 samples of Weanimix were ...

Foods of the Australian Brush-tailed opossum, Trichosurus vulpecula, were identified from stomach contents of 360 opossums collected from May 1975 to May 1976 in Ashley State Forest, Canterbury, New Zealand. Plant species eaten were identified with the aid of reference cuticles prepared from known plant species collected from the study area. Thirty different foods were identified, but only seve...

Adzuki bean is used to prepare many kinds of foods in east Asia, and the seed coat contains water-soluble anthocyanins, catechins, and flavonols. In the present study, ethyl acetate-soluble purplish pigments were isolated from adzuki bean. Pigments of soaked adzuki bean were extracted with 1% HCl in methanol. Ethyl acetate-soluble purple pigments were obtained from the methanol soluble componen...

Dietary fatty acids and cholesterol are the main determinants of cardiovascular disease. In the last 25 years our traditional dietary pattern has tended to include higher total fat content and lower nutritional quality, which will have negative effects on our state of health. In this review, we provide an overview of current knowledge on the influence of different dietary fatty acids and choles...

BACKGROUND Flavors from the mother's diet during pregnancy are transmitted to amniotic fluid and swallowed by the fetus. Consequently, the types of food eaten by women during pregnancy and, hence, the flavor principles of their culture may be experienced by the infants before their first exposure to solid foods. Some of these same flavors will later be experienced by infants in breast milk, a l...

BACKGROUND The aim of the Western Australian (WA) Food Security Project was to conduct a preliminary investigation into issues relating to food security in one region within the Perth metropolitan area in Western Australia. The first phase of the project involved a food audit in one lower income area that was typical of the region, to identify the range, variety and availability of foods in the...

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ten lack the knowledge and practical experience to proactively advise their patients. Many medical students and physicians feel ill-equipped to counsel overweight or obese patients. As such, we need enhanced educational efforts aimed at translating decades of nutrition science into practical strategies whereby healthy, affordable, easily prepared and delicious foods become the predominant eleme...