Diet - Science topic

Evaluated different feed forms (FF), (mash or pellets), feeding systems (FS) (ad libitum or controlled) and metabolizable energy levels (ME) (2,900 kcal/kg or 2,750 kcal/kg) in rearing period 1 (7 to 12 weeks) and 2 (13 to 17 weeks). Utilized 400 brown-egg laying pullets a completely randomized design in 2x2x2 factorial arrangement (eight treatment...

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In recent years, the pandemic of obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) has gone from being a predominant problem in the adult population to becoming firmly established among children and adolescents. Precise data on the incidence and prevalence of MetS in children and adolescents are unreliable since the diagnosis is not guided by a standard defini...

An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of true dietary ratios of calcium (Ca) to Phosphorus (P) on Ca and P retentions which directly influences Ca and P levels excreted in the pig manure and urine into the environment. The experiment was conducted as a randomized complete block design with 36 growing pigs (initial BW: 24.2 ± 1.9 kg)...

Purpose We aim to apply our spring-mediated intestinal lengthening technique to adults and children with short bowel syndrome. We hypothesized that spring-mediated intestinal lengthening would be achieved in adult and juvenile pigs. Methods Adult and juvenile pigs underwent insertion of a compressed spring into the jejunum. Jejunum was plicated pr...

Background Plant-based diets have been found to be associated with hypertension. Dietary intake is a dynamic and changing process that can be better characterized by trajectories of dietary indices. However, the associations between plant-based diet trajectories and hypertension over time remained unknown. Methods We used data from the China Healt...

The mother who has just given birth to a baby is termed as Sutika and the care during this phase is termed as Sutika Paricharya according to Ayurveda. Sutika period lasts for 6 weeks. During this period she should need more rest and diet which increases the digestive power, alleviates the Vata and provides strength to the body. Chances of infection...

Pediatric nephrolithiasis is an ancient and complex disorder that has seen a significant rise in recent decades and the underlying causes contributing to stone formation in children may also be shifting. Historically, kidney stones have been linked to factors such as metabolic disorders, congenital abnormalities, and family history. However, the re...

Uric acid is a normal thing that everyone has in the body. Because uric acid is a natural metabolic excretion from the body that comes from the breakdown of purines. One of the causes of gout is an unhealthy diet. The elderly are the age most susceptible to gout. A person can be said to be elderly (elderly) if he is 65 years or older. This research...

In a world rapidly transitioning, food consumption away from home is rising, therefore representing an increasing share of individual’s diet. Food consumed away from home negatively impacts diet, nutritional status and consequently has detrimental effects on health. In some contexts, where individual level dietary intake surveys are not regularly c...

This research was designed to investigate the determination of carotenoid and retinol content in some selected commercially available baby food products, of three different batches each, was analyzed. They comprised of cerelac, Presold and custard baby’s food products. Carotenoid is widely distributed in food that have been always part of the diet....

Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) is produced in several brain regions including the hypothalamus where it is made in cells that also produce melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH). MCH+CART cells densely innervate the lateral septum (LS), which integrates food- and mood-related behaviours. However, while MCH typically promotes feed...

Introduction: Hypertension or high blood pressure is one of the main health problems in the elderly population in various parts of the world. The elderly are more susceptible to hypertension due to the ageing process that affects the elasticity of blood vessels, as well as increased peripheral resistance. In addition, various risk factors, such as...

The high incidence of malnutrition in toddlers is caused by an unbalanced diet, poor parenting, and a lack of physical activity, which has an impact on the suboptimal growth and development of toddlers. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of diet, parenting, and physical activity on nutritional status in toddlers. This study used...

First-phase diets are formulated to help pigs reach a target body weight before switching to a more affordable diet. However, these transitions typically take place on a fixed schedule, which may disadvantage low-body-weight piglets due to their underdeveloped digestive systems and limited feed intake capacity. This study examined the effects of of...

Introduction: Hypertension is a disease that often occurs without complaints with systolic blood pressure equal to or above 140 mmHg and diastolic pressure equal to or above 90 mmHg. Objective: This study aims to describe the knowledge and application of a low salt diet in hypertensive patients in the Rejosari Community Health Center working area....

