Volume 13 Issue 1

▪ Keyword : : insulin resistance, fasting insulin, triglycerides, waist circumference, abdominal obesity, Maori

▪ Content : The objective of this study was to find a simple practical method of predicting insulin resistance in New Zealand Maori. Thirty-six Maori participants had insulin sensitivity measured using a euglycaemic insulin clamp.

▪ Keyword : elderly, anthropometry, self-rated health, activities of daily living, well-being, Andhra Pradesh

▪ Content : The present study examined the relationship among body composition, measures of self-rated health and activities of daily living in a group of free living poor elderly aged ≥60 years with a sample size of 147 subjects (82 males, 65 females) from Tirupati suburbs of Andhra Pradesh, India.

▪ Keyword : dietary change, dietary fat, food habits, cuisine, Australia

▪ Content : 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.

▪ Keyword : ileum, contractility, guinea pig, fibre, eicosanoid

▪ Content : The aim of the study was to feed convenience baby food brown rice (BC) and white rice (WC) congee diets compared to egg custard (EC) and baked bean (BB) diets to newborn guinea pig pups. Diets were isocaloric and formulated to contain equal macronutrient content of carbohydrate, protein, fat and fibre.

▪ Keyword : amylase inhibitors, oregano, lemon balm, herbal extracts, rosmarinic acid

▪ Content : Porcine pancreatic alpha-amylase (PPA) was allowed to react with herbal extracts containing rosmarinic acid (RA) and purified RA. The derivatized enzyme -phytochemic al mixtures obtained were characterized for residual amylase activity. These in vitro experiments showed that the amylase activity was inhibited in the presence of these phytochemicals.

▪ Keyword : lymphocytes, T-cells, B-cells, natural killer cells, iron status

▪ Content : The objective of this study was to find a simple practical method of predicting insulin resistance in New Zealand Maori. Thirty-six Maori participants had insulin sensitivity measured using a euglycaemic insulin clamp.

▪ Keyword : antioxidant response, antimicrobials, chronic disease, environmental applications, human health

▪ Content : 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. These chronic diseases tend to be oxidation-linked and may manifest in communities around the world, irrespective of income. In addressing the challenges of the above diseases, a significant role for dietary phytochemicals is emerging.

▪ Keyword : amino acids, glutamine, enteral nutrition, parenteral nutrition

▪ Content : Glutamine is the most abundant free amino acid in the body. It is avidly consumed by rapidly dividing cells, such as those lining the gut, because its 5-carbon skeleton can provide energy whilst the nitrogen molecules support the synthesis of nucleic acids.

▪ Keyword : food safety, additives, pesticides, food labels, Australia

▪ Content : A national telephone survey of a representative sample of 1200 Australian adults was conducted in March 2002 in order to identify the factors of greatest concern to consumers in relation to the safety and quality of food, to measure recent trends in views about hazards in the food supply, to explore beliefs about the safety of additives and to discover whether consumers use food labels to check for ingredients of concern.

▪ Keyword : food consumption patterns, energy intake, economic transition, nutrition transition, Vietnam

▪ Content : This paper investigated Vietnamese food consumption patterns, in terms of food quantity and total energy intake, and examined how these food patterns differ by demography and socio-economic status for the Vietnamese.

▪ Keyword : iron status, dietary iron intake, iron deficiency anaemia (IDA), female adolescents

▪ Content : Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is the most prevalent micronutrient deficiency in the world affecting the general health and wellbeing of millions. In Malaysia, moderately high prevalences of anaemia have been reported amongst infants, young children and women of childbearing age.

▪ Keyword : dietary diversity, food variety, nutritional adequacy, adolescent, Tehran lipid and glucose study

▪ Content : The purpose of this study was to determine dietary diversity and its relation to dietary adequacy in 10-18 yearold adolescents of district 13 of Tehran during the period 1999-2001. After excluding for over and under reporters, dietary intake assessment was conducted on 304 , 10-18 year old individuals, participants of Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study.

▪ Keyword : anthropometry, body composition, energy intake, socio-economic groups, women

▪ Content : This study evaluated the influence of socio-economic status on energy intake (EI), anthropometric characteristics and body composition (BC) of premenopausal Bangladeshi women in two socio-economic groups. This cross-sectional study measured height, weight, biceps and triceps skinfolds by standard procedures.

▪ Keyword : serum folate, dietary folate intake, child-bearing age women, preconceptual, Thailand

▪ Content : Recent studies in western countries have indicated that women with low serum folate before pregnancy have greater risk of giving birth to babies with neural tube defects, and preconceptional folate supplementation has been recommended to prevent such defects.