abstract：:It is a well-known fact that the legume Khesari (Lathyrus sativus) causes lathyrism, a disease characterized by paralysis of the lower limbs in human beings. The toxic constituent is an amino acid identified as B-Oxalyl-Amino L-Alanine (BOAA). It has been reported that if the legume is boiled for two hours and the wat...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Jha K

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 83 diets served over a period of 20 days to hospitalized diabetic patients were studied. The diets were modified in both calories and carbohydrates and were prepared in a centralized cooking facility. The diets studied were randomly selected, without replacement, using a random number table. Quantities of f...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Dárdano CA

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water activity, moisture content, pH, total sugars and sodium chloride content of commercial foods with reduced water content found in Chilean supermarkets were determined. The sample included meat, dairy, fruits and confectionary products. Principles involved in the reduction of water activity are discussed for each ...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Aguilera JM,Kozma S,Olivares M,Andrade M,Neimann G

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two experiments were performed to examine the effects of various carbohydrates (fructose, lactose, corn starch, wheat starch and potato starch) on the utilization of iron, on Fe-depleted rats. These received a single meal that contained the test carbohydrate at a 60% level, labelled with 59Fe. The rest of the experime...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Pabón de Rozo M,VanCampen D,Miller DD

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out to determine the protein content of several Amaranthus sp. grains. Findings revealed this has a high lysine (5.3 to 6.3 of the protein) and sulphur amino acids content (3.4-4.0%), while leucine could well be limiting when those seeds are used as a sole protein source in food. Using the corre...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Correa AD,Jokl L,Carlsson R

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical composition, content of antinutritional factors, and the in vitro protein digestibility of grains of the pseudo-cereal Amaranthus were analyzed. The plants were grown in Brazil (without fertilizer), Puerto Rico (100 kg N/ha), and California (200 kg N/ha). The seed analysis gave the following values (%DM):...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Correa AD,Jokl L,Carlsson R

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three varieties of common beans were chemically analyzed and their protein quality was evaluated in 12 human male adult subjects by the short-term nitrogen balance method. Chemical analyses were performed for both raw and cooked grains. Cooking reduced the trypsin inhibitors in 28 to 73%, hemagglutinins, 100%, tannins...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Blanco A,Navarrete DA,Bressani R,Braham JE,Gómez-Brenes R,Elías LG

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study revealed that the drum-drying and spray-drying procedures used on the pepitona (Arca zebra) hydrolysate, as well as the storage time, exert a deteriorative significant effect on the functional properties of both hydrolysates. The greatest and more significant losses of the majority of such properties...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Arbej J,Luna G

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of including fresh and ensilaged coffee pulp in rations for monogastric animals, and find the best protein and coffee pulp levels in rations for rats. Fresh coffee pulp and pulp ensilaged for 12 months were used; both kinds of pulp were sun-dried before incorpor...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Gómez-Brenes RA,Bendaña G,González JM,Braham JE,Bressani R

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this investigation was to analyze the distribution of protein-energy malnutrition, anemia and hypovitaminosis A in relation to accessibility and size of rural lands. About 689 families from the Agreste rural area (Pernambuco, North-East Brazil) were studied. A total of 1,257 children under 6 years of ag...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： de Lira PI,Cartagena HA,Romani Sde A,Torres MA,Batista Filho M

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate a set of teaching materials on food, nutrition and agriculture, adapted at the Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), University of Chile, within the scope of a project with AID and the School of Agronomy of the Chilean Catholic University (U. C.) aimed at incorpor...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Olivares S,Andrade M,Harper L,Kain J,Eskenazi ME,Sánchez F,Domínguez JI,Valiente S

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maximum advantage of certain fish species captured with shrimp, at present not fully utilized, constitutes a necessity in Venezuela. The purpose of this research work was to evaluate the stability of three of those fish species: bagre, cunaro and caballa, based on the changes that might occur in their fat content. Thi...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Gil W,Rodríguez MI,Borges M,Bello RA

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Mexico is a country with a great fishing potential, fish consumption remains very low. An important reason for this situation is the difficulty faced in regard to its preservation and distribution, a factor which notably increases the final price of the product. As is known, in some countries fish preservatio...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Morales de León JC,Bourges RH,Necoechea H