Adolescence involves rapid growth, increasing protein and energy needs. A survey on April 14, 2024, at Bangun Cipta Rumbia Vocational School in Central Lampung assessed 10 female adolescents' nutritional status using BMI/U. Results showed 2 had poor nutritional status, and 7 had normal status, though their diet did not fully meet balanced nutrition...

Diabetes, a significant global health crisis, is primarily driven in India by unhealthy diets and sedentary lifestyles, with rapid urbanization amplifying these effects through convenience-oriented living and limited physical activity opportunities, underscoring the need for advanced preventative strategies and technology for effective management....

Background High protein sources especially animal protein is being used widely in people’s diet. Ensuring a healthy and sustainable diet should be a global priority. Compared to diets rich in animal products, plant-based diets are more sustainable because they have less environmental impact. Aim of this article is to review mushroom’s sustainabilit...

Chronic conditions arise due to various reasons like changes in lifestyle, lack of physical activity, ignorance of early symptoms of diseases etc. Many of such like Heart disease, Diabetes, High blood pressure could be avoided, delayed or could be handled in an efficient way. Also, these are related to each other in one way or the other. 2 out of T...

The DASH diet serves as a valuable educational tool for managing hypertension, benefiting both patients and their families. This study aimed to assess the impact of education on the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet on the blood pressure levels of individuals with hypertension within the jurisdiction of the Rumbia Public Health Ce...

Latar Belakang: Obesitas menjadi faktor risiko berbagai penyakit tidak menular seperti diabetes melitus, penyakit kardiovaskular, stroke, dan kanker. Sebelum timbulnya penyakit tersebut, seringkali muncul suatu kondisi yang dikenal sebagai sindrom metabolik. Di antara kriteria sindrom metabolik, obesitas sentral dan pola asupan gizi yang tidak seim...

Suitable nutritional diets have been widely recognized as important measures to prevent and control non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However, there is little research on nutritional ingredients in food now, which are beneficial to the rehabilitation of NCDs. In this project, we profoundly analyzed the relationship between nutritional ingredients a...

Wheat stands as one of the few crops globally that continues to grow in strategic importance, boasting a cultivation history as ancient as humanity itself. Renowned for its essential role in the human diet, wheat grain provides not only starch and energy but also protein, gluten, and other valuable health-promoting components. This study assessed t...

PANCH MAHABHUT ARE THE BASIC ELEMENTS IN ENVIORNMENT AND BODY. ONE MUST KNOW THE PREDOMINANCE OF PANCH MAHABHUT AMONGST DSH DHATU MAL. WE ALSO MUST KNOW IT'S CO RELATION WITH BODY CONSTITUTION, DIET, TASTES (SHAD RAS) AS WELL AS HERBS AND MEDICINES. THIS ARTICLE PUT ATTENTION ON ALL THESE ASPECTS.

The prevalence of anemia, which is the most common cause for anemia, is 52% in women aged 15 to 49 years, as per WHO statistics. Health consequences of anemia include reduced immunity, increased morbidity, and impaired cognitive performance. The main objective of this article is to give insight on the significant impact of anemia on the individual'...

The gut microbiota plays an integral role in carrying out digestion processes as well as having profound health implications. Environmental factors such as the type of diet an individual consumes dictate its composition and its impact on the host. The disruption of the gut microbiome causes dysbiosis. Some presently considered non-communicable dise...

The prevalence of childhood obesity in South Africa necessitates the design and implementation of interventions to improve the levels of physical activity and nutrition among school-age children. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a brief intervention to improve knowledge regarding exercise and nutrition among primary school learners in T...

Bayesian factor models are widely used for dimensionality reduction and pattern discovery in high-dimensional datasets across diverse fields. These models typically focus on imposing priors on factor loading to induce sparsity and improve interpretability. However, factor score, which plays a critical role in individual-level associations with fact...

The current study investigated the impact of dietary supplementation with β-galacto-oligosaccharides on the improvement of hepatic functions and blood metabolites in physiologically stressed rabbits. A total of 40 rabbits, including both bucks and does aged 3+0.98 months with an average weight of 1.48±0.41 Kg were randomly assigned to five differen...

CONSIDERING STRESS FUL LIFE MENTAL HEALTH IS MOST IMPORTANT ALONG WITH PHYSICAL HEALTH. DIET AND EXERCISE ARE TWO MAIN COMPONETNT AMONGST IT. WE HERE DO THE CONCEPTUAL STUDY ABOUT DIET WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HEALTHY MIND. ANCIENT AYURVEDA TEXT HELP US LOST TO PUT IT TOGETHOR.

