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European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety

Published by SCIENCEDOMAIN international · ISSN (electronic) 2347-5641

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Risk Assessment of Folic Acid in Food Supplements

Margaretha Haugen, Wenche Frølich, Tor A. Strand & Grethe S. Tell · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM) received a request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority to assess whether the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) of folic acid should be amended in light of new scientific evidence suggesting a possible link between high...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/19619

Dietary Patterns and Metabolic Syndrome in Adults

Maria Stella R. de Oliveira, Natielen J. Schuch, Vivian C. Garcia & Lígia A. Martini · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Aims: Considering that diet is a potential factor contributing to the development of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and it is increasingly prevalent among population worldwide, the aim of the present study was to correlate dietary patterns with MetS and its main risk factors in adults...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/14973

Nutritional Risk Assessment of Eleven Minerals and Trace Elements: Prevalence of Inadequate and Excessive Intakes from the Second French Total Diet Study

Esther Kalonji, Véronique Sirot, Laurent Noel, Thierry Guerin, Irène Margaritis & Jean-Charles Leblanc · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Aims: Adequate coverage of nutrient requirements is a real health concern and surveillance of the nutritional status of a population is a key element for public policies. This study aimed at providing a reliable nutritional risk assessment of the French population based on preval...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/18193

Prevalence and Characterization of Salmonella Isolated from Beef in Namibia

Renatus P. Shilangale, Godwin P. Kaaya & Percy M. Chimwamurombe · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Aim: The purpose of this research was to determine the prevalence of Salmonella in raw beef produced from selected commercial abbatoirs in Namibia. Methodology: A total of 9508 of beef samples from three different types of samples; meat cuts, carcass swabs and meat fluid were col...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/17276

Benefit-risk Assessment of Fish and Fish Products in the Norwegian Diet – An Update

Janneche Utne Skåre, Anne Lise Brantsæter, Livar Frøyland, Gro-Ingunn Hemre, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Inger Therese L. Lillegaard & Bente Torstensen · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) In September 2013, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority requested VKM to update relevant parts of the benefit-risk assessment of fish in the Norwegian diet published by VKM in 2006. The background for the request was new know...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/18605

From Dietary Guidelines to Dietary Guidance?

Egbert Clevers & Miriam Urlings · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

One challenge is to make food consumption healthful and sustainable. Tools to achieve this include science-based documented dietary advice (here: 'dietary guidelines'), and policy-based initiatives and legislation (here: 'dietary guidance'). These two scientific and political too...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/17435

Developing the Right Public Health Strategies for Folic Acid and Reduction of Risk of Neural Tube Defects (NTDs) in the United Kingdom

David P. Richardson · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

The UK urgently needs a public health strategy for NTD reduction, which could include the use of food supplements, food fortification or a combination of both. An updated nutritional benefit-risk analysis is needed to inform population-based and/or targeted public health policies...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/18093

Association of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with Food Security and Nutrition Status among Persons Living with HIV

Irene Hatsu, Fatma Huffman, Paulette Johnson, Marianna Baum, Barbara Thomlison & Adriana Campa · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Aims: Nutritional status can be compromised by food insecurity which is common among HIV infected persons. Providing food assistance is expected to improve food insecurity and nutritional status among persons infected with HIV. This study aimed at examining the relationship of pa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/10876