The study assessed the quantity and value of food crop outputs of the gender categories in the Anambra state. At this research estimated the quantity and energy content of food stuffs consumed as well as required by each gender headed households, estimated the extent and magnitude of food security and insecurity in the area among the gender categories and examined the determinants of food secur...

consumer’s demand for functional foods is increasing, however, production of such food is not an easy task, and sometimes the sensory aspects of food are affected adversely. to ensure the customers of the quality of food, it is necessary to label the product with accurate nutrition information in order to make people aware of the positive nutrition effects of such foods. the aim of this researc...

background: lactic acid bacteria (lab) isolated originally from sourdough are probably the best candidates as biopreservatives, because they are well adapted to the non-aseptic conditions in sourdough fermentation. the aim of the present study was to study antifungal properties of a dominant endogenous lab isolated from whole barley sourdough. methods: whole barley flour from a mixture of barle...

introduction: zearalenone is a mycotoxin compound produced mainly by the fusarium species of fungi which is present in several types of foods. t he purpose of this study was to determine the zearalenone in raw animal origin food produced in north-west of iran . materials and methods: from june to december 2012, a total of 210 samples (containing 70 raw milk, 70 meat and 70 liver) were obtained ...

women's health. although calcium deficiency intake is only one of the factors that effects bone fractures, there are many evidences that sufficient calcium have direct effect in bone density and reverse effect upon bone fractures rate. methods: this study is a descriptive cross-sectional type. a sample of 271 female students in tabriz medical sciences university, aged 20-25 years was studied in...

background: botulism is caused by a neurotoxin produced from the anaerobic, spore forming bacterium clostridium. food-borne botulism is one of the dangerous forms of food poisoning in the world. the purpose of this study was to survey some clinical presentations and laboratory findings in patients suspected with botulism toxicity that had received anti-botulism. methods: this descriptive-retros...

in order to assess the relationship between obesity with food habit and body image, this case control study was conducted among 85 urban primary school children male and female aged 10-12 years old, attending anuban school in nakhon pathom province, in thailand. two different questionnaires were used for data collection for caregivers and students. the standard used for definition of overweight...

background: cancer is one of the three health issues of the society and the third cause of mortality in iran. food habits play a significant role in preventing cancer. the present study therefore, was carried out to assess food habits of tehran citizens for cancer prevention. methods: this study is a cross- sectional study was conducted with a sample of 2500 tehran citizens who were recruited t...

in recent years there have been many attempts to develop and market inexpensive mixtures of high protein food for the children in developing areas of the world. biological studies have shown that these foods are rich sources of protein and are every effective in combating protein malnutrition. however, practical marketing and distribution has not been very successful due to the local people's h...