BACKGROUND If several risk factors for disease are considered in a regression model and these factors are affected by measurement errors, the observed relative risk will be attenuated. In nutritional epidemiology, several nutrient variables show strong correlation, described as collinearity. The observed relative risk will then depend not only on the validity of the chosen diet assessment metho...

In diabetes, the main part of treatment is left on the patient himself, so their knowledge in different aspects of treatinent, specially the nutritional management, is of great importance. Our study with the aim of surveying the nutritional knowledge of diabetic patients was conducted in Semnan, in 1997. In this descriptive study, the initial data were gathered through questionnaire and face to...

For the current generation of genetically modified (GM) crops the improvement of agronomic traits (e.g. herbicide tolerance, insect resistance) has been a major objective. The lack of obvious and direct benefits for the consumer has been a main point of criticism. Future trends will increasingly encompass the modification of quality traits, such as the improvement of sensory and especially nutr...

Cooking foods affords numerous food safety benefits. During heating, Maillard reaction products (MRPs) are formed. MRPs contribute sensory aspects to food, including color, taste, and texture. One MRP, acrylamide, has been implicated in negative health outcomes; however, emerging data suggests MRPs may also deliver certain health benefits. The food industry has taken steps to decrease acrylamid...

Children with cancer are in need of nutritional support to combat the catabolic effects of malignant tumors and debilita tion from surgical or other treatment and complicating infec tions and to maintain their immune system and other host defenses to combat cancer and infection. Also, growth must be supported in the child. Nutritional assessment should be an integral part of the care of the hos...

There is growing interest in the adoption of a more sustainable diet, and this has led to development plant-derived alternative products that are used as substitute for animal origin. This promising way improve sustainability agricultural food industry; however, there increasing concerns regarding nutritional profile plant-based products, with emerging evidence many not nutritionally equivalent...

PURPOSE This study examined the body composition, nutritional knowledge, behaviors, attitudes, and educational needs of senior schoolboy rugby players in Ireland. METHODS Participants included 203 male rugby players age 15-18 yr competing at Senior School's Cup level in Leinster, Ireland. Estimation of body composition included measurement of height, weight, and percentage body fat (PBF; usin...

Food science and technology plays a very important role in designing developing new foods, improving the safety, nutritional organoleptic quality of processed foods [...]