Background : Studies examining diet scores in relation to health outcomes are gaining ground. Thus, control for dietary factors not part of the score, and lifestyle associated with adherence, is required to allow for a causal interpretation of studies on diet scores and health outcomes. Objective : The study objective is to describe and investigate dietary composition, micronutrient density, li...

In a corner nook of Benjamin Wolfe’s fourth floor laboratory at Tufts University sit two grow-lit shelves of baby Napa cabbages, each individual plant enclosed in a clear plastic box that keeps it sterile. When they get a little older, Wolfe’s team will inoculate the leaves with different combinations of bacteria and watch the bugs grow. This spring, similar sterile Cruciferae will be transplan...

This study involved the determination of heavy metals of Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn in cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var botrytis L.), carrot root (Daucus carota L.), tomato fruit (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.), onion bulb (Allium cepa L.) and leafy cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var capitata L.) and the respective soils from Lushoto District, Tanzania. Samples were collected from eight growing ...

Aim: Active mining in Kilembe copper mine, Kasese district, Uganda ended about four decades ago. However, various health problems are believed to be from the effect of activities that took place area. In this study therefore, we quantified concentration trace metals: chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), lead (Pb), arsenic (As) and (Cu) cabbages tomatoes grown area assessed risks c...

Flowering time is important for Brassica rapa vegetables because premature bolting before harvest can lower yield and quality. FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) acts as a key repressor of flowering. In this study, we identified nonsynonymous mutation at the 58th nucleotide exon1 in BrFLC1 (named Pe1+58 (A/C)) by screening resequencing data 199 B. accessions verified being related to flowering variation. ...

preventive factors against many diseases. Polyphenols, including flavonoids for example, catechins from green tea, which have been reported to be one of the strongest radical scavengers of peroxynitrite and other radicals. Their pharmacokinetic behavior has also been extensively examined. It is therefore generally accepted that flavonoids are a major food sourced antioxidant. Anthocyanins are a...

A vermicompost, produced commercially from food wastes, was tested for its capacity to suppress populations and damage to plants, by two-spotted spider mites (Tetranychus urticae), mealy bugs (Pseudococcus sp.) and aphids (Myzus persicae), in the greenhouse. A range of mixtures of food waste vermicompost and a soil-less bedding plant growth medium Metro-Mix 360 (MM360) was tested in cages (40 c...

Crucifers comprise a major group of vegetable crops in the Changjiang River Valley, China. The control of insect pests on crucifer vegetable crops has largely relied on the heavy use of chemical insecticides in the last 30 years, resulting in serious consequences of insecticide resistance, increased costs of control and insecticide residues hazardous to human health. A group of Chinese and Aust...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Specific dietary patterns, including the Mediterranean diet, have been associated with stroke prevention. Our aim was to investigate whether adherence to a healthy Nordic diet, including fish, apples and pears, cabbages, root vegetables, rye bread, and oatmeal, was associated with risk of stroke. METHODS Incident cases of stroke among 55 338 men and women from the Danis...