It is now generally recognized that the high incidence of kwashiorkor in children in India and certain other Asian countries, in Africa and in Latin America is the result of severe deficiency of protein in the diet (Trowell, Davies & Dean, 1954; Autret & BChar, 1954; Gopalan & Ramalingaswami, 1955; Brock & Autret, 1952). The diets consumed by children in these countries consist predominantly of...

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the nutrient composition, in vitro dry matter disappearance (IVDMD) and organic matter disappearance (IVOMD) of three kinds of distillers grains (DG); i) wet distillers grains (WDG, KRW 25/kg), ii) dried distillers grains (DDG, KRW 280/kg), iii) dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS, KRW 270/kg) produced from tapioca 70% and rice 30%, and to eval...

ACAC), and fatty acid synthetase (FAS) were studied in male Wistar rats after a period of starvation and refeeding of diets containing 400 g glucose, or raw or cooked starches as the source of carbohydrate/kg. Starches fed included maize, potato, wheat, rice, and tapioca. 2. When compared to the responses of rats given the glucose-containing diet, rats given raw maize-or rice-starch-containing ...

. evoked the interest of doctors in this hospital. Dr. K. T. Kurian, my co-worker in the medical wards, has had occasion to note the diet of the people in three or four centres, and he has intimate knowledge of the habits and natural conditions of this northern part of Travancore. In the assessment and evaluation of the setiological factors, therefore, his information and help have been found v...