BACKGROUND Diet regulates gene expression profiles by several mechanisms. The objective of this study was to examine gene expression in relation with dietary patterns. METHODS Two hundred and fifty four participants from the greater Quebec City metropolitan area were recruited. Two hundred and ten participants completed the study protocol. Dietary patterns were derived from a food frequency q...

BACKGROUND Metabolic profiles have been shown to be associated to obesity status and insulin sensitivity. Dietary intakes influence metabolic pathways and therefore, different dietary patterns may relate to modifications in metabolic signatures. The objective was to verify associations between dietary patterns and metabolic profiles composed of amino acids (AAs) and acylcarnitines (ACs). METH...

Adhesion to Wood 9–1 Surface Properties of Wood Adherends 9–2 Extractives on Surfaces 9–3 Knifeand Abrasive-Planed Surfaces 9–3 Veneer Surfaces 9–4 Surfaces of Wood and Nonwood Composite Products 9–5 Physical Properties of Wood Adherends 9–6 Density and Porosity 9–6 Moisture Content and Dimensional Changes 9–7 Adhesives 9–9 Composition 9–9 Health and Safety 9–10 Strength and Durability 9–10 Adh...

Nutritional recommendations call for balanced, diversified consumption of starchy foods and increased whole-grain food intake. Their efficiency may depend on sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors, for which little information is available. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics and starchy food consumption...

This paper analyses distributional effects of revenue-neutral tax reforms aimed at improving dietary quality and encouraging healthier grain consumption. Using data on household grain purchases, we analyse both the impact on dietary quality and the tax incidence among income groups of VAT reforms and excise duty reforms. The VAT reforms include subsidies of healthy products (products labelled w...

BACKGROUND An understanding of the relation in adolescents between serum homocysteine and foods rich in vitamin B-6, vitamin B-12, and folate is important because high homocysteine concentrations in childhood and adolescence may be a risk factor for later cardiovascular disease. However, little is known about the relation between food intake and homocysteine in adolescents. OBJECTIVE Five yea...

The structure of Raw and Processed Amaranth Grains starch was studied by using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). In this study, starch morphological differences were observed between raw and processed (Boiled, Roasted and popped) grains derived from the same cultivar. Among food carbohydrates, starch occupies a unique position. It is the major carbohydrate storage material in many higher plan...

Commonwealth contributions to the British diet 77 coast, where irrigation is available. These will be the sites of piggeries, where the grain sorghum will be fed to outdoor pigs. It is intended that each unit shall carry some 200 breeding sows. The number of units which will finally be developed is dependent upon experience gained with the first experimental units and on the future trend in coa...