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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…
Sandeep Karna, Won Bong Lim, Ji Sun Kim, Sang Woo Kim, Hui Zheng, Kum Hue Bae, Min Sung Cho, Hee Kyun Oh, Ok Su Kim, Hong Ran Choi, Ok Joon Kim
C 16 saturated fatty acid (Palmitic acid) is one of the most common dietary fatty acids which played an important role in the cellular biological functions. Palmitic acid (PA) was tested for potential inhibition of DNA topoisomerase I (topo I) and it exhibite…
João Silva Dias, Rodomiro Ortiz
Vegetables are essential for well-balanced diets. About 3 billion people in the world are malnourished due to imbalanced diets. Vegetables can contribute to the prevention of malnutrition disorders. Genetic engineering enables vegetable breeders to incorporat…
Miyo Hasegawa, Hideo Sasaki, Masao Hara, Nobuko Murayama
The effect of nutrition education using self-monitoring of blood glucose on glycemic control was investigated in the present study. Of 36 males and 25 females aged 30 - 69 years under outpatient treatment at 3 hospitals in Niigata prefecture, Japan, 61 non-in…
Jaqueline Batista Silva, Karla Silva Ferreira, Selma Bergara Almeida, Laura Pessanha Duarte
Selenium is an element which participates in antioxidant enzymes. A medium and long term lack of such element is associated, mainly, with heart disease, joint and bone structure problems and thyroid activity. Selenium contents in blood reflect its ingestion a…
Tiina Ritvanen, Tiina Putkonen, Kimmo Peltonen
The objective of this study was to survey the fatty acid profiles of fat spreads, margarines, shortenings, vegetable fat ice creams, vegetable fat milk-based cream substitutes, vegetable fat cheese substitutes, and reduced-fat cheeses on the Finnish market. T…
Abdel Moneim E. Sulieman, Itimad A. Abd Elhafise, Awad M. Abdelrahim
The date palm ( Phoenix dactylifera L.) is one of mankind’s oldest cultivated plants. A date palm fruit is an important component of the diet in most of the hot arid and semi arid regions of the world. The present study aimed at investigating the physical and…
Joanne S. M. Ebesu, Cara E. Campora
This letter is in regards to the paper, “Quantitative evaluation of commercially available test kit for ciguatera in fish” [1]. We were compelled to respond because the entire premise of this paper is flawed, thus invalidating its stated conclusions. The data…
Poliana M. dos Santos, Lenon F. B. Costa, Edenir R. Pereira-Filho
A fast and direct method for determination of milk adulteration by monitoring of calcium and sodium concentrations variations was described. Milk samples were furnished by a dairy company located at S?o Carlos (S?o Paulo State, Brazil) and and spiked with tap…
Meehye Kim
The extracts of <i>Prunella vulgaris</i> L. (Labiatae), a popular Western and Chinese herbal medicine, was shown to have anti-inflammatory properties, which might be due to partially, their rosmarinic acid content. Inhition of prostaglandine E<sub>2</sub> (PG…
Simla Basar, Johannes Westendorf
Fruit and leaf of noni ( Morinda citrifolia L.) have been used traditionally as food and for medicinal purposes by South Pacific populations since over two thousand years. Recently noni fruit juice became very popular as health beverage worldwide. Manufacture…
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