Concentrations of selenium (Se) in food from local markets of Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) were measured and daily intake calculated based on information from a questionnaire of foods eaten by healthy Saudis. The daily intake of Se was then compared to concentrations of Se in blood serum. Primary sources of Se in the diet of Saudis were as follows: meat and meat products (31%), egg (20...

Total daily intakes of diethyl phthalate (DEP), di(n-butyl) phthalate (DnBP), di(isobutyl) phthalate (DiBP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBzP) and di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) were calculated from phthalate metabolite levels measured in the urine of 431 Danish children between 3 and 6 years of age. For each child the intake attributable to exposures in the indoor environment via dust ingestion...

Although fish are often recommended as a component of healthy diet, the environmental accumulation heavy metals in many species has been considerable concern for those weighing nutritional health benefits against adverse toxic outcome excess intake metals. This study aimed to determine concentration essential and tissues Catla catla Mangla Lake assess possible risk consumers. Fifty samples were...

CONTEXT The dietary iodine intake of lactating women has been reported to be high in Korea. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess iodine balance and to determine its relationship with thyroid function in preterm infants. DESIGN Thyroid functions of preterm infants born at 34 wk gestation or less were evaluated in the first (n = 31) and third (n = 19) weeks. Mothers' breast milk (BM...

The aim of this study was to determine the contamination levels by aflatoxins M1, M2, G1, G2, B1 and B2 Ochratoxin A in 123 infant formula powder samples from metropolitan region Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. sensitive method using a modified Quick Easy Cheap Effective Rugged Safe (QuEChERS) ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) validated for application ...

To the Editor: Recent literature has associated potential adverse effects with daily use of folic acid supplements (1000 μg), high concentrations of serum folate (26.5 ng/mL or greater [to convert to nmol/L, multiply by 2.266]), or high folic acid intake, but researchers have not adequately considered the source of folic acid. We examined the relative contribution of different sources of folic ...

As more and more smalland medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) adopt information technology (IT) in their daily business operations and even in their strategic planning, the positive impacts of IT are no longer a privilege of large organizations. However, there has been little research conducted and published on the adoption of electronic data interchange (EDI) in SMEs. Most previous studies on EDI ...

To produce a simple food questionnaire for estimating total energy intake and intake of three major nutrients which medical or health care staff such as nurses can rapidly use for the determination of health guidance for individuals. The study group comprised 116 normal healthy subjects (mean age ± S.D. = 40.0 ± 17.8 years), 76 women and 40 men. Using findings based on our previous research ...