Volume 7 Issue 3

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Australia New Zealand Food Authority in the Asia Pacific region

Author : Ian Lindenmayer
Keyword : Editorial
Content : Editorial
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Solving the micronutrient problem in the Asia Pacific region

Author : Ian Darnton-Hill
Keyword : micronutrient deficiencies, anaemia, iron, vitamin A, iodine
Content : Over two billion people, or more than one out of three individuals throughout the world, are at risk of iron, vitamin A and iodine deficiencies.
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Iodine deficiency disorders in Sarawak, Malaysia

Author : Andrew Kiyu, Zainab Tambi, Yahya Ahmad
Keyword : iodine deficiency disorders, Sarawak, Malaysia, goitre, survey
Content : The state of Sarawak in Malaysia has a high prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD).
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Recent advances of vitamin E pathophysiology

Author : Maret G Traber
Keyword : tocopherol, tocotrienol, heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic inflammation
Content : Vitamin E was discovered over 75 years ago, yet it has been only recently recognized that human vitamin E deficiency occurs as a result of fat malabsorption syndromes, defects in lipoprotein metabolism, and defects in the gene for the alpha-tocopherol transfer protein.
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Food-borne pathogens, health and role of dietary phytochemicals

Author : Kalidas Shetty, Ronald G Labbe
Keyword : diet, food-borne pathogens, phytochemicals, plant biotechnology, antimicrobials
Content : Infectious diseases transmitted by food have become a major public health concern in recent years.
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Carotenoids: More than just beta-carotene

Author : KW Gellenbeck
Keyword : carotenoids, beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, lutein, lycopene
Content : Fruits and vegetables of the human diet contain many of the over 600 carotenoid pigments that have been identified in plants.
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Management of obesity in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Author : JS Cheah
Keyword : non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypoglycaemic medication, Singapore
Content : Obesity is common in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients; in Singapore in a cohort of 314 diabetics, 44.3% were overweight.
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Food habits and beliefs in transitional societies

Author : Anthony Worsley
Keyword : transitional societies, nutrition, food habits
Content : This paper discusses the concept of the nutrition transition in detail.
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Dietary fat consumption and non-communicable chronic diseases in China

Author : Chen XS, Wen ZM, Lin H
Keyword : food intake, fat consumption, nutrition, non-communicable chronic diseases, China
Content : Fat consumption at a national level is largely determined by the economic development of a country.
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Lipid disorders in transitional societies with particular reference to triglycerides and HDL-cholesterol

Author : Vichai Tanphaichitr, Panitda Achirayanont, Suthira Soipet, Preeya Leelahagul, Ratana Pakpeankitvatana, Kanika Suwan
Keyword : dyslipidemia, heart disease, Thai women, obesity
Content : Like Western populations, affluent urban populations in developing countries are facing the problem of dyslipidemia, an important risk factor of coronary heart disease.
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Nutrition and ecosystems in Sarawak: the role of the areca nut

Author : SS Strickland, AE Duffield
Keyword : areca nut, tobacco, body mass index, body fatness, ageing
Content : The effects of population pressure on agricultural sustainability in the delicate tropical and subtropical ecosystems have often been thought to explain high prevalence rates of malnutrition in rural South-East Asia.
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Interaction between vitamin E and glutathione in rat brain: Effect of chronic ethanol administration

Author : Sara Rani Marcus, MV Chandrakala, HA Nadiger
Keyword : vitamin E, glutathione, rat brain, ethanol, lipid peroxidation
Content : The protection against ethanol-induced lipid peroxidation is rendered by antioxidants such as vitamin E and glutathione (GSH) interacting with each other and also functioning independently.
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Socio-economic determinants of nutritional status of children in rural peninsular Malaysia

Author : Zamaliah Mohd Marjan, Mohd Nasir Mohd Taib, Khor Geok Lin, Tee E Siong
Keyword : malnutrition, children, poverty, income
Content : The data presented is part of the findings from a four-year collaborative research project between Universiti Putra Malaysia, the Institute for Medical Research adn the Ministry of Health Malaysia.
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Utilisation of wartime nutrition survival experiences

