abstract：OBJECTIVE:To document dietary intakes and food sources of fatty acids among older Australians. DESIGN:Population-based survivor cohort. SETTING:Two postcode areas in the Blue Mountains, West of Sydney, Australia. SUBJECTS:In 1997-9, 2334 people aged 55 years and over, participated in a 5-year follow-up of the cohort...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Flood VM,Webb KL,Rochtchina E,Kelly B,Mitchell P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This special issue on the Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan Elementary School Children carried out during 2001-2002 (NAHSIT Children 2001-2002) portrays the current dilemma of the so-called "double nutritional burden" in Taiwanese children with papers addressing topics on the dietary characteristics, nutrition-rel...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Pan WH,Lee MS

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic fitness in childhood is of increasing concern in transitional and advanced economies as the metabolic syndrome (MS) is recognized more often in this age group. As the MS appears, so also does hyperuricemia. Studies in Taiwan have identified both indigenous and Chinese with high prevalence of hyperuricemia. D...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Lee MS,Wahlqvist ML,Yu HL,Pan WH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nutritional status survey of Orang Asli (Aboriginal) adults in Lembah Belum, Grik, has been conducted involving a total of 138 subjects. Jahai (58.7%) was the main ethnic group as compared to that of Temiar (41.3%). Based on the Body Mass Index (BMI) characteristics, the majority (63.2%) of the respondents were norm...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Yusof HM,Ching TS,Ibrahim R,Lola S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asian populations including Koreans are assumed to have a higher isoflavone intake due to the higher consumption of soybean. However, it is difficult to estimate isoflavone intake because there is no isoflavone database in Korea. In this study, an isoflavone database was established with systematic review. Literature ...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Park MK,Song Y,Joung H,Li SJ,Paik HY

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tribal population constitutes about 8% of the total population in India. They are particularly vulnerable to undernutrition, because of their geographical isolation, socio-economic disadvantage and inadequate health facilities. Recognizing the problem, Government of India launched different programmes for their welfar...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Rao KM,Balakrishna N,Laxmaiah A,Venkaiah K,Brahmam GN

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under-reporting of energy intake is a common problem in nutritional epidemiological studies. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of under-reporting of energy intake on the estimates of nutrient intakes. In this cross-sectional study, 901 subjects aged >16 y were randomly selected from participants...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Mirmiran P,Esmaillzadeh A,Azizi F

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2000, India revoked the ban on production and sale of non-iodised salt. We conducted a study in the north 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal to assess the prevalence of goitre, status of urinary iodine excretion (UIE) level and to estimate iodine content of salts at the household level. We surveyed 36...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Sen TK,Biswas AB,Chakrabarty I,Das DK,Ramakrishnan R,Manickam P,Hutin Y

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diet, exercise, behavioural support and for some obese individuals, pharmacotherapy, represent the set of lifestyle factors necessary for effective management of obesity. An on-going challenge in the prevention, treatment and management of obesity is to arm health professionals in particular, with the necessary knowle...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Hills AP,Byrne NM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Item non-responses are frequently encountered in mailed food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) in epidemiological studies. The effects of item non-responses in a FFQ on presumed nutrient intake and subject classifications were examined in this study of a male cancer cohort in Korea. A semi-quantitative FFQ was developed...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Ahn Y,Paik HY,Ahn YO

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The consumption of energy drinks containing sucrose and caffeine is increasing worldwide. Ten healthy women aged 18 to 22 years and fasted overnight were randomly allocated to a standardised dose of sucrose either as an "energy" drink (containing sucrose and caffeine) or lemonade on the first day and then crossed over...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Rush E,Schulz S,Obolonkin V,Simmons D,Plank L

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to develop cut-off values and evaluate the accuracy of body mass index (BMI) in the definition of obesity in the Thai population. A cross-sectional, epidemiologic study in 340 men and 507 women aged 50 +/- 16 yr (mean +/- SD; range: 20-84 yr), were sampled by stratified clustering sampl...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Pongchaiyakul C,Nguyen TV,Kosulwat V,Rojroongwasinkul N,Charoenkiatkul S,Pongchaiyakul C,Sanchaisuriya P,Rajatanavin R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to evaluate whether supplementation of milk-formulas with prebiotic fructo-oligosaccharides or a probiotic, Lactobacillus johnsonii La1 (La1), could modulate the composition of the fecal microbiota of formula-fed infants, compared to breastfed (BF) infants. Ninety infants close to 4 months of ...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Brunser O,Figueroa G,Gotteland M,Haschke-Becher E,Magliola C,Rochat F,Cruchet S,Palframan R,Gibson G,Chauffard F,Haschke F

