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Dec 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-20-3662
Ray MarksCorresponding author
Background Most current Corona virus or COVID-19 pandemic deaths have been found to occur among populations older than 65 years of age, who often suffer from the presence of an array of chronic diseases that may be related to a co-occurring vitamin D deficiency. Another factor affecting older adults…
Aug 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-20-3437
Erigene RutayisireCorresponding author
Acute malnutrition affects nearly 52 million of under five years children globally, 75% of them live in low to middle income countries. The treatment of acute malnutrition using supplement foods could help children recovering and could reduce the risk of sickness. The present study investigated the…
Jul 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-20-3471
Adeola Yewande BAMIGBOYECorresponding author
Spices have been frequently added to foods since ancient times, not only to enhance the taste but also as preservatives and medicinal agents. Their usage may be of concern due to possible contamination during processing and handling. The aim of this study was to investigate the physicochemical prope…
Jul 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2328-0182.japst-20-3472
Kayamkani Abedulla KhanCorresponding author
Introduction An adequate nutrition pattern is of major importance for one’s health and well-being, especially during pregnancy when a woman undergoes major biological, physical, psychological and social transformations. Macronutrient and micronutrient deficiencies predispose the fetus to preterm bir…
Jun 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2691-6622.ijar-20-3312
I. A AdebayoCorresponding author
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
An 84 day feeding trial was conducted on the juveniles (42.51±0.09g) of hybrid catfish, Heteroclarias, in order to evaluate the nutritional potential of 30 minutes autoclaved castor seed cake isonitrogenous (40% crude protein) and isocaloric (3212Kcal/Kg) diets replacing soybean meal at 0, 12.5, 25,…
Jun 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-20-3411
Siniša FranjićCorresponding author
Heart failure is a serious condition in which the amount of blood squeezed out of the heart every minute is insufficient to meet the body’s normal needs for oxygen and nutrients. Although some people wrongly believe that the term heart failure means that the heart has stopped, we must say that the t…
Feb 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-20-3199
Monica BUTNARIUCorresponding author
The need to understand the relation of man to food, determines the existence of appropriate behavior as well as an attitude in accordance with the modalities that determine human development and evolution, under this structural aspect. A proper diet is the one that provides the amount of nutrients c…
Nov 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-19-3083
Mija VerversCorresponding author
Background In November 2014, the World health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the World Food Programme, produced interim guidelines (iGL) on providing nutritional support to patients in Ebola treatment units (ETUs). They have been translated int…
May 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-19-2847
Bechan SharmaCorresponding author
Background Carissa carandas L. is a well-known wild fruit plant distributed through-out the India and also present in other countries. The fruits are rich in nutrients and minerals. A number of medicinally important phytochemicals such as carrisone, carindone, carandinol, lupeol, scopoletin, stigmas…
Apr 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2694-2275.jzr-19-2695
Emile MiégouéCorresponding author
The intake and in vivo digestibility of Trypsacumlaxum in guinea pigs according to the graded level of spirulina was evaluated in Cameroon. 20 animals aged of 6 months with an average weight of 450 ± 50 g were randomly divided into 4 equivalent groups. Each group received T. laxum and 40g of compoun…
Apr 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-19-2646
Oladejo Thomas ADEPOJUCorresponding author
Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
The potential of Nigerian indigenous tree leaves as vegetable source, pharmaceuticals and other therapeutic materials have been reported. However, Silk cotton (Ceiba pentandra) leaf is still underutilised as vegetable in parts of Nigeria where it exists despite its potential great health benefits. T…
Apr 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2644-0105.jbfb-19-2681
Cynthia L. BlancoCorresponding author
This study compared the effect of container material type on macronutrient changes in human breast milk (HBM) during frozen storage. HBM was collected from breastfeeding mothers and baseline macronutrients were analyzed and recorded. The HBM was aliquoted into milk storage containers of five commonl…
Jan 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-18-2496
Raj GuptaCorresponding author
Nutrient depletion and imbalanced use of fertiliser nutrients, inappropriate tillage and rain- water management practices often result in land degradation. Declining soil health contributes to climate change through loss in soil productivity, biodiversity, soil carbon, and moisture and ecosystem ser…
Dec 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2694-2275.jzr-18-2474
Emile MiégouéCorresponding author
Guinea pig diet is essentially based on the use of grasses associated with protein sources. Then, in to improve the herbivores nutrition, the evaluation of intake and In vivo digestibility of Pennisetum purpureum or Panicum maximum in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) was carried out in January 2017 at…
Mar 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-6694.jbbs-18-1944
M. Al-BachirCorresponding author
Plant food are main sources of elements in human nutrition diet and required for proper growth and body development. Present study involved analyzing the elemental profile attributes of apricot seeds in order to obtain a global pattern of apricot seeds. Trace element in seed of 8 apricot cultivars g…
Aug 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2638-4469.japb-17-1534
Nivedita SharmaCorresponding author
Algae are a class of photosynthetic organisms found in both marine and freshwaters habitats. As these organisms have a short doubling time, they are considered among fastest growing creatures. They have different pathways to fix atmospheric carbon dioxide and to efficiently utilize the nutrients to…
Jun 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-17-1548
Rachel NicollCorresponding author
A new approach to weight loss and weight loss maintenance is urgently needed, with the global epidemic of obesity leading to ever higher levels of chronic disease. This new approach should be cheap and simple, it should maintain essential nutrients and not deplete lean mass, should have minimal adve…
Aug 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-16-1157
Nimmathota ArlappaCorresponding author
Objectives: World has witnessed a considerable increase in the proportion of elderly population.Aging is associated with decreased physical activity and metabolism and thereby the changes in the nutritional requirements of older adults.The objective of this communication was to assess the nutritiona…
Jun 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-14-479
Johannes ErdmannCorresponding author
Objective: Detailed reports in changes of eating habits especially in elderly subjects with successful weight loss and maintenance are virtually unknown. In this paper we have analyzed the eating habits of 104 obese patients (BMI 37.8±0.3 kg/m2, age range 65 and 84 years) who lost 11.5±0.3kg over an…
Jun 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2471-2140.jaa-14-616
E.A. MilwardCorresponding author
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is responsible for a substantial proportion of severe visual impairment and blindness in people over 50 years of age. Current treatments for AMD are not effective in all patients and a proportion of patients who respond well to the treatment will still eventual…