To document the biochemical and pathologic features of vitamin D intoxication in lynx and to characterize mineral metabolism in healthy lynx, blood samples were obtained from 40 captive lynx that had been receiving excessive (approximately 30 times the recommended dose) vitamin D3 in the diet, and from 29 healthy free ranging lynx. Tissue samples (kidney, stomach, lung, heart and aorta) were co...

This study aimed to investigate the in vitro bioaccessibility of vitamin C from various fruits and vegetables. Vitamin 14 8 vegetables was examined under simulated gastrointestinal digestion method. values were analyzed by reverse-phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. The initial amounts ranged between 1.9 (yellow apple) 61.8 mg/100 g (strawberry) 3.8 (curly lettuce) 326.9 (purple cabba...

Calcium and vitamin D are essential for bone growth and maintenance. Among the bone-forming minerals, dietary calcium supply is close to biological requirements and may be limiting in some parts of the world where there are few rich dietary sources of calcium, particularly for children and women during pregnancy and lactation. Animal milk is a rich source of calcium and, in countries where milk...

INTRODUCTION Vitamin D is a steroid hormone that has a significant role in the metabolism of minerals, especially calcium and phosphorus; it also is a major determinant of the strength of bones. This hormone has a significant effect on three major health issues that people worldwide encounter, i.e., high blood pressure, cancer, and diabetes. Considering the limited and dispersed studies on the ...

The research study was conducted to develop a healthy vegetables soup powder supplemented with soy flour, mushroom, moringa leaf and compare its nutritional facts with locally available soup powders. Proximate analysis and sensory evaluation were done by standard method. In this study, moisture, ash, protein, fat, fiber, carbohydrate, and energy content were ranged from 2.83% to 5.46%, 9.39% to...

In the course of cancer disease, many oncological patients develop tumor-associated malnutrition characterized by an insufficient supply of macro- and micronutrients. The inadequate nutritional status and the cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome related to it are clinically relevant, as the response to antineoplastic measures, such as radiation and chemotherapy, is diminished, their side effects a...

Abstract: Background: The nutritional value, antinutritional properties, mineral and Vitamin content of six invasive Alien Plant species (IAPs) namely Ageratina adenophora, riparia, Chromolaena odorata, Ocimum americanum, Bidens pilosa Hyptis suaveolens which are used by the local inhabitants in Mizoram, India was analysed. Materials Methods: proximate composition, contents, were investigated f...

The last 50 yeas have witnessed a steadily increasing understanding of the biochemistry of vitamins and trace minerals and their role in human nutrition and intermediary metabolism.’7 There also has been a growing public awareness of the sometimes dramatic clinical impact of vitamin and mineral administration in deficiency states. As nutritional needs became more clearly defined, essential vita...

The chemical composition and minerals analysis of four different plant species viz., Hippophae rhamnoides, Azadirachta indica, Punica granatum and Ocimum sanctum leaves were studied. In the nutritional analysis the Punica granatum was found enriched source of ectin, crude fiber, sugar and vitamin C as compare with other targeted plant leaves. The fat contents was also found in valuable quantity...

Theories advocating the supplementation of various vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes, hormones and the drug Piracetam, in various quantities, are sources of considerable controversy within the Down syndrome community. Although vitamin and mineral supplements have been proposed sporadically since the 1940s, little scientific evidence has been accumulated that suggests that their use, or t...