Pub Date : 2022-03-01DOI: 10.36647/ijanp/01.04.a001
S. N. Shaikh
The main objective of this study was to assess the practices and knowledge in the patients of Hypothyroidism. A simple random study was conducted in an Endocrinologist outpatient department in Mumbai. A Questionnaire was circulated online to the patients who visited Endocrinologist. The questionnaire was validated by Dr Ameya Joshi expert endocrinologist before giving it out to the patients. The form was given to 100 patients at clinics of which 72 were filled. Of which 81.5% were female and almost 40% hypothyroid patients were graduate. 50% hypothyroid patients knew the meaning of thyroid. 52% patients thought obese were at a major risk for getting hypothyroidism. 94% patients knew the location of thyroid gland, 62.5% knew the meaning of hypothyroidism, 84.7 % knew they had to visit an endocrinologist for consultation, 93.1% patients took the medicine on time. 72.2% understood that they had to continue the medicine even with normal thyroid levels, 73.6% patients were taking vitamin D and iron supplements,65.3% thought they might lose weight even with hypothyroidism. Around 52.8% people took their medicine in the gap of 30-45 minutes,43.1% assumed iodized salt can cure their thyroid troubles, 50% do not have cruciferous vegetables at all due to hypothyroidism.93.6% perceived weight gain as a major symptom of hypothyroidism. Majority of the people belonged to Metro cities and were well qualified and educated yet lacked basic knowledge about their disease condition. At the end of the survey all the patients were given a patient education booklet regarding Hypothyroidism and General guidelines on Diet. Keywords : Thyroid, hypothyroidism, knowledge, practices, awareness.
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Pub Date : 2021-12-03DOI: 10.36647/ijanp/01.03.a006
Sushma Gumma
The novel coronavirus has spread rapidly to multiple countries and has been declared a pandemic by the WHO. COVID-19 is observed to probably affect people with low immunity. Plant-based foods increase the intestinal beneficial bacteria. This improves overall gut microbiome health which makes up to 85% of the body's immune system thereby boosting immunity. Proper hydration helps our cells to oxygenate that helps them protect the body from any infectious agents. Regular exercise increases the levels of WBCs and antibodies. It also prevents formation of blood clots, which have been a symptom for some COVID-19 patients. Stress releases hormones like cortisol that suppresses the action of white blood cells and increases inflammation. Keywords : Good sleep helps in releasing cytokines that fight off any infection
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Pub Date : 2021-12-03DOI: 10.36647/ijanp/01.03.a001
R. N, Bhargav Pasupuleti
The use of bio insecticides for the protection of crops certainly contributed to minimizing the losses in yield. The bio insecticides are carefully applied for reducing the population of the insects that damage the crops. Moreover, the advantage of using bio insecticides for agricultural purposes is to improve the growth of the plants and the roots for enhancing the micro flora of the soil and it results in the total production of agriculture. Moreover, they are less toxic than the other conventional pesticides as they do not contaminate the total environment. Bio insecticides are the type of organism that is given to agricultural crops plants for damaging pests. Moreover, they are used in destroying small pests and weeds. Bio insecticides are the biological method of controlling the insects and the pests that are damaging the crops. Keywords : Chronic neurotoxicity, Food chain, nontoxicity .
