Although the Indian population is largely vegetarian, not much attention has been given to the cultivation of vegetables, as compared to other crops like cereals, pulses and oil seeds. Therefore, the present study was conducted on two leafy vegetables, spinach (Spanacia oleracea L.) and methi (Trigonella foenum graecum L.) commonly grown in Aligarh, as the two popular vegetables of Indian diet....

In 2002, a special study was initiated on the additional collection of total beta-activity measurements in milk, milk products, and leafy vegetables conducted in Belarus in April through June 1986 after the Chernobyl accident with subsequent analysis and assessment of the I specific activity. This study is conducted in the framework of a long-term epidemiological study of thyroid diseases among...

Choline and betaine are involved in several similar health-relevant metabolic pathways, but the foods sources are different. We have assessed their intakes (individual, sums and ratios) from a dominantly Chinese food cultural point of view. A representative free-living Taiwanese population aged 13-64 years was drawn from the Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (NAHSIT) 1993-1996. Food intake ...

INTRODUCTION Anemia affects around 38.2% and 22% of pregnant women at a global and national level respectively. In developing countries, women start pregnancy with already depleted body stores of iron and other vitamins with significant variation of anemia within and between regions. OBJECTIVE To identify the determinants of anemia among pregnant mothers attending antenatal care in Dessie tow...

Although the Indian population is largely vegetarian, not much attention has been given to the cultivation of vegetables, as compared to other crops like cereals, pulses and oil seeds. Therefore, the present study was conducted on two leafy vegetables, spinach (Spanacia oleracea L.) and methi (Trigonella foenum graecum L.) commonly grown in Aligarh, as the two popular vegetables of Indian diet....

We assessed the effect of a diet high in leafy and green vegetables, fruit, and nuts on serum lipid risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Ten healthy volunteers (seven men and three women aged 33 +/- 4 years [mean +/- SEM]; body mass index, 23 +/- 1 kg/m2) consumed their habitual diet (control diet, 29% +/- 2% fat calories) and a diet consisting largely of leafy and other low-calorie vegetab...

Different kinds of oxidants (free radicals) produced during aerobic metabolisms of fat, protein, carbohydrates and xenobiotics, not only create oxidative stress and damage to macromolecules but are implicated in the pathogenesis of several neurological, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, carcinogenic and radiation related disorders, requiring their neutralization, amelioration or immunity boost u...

Introduction Lutein is a carotenoid that can be found in dark green and yellow vegetables, fruits and egg yolk. Lutein, like other carotenoids, is an antioxidant. Sources Lutein and a close chemical zeaxanthin are xanthophyll carotenoids found in a wide variety of plant foods, especially dark green leafy vegetables, such as kale, spinach, turnip greens, and collards. Their concentrations in the...