Roselle calyces contained 10.85, 6.75, 8.61, 1.10, 13.60 and 69.94% of moisture crude protein, ash, ether extract, fiber available carbohydrates, respectively. The major minerals roselle were Ca, Mg, P, Fe K which 688.34, 234.68, 34.88, 33.42 20.56 mg/100g, respectively (on dry weight basis). Dried 113.60, 46.50, 28.68, 76.26 8.32 mg/100g from ascorbic acid, total polyphenols, flavonoids, tanni...

OBJECTIVE We examined whether affect ratings predicted regional cerebral responses to high and low-calorie foods. METHOD Thirteen normal-weight adult women viewed photographs of high and low-calorie foods while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Regression analysis was used to predict regional activation from positive and negative affect scores. RESULTS Positive and ne...

BACKGROUND Western diets, which typically contain large amounts of energy-dense processed foods, together with a sedentary lifestyle are associated with increased cardiometabolic risk. We evaluated the long-term effects of consuming a low-calorie low-protein vegan diet or performing regular endurance exercise on cardiometabolic risk factors. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, cardiometabo...

Anticancer drugs have been reported to damage the intestinal mucosa. We evaluated the effects of caloric intake on the mucosal morphology and immune cells in rats treated with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Rats were received a liquid diet plus 5-FU treatment for 8 days as follows: Low calorie group (25 kcal/day with 5-FU), Normal calorie group (50 kcal/day with 5-FU), and Control group (50 kcal/day wi...

The aim of this article was to study the effect of virtual-reality exposure to situations that are emotionally significant for patients with eating disorders (ED) on the stability of body-image distortion and body-image dissatisfaction. A total of 85 ED patients and 108 non-ED students were randomly exposed to four experimental virtual environments: a kitchen with low-calorie food, a kitchen wi...

diabetes and obesity are two common human disorders that affecting human health and invite various diseases and disorders in normal body functions. these diseases are very common worldwide. diabetes occurs when high blood sugar levels develop. this happens when body can’t make and use all of the insulin it needs to blood sugar normally to keep blood sugar levels as normal as possible to control...