Author : Tu Giay
Keyword : Vietnam, war, survival, nutrition, traditional foods
Content : In protracted and recurrent conflict, Vietnamese people have learned to minimize food insecurity through governance, mutual social responsibility, infrastructure development, ecological sensitivity, agricultural diversification and emphasis on family needs and traditional food patterns.
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Food variety and biodiversity: Econutrition

Author : Mark L Wahlqvist, Raymond L Specht
Keyword : eco-nutrition, food variety, food production, biodiversity, biomass production
Content : Both annual biomass production and biodiversity at any locality on earth are continually under threat as the population of Homo sapiens steadily increases, with the resultant pollution of atmosphere, soil and water.
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Characteristics of elderly club participants of Tebet Health Center, South Jakarta

Author : Nugroho Abikusno, Rina K Kusumaratna
Keyword : elderly, needs, assessment, Jakarta
Content : In Jakarta there currently exists an elderly healthcare program which is implemented at community health posts, known as elderly clubs.
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Prevalence of rickets in Mongolia

Author : U Tserendolgor, JT Mawson, AC MacDonald, M Oyunbileg
Keyword : rickets, Mongolia, vitamin D deficiency, nutrition, children
Content : In order to investigate the current health and nutrition status of mothers and children in Mongolia, a regionally stratified survey of 977 randomly sampled households was conducted during July and August 1997.
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Abstracts from posters which have not been published as full papers in this issue

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Keyword : abstracts
Content : abstracts
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Dietary fiber content and composition of fruits in Taiwan

Author : Su-Chien Chang, Meei-Shyuan Lee, Chia-Jung Lin, Mou-Liang Chen
Keyword : dietary fiber, fruit, soluble fiber, insoluble fiber
Content : Forty-one fresh fruits frequently consumed in the Taiwan area were analysed for their dietary fiber content by an enzymatic-gravimetric method.
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The impact of an iodine deficiency disorders control program in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Author : Siti Muslimatun, Rainer Gross, Drupadi HS Dillon, Werner Schultink
Keyword : iodine deficiency disorder, Indonesia, iodized oil capsule, iodized salt, iodinated water
Content : A cross-sectional study on iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) status was conducted in a known endemic area where three types of IDD intervention (iodized oil capsule, iodized salt and iodinated water) were employed.
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The role of income and education in food consumption and nutrient intake in a Chinese population

Author : Xilin Yang, Bridget H-H Hsu-Hage, Huiguang Tian, Gang Hu, Qina Dong, Junhua Wu, Mark L Wahlqvist
Keyword : socio-economic status, education, food consumption, nutrient intakes, nutritional status
Content : The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of socio-economic status in the transition of food consumption and nutritional status in a Tianjin population and to identify some related underlying nutritional problems in this population.
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2nd Asia Pacific Clinical Nutrition Society Conference 'Clinical nutrition and public health: Towards the next millennium'

Author : YB Dato' Chua Jui Meng
Keyword : Asia Pacific Clinical Nutrition Society Conference, clinical nutrition, public health
Content : Opening address
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Nutrition and the Malaysian Healthy Lifestyle Programme: Challenges in implementation

Author : Tan Sri Dato' Dr Abu Bakar bin Seleiman, Tee E Siong
Keyword : nutrition, Malaysia, healthy lifestyle programme
Content : There are significant differences in the food consumption patterns of countries.
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Future directions in nutrition support

Author : Julie Bines
Keyword : nutritional support, parenteral nutrition, enteral nutrition, nutrition support teams, outcome research
Content : The provision of nutrition support to patients in hospital and at home has advanced significantly over the past decade.
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Cost and benefit of hospital, hospital-in-the-home and ambulatory care nutrition support services

Author : RA Evans, BJG Strauss
Keyword : nutrition support, cost, ambulatory care nutrition, hospital, hospital-in-the-home
Content : The instigation of nutrition support, either via the enteral or parenteral route, in individuals unable to maintain adequate nutrition via oral means is based on the premise that such an intervention will reduce both morbidity and mortality and improve quality of life.
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