diet
Functional Foods: Probiotics and Prebiotics
by: shinta, 8 pagesThe main role of diet is to provide nutrients to meet host physiological requirements. As research behind diet and health has evolved, so has the concept of ‘functional ...
PECULIARITIES OF GLOBAL FUNCTIONAL FOOD MARKET
by: shinta, 24 pagesFunctional foods are traditional food items enriched by biologically active components. Foods that are safe to eat and, by virtue of the presence of physiologically active ...
Coconut Oil : An Important Functional Food
by: shinta, 5 pagesMary G. Enig is an expert of international renown in the field of lipid biochemistry. She has headed a number of studies on the content and effects of trans fatty acids found in ...
Phytosterols as Functional Food Ingredients
by: shinta, 7 pagesPhytosterols are defined as plant sterols and plant stanols. Phytosterols lower total and LDL blood cholesterol by preventing cholesterol absorption from the intestine, so they have been known ...
Dietary Beta-Carotene, Vitamin C, and Risk of Prostate Cancer : Results from the Western Electric Study
by: shinta, 5 pagesDietary factors are likely candidates for important determi- nants of prostatic cancer risk. Among the most investigated nutritional factors have been antioxidants. We evaluated di- ...
Heart Attack Rehabilitation
by: shinta, 4 pagesA heart attack occurs when the blood supply to part of the heart muscle is severely reduced or stopped. This is usually due to atherosclerosis—blockage caused by the buildup of plaque.
Anemia in Adult Females
by: shinta, 12 pagesBefore the birth of her son, Nancy was always on the go. She had her baby late in life; she was 36 when he was born. He had nursed well for seven months, then went onto solid foods. ...
Dietary Intake of Lycopene Is Associated with Reduced Pancreatic Cancer Risk
by: shinta, 6 pagesAlthough fruits and vegetables have been implicated in the etiology of pancreatic cancer, the role of phytochemicals in these food groups has received little attention to date. In this study, ...
Guidelines for the nutritional management of anorexia nervosa
by: shinta, 42 pagesGood nutritional management of patients with anorexia nervosa requires attention to a number of areas. Careful assessment of the patient’s diet and supervision of the refeeding ...
What are Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa?
by: shinta, 8 pagesOfficial critieria for the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa require that the individual refuses to keep her weight at least at a minimally normal weight for her age and height. Not every ...