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the Elderly Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (1999-2000) was to assess the diet, nutrition and health of persons aged 65 and above in Taiwan. A multi-staged, stratified, clustered probability sampling scheme was used in the survey. The survey population was stratified into a total of 13 strata. The...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Pan WH,Hung YT,Shaw NS,Lin W,Lee SD,Chiu CF,Lin MC,Chen SY,Hong CM,Huang TY,Chang HY,Tu SH,Chang YH,Yeh WT,Su SC

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron status, prevalence of iron deficiency and elevated iron stores, and the effect of gastrointestinal ulceration on iron status in free-living Taiwanese elderly persons were all assessed in a nationally representative, cross-sectional nutrition survey--the Elderly NAHSIT. The survey included blood measurements of ir...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Wang JL,Shaw NS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional risk factors do not appear to explain fully the variation in the incidence of the cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Epidemiological studies have not been entirely consistent with regard to the relationship between antioxidant vitamin intake and CVD and there appears to be little data on this relationship in n...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Alissa EM,Bahjri SM,Al-Ama N,Ahmed WH,Starkey B,Ferns GA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:D-lactic acidosis is a rare complication in children with short bowel syndrome. It results from fermentation of dietary carbohydrate by luminal bacteria in the small bowel caused by bacterial overgrowth. We present the case of a 14-year-old boy who had been diagnosed with short bowel syndrome from surgical treatment o...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Puwanant M,Mo-Suwan L,Patrapinyokul S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People of Indian origin develop type 2 diabetes at a relatively young age and low body mass index compared to people of other racial groups, possibly because of preferential accumulation of abdominal fat. We examined the relationship between abdominal fat and body mass index (BMI) in healthy premenopausal women of dif...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Orr-Walker B,Evans MC,Reid IR,Cundy T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of the NO-cGMP pathway is associated with myocardial protection against ischemia. During ischemia, function of this pathway is disturbed. Little is known about the effects of supplements such as Red Palm Oil (RPO) on the myocardial NO- cGMP- signalling pathway. RPO consists of saturated (SFAs), mono-unsatur...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Esterhuyse AJ,Toit ED,Rooyen JV

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High fructose feeding in rats induces insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia. The present study was undertaken to determine the hypolipidemic effect of food seasoning spices mixture on fructose-fed insulin resistant rats. Male Wistar rats received a daily diet containing either 60% fructo...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Suganthi R,Rajamani S,Ravichandran MK,Anuradha CV

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional diets and associated cuisines and their contribution to overall regional nutrition are increasingly being scrutinized by scientists for their relationships to human health. The Hangzhou region in China has lower mortality rates associated with cardiovascular disease, lower incidences of diabetes mellitus and ...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Li D,Premier R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine whether whole aqueous black tea extract (BTE) prevents bone loss induced by ovarian hormone deficiency. Eighteen 95-100 days old female albino rats were randomly assigned to three treatment groups [sham -operated control (sham); bilaterally ovariectomized (ovx) and ovx + aqueou...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Das AS,Mukherjee M,Mitra C

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of immunodeficiency, inflammatory process and nutritional status that is characteristic of infective and food-borne illness is more evident in chronic diet- and environment-influenced chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer, arthritis and neuro-degeneration diseases. ...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Shetty K,Wahlqvist ML

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary guidelines for the general population and for the management of obesity, diabetes and heart disease suggest a reduction in dietary fat, and in particular dietary saturated fatty acids (SFA). In order to achieve the recommended levels, changes in food choice patterns are required. Foods are consumed in combinat...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Tapsell LC,Hokman A,Sebastiao A,Denmeade S,Martin G,Calvert GD,Jenkins AB

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nationwide surveys of food and nutrient intake in China have revealed geographical variation between urban and rural areas. This study developed a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (SQFFQ) for cancer risk assessment suitable for both urban and rural populations by conducting a survey of food intake in Cho...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Zhou ZY,Takezaki T,Mo BQ,Sun HM,Wang WC,Sun LP,Liu SX,Ao L,Cheng GH,Wang YM,Cao J,Tajima K

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of 4 weeks iron supplementation on haematological and immunological status were studied in 25 elite female soccer players aged 20-28 years. The subjects were randomized and assigned to one of the following two groups; subjects given 40 mg/day iron supplementation (S group) or those given placebo (C group)....

