In previous experiments,2 an unsuccessful attempt was made to acclimate monkey cord virus to white rats, which had been made completely vitamin B1 deficient by feeding them a vitamin B1 free diet for 30 days prior to the start of the experiment. It was thought that our failure might have been due to the fact that we did not have the animals in a proper state or stage of deficiency; perhaps the ...

CLINICAL QUESTION Are antioxidant supplements associated with higher or lower all-cause mortality? BOTTOM LINE Antioxidant supplements are not associated with lower all-cause mortality. Beta carotene, vitamin E, and higher doses of vitamin A may be associated with higher all-cause mortality.

The present investigation was undertaken to assess the effects of sublethal concentrations of zinc (0.1 and 0.2 mgl(-1)) on the nutritional value of fish Channa punctatus after exposure for 135 days. The parameters studied were, levels of total proteins, glycogen, total lipids, cholesterol and vitamins (A and D) in the muscle. Total proteins, glycogen, total lipids and vitamin D show highly sig...

Currently, blood levels to define vitamin deficiency or optimal status in adolescents are extrapolated from adults. This may be not adequate as vitamin requirements during adolescence depend on the process of sexual maturation, rapid increasing height and weight, among other factors. In order to establish the state of the art, Medline database (www.ncvi.nlm.nih.gov) was searched for studies pub...

Carbohydrate Taste Sensitivity Is Associated with Starch Intake and Waist Circumference in Adults Julia YQ Low, Kathleen E Lacy, Robert L McBride, and Russell SJ Keast 2235 Long-Term Intake of a High-Protein Diet Affects Body Phenotype, Metabolism, and Plasma Hormones in Mice John P Vu, Leon Luong, William F Parsons, Suwan Oh, Daniel Sanford, Arielle Gabalski, John RB Lighton, Joseph R Pisegna,...