background & objectives: iodine deficiency disorder (idd) is the most common endocrine disorder in the world. it is estimated that about 1.5 billion people are in iodine deficiency state. many studies have shown the high prevalence of endemic goiter and iodine deficiency in iran.  for control of this health problem salt iodinization is the best  accepted strategy in the world. the main objectiv...

To investigate the effect of calcium salts on the thermodynamic and transport properties of aqueous solutions of proteins, we report ternary diffusion coefficients for the lysozyme-CaCl2-water ternary system at 25 degrees C and pH 4.5. We have used our ternary diffusion coefficients to calculate preferential-interaction coefficients as a function of salt concentration. This has allowed us to ch...

Background: About 20,000 men and women are engaged in the production of salt in Rajasthan alone, which is an important unorganized sector. The salt workers are exposed to adversities of environmental conditions as well as salt in the environment. There is a lack of information about their occupational health problems. Aims: The study aimed to identify work-related health problems experienced by...

Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) are prevalent in all states of India. IDD continue to be high despite ban on the sale of non-iodised salt. In order to assess the effectiveness of salt iodization programme, a study was undertaken to analyse the iodine content of salt samples sold in Ujjain (M.P.). 108 salt samples, commercially available to general public, were collected at retailer level from...

Reducing salt (NaCl) intake is an important public health target. The food industry and catering services are searching for means to reduce the salt content in their products. This review focuses on options for salt reduction in foods and the sensory evaluation of salt-reduced foods. Simple salt reduction, mineral salts and flavor enhancers/modifiers (e.g., umami compounds) are common options f...

We developed oligo-DNA microarrays of common wheat. These microarrays were designed to include approximately 32,000 unique genes represented by a large number of expressed sequence tags (ESTs). In order to characterize the salt-responsive genes in common wheat, the expression profiles of transcripts that responded to salt-treatment were monitored using the microarrays. Two-week-old seedlings of...

Americans to develop end-stage renal disease. The Introduction mechanisms responsible for these pathophysiological changes remain unexplained. Hypertension is more prevalent among blacks and it carries a worse cardiovascular and renal prognosis than in whites. Data from the United States Renal Data System (USRDS) show that over the past decade, Hypothesis the incidence of ESRD has steadily incr...

Salinity tolerance to Thai silver barb, Barbodes gonionotus was investigated under laboratory conditions using common salt (NaCl) and sea water. With a view to determine the median lethal concentrations (LC50 values), the fish were exposed to various concentrations of the salt and sea water for a period of 96. Common salt up to a concentration of 12 ppt and sea water up to a concentration of 10...

salt curing (kencing) is a method used for preserving food products, including fish, that is believed to influence the quality and chemical composition of the finial product. the present study is focused on the alteration of protein quality and amino acid profile of scomberoides commersonnianus after stacking during 190 days of shelf life in ambient temperature. a12 assorted of specimens were c...