AIM To determine whether NTrainer patterned orocutaneous therapy affects preterm infants' non-nutritive suck and/or oral feeding success. SUBJECTS Thirty-one preterm infants (mean gestational age 29.3 weeks) who demonstrated minimal non-nutritive suck output and delayed transition to oral feeds at 34 weeks post-menstrual age. INTERVENTION NTrainer treatment was provided to 21 infants. The N...

In modern managed agro-ecosystems, the supply of adequate food from blooming crops is limited to brief periods. During periods of pollen deficiencies, bees are forced to forage on alternative crops, such as maize. However, pollen of maize is believed to be a minor food source for bees as it is thought to be lacking in proteins and essential amino acids. This study was conducted to verify this a...

The present study was done on different green leaves which are rich source of fibre and other micronutrients whose consumption is very less in general population due to lack awareness or ignorance. Therefore, the effort made develop value added products. Two commonly consumed products namely Pakora Appe were developed from leaves. Beetroot leaves, Radish Taro taken 40 gm each. Acceptability eva...

melanogaster show a preference for nutritive sugars (which can be metabolized) over non-nutritive sugars (which offer no nutritive benefit) independently of taste; however, the mechanisms that mediate this preference are unknown. In a recent study, Suh and colleagues show that, in D. melanogaster, neurons expressing Diuretic hormone 44 (Dh44; a homologue of mammalian corticotropin-releasing hor...

The relationship between reinforcement properties of different kinds of nutritive rewards has a long history in psychology. Recent investigations have begun to assess the effect or reinforcement value of non-nutritive rewards such as social and non-social stimuli presented by way of video presentations or slides. In short, whether social stimuli can substitute or be as effective in maintaining ...

PURPOSE Prolonged duration of non-nutritive sucking behaviors may have consequences in regard to the developing orofacial structures and occlusion. Little is known as to why some children have prolonged sucking habits beyond the first 2 to 3 years of life. This paper reports on non-nutritive sucking patterns among a large cohort of healthy children from birth to 36 months of age and older, and ...

INTRODUCTION The impact of non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) on energy intake and body weight is not clear although they provide no energy compared to sucrose. OBJECTIVE To establish if there are differences in the consumption of NNS as per the nutritional status and its association with overweight. POPULATION, MATERIAL AND METHODS Cross-sectional study including 571 male and female students a...