Aims: The current study attempted to examine risk perceptions related to safety of various commonly consumed foods and perceived health hazards associated with such risk perceptions among home food preparers. Study Design: A cross-sectional study in urban and rural areas. Study...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/10366
Aim: This study examined the nutritional knowledge, infant feeding practices of mothers and the nutritional status of children in Lagos State, Nigeria. Study Design: A cross sectional survey design was used. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in three selected L...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/7604
Food safety plays an important role in public health and thus to society as a whole. Food borne illness associated with toxins, pathogens or other food contaminants poses a serious health threat all over the world. Food may become unsafe due to the presence of adulterants such as...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/6218
Objective: 1. To find out the prevalence of Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) on the basis of presence of bitot’s spot and conjunctival xerosis among rural school going adolescents of District Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. 2. To identify the associated factors and to suggest the suita...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/7766
Corinne Sprong, Rick van den Bosch, Sven Iburg, Kathelijne de Moes, Elleander Paans, Sofia Sutherland Borja, Hannah van der Velde, Henk van Kranen, Henk van Loveren, Bernd van der Meulen & Hans Verhagen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2014
In the European Union novel foods are defined by the Novel Foods Regulation as food products and food ingredients that have not been consumed to a significant degree in the European Union before May 1997. However, there are new foods for some reason not considered as novel foods,...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/8662
R. Hemalatha, Arthur C. Ouwehand, Sofia D. Forssten, J. J. Babu Geddan, Raja Sriswan Mamidi, V. Bhaskar & K. V. Radhakrishna·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2014
Aims: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of probiotics on diarrhea and fever in preschool children in a community setting in a developing country. Study Design: Double blind randomized controlled trial. Place and Duration of Study: The study was performed in Addagut...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/8280
Background: Hyperphosphataemia (serum phosphate>1.7mmol/L) in end stage renal disease is independently linked to higher rates of morbidity and mortality and effects 30% of haemodialysis (HD) patients in the UK[1,2]. Current dietary practices focus on reducing the intake of nat...
Background: Weight loss can improve breast cancer related lymphoedema [BCRL] (Shaw et al. [1]), but is not routinely advised in clinical practice which just involves standard arm mobility exercises. We are determining whether supervised or home based diet and exercise weight loss...
Background: Evidence shows that breastfeeding has a major role to play in public health, promoting health and preventing disease in the short and long-term for both mother and infant (NICE [1]). In addition to the established benefits, exclusive breastfeeding is suggested as an e...
Background: According to the World Health Organisation [1] obesity is now a “global epidemic”, ranking as the fifth most common cause of death worldwide. Obesity prevalence has more than doubled over the past two decades [2], with particularly high levels in Scotland [3]. Obesity...