Kori-tofu is made from soybean and contains abundant high quality protein and fat. The low sodium Kori-tofu was manufactured using potassium carbonate instead of sodium hydrogen carbonate for the purpose of reducing sodium. This study aimed to examine the effects of low sodium Ko...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2026/v25i2855
Aim: To evaluate C-reactive protein levels in stable HIV positive children and adolescents on anti-retroviral therapy overtime in our health facility, and relate the findings to their CD4, viral-load, and blood pressure. Study Design: A cross-sectional hospital-based survey. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i61243
Background: Hypertension is one of the major global health challenges with high prevalence and undesirable complications, and is a major cause of premature death worldwide. Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of juice extracted from beetroot (BR), red radis...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i1974
Aims: To determine the effects of diagnostic mydriasis using 1% tropicamide and 2.5% phenylephrine on the systolic blood pressures of patients attending the Eye Clinic of University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Study Design: Interventional comparative hospital based study...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2019/v14i330102
High blood pressure is a diet related disease with high incidence of morbidity and mortality. Identification of its diet risk factors will inform intervention for its control. The thrust of this study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension among adult traders in Port Har...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/37430
Mohammad Mazani, Hassan Argani, Nadereh Rashtchizadeh, Shokofeh Banaei, Babak Kazemi Arbat & Lotfollah Rezagholizadeh·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2017
Objectives: Zinc is an important trace element in human nutrition and its deficiency is a worldwide problem. Zinc deficiency incidence is predominantly high in many diseases such as ESRD (End Stage Renal Disease) patients undertaking hemodialysis (HD). Beside, hypertension and ca...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/35265
R. Mohd Adzim Khalili, S. Emynur Shafekh, A. H. Norhayati, M. A. Intan Suhana Munira, M. N. Mohd Nasir & D. V. Muralidara·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the metabolic adaptation to Ramadan fasting among different weight status population. Methods: Forty-six subjects were recruited in this prospective longitudinal study involving normal (n=19), overweight (n=18), and obese (n=9) mal...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11624