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correlation existing between the chemical determination and the sensory evaluation of the bitter taste in beers was studied. Six different brands were analyzed in six series of repetitions during four months (March through July). For the chemical method, the determination of BU (Bitterness Units) was used. This co...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： de Penna EW,González S,Vercellino JC

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the information in the literature in regard to the utilization of the seed of the "chigo" (Campsiandra comosa, Benth) as human food in Venezuela, is presented. The seed of the "chigo" is used as food by inhabitants in areas of the Orinoco basin. Several types of products are prepared from its flour. The nu...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Barreiro JA,Brito O,Hevia P,Pérez C,Orozco M

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the problems in the handling and processing of various kinds of fruits, is the enzymatic and nonenzymatic browning. The polyphenoloxidases are strictly related with the first aspect, needing therefore, more attention from the scientists and food industries. These enzymes oxidize mono, di and polyphenols in the ...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Galeazzi MA

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iodine deficiency during intrauterine and early postnatal life of the rat produces a transient decrease in the DNA content of brain and cerebellum, which is spontaneously recovered without replacement therapy. Results of the study revealed that DNA synthesis measured through thymidine-H3 incorporation to DNA, was incr...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Fábrega I,Mánquez M,Leiva L,Zvaighaft A,Muzzo S

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four studies were carried out for the purpose of measuring the digestibility of diets based on rice and beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), and in order to quantify the effect of their supplementation with animal protein (milk) and energy (oil), on the energy and protein digestibility of such diets in human adults. Diets were...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Vargas E,Bressani R,Navarrete D,Braham JE,Elías LG

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of a powdered soy extract (30% protein) as a supplement in infant feeding for children from 2-24 months who had stopped breastfeeding was tested for acceptance and impact in two semi-rural communities in the State of Bahia in Northeast Brazil. The product was supplied gratuitously by a Brazilian soy bean proce...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Costa Cedraz LM,Lockwood RM

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:p6e complementation between corn and fish, and rice and fish was evaluated for the purpose of establishing the required levels of each constituent in the mixture to obtain the optimum value in the biological evaluations for each diet. The optimum fish levels were around 10 and 6% for the corn and rice diets, respectiv...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Merino G,Lareo L,Bressani R

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine the nutritional adequacy of diets MIT 200 and NIH 2000 on the growth and development of experimental animals, these two diets were fed to two groups of animals during three periods of development: 1) pregnancy; 2) lactation, and 3) post-weaning. These diets were compared with a diet that satisfie...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Sintes JL,Miller SA

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most food iron in the gut enters into two "common pools" that behave quite differently in terms of absorption. Heme iron present in hemoglobin and myoglobin, is well absorbed and is relatively unaffected by diet composition. Non-heme iron, the form of iron present in vegetables and in man's staples, generally is poorl...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Stekel A,Amar M,Calvo E,Chadud P,Hertrampf E,Llaguno S,Olivares M,Pizarro F

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 96 pasteurized fruit juice samples obtained at retail level and packed in pure-pak containers were analyzed, to determine their pH and mould yeasts counts. The isolated microflora were identified by macroscopic and microscopic techniques besides biochemical reactions. The pH rate values were the following: ...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Mendoza S,Montemayor L,Boscán LA,Barreiro JA

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An attempt was made to point out the alterations in serum calcium, phosphorus and magnesium, during gestation in female rats fed ad libitum normal diets (protein content, 21%), a protein-calorie deficient diet (protein content, 1%) in a quantity equal to half of that given to normal rats. As the data revealed, in the ...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Sartor ME,de Nóbrega FJ,Tonete Sde S,Trinidade CE,Curi PR

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nutritive value of calf stomach waste from rennet production was assessed. The by-product was either drum-dried at the industry (DDSW) or mildly dried (60 degrees C) in a ventilated oven at the laboratory (MDSW). Part of the sample treated at the laboratory was autoclaved before drying (ASW). The protein and ether...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Caldas SA,Moraes-Santos T

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to avoid ponderable errors among the anthropometrists working in a project of school health, a training model was developed. Four subjects were trained (A, B, C and D). Significant and highly significant differences in the reading of skinfold (F = 5.15) and height (F = 8.17) were observed only with subject C....