{"title":"Advantages of Bio-insecticides in Relation to Soil Quality Improvement for Agriculture","authors":"R. N, Bhargav Pasupuleti","doi":"10.36647/ijanp/01.03.a001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36647/ijanp/01.03.a001","url":null,"abstract":"The use of bio insecticides for the protection of crops certainly contributed to minimizing the losses in yield. The bio insecticides are carefully applied for reducing the population of the insects that damage the crops. Moreover, the advantage of using bio insecticides for agricultural purposes is to improve the growth of the plants and the roots for enhancing the micro flora of the soil and it results in the total production of agriculture. Moreover, they are less toxic than the other conventional pesticides as they do not contaminate the total environment. Bio insecticides are the type of organism that is given to agricultural crops plants for damaging pests. Moreover, they are used in destroying small pests and weeds. Bio insecticides are the biological method of controlling the insects and the pests that are damaging the crops. Keywords : Chronic neurotoxicity, Food chain, nontoxicity .","PeriodicalId":274546,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agro Nutrifood Practices","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126319278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-12-03DOI: 10.36647/ijanp/01.03.a005
Prof Linda Ethangatta, Dr Rhenson Muchiri, Dr Bonface Ngari, Dr Kendi Muchungi
The objective of the study was to examine knowledge, attitude and practices of the community regarding the dangers of consuming farm products infested by aflatoxin. The study setting was in two rural counties in the eastern ecologic zone of Kenya. Methods employed the use of a semi-structured questionnaire which was presented face to face to respondents at household level. Data were collected and entered via kobo tool kit into smartphones, identifying the geo-position of each household. A total of 718 households respondents provided information on the education level of heads of households, income, knowledge on aflatoxin, practices on handling farm harvested produce, and their attitude towards management of any spoilt produce. Results showed that only 37% of respondents knew what aflatoxin is. Only 26% of the respondents could identify aflatoxin-contaminated grain by colour. In practice, 56% reported that they fed the spoilt or rotting grain to their domestic animals and birds. The study conclusion was that the rural small-scale farmers in the study zones were not well informed that aflatoxin-contaminated grain consumed directly from spoilt grain or indirectly via animal products could gravely cause illness, poisoning or death. Keywords : Malnutrition, Adults, Malabsorption
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Pub Date : 2021-12-03DOI: 10.36647/ijanp/01.03.a004
Dr Anumiita Pathakk, Tneema Pathak
Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excess or imbalances in persons intake of energy and or nutrients. The term malnutrition addresses various forms as undernutrition, specific nutrients deficiencies and overnutrition. In adult’s malnutrition is a constant problem in India. Generally faced by the vulnerable and affluent groups of population. Malnutrition is quite prevalent in adults’ group in India. Malnutrition is not simply caused by lack or excess of foods but some other factors such as malabsorption, wrong timings, stress and social pressure. An adult may seem healthy but in fact may be malnourished. Malnutrition is more complex in adults a web of physical, emotional and psychological problems. Keywords : Malnutrition, Adults, Malabsorption
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Pub Date : 2021-12-03DOI: 10.36647/ijanp/01.03.a003
Bhargav Pasupuleti
Agricultural biotechnology plays an important role in enhancing the productivity of crops and to improving the quality of crops in developing countries. Farmers across many countries such as India, China and other Asian countries South and Central America, and Africa have already started adapting agricultural biotechnology and are getting several benefits from this. The timescale of improvement of the crop quality can be enhanced by Molecular breeding and furthermore has the ability to enable productive use of diversity of gene sources. The adoption of biotechnology has made little impact on the growth of crops as there exist multiple challenges that need to be addressed and resolved accordingly. Application of technology based solutions to decrease the yield gaps are required to be resolved. The findings of the research shows that through private-public partnerships new opportunities can be developed to generate new methods and procedures to adopt agricultural biotechnology in an effective way. In addition, the researcher has utilized a secondary qualitative data collection method for gathering data from prior articles and journals regarding the subject of this research study. However, the result of this study indicated that through the inclusion of financial support an agriculture field can easily improve their production rate through the usage of biotechnology. Nevertheless, knowledge regarding usage of biotechnology can aid the agricultural field to improve the production rate of the foods while maintaining the biomass of the foods. Keywords : Agricultural Biotechnology, Bio-crops, agriculture.
