an experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary crude protein and lysine levels on quality and quantity of egg production. fifteen diets consisted of 3 levels of protein (14, 15 and 16%) and 5 levels of lysine (0.71, 0.74, 0.77, 0.80 and 0.83 %) in a 35 factorial arrangement were provided. each diet was randomly fed to 4 replicates of 12 birds, during four periods of 4 weeks (28-...

OBJECTIVE Intake of sugars is restricted in most international food guides. However, in recent recommendations quantified limits of added sugars intake have not been given, although deemed necessary by those who criticised the recommendations. DESIGN Two approaches to derive a scientifically based quantified limit of added sugars intake for German children and adolescents are suggested. For t...

R ecent data demonstrate that youth with type 1 diabetes are not meeting established nutrition guidelines. However, comprehensive assessments of overall dietary quality in these youth are lacking, and it is unclear whether their dietary quality differs from that of their peers without diabetes. Therefore, we assessed comprehensive dietary quality in 50 adolescents with type 1 diabetes (mean age...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES As the prevalence of chronic diseases has risen, the need for straightforward diagnostic tools for monitoring nutrition status to improve nutrition counseling and disease prevention has likewise increased. This study developed an easily usable dietary behavior pattern diagnosis checklist and investigated its correlation with dietary quality index. SUBJECTS/METHODS A draf...