dietary intake is the most important route of exposure to heavy metals for most people. rice is a staple food for iranians that, if polluted, threatens public health. cooking process may affect heavy metals content of rice. in this study, concentrations of cadmium (cd), lead (pb), chromium (cr), nickel (ni) and cobalt (co) were measured in 3 brands of imported rice available in shiraz-iran mark...

this study has paied to investigation and comparison of content hg in imported rice from indian country and cultivated rice (oryza sativa( in borojerd and isfehan provinces in iran. 30 types of indian imported rice and 5 type iranian rice available in market of iran in 4 repeat from every type. the first step, grains of raw rice were digested by acid digestion method and then were analyzed for ...

This is a special conference for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and for me personally. The role of monetary aggregates in monetary policy was intensely controversial when I joined the staff of the Board of Governors in May 1969. I was immediately asked to join the staff of the newly formed FOMC Committee on the Directive. Governor Sherman Maisel chaired that committee; the other two member...

OBJECTIVES To analyse the total number of newspaper articles citing the four leading general medical journals and to describe national citation patterns. DESIGN Quantitative content analysis. SETTING/SAMPLE Full text of 22 general newspapers in 14 countries over the period 2008-2015, collected from LexisNexis. The 14 countries have been categorised into four regions: the USA, the UK, Wester...

OBJECTIVE In contrast to non-vegetarians, vegetarians consume more legumes and meat analogues as sources of protein to substitute for meat intake. The present study aimed to assess the association between foods with high protein content (legumes, meat, meat analogues) by dietary pattern (vegetarians, non-vegetarians) and hip fracture incidence, adjusted for selected lifestyle factors. DESIGN ...

The use of computer applications can be a frustrating experience. This study replicates previous studies of the amount of time users – involuntarily – spend trying to diagnose and recover from problems they encounter while using computer applications such as web browsers, email, and text processing. In the present study, 21 users self-reported their frustrating experiences during an average of ...

In this study, it was aimed to determine heavy metal levels in muscle tissues of Atlantic bonito samples caught the Eastern Black Sea Region and their potential pose a risk human health. The concentrations Fe, Zn, Cu, Pb, Mn, Al have been measured edible (Sarda sarda Bloch, 1793) from Trabzon Rize coasts southern September 2020 December 2020. Cd, Cr, Co, Ni were not detected part S. both coasta...

This study examined effects of 12 weeks of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on eating behaviour, food cravings, and weekly energy intake and expenditure in inactive men. Eleven healthy men (mean ± SD: age, 26 ± 5 years; body mass index, 24.6 ± 3.8 kg·m-2; maximum oxygen uptake, 43.1 ± 7.4 mL·kg-1·min-1) completed the 12-week supervised exercise programme. Body composition, health markers (e....

BACKGROUND The health and social impact of drinking in excess of internationally recognized weekly (>21 units in men; >14 units in women) and daily (>4 units in men; >3 units in women) recommendations for 'sensible' alcohol intake are largely unknown. METHODS A prospective cohort study of 1551 men and women aged around 55 years in 1988 when typical alcohol consumption was recalled using a 7-d...