Volume 13 Issue 4

▪ Keyword : food frequency questionnaire, validity, weighed food record, dietary intake, nutritional analysis

▪ Content : Collecting dietary data in the clinical research setting is labour intensive and can be burdensome for study participants. The aim of this study was to assess the agreement between data obtained from 2 different dietary assessment methods, a 74-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and 3-day weighed food records (WFR) used to estimate dietary intake over the preceding month.

▪ Keyword : Nutritional status, anthropometric measurements, haematological measurements, nursing home

▪ Content : This study evaluated the nutritional status of residents in the Riyadh nursing home, using anthropometric and haematological measurements. All male residents (N=84; age range 24-80 years) in the Riyadh nursing home were included in the study. Weight, height, body mass index, triceps skin fold thickness, and mid-arm muscle circumference were measured.

▪ Keyword : dietary intake, coconut consumption, coronary heart disease, case-control study, Minangkabau, saturated fat

▪ Content : Several nutrition and non-nutritional pathways are recognised in the development and occurrence of cardiovascular disease. In many populations, high intakes of saturated fat are associated with elevated serum cholesterol concentrations and increased coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality.

▪ Keyword : blenderized enteral feedings, caloric density, vitamin content, mineral content, viscosity

▪ Content : The objective of this study was to analyze the nutritional quality and viscosity of blenderized enteral tube feedings (BTFs) from four hospitals in the Philippines. Samples of two different BTFs (one standard and one modified) were collected from each hospital on three separate occasions and analyzed for macronutrients, micronutrients, and viscosity.

▪ Keyword : papillary thyroid cancer, lipid peroxidation, antioxidants, India

▪ Content : The levels of lipid peroxidation products (TBARS), non-enzymatic antioxidants and enzymatic antioxidants activity were investigated in plasma and erythrocytes of twenty clinically diagnosed stage II papillary thyroid cancer patients and an equal number of age and sex matched healthy subjects.

▪ Keyword : red spinach, anticancer effect, in vitro and in vivo studies

▪ Content : The objective of this study was to determine the anti cancer effects of red spinach (Amaranthus gangeticus Linn) in vitro and in vivo. For in vitro study, microtitration cytotoxic assay was done using 3-(4,5- dimethylthiazol-2-il)-2,5-diphenil tetrazolium bromide (MTT) kit assay.

▪ Keyword : amylase inhibitors, oregano, herbal extracts, rosmarinic acid, hyperglycemia

▪ Content : Oregano (Origanum vulgare) is a rich source of natural phenolic antioxidants and has potential to be a source of nutritional ingredients for functional foods. Herbs such as oregano have long been used in food preservation and in traditional medicine in the treatment of common ailments and have potential for positive modulation of oxidation-linked diseases such as diabetes.

▪ Keyword : News & Views

▪ Content : Overweight and obesity are becoming public health concerns in many countries in Asia. With the change in lifestyle now occurring in the population, not only is the problem growing among adults, but the problem now seems to be creeping into the children population.

▪ Keyword : body mass status, school children, BMI-for-age, overweight, underweight, Kuala Lumpur

▪ Content : Lifestyle and disease patterns in Malaysia have changed following rapid economic development. It is important to find out how these changes have affected the nutritional status and health behaviour of the population, especially school children and adolescents.

▪ Keyword : anaemia, haematocrit, national survey, children, Australia

▪ Content : The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of anaemia, mean haematocrit levels, and the risk factors influencing haematocrit in participants of the 1995 National Survey of Lead in Children. A nationallyrepresentative cross-sectional survey of children aged 1-4 years inclusive was done.

▪ Keyword : α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, retinol, children, vitamin A deficiency

▪ Content : Although carotenoids are known to be important dietary sources of vitamin A, there have been few epidemiological studies that have characterized the serum concentrations of major dietary carotenoids among preschool children with vitamin A deficiency.

▪ Keyword : BMD, BMC, pre-pubertal, calcium supplementation, bone health, New Zealand

▪ Content : Childhood and adolescence is the period of most rapid skeletal growth in an individual’s lifetime. A greater peak bone mass achieved in the first 2-3 decades of life, may protect against the risk of osteoporotic fracture in later life.

▪ Keyword : anaemia, pregnancy, iron, zinc, copper, Qingdao, China

▪ Content : Zinc and copper deficiency is associated with anaemia or iron deficiency and affects fetus growth and pregnant women during pregnancy. To examine iron, zinc and copper status of Chinese pregnant women with and without anaemia in the third trimester, 1185 subjects were enrolled for measurements of Hb, ferritin, transferrin, soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR), and serum iron, zinc and copper.

▪ Keyword : iron supplementation, haematological parameter, immune function, elite soccer player

▪ Content : 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).

▪ Keyword : diet, calcium, serum 25 (OH) D, vitamin D, fortification of foods, RDA

▪ Content : Calcium and vitamin D under nutrition can adversely affect the bone mineral metabolism. There is no population-based study from India documenting dietary habits, serum calcium and vitamin D levels.

▪ Keyword : ageing, dietary supplementation, elderly, Australians

▪ Content : The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of dietary and health supplement use among Australians aged 65 years and over, and to contrast the health differences between supplement users and non-supplement users.