BACKGROUND Human breast milk is the most important food for infants and one of the main roads to exposure to toxic substances. In this study, nonylphenol (NP) levels in human milk samples collected from Turkish mothers (n=100) were determined, and the factors including mothers' demographics, eating habits, obstetric histories, and usage of cleaning and cosmetic products were examined. METHODS...

background: soymilk replacement in the diet might have beneficial effects on inflammation and cardiovascular risk factors for non-menopausal overweight and obese female adults. we evaluated the effects of soymilk compared to cow's milk on inflammation and cardiovascular risk factors among overweight and obese female adults. materials and methods: this was a cross-over randomized clinical trial ...

This study aimed to investigate whether diet and different goat production systems affect the quality of milk, white-brined cheese whey. It also determine suitability goat's milk for cheese. The physicochemical composition hygienic raw were studied, as well fatty acid profile nutritional indices Traditional cheeses produced from bulk two farms in three samples. results confirmed that husbandry ...

OBJECTIVE To compare four computed tomographic (CT) enteric contrasts (pasteurized whole milk, UHT whole milk, water, and diluted iodine contrast) in various aspects, including gastrointestinal (GI) distension, mural visualization, GI landmark distinction, taste, patients 'satisfaction, adverse effects, and prices. MATERIAL AND METHOD Sixty patients scheduled for whole abdominal CT at the pre...

Human milk oligosaccharides, representing the third largest fraction of human milk, have been assigned important protective functions for newborns acting as bifidogenic substrates or as inhibitory agents towards pathogens. Using high-pH anion-exchange chromatography and an enzyme test kit, twenty oligosaccharides and lactose were determined in milk samples of German women from days 3 to 90 post...

genetic and phenotypic parameters related to production traits, udder conformation and somatic cell count for the iranian holstein cows were estimated. monthly records of somatic cell counts (scc) were primarily transformed into somatic cell scores (scs) and the the average level of lactation period, with correction for milk volume, was calculated. by use of these estimates an udder health inde...

The time and energy parents spend producing and rearing offspring are key variables in the evolution of sex ratios (Fisher 1930) and sex differences inmating behavior (Bateman 1948; Williams 1966). Trivers (1972), expanding earlier ideas, argued that the relative parental investment (PI) of the sexes in offspring governs the operation of sexual selection, influences parent-offspring relations, ...

In pasture-based milk production systems, using available farm resources in order to reduce feeding costs, the composition and functional properties of dairy cows’ milk are of considerable importance to the dairy farmer, manufacturer and consumer. Basically, there are three options for altering the composition and/or functional properties of milk: 1) cow nutrition and grazing management, 2) cow...

background: although it is assumed that calcium has beneficial effects on weight loss, the interaction of calcium and iron would be a major concern. we did this study to investigate the effects of calcium and low-fat milk on serum ferritin in overweight or obese premenopausal women.   methods: sixty-four healthy overweight or obese premenopausal women recruited in shahid beheshti university of ...

The market for plant-based dairy-type products is growing as consumers replace bovine milk in their diet, for medical reasons or as a lifestyle choice. A screening of 17 different commercial plant-based milk substitutes based on different cereals, nuts and legumes was performed, including the evaluation of physicochemical and glycaemic properties. Half of the analysed samples had low or no prot...