Dietary habits have been rarely associated with seizure frequency in patients with epilepsy. We report a case of a man with a partial symptomatic epilepsy whose daily habit of heavy coffee drinking was associated with an increased seizure frequency. This patient witnessed a dramatic decrease in the frequency of his seizures after stopping coffee ingestion. Caffeine is a global stimulant and the...

Introduction Following the changes in the eating habits of the Japanese people in recent years, the intake of fats and easy to digest sugars has increased leading to an excessive intake of calories (energy). In addition people with obesity and obesity accompanied life-style related diseases such as diabetes and hyperlipedemia, etc. are also increasing due to various factors such as lack of exer...

Ethnic minorities in Britain having their origins in the West Indies, the Indian sub-continent (Asian), China and Africa consume diets which differ in varying degree from those of the indigenous population. These minority groups are in general well nourished and almost certainly share obesity with the host population as their commonest nutritional problem. Infantile rickets and iron deficiency ...

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of a body weight control program with supplementation of sea tangle (20 g/day) on 22 female college students. The contents of the program for 8 weeks contained diet therapy, exercise and behavioral modification through nutrition education. Body composition, dietary habit scores, serum lipid profiles, daily nutrient intakes and the quality of life...

The digestibility of crude protein (CP) from tropical legumes in grass-legume mixed diets was studied based on literature data by regressing the digestible CP (digCP) proportion diet. In vivo studies reporting concentration and values ruminants fed with grasses no other feed, were selected for analysis (56 publications, 213 dietary treatments (150 legume forages, 63 grasses)). First, observatio...

Things that trigger Hypertension were classified into two; cannot be modified factors, and can factors. This study armed to investigate the factors triggered recurrence of hypertension in patients at Sumbertebu village, Mojokerto. A cross-sectional research design was used carry on this study. The respondents featured 35 Simple random sampling determine sample population. An interview based FFQ...