The effectiveness of an alpha-chloralose (AC)-corn oil suspension, an AC-margarine mixture, and AC tablets were compared for immobilizing Canada geese (Branta canadensis). Responses to AC immobilization also were compared in male and female Canada geese. There was no difference in mean time to first effects or mean time to capture between male and female geese dosed with 30 mg/kg AC in orally-a...

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Among many things that increase the risk for heart disease, high level of cholesterol and saturated fat is strongly correlated with coronary heart disease. Due to bad health effects of cholesterol and saturated fat, there is a growing number of people who concern about these effects. Butter gets a bad reputation, because...

OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to investigate the consistency of use of plant stanol ester margarine and to characterise consistent and inconsistent users. DESIGN A cohort of plant stanol ester margarine users was established based on 14 national surveys conducted by the National Public Health Institute in Finland between 1996 and 1999. A follow-up study questionnaire was developed and...

BACKGROUND Consumption of plant sterols and plant stanols reduces low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) concentrations. At the same time, plasma plant sterol concentrations will increase after plant sterol consumption, but decrease after plant stanol consumption. In contrast to plant stanols, plant sterols can undergo oxidation and form oxyphytosterols. Findings from in vitro and animal s...

T HE correlation between the amount of dietary fat, the concentration of serum cholesterol and the incidence of ischemic heart diseaset is widely accepted as a cause and effect relationship by nutritionists, public health authorities, biochemists, practising physicians and by the public itself. Evidence favoring this correlation has been presented in a large number of epidemiologic studies, amo...