Relation of smoking, physical activity and living residence to body fat and fat distribution in elderly men in Greece.

abstract：:Activity pattern, energy intake and body mass index (BMI) were studied in a group of 232 women aged 19-65 years. The subjects were selected from five major markets in Abeokuta Township using a systematic random sampling technique. With the aid of a structured questionnaire and 24-h diet recall, information was collect...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Afolabi WA,Addo AA,Sonibare MA

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this research work was to study the chemical characterisation, antioxidant and cytotoxic activity of ethanolic extracts of four commercial algae species Arame, Kombu, Hijiki and Wakame. The highest scavenging activity has been observed in Arame extract. Antioxidant potential of all extracts was in correlati...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Vlaisavljević S,Rašeta M,Berežni S,Passamonti S,Tramer F

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mastication, the first step in food digestion, results in the breakdown of solid food and its lubrication with saliva. Although the rate and extent of starch digestion are closely dependent on the way food is chewed, this factor has not been adequately considered in the preparation of food for in vitro digestion exper...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Hoebler C,Devaux MF,Karinthi A,Belleville C,Barry JL

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin E is a very important nutrient in the human diet mainly due to its antioxidant properties. In this study an attempt was made to measure and evaluate vitamin E intake and to determine plasma tocopherol levels in a group of adolescents in Spili, Crete, Greece. It is known that Crete is an area with a high consum...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Hassapidou M,Kafatos A,Manoukas G

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated if vitamin E consumption affects gut microbiota. Mice were grouped into control, low vitamin E (LV), and high vitamin E (HV). LV and HV were fed DL-α-tocopherol at 0.06 mg/20 g and 0.18 mg/20 g of body weight per day, respectively, for 34 days. Body weight of mice was measured before and after vit...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Choi Y,Lee S,Kim S,Lee J,Ha J,Oh H,Lee Y,Kim Y,Yoon Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hot water extract (LN), partially purified polysaccharides (LP) and hot alkali extracted polysaccharides (LNa) obtained from fruiting bodies of the wild basidiomycete Laetiporus sulphureus were examined for their antioxidant activities. LNa was the most active antioxidant, as shown by the median effective concentratio...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Klaus A,Kozarski M,Niksic M,Jakovljevic D,Todorovic N,Stefanoska I,Van Griensven LJ

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aims of this study were to evaluate whether the antihypertensive effect of garlic could to be associated to interactions with adrenergic and dopaminergic receptors involved in regulating blood pressure and to compare these data with those obtained from wild Allium species. METHODS:The aqueous extracts...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Nencini C,Franchi GG,Micheli L

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fresh persimmon contains high quantities of bioactive compounds, but is only available in the autumn and winter months. The aim of this investigation was to compare fresh and dried persimmon in order to determine whether the latter could be a substitute for fresh fruit. It was found that the contents of dietary fibers...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Jung ST,Park YS,Zachwieja Z,Folta M,Barton H,Piotrowicz J,Katrich E,Trakhtenberg S,Gorinstein S

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to develop a Chinese Healthy Eating Index for School-age Children (CHEI-SC), apply it in the 2011 China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) to assess dietary quality, and compared it with our former developed index named CHEI. Data of 3-day 24-hour diet recalls and household food inventory survey from ...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Wu H,Yuan YQ,Wang YC,Zhou XF,Liu SJ,Cai MQ,He GS,Li SG,Zang JJ,Chen B

更新日期：2020-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Anemia is a frequent problem in both the primary and secondary health care programs. In contrast, most areas of northeast India are vulnerable to iron toxicity. In the present study, we documented the effect of administration of iron rich water on hemolytic anemia in a Wistar rats' animal model. Hemolytic anemia was i...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Chaturvedi R,Chattopadhyay P,Banerjee S,Bhattacharjee CR,Raul P,Borah K,Singh L,Veer V

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective and double-blind study was conducted on 35 women with weight excess who consumed 25 grams of quinoa flakes (QF) or corn flakes (CF) daily during a period of four consecutive weeks. At the beginning (T1) and at the end (T2) of the intervention, total calorie intake was evaluated, anthropometric assessment...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： De Carvalho FG,Ovídio PP,Padovan GJ,Jordão Junior AA,Marchini JS,Navarro AM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fatty acid composition, including trans-fatty acids, of 15 margarine samples from the Greek market was determined by gas-liquid chromatography. Saturated, cis-monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids have been found in the ranges of 24.1-53.3%, 15.5-50.3%, and 14.3-50.2% of total fatty acids, respectively. ...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Triantafillou D,Zografos V,Katsikas H

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized, repeated-measures design, the glycaemic response and satiety ratings of a potato and leek soup were compared with and without the addition of 5 g of yellow mustard bran. Ten healthy, non-smoking, moderately active male subjects (mean age of 21.1 years and mean body mass index 23.2 kg/m(2)) were recrui...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Lett AM,Thondre PS,Rosenthal AJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five prepared catering dishes were analysed to evaluate the proximate composition and the fatty acids, vitamin E, thiamine and riboflavin content. The correspondent values were calculated from actually available food composition tables (two from Italy, one from the UK and one from the USA). When using more than one da...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Contato R,Riso P,Ciappellano S,Oriani GA,Testolin G

