OBJECTIVES To assess calcium status in healthy pregnant women during limited sun exposure time in winter, and to demonstrate the possible effect of serum albumin alterations on serum total calcium level and the role of albumin adjusted calcium concentration. METHODS Subjects enrolled in the study included 160 apparently healthy women divided equally into four groups (I - IV), group I was cons...

BACKGROUND Previous epidemiological studies have been suggestive but inconclusive in demonstrating inverse associations of calcium, vitamin D, dairy product intakes with risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). We conducted a large population-based comparison of such associations in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) and Ontario (ON). METHODS A case control study design was used. Colorectal cancer cases ...

The aim of this study was to determine physicochemical, microbial properties and antioxidant activity of fermented camel milk (Chal) and introduce it as a functional food. The protein content of the samples was determined using Kjeldahl method and total dry matter using oven drying method. The amount of fat content with Gerber method and pH was measured using a pH meter. Antioxidant activity wa...

summer pruning and calcium spray could improve kiwifruits quality. in this study, effect of summer pruning in two times, 2 and 15 days after petal fall alone or in combination with %1 calcium chloride spray on fruit quality and mineral elements contents of ‘hayward’ kiwifruit was investigated. calcium sprayed four times 90 days after petal fall with 15 days intervals. the results showed that su...

Removal of the corpuscles of Stannius (STX) in the freshwater European eel causes a marked increase in the concentrations of blood ionic calcium and protein-bound calcium. The hypercalcaemia peaks 20 days after STX and lasts at least another 20 days. In stanniectomized eels hypocalcin decreased both blood ionic and total calcium concentrations. The reduction of plasma total calcium concentratio...

Concentrations of serum total calcium and serum calcium fractions were compared between 28 hypertensive subjects and 28 race-sex-age-matched normotensive controls. Mean levels of serum total calcium were not different between the two groups. Hypertensive subjects had lower mean serum levels of ultrafilterable calcium (-0.32 mg/dl; p = 0.01), ionized calcium (-0.07 mg/dl; p = 0.09), and complexe...

BACKGROUND/AIMS To prevent hypocalcemia after parathyroidectomy (PTX), parenteral calcium is required in addition to oral calcitriol and calcium. After switching to oral calcium, patients can be discharged from the hospital. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical characteristics and outcomes of PTX performed at a single Korean center and to investigate the associated laboratory facto...

considering the potential benefits of edible coatings and films for storage of food materials, effect of edible calcium alginate film on shelf life of frozen lamb muscles was studied in the present research. microbial analyses including total microorganisms count and psychrophilic bacteria count and chemical analyses such as total volatile nitrogen (tvn) and moisture content determination were ...