The nutritional characteristics of chocolate products may be associated with very different, and even opposite, health effects. In the present study, we collected information on Polish market to assess: (i) characteristics; (ii) ingredient order; (iii) presence claims label; (iv) packaging (v) any association between price cocoa contents. A total 220 bars solid (90 % at least 5 ingredients) 147...

Irritable bowel syndrome is a common gastrointestinal disorder that may affect dietary pattern, food digestion, and nutrient absorption. The nutrition-related factors are closely related to metabolic syndrome, implying that irritable bowel syndrome may be a potential risk factor for metabolic syndrome. However, few epidemiological studies are available which are related to this potential link. ...

Eukaryotic sugar transporters of the MFS and SWEET superfamilies consist of 12 and 7 α-helical transmembrane domains (TMs), respectively. Structural analyses indicate that MFS transporters evolved from a series of tandem duplications of an ancestral 3-TM unit. SWEETs are heptahelical proteins carrying a tandem repeat of 3-TM separated by a single TM. Here, we show that prokaryotes have ancestra...

OBJECTIVE To examine associations between self-reported discrimination and dietary intakes among South Asian (SA) people. METHODS Data from the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America study were used to analyze the relationship between self-reported discrimination and dietary behaviors (n = 866). Self-reported discrimination was measured with the 9-item continuous Every...

OBJECTIVE We investigated associations between consumption of fruits, vegetables, sweets and soft drinks and the psychological dimensions of eating in parents and their children. The role of the parent's characteristics for their children's food intake was also explored. DESIGN Food intake patterns were assessed by self-reported consumption of the respective foods. Eating behaviour was measur...

This paper investigates developmental changes in children's processing of redundant information in definite object descriptions. In two experiments, children of two age groups (6 or 7, and 9 or 10 years old) were presented with pictures of sweets. In the first experiment (pairwise comparison), two identical sweets were shown, and one of these was described with a redundant modifier. After the d...

Background: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a heterogeneous disorder which includes physical and affective symptoms that most females of reproductive age experience during the luteal phase their menstrual cycle. Objective: This study aims to investigate factors associated with PMS among adolescent schoolgirls assess severity PMS. Methods: A cross sectional conducted 102 adolescents representing ...