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four hydrolysates were obtained from bovine hemoglobin concentrate (BHC) and used to fortify extruded maize products. Extrusion was carried out with a Brabender single-screw extruder. Physicochemical properties from extruded products were measured. The iron availability was estimated by the dializability method, which...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Cian RE,Drago SR,De Greef DM,Torres RL,González RJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mineral contents of four mulberry fruits and their pekmez samples growing particularly in the Malatya province in Turkey were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. All samples contained high amounts of calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium, phosphorus and sulphur. The highest mineral c...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Akbulut M,Ozcan MM

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare the estimations provided by three different means of measuring the resting energy expenditure (REE) in anorexia nervosa (AN) patients. REE was measured, after 24 h of refeeding, using a portable multisensor body monitor [SenseWear Pro2 Armband (SWA)], FitMate™ method and the Müller...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： El Ghoch M,Alberti M,Capelli C,Calugi S,Battistini NC,Pellegrini M,Šubašić S,Lanza M,Dalle Grave R

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The guava pectin methylesterase (PME) specific activity and vitamin C were assayed in samples from different phases of guava fruit development. The PME enzyme from guava was extracted with borate-acetate buffer, 50 mol/l, pH 8.0, in the presence of NaCl 0.3 mol/l. The results showed PME optimum activity at pH 9 and 95...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Carvalho AB,De Assis SA,Leite KM,Bach EE,Oliveira OM

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work we studied the contents of pectin and protein, pectinmethylesterase (PME) activity, and PME stability in various stages of industrial processing, due to the implication of these values on the quality of the final product. The results of the PME stability at different values of pH showed residual PME activ...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Leite KM,Assis SA,Tadiotti AC,Oliveira OM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scallopini is a general name derived from scallopine, an Italian preparation of veal, which describes thinly pounded cuts of meat which are either used as a cutlet or rolled around other foods and cooked. Concept development was accomplished through use of focus groups, consumer ranking studies, and mailed surveys. Th...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Elsner RJ,McWatters KH,Resurreccion AV

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amino acid and fatty acid contents of Adenopus breviflorus benth seed (locally called egwoli) with and without hull were determined. The results for the amino acid analysis showed that the seed is a good source of most of the essential amino acids and comparable to those of soya bean. The total essential amino aci...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Oshodi AA

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amaranth is a Native American grain appreciated for its high nutritional properties including high mineral content. The aim of this study was to evaluate the availability of Fe, Zn and Ca from extruded products made with two varieties of amaranth and their mixtures with maize at two levels of replacement. Mineral avai...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Galan MG,Drago SR,Armada M,José RG

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extrusion process has been widely used for the development of many functional foods. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of extrusion process on antioxidant and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition properties from bovine haemoglobin concentrate (BHC) hydrolysates (P, FC, PF and FCF). Extrusion was...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Cian RE,Luggren P,Drago SR

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer occurs as a result between genes-diet interactions. Concerning diet, only alcohol is widely recognized for being most consistently associated with breast cancer risk. The purpose of this review is to report through a systematic way the current scientific evidence relating breast cancer and diet, through ...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Mourouti N,Kontogianni MD,Papavagelis C,Panagiotakos DB

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence from animal and observational studies has supported the beneficial effects of beta-glucan intake on glycemic control, but intervention studies in hypercholesterolemic crowd have generated mixed results and have not been systematically examined. In the present study, we aimed to quantitatively evaluate the rel...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Zou Y,Liao D,Huang H,Li T,Chi H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prebiotic oligosaccharides confer health benefits on the host by modulating the gut microbiota. Intestinal lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are potential targets of prebiotics; however, the metabolism of oligosaccharides by LAB has not been fully characterized. Here, we studied the metabolism of eight oligosaccharides by 19...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Endo A,Nakamura S,Konishi K,Nakagawa J,Tochio T

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3',4'-Dihydroxycinnamic acid (aka caffeic acid) is a common dietary component found in a variety of plant-derived food products either in a free form or esterified as in chlorogenic acids such as 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid. The dihydroxycinnamate is produced principally by hydrolysis in the colon of 5-O-caffeoylquinic ac...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Hasyima Omar M,González Barrio R,Pereira-Caro G,Almutairi TM,Crozier A

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vivo bioactivity of polyphenols will depend on their bioavailability. Grape juice is an important source of dietary phenolics. This paper reports results that prove that quercetin (3,3',4',5,7-pentahydroxyflavone) is bioavailable after a single ingestion of red grape juice by healthy volunteers. Blood plasma sa...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Dávalos A,Castilla P,Gómez-Cordovés C,Bartolomé B

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress (OS) - defined as the imbalance between free radical production and antioxidant defences - is a condition associated with chronic-degenerative disease, such as cancer, metabolic and disease cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Several studies have shown that diet and some of its components could influence ...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Vetrani C,Costabile G,Di Marino L,Rivellese AA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormones in relation to iodine status were studied in a group of Sudanese pregnant women with goitre (n = 66). These women were compared with a healthy, non-pregnant control group from the same area (n = 40). Twenty-four-hour urine samples and serum samples were collected during weeks 10-13, 20-24 and 32-39 of...

journal_title：International journal of food sciences and nutrition

authors： Eltom A,Elnagar B,Gebre-Medhin M

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00