Malted weaning food made from maize,soybean, groundnut and cooking banana

Infant malnutrition and mortality are common in Africa, although Africa is endowed with agricultural produce that could be harnessed through processing to produce adequate infant food. This project was set up to explore the possibility of using local raw materials to develop a nutritious, low‐dietary‐bulk, cheap infant food. The materials used included cereal (maize), pulses (soybean and groundnut) and tuberiferous plants (cooking banana). The grains were first germinated and dried or kilned before milling and formulation. The malted products were compared with fermented ones in terms of nutritional, dietary bulk and acceptability criteria. Malting increased the nutrient content, reduced the dietary bulk and enhanced the taste of the infant food. In terms of protein content, least gelation concentration and overall acceptability, malted samples had values in the range of 138–151 mg g^?1, 150–175 g l^?1 and 7.2–8.82 respectively, while the control (fermented) sample had values of 54 mg g^?1, 100 g l^?1 and 6.29 respectively. Roasting of malted cereals above 55 °C reduced the bulk reduction ability but enhanced the taste of the products. A combination of malted maize and soybean, roasted groundnut and cooking banana in the ratio of 50:15:15:20 gave a very recommendable weaning food for infants between the ages of 6 months and 2 years. © 2002 Society of Chemical Industry     

Pathway to health: Cluster-randomized trail to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among smokers in public housing.

Objectives: Examine the effectiveness of an intervention to increase fruits and vegetables (FV) consumption among smokers. Design: Cluster-randomized trial of 20 public housing developments; 10 randomly assigned to an FV intervention and 10 to a smoking cessation intervention. Main outcome measures: Usual (past 7 days) and past 30 days change in daily FV intake at 8 weeks and 6 months postbaseline. Results: Greater increases were seen in the FV group. At Week 8 and Month 6, the FV group had consumed 1.58 (p = .001) and 0.78 (p = .04), respectively, more daily FV servings in the past 7 days than the cessation group. At the same time points, the FV group had consumed 3.61 (p = .01) and 3.93 (p = .01), respectively, more FV servings in the past 30 days than the cessation group. Completing more motivational interviewing sessions (p = .02) and trying more recipes (p = .02) led to significantly greater increases at Month 6 among FV participants. Conclusions: Motivational interviewing counseling and lifestyle modification through trying out healthy recipes may be effective in helping a high-risk population increase their FV intake. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

地理环境与先秦南北饮食文化

先秦时期是我国饮食文化的形成时期，受地理环境的强烈影响，逐渐形成了以秦岭-淮河一线为界的南北两个主要的饮食文化区域：黄河中下游地区为中心的北方饮食文化区，是以旱地粮食作物黍、稷、粟等为主食，陆地动物为辅食，烧、烤、炸为主要烹饪方法的北方饮食风味；长江中下游地区为中心的南方饮食文化区，是以水田粮食作物稻米为主食，陆地动物和水产动植物为辅食，蒸、炖、煎为主要烹饪方法的南方饮食风味。     

活性炭吸附法处理麦麸膳食纤维废水的研究

采用活性炭吸附的方法来处理麦麸膳食纤维废水。实验结果表明,当活性炭的投入量为160 g/L,接触时间为20 m in,温度为55℃,pH值在小于5的条件下能有效处理该废水,CODC r的去除率最高达96.89%,BOD5的去除率最高达96.61%。     

Effect of birch (Betula pendula) bark and food protein level on root voles (Microtus oeconomus): II. detoxification capacity

The effect of protein and birch bark powder (BBP) content of forage on detoxification capacity of root voles (Microtus oeconomus) was studied. Young voles were fed with eight different diets for two weeks. Individuals on low (3%) protein diets had significantly lighter livers and kidneys than those on moderate (6%) or high (12%) protein diets. Birch bark powder addition did not have significant effect on organ weight. Detoxification was significantly induced, apparently due to secondary compounds in BBP. The activity of ethoxyresorufin-O-dealkylase (EROD) was high when protein content or BBP concentration in forage was high as compared to low protein diets or diets containing no BBP. Glucuronidation, on the other hand, was not induced by BBP. High BBP content caused serious physiological stress to the voles. The only individuals surviving were those capable of sufficiently allocating energy and protein to detoxification.     

Cadmium in agricultural soils,vegetables and rice and potential health risk in vicinity of Dabaoshan Mine in Shaoguan,China

Soil cadmium （Cd） contamination resulted from mining and smelting is a major environmental concern,and health risk associated with Cd exposure to multi-media through muti-pathway is increasing.Cd concentrations in soils,vegetables and paddy rice were investigated,and potential non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic health risks exposure to Cd were estimated at six villages around the Dabaoshan Mine,South China.A total of 87 soil samples were found to exceed the China＇s maximum permission level （MPL） for Cd,while the highest value of 4.42 mg/kg was found near irrigation ditch associated with Hengshi River in Xinyi （XY） Village.Cd contents in vegetables and rice exceeded the maximum permissible concentration by more than five times in every village.Cadmium accumulation in plants is in the order of celery 〉 lactuca sativa L 〉 Chinese cabbage 〉 Romaine lettuce 〉 asparagus lettuce 〉 mustard 〉 cabbage mustard 〉 cabbage.The mean hazard quotient （HQ） of all villages is in the range of [5.29,25.75],and the mean values of cancer risk for investigated areas are more than 10 times greater than the USEPA （2009） threshold limit value of 10-4.Moreover,human non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks are mainly attributable to paddy rice intake,followed by vegetables intake,soil ingestion,inhalation,and dermal contact.The results indicate that Cd has a huge potential risk on human health for the local residents.     

中国传统岁时节日食俗在餐饮业的应用研究

餐饮企业是中国传统岁时节日食俗在当代有效传承的重要场所和平台之一。文章探讨了研究中国传统岁时食俗在餐饮业应用的积极意义,梳理和总结了中国传统岁时食俗在餐饮业应用的历史和现状,并提出了餐饮业应用中国传统岁时食俗的对策,即以合适的品种为中心、倡导大众餐饮,以成功的经验为基础、加强宣传和营销等,以更好弘扬中国传统文化,促进中国餐饮业的发展。     

论中国饮食文化的精食与雅食

五千多年的灿烂文明造就了中国饮食文化的广博与精深。人们愿意为饮食而津津乐道,也愿意为追求美食而乐此不疲。饮食既是普通之事,又是文化的体现。千百年来,无数文人墨客、达官贵人甚至是平民百姓,将自身的学识和经历,兴趣和爱好与饮食一一结合,创造了博大精深的饮食文化,精食与雅食便是其中璀璨的明珠,在中国饮食文化中熠熠生辉。     

从“沽酒市脯”到《齐民要术》之“脯腊”制作

脯腊是我国传统食品加工制作的特色食品,历史渊源久远。但典籍中对于脯腊的记录大多较为零散,甚至语焉不详。北魏贾思勰撰著的《齐民要术》一书中有"脯腊"专章,对我国古代脯腊的制作进行了系统、详细的总结与记录,为我们今天研究古代脯腊制作与历史沿革等相关内容提供了极为宝贵的文献资料。     

天人相应观念下的四川饮食养生之道

四川是道教的发源地之一,深受道家及道教思想观念的影响,形成了独具特色的饮食养生之道。文章在阐述四川饮食养生之道产生的文化背景基础上,着重探讨了其具体内容及表现。