Volume 4 Issue 2

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Improvement of liver function in rats subjected to hepatoxin by a crude protein derived from leaves of Cajanus indicus

Author : Prantosh Bhattacharyya, Sarmistha Dutta, Kalyan Bose, Debasis Ghoshal
Keyword : liver function, hepatotoxin, Cajanus indicus
Content : Rats subjected to hepatotoxicity with CCI, were treated with crude protein isolated from Cajanus indicus.
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Physiological differences of soluble and insoluble dietary fibre fractions of brown algae and mushrooms in pepsin activity in vitro and protein digestibility

Author : Y Horie, K Sugase, K Horie
Keyword : soluble fibre, insoluble fibre, brown algae, mushrooms, protein digestibility
Content : Soluble and insoluble dietary fibre fractions were separated from Konbu, Wakame and Hijiki seaweeds and Shiitake, Hiratake and Yanagimatsutake mushrooms, respectively.
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Iodine content of salt in National Capital Territory of Delhi

Author : U Kapil, S Bhasin, G Goindi, D Nayar
Keyword : salt, iodine, Delhi
Content : Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) constitute a major public health problem in India.
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Diet and oral cancer - a case control study

Author : MPR Prasad, TP Krishna, S Pasricha, MA Quereshi, K Krishnaswamy
Keyword : diet, oral cancer
Content : Apart from strong genotoxic carcinogens, other environmental factors are implicated in both causes and prevention of cancers.
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The effects of McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut meals on recommended diets

Author : Nasseem M Malouf, Stephen Colagiuri
Keyword : McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, recommended diets
Content : The objective was to study the effect of three common takeaway meals on recommended healthy diets.
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Book reviews

Author : Mark L Wahlqvist, Boyd JG Strauss
Keyword : book, review
Content : Clinical Sports Nutrition by Louise Burke and Vicki Deakin; The Diner's Dictionary - Foods and Drinks from A to Z by John Ayto
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Dietary fibre content and composition of vegetables in Taiwan area

Author : Su-Chien Chang, Meei-Shyuan Lee, Ching-Hui Li, Mou-Liang Chen
Keyword : fibre, vegetables, Taiwan
Content : Fifty-three fresh vegetables frequently consumed in the Taiwan area were analysed for their dietary fibre content by an enzymatic-gravimetric method.
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Australian "Code of Practice for the Weight Loss Industry"

Author : M Wahlqvist and Consumer Advocacy and Financial Counselling Association (CAFCA) working party, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Keyword : Australia, code of practice, weight loss, industry
Content : During the period 1993-1994 an Australian committee, concerned about the risks to consumers, and the standing of the industry, convened to develop a "Code of Practice for the Weight Loss Industry".
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Use of food intake and body mass index (BMI) in the assessment of adult nutritional status in Viet Nam including a maternal-child analysis

Author : Ha Huy Khoi, Tu Giay
Keyword : food intake, body mass index, nutritional status, Viet Nam
Content : The authors have used food intake and Body Mass Index (BMI) to assess Vietnamese adult nutritional status.
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Estimation of losses of iodine during different cooking procedures

Author : Geetanjali Goindi, Umesh Kapil, J Jagannathan
Keyword : iodine, loss, cooking procedures
Content : Iodine is an essential micronutrient. The human requirement of iodine is 150 mcg/day.
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Differences in nutritional status between vegans, vegetarians and omnivores

Author : Heather M Crockart
Keyword : nutritional status, vegan, vegetarian, omnivore
Content : Well planned vegetarian diets effectively meet Recommended Dietary Allowances and are a 'healthy' alternative to meat eating.
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The IUNS cross-cultural study of "Food Habits in Later Life" -- an overview of key findings

Author : Wahlqvist ML, Hsu-Hage BH-H, Kouris-Blazos A, Lukito W, IUNS study investigators
Keyword : cross-cultural study, food habits, later life
Content : The need to understand the nutritionally related health problems of elderly people in developing countries became more apparent following a WHO Workshop in Hyderabad, India, in 1986.
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Serum lipids of castrated rats given hormonal replacement and fed diets with added soybean oil or palm oil

Author : Ima-Nirwana S, Jamaludin M, Khalid BAK, Z Merican, Baharom
Keyword : lipid, hormonal replacement, soybean oil, palm oil
Content : The effects of castration with/without testosterone replacement in male rats, and ovarectomy with oestrogen replacement in female rats, on serum lipids were studied.
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