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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…
Ramesh Murugesan, Valérie Orsat, Mark Lefsrud
The changes in total polyphenolics in elderberry ( Sambucus nigra ) following treatment with various doses of pulsed ultraviolet rays (UV) were investigated. Four pulsed UV durations (5, 10, 20, 30 seconds) at three energy dosages (4500, 6000, 11,000 J/m2/pul…
Erin McGlade, Allison Locatelli, Julia Hardy, Toshikazu Kamiya, Masahiko Morita, Koji Morishita, Yoichiro Sugimura, Deborah Yurgelun-Todd
Objectives: The present study assessed the potential cognitive-enhancing effects of citicoline, a dietary supplement, in healthy adult women. Specifically, it was hypothesized that citicoline supplementation would be associated with improved attention compare…
Jonathan V. Woodward, David C. Ribar
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), the School Breakfast Program (SBP), and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) share a common goal of helping people wit…
Hans-Joachim Graubaum, Regina Busch, Heike Stier, Joerg Gruenwald
Purpose: In a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized clinical trial, the effect of an insoluble yeast beta-glucan preparation on the incidences of common colds and its effect on common cold symptoms were compared to placebo. Methods: 100 healthy partici…
Shunji Oshima, Takeshi Haseba, Chiaki Masuda, Ema Kakimi, Manabu Sami, Tomomasa Kanda, Youkichi Ohno
Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) differs greatly among individuals, even when people of the same sex and age drink alcohol under the same drinking conditions. In this study, we investigated the main factors involved in the internal reg-ulation of individual…
Kshetrimayum Birla Singh
The use of Zn as micronutrient in husbandry and agriculture practices and also in baby foods and multivitamin supplements have been increased during the last two decades. However, the effect of long term increasing Zn load on the oxidative stress in the body…
Pilar Hernández-Sánchez, Santiago López-Miranda, Carmen Lucas-Abellán, Estrella Núñez-Delicado
Eugenol, both in its pure form (EG) and included in essential clove oil (CO) was successfully solubilized in aqueous solution by forming inclusion complexes with β -cyclodextrins ( β -CDs) and its modified hydroxy-propyl- β -CDs (HP- β -CDs). To investigate t…
M. Hernández Suárez, B. Rodríguez Galdón, D. Ríos Mesa, C. Díaz Romero, E. Rodríguez Rodríguez
The sugar, organic and total phenol contents were determined in 21 varieties of chestnut from Tenerife (Spain). Sucrose, fructose and glucose were determined by HPLC/refraction index being the sucrose the sugar with the highest content. The organic acids were…
Jay Kandiah, Dawn Brinson, Valerie Amend
The purpose of this pilot study was to determine overweight students’ compliance on low and moderate carbohydrate diets and its influence on weight loss. The 28 day study was divided into two experimental periods of 14 days each. For the first 14 days, Group…
Abraham Adu-Gyamfi, Wellington Torgby-Tetteh, Victoria Appiah
Chicken is an excellent source of good quality protein, but it is highly susceptible to microbial contamination and often implicated in food borne disease. The microbiological quality of chicken at different retail outlets (supermarkets, local markets and far…
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