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Pub Date : 2021-12-03DOI: 10.36647/ijanp/01.03.a002
M. S
The fundamentals of the technologies of high pressure are from the perspective of the phenomenon of mass transfer and the thermodynamic considerations. The application of food processing is totally exposed and the relation to the extraction, chemical analysis, and particle formation and reaction process is fully outlined. Moreover, the aim of the processing of green food is to promote new and innovative ideas that eliminate or reduce the use of hazardous materials such reagents and solvents in the operation and design of the process related to food processing. The processing of green food considers the aspects of prospective, market opportunities and industrial scaling in the processes related to high-pressure food. Keywords : Extraction, Solvents, Reagents, Supercritical fluids, Lubrication.
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Pub Date : 2021-11-12DOI: 10.36647/ijanp/01.02.a004
B. A. Ayushree, Dr. Anjali Tarai
Background: Food’s high in calories, salt, and fats are known as junk foods. Excessive intake of junk foods can result in a range of health problems. Purpose: The goal of this study is to learn more about teenage fast-food intake in Odisha, especially among those aged 15 to 25, and how it affects their health. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study of teens was undertaken using 60 adolescents of both sexes as the study's sample. The questionnaire was divided into two parts: the first was for socio-demographic information, and the second was for junk food intake patterns and determining variables, as well as their impact on health. MS Excel was used to analyse the data. A statistically significant value was defined as P 0.05. Results: The findings revealed that more females (72.0 percent) than boys consumed fast food, and nearly half of participants (25.0 percent) consumed fast food as a substitute for a main meal, and more than half of participants (75.0 percent) consumed soft drink every day. Furthermore, a higher proportion of participants (58.0 percent) had urinary tract infection, which could be linked to the fact that chips and soft drink were the most appealing food items among participants. Keywords : Nutrition; Fast Food; Junk Foods; Consumption; Teenagers.
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Pub Date : 2021-11-12DOI: 10.36647/ijanp/01.01.a005
J. Angelina, S. Elizabeth
Soil offers the medium for root growth, and plants rely on the soil for all other nutrients and water, except for sources such as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. Soils grow through the disintegration of rocks and minerals, through the biotic activities of microbes and wildlife. The role of soil-biodiversity is well accepted in preserving fertility and the inter-dependence of physical and chemical activity. Biodiversity is the term that used to refer different living organisms (microorganisms, plants, animals, humans) from variable sources on earth which includes inter alia, land-dwelling, aquatic ecosystems, diversity within and between species of ecosystems. Biodiversity is very important for the establishment of mammoth ecological benefits that significantly promote the wellbeing of humans. Biodiversity is encompassed of different levels beginning with genes to individual genus, from species to communities of creatures and ultimately to whole ecosystems. Biodiversity of soil encompasses several kinds of organisms namely “bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, enchytraeids, earthworms, mites and springtails”. The organisms can be distinguished depending on their preferred living environment such as aboveground and belowground. The soil’s biological activity is “largely concentrated in topsoil”.
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Pub Date : 2021-11-12DOI: 10.36647/ijanp/01.01.a004
J. Angelina
Actinomycetes are filamentous with Gram-positive bacterial characteristics and have a major contribution to the different sectors of agriculture. Actinomycetes are widely distributed and isolated from soil, ponds, lake sediments, tributaries, creek/tidewaters, and aquatic environments. Actinomycetes experience complex morphologic variation with the development of the substrate mycelia in the preliminary phase life cycle and subsequently of aerial mycelia, which leads to spores resilient to numerous environmental conditions. Both current and new natural bioactive compounds are mainstreamed by microorganisms. Bacteria have been established to be a rich source among the producers of commercially valuable metabolites, with a relatively small community of taxa comprising the preponderance of the compounds that are useful both economically and biotechnologically until now. A broad variety of biological functions such as antimicrobial, disinfectants, anticancer, immunosuppressant, fungicide, herbicidal, antioxidant, and antiviral agent is presented as secondary metabolites produced by different species of Actinomycetes. “Representative genera of Actinomycetes include Streptomyces, Actinomyces, Arthrobacter, Corynebacterium, Frankia, Micrococcus, Micromonospora, and several others.”.
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