PURPOSE OF REVIEW Malnutrition can lead to serious complications in the ICU. Less than half of patients admitted to ICU require ventilation and for many, their optimal route of feeding is oral medical nutrition therapy, rather than enteral or parenteral nutrition. Inadequate oral intake is a prevalent and often difficult problem within this population, as increased calorie deficits are common i...

Obtaining a detailed assessment of a hospitalized patient's nutrient intake is often critically important to ensuring the patient's successful recovery. However, this process is often laborious and prone to error. Inaccurate nutrient intake assessments result in the inability of the healthcare team to recognize patients with developing nutritional deficits that contribute to delayed recovery an...

Background: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOs) is one of the most common metabolic and endocrine abnormalities among women in reproductive age. In the case of not comprehensive treatment, PCOs can lead to hormonal, metabolic, and fertility disorders.  The exact cause of PCOs is still unclear. This disease seems to have a genetic background caused by the interference of several key genes with the ...

Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is referred to a group of complex neuro-developmental disorders, which can be characterized by impairments in social and communication skills as well as repetitive body movements and behaviors. The objective of this study was to examine adequacy of nutrient intake and to determine the scientific nutritional data of ASD individual. Methods: In this cros...

Changing food consumption patterns and associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been a matter of scientific debate for decades. The agricultural sector is one of the major GHG emitters and thus holds a large potential for climate change mitigation through optimal management and dietary changes. We assess this potential, project emissions, and investigate dietary patterns and their changes...

present study is consistent with there being no difference in glycaemia in the animals, suggesting that abnormalities of carbohydrate metabolism had not developed at this age. It has been shown that calorie supplementation of the diet during suckling can lead to a persistent increase in body lipid content, at least up to 60 days (Wurtman & Miller, 19766). The effect of excess calorie intake on ...

Introduction: The study was aimed to assess the intakes of nutrients of individuals in month of Ramadan. Materials and Methods: In total, 119 participants visited twice: once before Ramadan and then the 3rd week of Ramadan. A food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and 3-day food intake recall used to determine the nutrient intake during Ramadan and other months. Weight, height and other demographic...

Introduction University College London Hospital (UCLH) was one of the largest contributors to the CALORIES trial; a pragmatic, multi-centre, randomised control trial examining the effectiveness of early nutritional support in critically ill patients through a comparison of parenteral and enteral nutrition. The trial found no significant difference in 30-day mortality associated with the route o...

Enhancement of mammary tumor formation by dietary fat may be mediated via increased caloric intake. Three experiments were performed to study this relationship in 7,12-dimethyl-benz(a)anthracene (DMBA)-treated female Sprague-Dawley rats: (a) high- or low-fat isocaloric diets were fed in a crossover design; (b) low-fat, high-calorie and high-fat, low-calorie diets were fed in a crossover design;...

This study substantiates the role of public distribution system in food security by evaluating expansion state-run aid program state Odisha, India. Over years, percentage households’ consumption rice, wheat and sugar from PDS has been increasing whereas there a decrease kerosene 2009-10 to 2011-12. Comparisons rural urban households show that hold major share all items except for wheat. Also, m...