Nutrition rehabilitation of undernourished children utilizing Spiruline and Misola

Background  

Malnutrition constitutes a public health problem throughout the world and particularly in developing countries.     

The feasibility and utility of grocery receipt analyses for dietary assessment

Objective  

To establish the feasibility and utility of a simple data collection methodology for dietary assessment.     

The effects of dietary fasting on physical balance among healthy young women

Background  

The study examined the effects of dietary fasting on physical balance among young healthy women.     

Does creatine supplementation improve the plasma lipid profile in healthy male subjects undergoing aerobic training?

   

We aimed to investigate the effects of creatine (Cr) supplementation on the plasma lipid profile in sedentary male subjects undergoing aerobic training.     

Energy expenditure of acutely ill hospitalised patients

Objective  

To measure energy expenditure of acutely ill elderly patients in hospital and following discharge in the community.     

Influence of taste disorders on dietary behaviors in cancer patients under chemotherapy

Objectives  

To determine the relationship between energy and nutrient consumption with chemosensory changes in cancer patients under chemotherapy.     

Analysis of dietary interventions. A simple payoff matrix for display of comparative dietary trials

Objective  

To provide a simple method for presentation of data in comparative dietary trials.     

Dietary and physical activity adaptations to alternate day modified fasting: implications for optimal weight loss

Background  

Alternate day modified fasting (ADMF) is an effective strategy for weight loss in obese adults.     

Effect of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid on gene expression of the critical enzymes involved in homocysteine metabolism

Background  

Previous studies showed that plasma n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) was negatively associated with plasma homocysteine (Hcy).     

Serum concentration of Selenium in healthy individuals living in Tehran

Objective  

To investigate whether daily diet provides adequate selenium intake in healthy men and women living in Tehran, Iran.     

Associations between diet and disease activity in ulcerative colitis patients using a novel method of data analysis

Background  

The relapsing nature and varying geographical prevalence of ulcerative colitis (UC) implicates environmental factors such as diet in its aetiology.     

Zinc and vitamin A supplementation fails to reduce sputum conversion time in severely malnourished pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Indonesia

Background  

A previous study showed that combination of zinc and vitamin A reduced sputum conversion time in pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients.     

Effect of carbohydrate-protein supplement timing on acute exercise-induced muscle damage

Purpose  

To determine if timing of a supplement would have an effect on muscle damage, function and soreness.     

Inadequate physician knowledge of the effects of diet on blood lipids and lipoproteins.

Background  

To assess the nutrition knowledge of physicians on the basic effects of diet on blood lipids and lipoproteins.     

A New Approach to Cure and Reinforce Cold-Cured Acrylics

Purpose  

The low degree of polymerization of cold-cured acrylics has resulted in inferior mechanical properties and fracture vulnerability in orthodontics removable appliances.     

A natural seaweed derived mineral supplement (Aquamin F) for knee osteoarthritis: A randomised, placebo controlled pilot study

Background  

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a slowly destructive process that may be influenced by a nutritional mineral balance in the body.     

Malnutrition prevalence and precision in nutritional care differed in relation to hospital volume – a cross-sectional survey

Background  

To explore the point prevalence of the risk of malnutrition and the targeting of nutritional interventions in relation to undernutrition risk and hospital volume.     

Change in diet, physical activity, and body weight among young-adults during the transition from high school to college

Background  

The freshmen year of college is likely a critical period for risk of weight gain among young-adults.     

The effects of short-term alpha-ketoisocaproic acid supplementation on exercise performance: a randomized controlled trial

Background  

This study examined the efficacy of short-term alpha-ketoisocaproic acid (KIC) monotherapy supplementation immediately prior to moderate- and high-intensity single bout exercise performance.     

Validity and reproducibility of an interviewer-administered food frequency questionnaire for healthy French-Canadian men and women

Objective  

To evaluate the validity (study 1) and the reproducibility (study 2) of an interviewer-administered food frequency questionnaire (FFQ).