Background: Acne vulgaris, a skin condition prevalent among teenagers and young adults, can be physically and psychologically detrimental to the sufferer’s quality of life [1]. A common perception is that diet can cause or worsen acne symptoms [2]. In recent years there has been...
Background : Poor adherence to sodium and fluid restriction is consistently reported worldwide in haemodialysis patients resulting in undesirable clinical outcomes such as hypertension, peripheral oedema, pulmonary oedema and breathlessness [1]. Adherence proves challenging as ha...
Background: Obesity has reached epidemic levels globally and the proportion of overweight and obese people in the United Kingdom is increasing, which has potential health consequences for the nation. Eating out has been linked to obesity. Restaurant customers who have been inform...
Aims: Dietary vitamin D intake is difficult to assess as it is irregular. In Sweden, main sourcesare oily fish, fortified dairy products and margarines. This relative validation study intends to investigate the agreement in dietary vitamin D intake between a short vitamin D quest...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/7192
Sheu Kadiri Rahamon, Mabel Ayebatonyo Charles-Davies, Kehinde Sola Akinlade, John Ayodele Olaniyi, Adesoji Adedipe Fasanmade, Oyediran Emmanuel Oyewole, Mayowa Ojo Owolabi, Jane Roli Adebusuyi, Olufunke Olayemi Hassan, Babatunde Muhammed Ajobo, Maria Onomhaguan Ebesunun, Kehinde Adigun, Unyime Aniekpon Fabian, Omolara Olutosin Popoola, Wemimo Okunbolade, Olatunbosun Ganiyu Arinola & Emmanuel Oluyemi Agbedana·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2014
Aim: This study assessed the impact of dietary modification on cardiometabolic, inflammatory and oxidative stress indices in Nigerians with metabolic syndrome (MS). Subjects and Methods: Sixty participants with MS were selected using the International Diabetes Federation criteria...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/6604
Liliana François, Miriam L. Haaksma, Astrid S. M. van der Harst, L. Cristobal Monraz Gomez, MaartjeA . C. Schreurs, Roderick Gielis, Nick Vos, Renger Witkamp & Hans Verhagen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2014
Aims: Grey literature covers all reports from public research institutes, which are not peer-reviewed scientific papers. The aim of this article is to explore the amount and extent of grey literature in the field of nutrition, health and food safety, the retrievability and the vi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/8527
Exopolysaccharides (EPS) synthesized by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) play a major role in the manufacturing of fermented dairy products such as yoghurt, drinking yoghurt, cheese, fermented cream, milk based desserts. The demand of consumers for natural dairy products with a smooth...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/6948
Aims: The salty taste modality is modulated by epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) and Transient Receptor Potential Vanniloid (TRPV1) ionic channel and more recently, the gastric hormone ghrelin and its signaling system are also thought to play a role. Taste perception plays an impo...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/5906
Background: Fruit consumption helps to promote health and prevent chronic diseases. Adequate knowledge of the determinants of fruit intake is necessary in order to be more effective in promoting its intake among adolescents. Objective: This study aimed to examine the determinants...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/5087
Bioavailability of calcium, phosphorus and Zinc from probiotic dairy foods and other food sources has been an important issue of studies over recent years. The aim of the present study was designed to asses and to compare therapeutic effect of milk yoghurt and soy yoghurt contain...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/6856