Background: Maternal phenylketonuria (PKU) syndrome, leading to severe psychomotor retardation, microcephaly, cardiac defects and undergrowth, affects the unborn children of mothers with PKU with insufficient metabolic control during pregnancy. To improve long-term outcomes, a specific prevention program was developed. Methods: We designed a group...

Objectives: This study primarily aimed to examine the optimal amount of carbohydrates in the effects of high-isomaltulose and high-sucrose ingestion compared with low-sucrose ingestion on blood glucose levels. The secondary objective was to assess the changes in blood glucose levels that may impact golf-related performance. Methods: This study incl...

Обоснование. Российская Федерация входит в десятку стран-лидеров по ожирению у взрослого населения. Цель. Анализ влияния эндогенных (пол, возраст, генотип FTO) и экзогенных (особенности диеты, уровень физической активности) факторов на количество жира и его топографию в группе мужчин и женщин, проживающих в Москве. Материал и методы. Проведено одно...

RESUMO A alimentação alternativa refere-se ao uso de ingredientes não convencionais ou subprodutos agroindustriais na formulação de dietas que, de outra forma, seriam descartados (MORAES et al., 2011). Realizar o aporte nutricional dos animais é imprescindível na otimização da digestibilidade, associado a um bom manejo e disponibilidade de água ele...

Schools continue to represent one of the main settings that guarantee health promotion interventions, as it has been widely demonstrated in numerous fields that diet and eating habits are shaped in the early stages of life and maintained into adulthood. Through the food education promotion project, “Healthy Snack”, implemented by the Prevention De...

According to the WHO (World Health Organization), if the number of patients in 2021 was 529 million, it is estimated to reach 2.5 billion by 2050. Lack of timely and quality treatment, failure to follow a diet, and various other factors lead to adverse complications in the patient’s body, causing diseases in the immune and nervous systems, as well...

The gut microbiota, as a critical regulator of host metabolism, is significantly influenced by dietary patterns. This study explores the effects of different diets on gut microbiota and their relationship with metabolism and related diseases. First, the composition of gut microbiota and its role in metabolism are reviewed. Next, the impacts of high...

Introduction Urgent calls for research on the relationship between climate change concerns and eating disorder risk have been made. This study aimed to validate an Italian version of the Eating-Related Eco-Concern Questionnaire (EREC), a brief unidimensional measure of eating behaviors related to eco-concern. Methods Six hundred and sixty-three ad...

Restricting the intake of protein or the branched-chain amino acid isoleucine promotes healthspan and extends lifespan in young or adult mice. However, their effects when initiated in aged animals are unknown. Here we investigate the consequences of consuming a diet with 67% reduction of all amino acids (low AA) or of isoleucine alone (low Ile), in...

Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: Resume-In the Brazilian Northeast, the state of Piauí exhibits gaps in bat species diversity, with limited knowledge about their ecology and zoonotic disease transmission. This study updated the distribution of Diphylla ecaudata in the region, exploring feeding behaviors and recording the presence...

Identification of Rodent and insectivore species in the pellets of Barn owl in the state of Assam in agro ecosystem

Trong giai đoạn 1961-1965, Mỹ và chính quyền Việt Nam Cộng hòa triển khai chiến lược “Chiến tranh đặc biệt” với trọng tâm là thực hiện “quốc sách” ấp chiến lược, mưu đồ “tát nước bắt cá” nhằm cô lập và tiêu diệt cách mạng miền Nam. Tỉnh Vĩnh Long có vị trí chiến lược, là cửa ngõ miền Tây Nam Bộ, Vĩnh Long trở thành một địa bàn trọng điểm bình định...

Challenging weather events can make winters harsh for habitat and diet specialists. They may also incur high energetic costs due to reduced availability of food resources and elevated predation risk. Using GPS satellite collars we tracked the movement of the red panda Ailurus fulgens in the Himalayas, and evaluated the effects of weather and distur...

Ecoclean là thuốc gì? Ecoclean là một sản phẩm thực phẩm bảo vệ sức khoẻ, được thiết kế để giúp diệt giun, sán và các loại ký sinh trùng trong cơ thể con người. Viên uống này hỗ trợ loại bỏ các ký sinh trùng đường ruột và các ký sinh trùng trong các cơ quan khác như tim, gan, phổi và não. Với thành phần tự nhiên, sản phẩm không chỉ diệt ký sinh trù...