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Guimarey LM,Piedrabuena AE,Barros Filho Ade A

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of the studies described herein were: 1) to obtain a sunflower flour and protein concentrate for human consumption, and 2) to explore possible ways for their utilization. The Peredovik variety was selected, since it is most abundant in Mexico. The procedure usually followed for the obtention of flours f...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Bourges H,Morales de León JC,Coria RH

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypervitaminosis A induces the following changes in the rat sublingual gland: smaller size acini with lower cells and smaller nuclei. The serous demilunes show smaller cells and nuclei. The striated ducts show smaller and disorganized cells with smaller nuclei. These data were confirmed by morphometric techniques. ...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Lopes RA,da Costa JR,Campos GM,Petenusci SO,Piccolo AM

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three experiments were conducted to study the possibility of improving the nutritive value of broad beans (Vicia faba, L.) in poultry diets. In the first experiment, raw and autoclaved (1.0 kg/cm2/15 min) beans, with and without antibiotic supplementation, were studied. The results after 21 days showed no significant ...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Bezares A,Cuca M,Avila E,Velásquez C

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A screening method for the characterization and differentiation of proteinaceous samples and amino acid mixtures was applied to protein foods (4 protein-rich mixtures, one product sold as dietary supplement, and 3 raw materials of frequent use in the preparation of these products). Graphic profiles which describe the ...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Araújo-Neto J,Costa-Carvalho VL,Araújo MB,Pinto GF

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some essential aspects of families with malnourished infants being treated in the Nutritional Rehabilitation Centers managed by the Corporation for Infant Nutrition (CONIN) of Santiago, Chile, were studied in depth. The purpose was to identify and quantify some variables of the family environment as a previous necessa...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Alvarez ML,Mikacic D,Ottenberger A,Salazar ME

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to pursue a study on the growth and development of French-Canadian children from birth to 6 years of age, 496 pregnant women were selected in the Montreal area. A complete survey of the family's social and medical background, along with the parents' height and weight was recorded through a prenatal interview ...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Villalón L,Brault-Dubuc M

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent experimental observations as well as theoretical considerations suggest that histidine may be an essential amino acid for the adult man. In this paper, an up-to-date review of the literature on the essentiality of histidine is presented. Some practical implications of the indispensability of this amino acid in ...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Mejía LA

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lupinus albus and Lupinus mutabilis may achieve importance among the andean countries in which soy bean can not grow due to ecological reasons. Both lupin varieties are outstanding because of their high protein and oil content. Its alkaloid content limits the lupins usage; however the bitter substances can be eliminat...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Gross R,von Baer E

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The weight, head, chest and arm circumference of four hundred and sixty-one infants in Jamaica were measured during the first twenty-four hours of birth. The purpose of this work was to draw attention to the arm circumference as a possible indicator of the stage of maturity at birth and correlate this parameter agains...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Gueri M,Justum P,Knight P,Hinds V

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole blood concentrations of selenium were determined in 776 dairy cows and calves from 28 farms located in three States (Aragua, Carabobo and Guárico) of the central zone of Venezuela and in Portuguesa State. Selenium levels largely varied according to both the geographic distribution and animals breed. Cattle from ...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Otaiza ER,Valeri H,Cumare V

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This descriptive study presents a series of factors that can influence food habits, being the educational level the most important independent variable. The sample included families that had infants (1-2 years) and preschool children (2-6 years). These families belonged to all socio-economic levels, not being well rep...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Luz AM,Teresa GM,Margarita V,Graciela J,Vivien G

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mangos at different maturity stages were waxed with TAG and allowed to ripe at 23 degrees C and 16 degrees C, with a relative humidity of 60-70%. Unwaxed fruits held under the same conditions were used as controls. Results showed that in both varieties the waxing of the fruits extended their shelf life, improved their...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Gómez Brito L,Malevski Y,Silberg M

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00