BACKGROUND Environment and lifestyle contribute to the development of asthma in children. Understanding the relevant factors in this relationship may provide methods of prevention. The role of diet in the development of asthma in pre-school children was investigated. METHODS Data from 2978 children participating in a prospective birth cohort study were used. Food frequency data were collected...

DNA wrapping is an important mechanism for chromosomal DNA packaging in cells and viruses. Previous studies of DNA wrapping have been performed mostly on torsionally unconstrained DNA, while in vivo DNA is often under torsional constraint. In this study, we extend a previously proposed theoretical model for wrapping of torsionally unconstrained DNA to a new model including the contribution of D...

OBJECTIVE To study associations between dairy fat intake and development of central obesity. DESIGN A prospective population-based cohort study with two surveys 12 years apart. SETTING Nine municipalities selected from different parts of Sweden representing the rural areas in the country. SUBJECTS 1782 men (farmers and non-farmers) aged 40-60 years at baseline participated in a baseline s...

The paper presents the results of study into composition and properties milk in black and- white dairy cows improved using black-and-white Holsteins different lines. It has been found that Vis Ideal line produce with a high casein phosphorus content, Poseidon give content whey proteins, Annas Adema lactose calcium content. Milk from is most suitable for production high-quality products such as ...

Crystallization, rheological properties and microstructure of butter with varying water content and subjected to different cooling rate were studied during four weeks of storage at 5 C. Using small and large deformation rheology, the elastic modulus (G0) and Hencky strain at fracture was followed. When comparing samples with an equal water content, samples produced from fast cooled cream (7.5 C...

The level of monomer styrene migrated from polystyrene containers (PS) was measured in different dairy products at various fat contents, storage periods and temperatures. The dairy products were packed in PS containers and divided into groups according to storage period and temperature. The samples were included whole milk (3.6% fat) kept at 100 °C for two hours (group 1), yogurt (3% fat), sour...

Background: There is no global consensus about the relationship between dairy consumption and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This study aimed at integrating the results of several studies to predict the dairy effects on CVD, e.g. stroke and CHD. Methods: In the present study, some major databases such as Scopus, Science Direct, and PubMed were searched up to September 2014. All prospective coho...