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with increasing rates in low- and low-middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). These occur due to exposure to various risk factors, such as tobacco smoking, physical inactivity, hypertension, and diabetes. There are unique featur...

Aims: This study aimed to investigate the causal effects of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and diet on atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) using multivariate Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis and genetic variants as instrumental variables. Methods: The study employed multivariate MR analysis with physical activity, sedentar...

A 12-minute presentation on my PhD research on deep-sea squid trophic ecology that was presented during the New Zealand Ecological Society conference in Rotorua.

This study documents instances of predation on Himalayan Griffon Vulture Gyps himalayensis by Indian Leopards Panthera pardus fusca Meyer, 1794 near the pre-release aviary of the Buxa Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre within the Buxa Tiger Reserve. Camera trap monitoring revealed leopard predation on sub-adult vultures, highlighting a previously...

An A0 poster about my research on the dietary ecology of deep-sea squid and was presented during the 2024 New Zealand Ecological Society Conference in Rotorua.

A Russian review of English scientific papers on knee health and collagen diet supplementaries.

Background/Objectives: Iron-fortified foods reduce the incidence of iron deficiency anemia. However, the nutritional efficacy of heme iron fortificants is unclear. Methods: In this study, we determined the hemoglobin regeneration efficiency (HRE) of a porcine-derived heme iron powder (HIP), treating anemic rats (hemoglobin (Hb) 3-6 g/dL) with 14-da...

During the pandemic and in subsequent years, we observed that COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus affected the paediatric population in different ways. In certain groups of children and adolescents, social isolation, changes in family dynamics, increased exposure to technological screens and changes in diet, among others, have affected their de...

It has been the focus of research for the last decade as to how nutritional intake interacts with the diet, and lots of faith is being given to dietary intervention in the management of mental health disorders. This paper critically examines the current evidence regarding the relationship between diet nutrition and mental health and discusses how n...

Background/Objectives: Rice is a major staple in the diets of East Asian populations. Numerous meta-analyses have shown an association between high white rice consumption and a higher risk of diabetes. High-amylose rice (varieties with over 25% amylose content) is absorbed more slowly in the gut compared to low-amylose rice, and it results in lower...

O tipo de recurso alimentar disponível no ambiente pode influenciar no comportamento das colônias de formigas, além disso, os hidrocarbonetos cuticulares (HC’s) são compostos importantes para o reconhecimento de companheiras de ninho e sua composição pode ser influenciada por diversos fatores entre eles e a dieta. Nossa hipótese é de que operárias...

Objectives. To identify youth subgroups based on lifestyle, BMI, and sociodemographic characteristics and examine the association between group membership and prediabetes/diabetes (preDM/DM) status. Methods. We analyzed data from 1,278 adolescents (ages 12-17) from the 2011-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. PreDM/DM was define...

This study examines the relationship between respondents’ vaccine hesitancy, reported media consumption patterns, ideological leanings, and trust in science. A large-scale survey conducted in the US in 2022 (N = 1,646) assessed self-reported COVID-19 vaccination, trust in science, and reported media consumption. Findings show that, regardless of pe...

Pendahuluan: Pola makan keluarga sangat menentukan keberhasilan perawatan penyakit Hipertensi di rumah. Tujuan: untuk mengetahui hubungan antara pola makan keluarga dengan derajat hipertensi di wilayah kerja UPTD Martapura 1 tahun 2023, Metode: penelitian ini adalah korelasional dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi berjumlah 489 responden ya...

Microgreens as a Superfood and Functional Component of Human Diet.

Abstract – The inappropriate use of pesticides including fungicides creates severe biological hazards that can endanger the public health. Many of the biochemical targets of pesticides could be impaired in humans and animals, such as enzymes. Therefore, 21 male rats were equally divided into the control group (Control) received distilled water and...

The current study evaluates the nutritional and feed value of mysid meal (MM) as a substitute for fishmeal (FM) in the Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) postlarvae diet. Five experimental diets were formulated by replacing 0 (MM0), 25 (MM25), 50 (MM50), 75 (MM75), and 100 % (MM100) of dietary FM with MM. These experimental feeds were fed to P...