A range of compounds with negative nutritional impact - 'anti-nutrients' - are found in most plant foods. The contents of anti-nutrients in processed foods depend on the ingredients and processing. Anti-nutrients in complementary foods for children can have a negative impact on nutritional status. The aim of this study was to screen complementary foods from developing countries for the anti-nut...

It is well known that a balanced diet is essential in maintaining good health. Hence, the nutritional value of foods is an important aspect that should be considered especially with respect to metal intake such as iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, selenium, manganese, copper, chromium and zinc. Iron being required for the haemoglobin; calcium for relaxing the central nervous system; ...

Studies have demonstrated that the addition of pulses to foods can make them more nutritious. We hypothesize lupin flour adds nutritional benefits yogurts. This study aimed characterize a lupin-enriched yogurt in nutritional, rheological, and sensorial terms by trained panel assess its environmental impact using life cycle assessment (LCA) approach. For comparison, natural commercial formula we...

the purpose of this study was to assess the nutritional condition and correlation between daily physical activity and obesity in 11-year old girls. the subjects were 325 11-year old students with different cultural-economical levels who were chosen by chance and then they fill out 7-day exercise, nutritional, tendency of physical activity in children and teenagers questionnaire by the help of t...

OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence of malnutrition in elderly patients hospitalized with an acute illness, as well as to assess the clinical usefulness of standardized nutritional assessment upon admission by means of the MNA scale. DESIGN A prospective study. SETTING A large size regional university hospital. SUBJECTS There were 175 patients (113 women and 62 ...

PURPOSE The increasing number of elderly people worldwide throughout the years is concerning due to the health problems often faced by this population. This review aims to summarize the nutritional status among hospitalized elderly and the role of the nutritional assessment tools in this issue. METHODS A literature search was performed on six databases using the terms "malnutrition", "hospita...

The effect of diet on the number of gustatory and olfactory sensilla was investigated in locusts. Insects fed for the final two stadia on nutritionally adequate synthetic foods have fewer sensilla on the maxillary palps and antennae than insects fed on the usual rearing diet of seedling wheat. This effect was seen irrespective of the nutritional balance of the foods and was independent of the c...

OBJECTIVE To review studies examining the nutritional value of street foods and their contribution to the diet of consumers in developing countries. DESIGN The electronic databases PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Proquest Health and Science Direct were searched for articles on street foods in developing countries that included findings on nutritional value. RESULTS From a ...

Access to nutrients is a key factor governing development, reproduction and ultimately fitness. Within social groups, contest-competition can fundamentally affect nutrient access, potentially leading to reproductive asymmetry among individuals. Previously, agent-based models have been combined with the Geometric Framework of nutrition to provide insight into how nutrition and social interaction...