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Kang HS,Matsuo T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thickening agents, such as carob bean gum or galactomannan, have been successfully administered for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux in infants. To study the effect of carob bean gum on gastric emptying and to symptoms of regurgitation, we recruited 20 full term Thai infants (mean age=13.4+/-7 week; mean body ...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Vivatvakin B,Buachum V

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to find the changes in glycoprotein composition in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients with and without cardiovascular complications. The study was carried out in Ziauddin Medical University Karachi, Pakistan. Eighty-three patients and control subjects were selected. Among them twen...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Gul A,Rahman MA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The centre of origin of the oil palm is the tropical rain forest region of West Africa. It is considered to be the 200-300 kilometre wide coastal belt between Liberia and Mayumbe. The oil palm tree has remained the 'tree of life' of Yoruba land as well as of other parts of southern West Africa to which it is indigenou...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Atinmo T,Bakre AT

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A micro level study on the haemoglobin status of 127 Munda (a tribe) and 174 Poundrakshatriya (Pod) (caste) women were conducted in the peri-urban area of Kolkata City, India. The two ethnic groups were selected in order to find out whether populations residing in the same habitat, with similar medical and health care...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Ghosh R,Bharati P

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macro mineral contents were estimated in commonly consumed green leafy vegetables in India, namely; Koyyathotakura and Peddathotakura (varieties of Amaranthus species); Erragogu and Tellagogu (variety of Hibiscus species); Gangabayalakura (Portulaca olereceo) and Palak (Spineces olerecea) at three different stages of ...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Khader V,Rama S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess whether there are any differences in postprandial physiological responses to skim milk powder enriched with milk calcium (SMP + milk calcium) and skim milk powder enriched with calcium carbonate (SMP + CaCO3), with each of the milks providing 1200 mg calcium. This was a randomis...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Green JH,Booth C,Bunning R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A two-stage random telephone/mail survey was conducted during the last quarter of 1998 among Adelaide residents to determine consumers' use of soy bread and other soy products and their health expectations of soy products. One in five (21%) of 1477 telephone subscribers usually consumed soy bread and related soy produ...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Worsley A,Wahlqvist ML,Dalais FS,Savige GS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper will present the socioeconomic profile and nutritional status of children aged 1-6 years in the rubber smallholdings of Peninsula Malaysia. A total of 323 households were involved in this study. The sociodemographic data were obtained through interviews with heads of households using a set of questionnaires...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Marjan ZM,Kandiah M,Lin KG,Siong TE

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) is a bi-national government agency forming a partnership between all of Australia's States and Territories and the New Zealand government. Australia New Zealand Food Authority employs scientific, legal policy, communication and administrative staff in our Australia and New ...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Curran MA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Faecal bulk may play an important role in preventing a range of disorders of the large bowel, but as yet there is little information available on the relative faecal bulking capacities of various foods. Breakfast cereals are often promoted as a good source of potential bulk for 'inner health' because they provide diet...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Monro JA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scale up 'we are what we eat' and nutrition is revealed as an aspect of world governance. The quality and nature of food systems has always tended to determine not only the health and welfare but also the fate of nations. The independence of nations depends on their development of their own human and natural resources...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Cannon G

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The health status of Australia's indigenous people remains the worst of any subgroup within the population, and there is little evidence of any significant improvement over the past two decades, a situation unprecedented on a world scale. Compared with non-indigenous Australians, adult life expectancy is reduced by 15...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Shannon C

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the acute and chronic effects of low doses of long chain (LC) n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) (<100 mg per day) on plasma LC n-3 PUFA levels using a novel delivery form; bread containing microencapsulated tuna oil (MTO). Six omnivores (three men and three women) participat...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Yep YL,Li D,Mann NJ,Bode O,Sinclair AJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foods such as breads and breakfast cereals enriched with a combination of soy protein (soy grits and/or soy flour) and whole linseed are gaining popularity. Regular consumption of either whole grains or soy protein can lower risk factors for coronary heart disease. Furthermore, linseed is a rich source of the omega-3 ...

journal_title：Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

authors： Ridges L,Sunderland R,Moerman K,Meyer B,Astheimer L,Howe P

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00