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Food and Nutrition Sciences (FNS) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in related areas. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of food and nut…
Mustafa Mahfuz, Tahmeed Ahmed, A. M. Shamsir Ahmed, M. Munirul Islam, M. I. Hossain
We examined the rate of weight gain and absolute weight gain of underweight children (weight- for-age Z score < -2) aged between 6 - 24 months living in a slum of Dhaka city, in response to two different regimens of supplementary feeding. Comparison was also…
Rajitha Sunkara, Martha Verghese
Obesity is a global problem and numbers are rising at a fast pace in developing countries and it becomes a major public health concern. Economic costs associated with obesity are high and increasing as the rate of obesity. Obesity leads to its co-morbidities;…
Marta Regina Verruma-Bernardi, Kiwon Lee, Stephanie Qing Liu, Peter Lawrence Bordi Jr., 1 1, 1 1
The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the preference of chocolate milk products sweetened with sucrose and stevia by pre- and post-menopausal women and to examine their concerns about bone health. Women panelists were divided into two groups…
Nora Abdullah Al-Faris
This study was conducted to examine the nutritional content, contamination levels, and biological effects of 3 local prepared formulas. Formula (1) contained mixed nuts; formula (2) contained moghat, honey and royal jelly, while formula (3) contained honey, f…
Mohammad Reza Shadan, Kavita Waghray, Fahimeh Khoushabi
Protein-energy malnutrition among children is the major health challenges and it may be related to low nutritional quality of traditional complementary foods and high cost of quality protein-based complementary foods. The aim of this study was formulation, pr…
Fei Teng, Tomohiro Bito, Shigeo Takenaka, Yukinori Yabuta, Fumio Watanabe
We determined vitamin B 12 content of Chinese black tea leaves using a microbiological assay based on Lactobacillus delbrueckii ATCC 7830. Trace levels (0.25 - 0.69 μg/100g dry weight) of vitamin B 12 were detected in Pu’er, Fu, and Brick tea leaves. However,…
Tomohiro Bito, Mariko Yasui, Toshio Iwaki, Yukinori Yabuta, Tsuyoshi Ichiyanagi, Ryoichi Yamaji, Yoshihisa Nakano, Hiroshi Inui, Fumio Watanabe
We evaluated whether the dodecylamine derivative of hydroxocobalamin acts as a potent inhibitor of cobalamin-dependent enzymes in an African green monkey kidney cell, COS-7. When the dodecylamine derivative (1.0 μmol/L) did not show any cytotoxicity in the cu…
Mary Omwamba, Symon M. Mahungu
Extrusion cooking is an ideal method for the manufacture ready-to-eat snacks. The benefits include increased protein and starch digestibility in protein-enriched cereal snack products. Extrusion cooking needs to be controlled if product quality is to be maint…
Cristina Ruano, Patricia Henríquez, Miguel Ruiz-Canela, Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, Almudena Sánchez-Villegas
Objective: Few studies have related nutritional factors with quality of life in healthy populations. Our aim was to analyze the relationship between commercial bakery, fast food or soft drinks consumption and mental and physical quality of life. Study Design:…
Rey Gutiérrez Tolentino, Salvador Vegay León, Beatriz Schettino Bermúdez, Guadalupe Prado Flores, María de Lourdes Ramírez Vega, Claudia Radilla Vázquez, María Radilla Vázquez, Marcela Vazquez Francisca
The nature of organochlorine pesticides (OCP) and their physical-chemical properties exert immediate action of control on live systems, which has justified their use in agricultural practices. Their long life makes them a persistent ecological aggressor and b…
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