BACKGROUND Whole-grain foods and cereal dietary fiber intake is associated with lower body weight. This may partly result from lower energy utilization of high-fiber diets. OBJECTIVE In the present study, the impact on ileal excretion of energy and macronutrients in response to a rye bread high-fiber diet compared to a refined wheat low-fiber diet was investigated. Furthermore, the effect of ...

OBJECTIVE Examine intakes of energy and macronutrients, and identify their food sources, in Thai preschool children. MATERIAL AND METHOD Data from the Thai National Health Examination Survey (NHES) IV were used. Mothers/caregivers were interviewed regarding their children's 24-hour-dietary intake. Dietary data were analyzed for energy and macronutrients, and their food sources were investigat...

b a ckground:  obesity is recognized as a major public-health problem, which has reached epidemic proportions, in both developed and developing countries. the purpose  of   this   survey  is   to   study  effects  of   gastric  bypass  surgery  at micronutrients and macronutrients intake on patients with morbid obesity. m et h o ds :   this quasi-experimental study was conducted on 21    patien...

Duodenal infusions of macronutrients inhibit sham and normal feeding. Neural substrates of this response were studied by infusing glucose, linoleic acid, an amino acid mixture, saline, or water into the duodenum of unanesthetized rats and then measuring sham feeding of 30% sucrose or Fos expression in the dorsal vagal complex. Linoleic acid and amino acids (both 1.5 kcal) and glucose (4.5 kcal)...

Cancer risk management involves obliterating excess concentration of cancer causing trace elements by the natural immune system and hence intake of nutritious diet is of paramount importance. Human diet should consist of essential macronutrients that have to be consumed in large quantities and trace elements are to be consumed in very little amount. As some of these trace elements are causative...

Background: Malnutrition caused by cancer is a prevalent problem in patients with cancer. This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy who referred to Vasei Hospital, Sabzevar, Iran. Methods: This descriptive-sectional study was conducted on 124 adult patients (older than 18 years of age) with cancer who had referred to the Oncology Ward of Vase...

background sleep habits and total sleep duration are essential factors for healthy growth and development of children. there is evidence showing that eating time and quantity as well as proportion of foods macronutrients affect the sleep quality. objectives the aim of this study was to investigate the sleep habits of preschool children in qazvin and the role of calorie, macronutrients and caffe...

Fluctuations in food availability are a major challenge faced by primates living in seasonal climates. Variation in food availability can be especially challenging for females, because of the high energetic costs of reproduction. Therefore, females must adapt the particular demands of the different reproductive stages to the seasonal availability of resources. Madagascar has a highly seasonal c...

BACKGROUND Data on the absolute fiber intake and the source of dietary fiber intake in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have been lacking in northern Indians. OBJECTIVE To find out the absolute fiber intake from different sources of food items in patients with IBS and healthy subjects from northern India. METHODS Using the 72-hour recall method, dietary intake of macronutrients ...