The scientific field of nutrition emerged with greater intensity at the beginning 20th century and is considered a relatively recent phenomenon. In Brazil, training nutritionist began in 1940s, when first generation medical nutritionists was obtained as well creation four courses country. Studies on insertion scope UHS are scarce. Thus, this article aims to assess temporal trend Unified Health ...

During this centennial year of the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), it is of interest to look back over the history of our Society and, in particular, to the many contributions made by researchers in the area of swine nutrition. A great number of basic and applied research studies involving the nutrition of weanling, growing, and finishing pigs, and gestating and lactating sows have b...

No agreement was observed between athletes' rationale and behavior in relation to nutritional supplements except for creatine. Among health professionals, nutritionists and physiotherapists, followed by coaches, were most frequently consulted. Answers regarding reasons and supplements used showed incongruence and suggest widespread misinformation regarding supplements and their effects is an is...

Starchy Andean crops are often underutilized by consumers, despite their nutritional properties. The starch digestibility of a food is an indicator its quality, mainly to prevent cardiometabolic food-related diseases. Limited information on crops’ restricts nutritionists for designing adequate nutrition recommendations. This research evaluates the in-vitro nine flours and provides knowledge, at...

The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of estimating the total and phytate P content of common poultry feed ingredients by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS). Samples of 8 plant-origin feedstuffs were collected from poultry producers in the USA and Canada during the summer of 2009: corn (133), soybean meal (114), corn distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS; 8...