A completely randomized design, with 3×3 factorial arrangement, was conducted to test various ratios of dietary protein to energy (P/E) for rainbow trout, reared in brackish water. Three crude protein levels (35, 40 and 45%) and three energy levels (370, 400 and 430 Kcal/100g) at each protein level were utilized. Semi-purified diet containing fish meal, casein and gelatin as the sources o...

A total of 2,011 pigs (PIC 1050 × DNA 600; initially 62.4 ± 4.6 lb) were used in a 113-d finishing trial to evaluate the effects two different fat sources fed at levels on growth performance, carcass characteristics, iodine value, and economics raised commercial environment. Pigs randomly allotted 1 5 dietary treatments with 21 27 per pen 16 pens treatment. Dietary arranged 2 + factorial main s...

Dietary fat intake and cancer risk have been investigated in detail in many populations, although the results have been inconsistent for colorectal cancer. Several molecular mechanisms have been proposed to explain how specific dietary fatty acids could alter colorectal cancer risk due to their involvement in varying physiologic functions (1). These include apoptosis, inflammation, cell prolife...

An adequate pancreatic structure is necessary for optimal organ function. Structural changes are critical in the development of age-related pancreatic disorders. In this context, it has been reported that different pancreatic compartments from rats were affected according to the fat composition consumed. Since there is a close relationship between mitochondria, oxidative stress and aging, an ex...

Many African diets are low in fat but are currently changing because of nutrition transition. We studied fat and fatty acid (FA) intake and the essential fatty acid (EFA) status of adolescent girls (aged 14-19 years, n 262) in Zambezia Province, central Mozambique. A cross-sectional study was carried out in a city as well as in the towns and rural villages of a coastal and an inland district. D...

BACKGROUND To assess the nutrition knowledge of physicians on the basic effects of diet on blood lipids and lipoproteins. METHODS Anonymous mailed dietary knowledge surveys to 6000 randomly selected physicians in the United States licensed in either Internal Medicine or Cardiology. RESULTS Response rate: 16% (n = 639). Half of the physicians did not know that canola oil and 26% did not know...

diet as a part of lifestyle plays a pivotal role in the development of metabolic syndrome and its consequences. fatty acid composition as a part of dietary intake affects blood fatty acid concentrations, insulin sensitivity and different metabolic pathways associated with the occurrence and consequences of the metabolic syndrome. the aim of this review is to evaluate the effects of dietary fatt...