Spent coffee grounds (coffee sludge) is the most common recycled material obtained in production of instant coffee. Thus, about 6 million tons sludge are generated annually. The purpose this study was to evaluate use as an innovative functional food ingredient flour confectionery products and effect its chemical components on sensory properties, volatile rheological properties final product. co...

objective(s) the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of aerobics, pilates exercises and low calorie diet on leptin levels and some lipid profiles and anthropometric factors in sedentary women. materials and methods forty six women (age 36.41±3.47) were recruited and divided into four groups: aerobic exercise group (ex), pilates exercise group (pilates), low calorie diet (lcd) and c...

conclusions it seems that the concept of negative-calorie lacks any validity and application. contrary to expectation, efficacy of both weight-loss diets was the same. patients and methods this was a randomized study (the consort statement) carried out at ukrainian center of sports medicine (kiev-2012). participants (n = 66) included sedentary overweight or obese women (age 45-64 years). they w...

We investigated the effects of high calorie and low calorie diets on skeletal integrity, and whether β-adrenergic blockade (BB) attenuates bone loss induced by dietary calorie alteration. Male 6-week-old C57BL/6 mice were assigned to either an ad-lib fed control diet (CON), a high calorie diet (HIGH), or a low calorie diet (LOW) group. In each diet group, mice were treated with either vehicle (...

As calorie-consciousness becomes a worldwide phenomenon, demand for low-calorie sweeteners is increasing. Compared to other sugars, the reduced calorific value of mannitol (1.6 kilocalories per gram) finds its application as sweetener in foods. The present study was conducted develop yoghurt by adding lactic acid bacteria (LAB) having significant production potential. Leuconostoc pseudomesenter...

Consumer research has demonstrated halo effects arising from advertising claims on food packaging (e.g., "organic," "no cholesterol") that promote misperceiving products more positively on other dimensions (e.g., low-calorie, low-fat). However, little research has explored the conditions under which such claims might give rise to more negative rather than positive evaluations. This paper highli...

Previous research has linked neighborhood characteristics and obesity trends. In particular, lack of access to affordable, healthy food is seen as contributing to poor dietary habits and low levels of physical activity. At the household level, food choices are often shaped by time constraints where working families use fast food to cope with low pay and long, inflexible work schedules, and as a...

Background: The past few years have witnessed an increase in the availability of food products containing one or more low- and no-calorie sweeteners (LNCS) Spanish market, mostly due to new massive reformulation plan. However, these are not included composition tables databases, and, therefore, assessment their intake among population is complex. This study aims update a database including comm...