There has been a recent and significant increase in the use and availability of hemp seed oil products. These products are being marketed as a healthy source of essential omega fatty acids when taken orally. Although the health aspects of these oils is open to debate, the probability that oils derived from the hemp seed will contain delta9-tetrahyrdocannabinol (THC) is noteworthy. Recent additi...

introduction: celiac disease (cd) is a hereditary disorder of the immune system which damages the mucosa of the small intestine caused by gluten consumption(even very small amounts). villous atrophy, leads to malabsorption, which is due to decreased absorption levels. the first bowel symptoms are seen during the first 2 years of life. currently, the only treatment is to compliance with a gluten...

The development of human civilization throughout history has led to growing disruption of the natural balance and the occurrence of different types of pollution. The world depends on oil, and the use of oil as fuel has led to intensive economic development worldwide. The great need for this energy source has led to the gradual exhaustion of natural oil reserves. However, mankind will witness th...

ineffective transport system in large cities including tehran, creates important environmental problems such as increases in fuel consumption resulting in loss of large amounts of non renewal natural resources.the increasing of oil consumption in tehran city is mostly for the inefficiency of transportation systems. this problem is one of the main causes of destruction and ending of environmenta...

The increasing vehicular population leads to consumption of petroleum fuels at a faster rate. This problem results increase in the danger of petroleum fuels depletion and the remarkable increase in high crude oil prices. The increasing consumption of petroleum products has been a matter of great concern for the country for the financial growth as well as environmental pollution abatement. The s...

Vitamin A status of 260 groups of twenty-five males or twenty-five females, aged 35-64 years, surveyed in twenty-four provinces of the People's Republic of China, was assessed by measuring plasma retinol. retinol-binding protein and beta-carotene concentrations. Direct measurements of food intake over a 3 d period and questionnaire data on the frequency of consumption of vegetables, fruits, ani...

It goes without saying that crude oil is important for both developed and emerging economies, with crude oil-related expenditures representing a significant proportion of total economic inputs, and an even more substantial share of total energy consumption. For example, energy expenditures of about $1,233 billion in the US currently account for some 8.8% of its GDP (from a high of 13.7% in 1981...

TO THE EDITOR: We read with interest the recent article from Albert et al. (1) concerning the effects of fish oil supplementation during pregnancy on rat offspring. The experimental design, however, lacks relevance to real-world conditions, and the results may unintentionally stimulate a public health crisis if women stop consuming eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)/docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), importa...

this paper extends endogenous growth models through augmenting it with government budget and oil revenues as well as the effect of public investment efficiency on long run growth of private and government consumption and import for an oil producing economy. based on the extracted model, the optimal growth rate of government current expenditure (or consumption) has a positive relation with the e...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular diseases represent an increasing share of the global disease burden. There is concern that increased consumption of palm oil could exacerbate mortality from ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, particularly in developing countries where it represents a major nutritional source of saturated fat. METHODS The study analyzed country-level data from 1980-1997 derived ...