Progress in animal nutrition, reproduction, quantitative genetics, and the development of molecular genetics, proteomics, and functional genomics open new perspectives for the meat sector. The most promising developments include a wider utilisation of molecular markers, the possibilities of semen sexing and the targeted use of nutrition to modify the composition of meat. The increased use of bi...

Proper nutrition is an essential part of successful aging and may delay the onset of diseases. Nutrition-related problems in older subjects have been long-time ignored; good nutritional status is an essential component of health and a relevant part of therapeutic plans of most chronic diseases. Moreover, food and nutrition are a relevant aspect of most cultures and are strongly linked with indi...

The purpose of the study was to assess the determinants of nutrition behaviors and body mass index and determine the impact of a nutrition education intervention (NEI) among Mauritian housewives. A pretest-posttest design was used assessing Nutrition Knowledge (NK), Nutrition Attitudes, Fruit and Vegetable Intake (FVI), body mass index (BMI). Two hundred Mauritian housewives were recruited. The...

The increase in obesity and chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease worldwide reflects the complex interactions of biology, personal behaviour and environment. Consequently there has been a greater recognition of the importance of nutrition education. An analysis of the evidence from 300+ studies shows that nutrition education is more likely to be effective when it focuses on behavi...

survey status and nutritional behavior to prevention of iron deficiency anemia among high school girls in babol city     mehrabian f [1] ,valipour r [2] *,kasmaei p [3] ,atrkar roshan z [4] ,mahdavi roshan m [5]     received: 30 oct , 2013 accepted: 21 jan , 2014   abstract:  background & aims: iron deficiency anemia is the most common nutritional problem in the world, and more than 30% of the ...

In two remote northern provinces of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, provincial and district teams were trained and subsequently conducted a qualitative study using a participatory approach to investigate people's knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices in relation to women's and children's nutrition. Using focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and structured observation, ...

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a multicomponent nutrition education program among adults. A pretest-posttest design was used assessing Nutritional Knowledge (NK), BMI, Energy Intake (EI), Physical Activity Level (PAL), Dietary Intake (DI) and attitudes. 353 adults aged 19-55 years (178 control group (CG) and 175 intervention group (IG)) were recruited. IG particip...