Vegetables are known to be nutritious and form part of almost every meal in an African set up. However, they perishable seasonal thus scarce during dry period. Drying helps extend their shelf life. The main objective the study was determine consumption pattern dried traditional vegetables (TAVs) semi-arid rural households. Dried TAVs by open sun drying solar were considered. Cross-section data ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of dietary intake in the development of premature acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in a hospital-based Pakistani population in Karachi. METHODS In a case control study, 203 consecutive patients (146 males and 57 females) with their first AMI and age below 45 years were enrolled with informed consent. Similarly, 205 gender and age matched (within 3 years) hea...

In a random-matching economy of traders who maximize cumulative consumption (overtaking criterion), the stationary, Markov, Bayesian-perfect equilibrium is studied. At such equilibrium, two results hold: (1) perfect substitutability between current and future consumption implies a no-surplus condition; and (2) by the no-surplus condition, there is a nominal price at which all trades must occur....

1. Relevance to the call for proposals: The health effect of alcohol consumption pattern (moderate and binge drinking) is of significant public health relevance because alcohol consumption in Norway and other countries in Northern Europe have been increasing since 2000. Furthermore, the consumption pattern is changing from binge drinking towards moderate regular intake. Norway is in a fortunate...