Pub Date : 2017-03-02DOI: 10.4172/2324-9323.1000175
Espérance Debs, F. Saad, F. Dabboussi
Screening of Mutagenicity of Some Food Snacks Retailed on the Lebanese Market Usage of food additives has become more and more frequent. Possible incorporation of genotoxic chemicals in dietary products, especially in food snacks, urges the need for their assessment. A total of 127 samples of food snacks, retailed on the Lebanese market, were screened for mutagenic activity towards Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98 and TA100 using Muta-ChromoPlate assay. The food items fall into two separate categories: the first category abides by high standards internationally approved; the second category is of a lower cost and a general poor quality. The first category was found to show no mutagenic activity even after exogenous S9- mix activation. However, 35.8% of the second category samples exhibited mutagenicity at 99% of significance, although without metabolic activation. These alarming results imply that drastic measures should be undertaken in order to protect the Lebanese consumers from being exposed to a potential risk of mutagenicity induced by such a dietary source.
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Pub Date : 2017-03-02DOI: 10.4172/2324-9323.1000185
Andrea Albuquerque Maia, É. D. M. Rocha, N. J. N. Brito, M. França, M. Almeida, J. Br, ao-Neto
Zinc Supplementation Increases Food Intake and HDL-c and Decreases Platelets in Healthy Children The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of oral zinc supplementation on food intake, and biochemical and hematological parameters in healthy children. Fifty children of both genders, aged 8-9 years, were studied during a three-month period. The study was a randomized, controlled, triple-blind study that used non-probability sampling. The children were randomly assigned to the control (n=25, using placebo) and experimental (n=25, using 10 mg/day elemental zinc) groups.
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Pub Date : 2017-03-02DOI: 10.4172/2324-9323.1000176
Ami R. Stuart, Britta F Trepp, R. Kuhle, Br, on Slaugh, M. Murtaugh
Eating Disorders, Exercise Dependence and Body Image Dissatisfaction in Female Age Group Ironman Triathletes The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of eating disorders, body image dissatisfaction and exercise dependency in female age group Ironman triathletes. A cross sectional examination was performed to determine whether the difference between preferred or aversive body type (somatotype), was associated with more prevalent eating disorder, body image dissatisfaction, and exercise addiction. Relationships between preferred/aversive somatotype and eating disorders, body image dissatisfaction and exercise dependency were explored. Data was collected from female age-group triathletes at the 2012 Ironman Arizona Triathlon. Body image dissatisfaction, eating disorders and exercise dependency were assessed via electronic capture questionnaires.
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Pub Date : 2017-03-02DOI: 10.4172/2324-9323.1000171
F. Brahmi, G. Flamini, B. Mechri, Madiha Dhibi, M. Hammami
Antioxidant Activity of the Leaf Volatile Oil and Extracts of Olea europaea L.cv. Chetoui from Northern Tunisia This study is designed to examine the chemical composition and the in vitro antioxidant activity of the volatile oil and the extracts (polar and non-polar sub-fractions) of the methanol extract of Olea europea L. (cv) chetoui. GC and GC–MS analyses of the volatile oil from the dried leaves of the variety chetoui resulted in the identification of 32 compounds, representing 92.1% of the oil; alcohols (39.5%), aldehydes (19.1%) and ketones (12.2%) were the main groups of volatiles in the studied cultivar, comprising 70.8% of the total oil. Antioxidant activities of the samples were determined by the test system namely DPPH. The weakest radical scavenging activity was exhibited by the volatile oil (49.92%). Antioxidant activity of the non-polar sub-fraction of methanol extract was superior to the all samples tested with an inhibition of the free radical DPPH value of 64.31%. Total phenolic content of the polar and non-polar sub-fractions was 65.35 and 69.17 mg/100 g DW, respectively. In fact, the results showed no significant differences in the levels of polyphenols between sub-fractions of the methanol extract of Olea europea L. Furthermore, the amount of the total orthodiphenols was highest in the non-polar sub-fraction (219.66 mg /100 g DW).
油橄榄叶挥发油及提取物的抗氧化活性研究。本研究旨在研究欧洲油橄榄(Olea europea L.， cv) Chetoui甲醇提取物的挥发油和提取物(极性和非极性亚组分)的化学成分和体外抗氧化活性。经气相色谱和气相色谱-质谱分析，鉴定出32种化合物，占总挥发油的92.1%;挥发物主要为醇类(39.5%)、醛类(19.1%)和酮类(12.2%)，占挥发油总量的70.8%。采用DPPH测试系统测定样品的抗氧化活性。其中挥发油的自由基清除能力最弱，为49.92%。甲醇提取物非极性亚组分的抗氧化活性优于所有样品，其对自由基DPPH的抑制值为64.31%。极性亚组分和非极性亚组分的总酚含量分别为65.35和69.17 mg/100 g DW。结果表明，油橄榄甲醇提取物各组分间多酚含量差异不显著，而非极性组分中总正二酚含量最高(219.66 mg /100 g DW)。
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Pub Date : 2017-03-02DOI: 10.4172/2324-9323.1000180
W. Hogarty
The Biggest Problem we Face in the US: Obesity Studies show 70% of the US population is either overweight or obese. These staggering numbers have shot up since the non/low fat revolution where sadly sugar intake has doubled. For the first time in history, our children (the next generation) will not out live the current generation. 35% of our children are now overweight and this number grows daily. Studies also show over 600,000 people die a month in this country due to heart disease, cancer and diabetes. I have been a bodybuilder for 33 years and always had a passion for a healthy lifestyle.
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Pub Date : 2017-03-02DOI: 10.4172/2324-9323.1000182
Eman M. Alissa, Azhar L Fatani, Amjaad M Almotairi, Bashaer M Jahlan, Sarah K Alharbi, Lina S Felemban, Abdulelah Kinkar, Mohammed Fatani
Relationship between Diet Habits and Adiposity Measures among Medical and Para- Medical Students Behaviour patterns acquired at college generally persist in adult life. Global rise in obesity epidemic are attributed to socioeconomic and cultural factors. The relationship between dietary factors and obesity development is complex and poorly investigated. Data on dietary habits among Saudis are limited. Thus we aimed to assess the relationship between dietary habits and adiposity measures in college students.
{"title":"Relationship between Diet Habits and Adiposity Measures among Medical and Para- Medical Students","authors":"Eman M. Alissa, Azhar L Fatani, Amjaad M Almotairi, Bashaer M Jahlan, Sarah K Alharbi, Lina S Felemban, Abdulelah Kinkar, Mohammed Fatani","doi":"10.4172/2324-9323.1000182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2324-9323.1000182","url":null,"abstract":"Relationship between Diet Habits and Adiposity Measures among Medical and Para- Medical Students \u0000Behaviour patterns acquired at college generally persist in adult life. Global rise in obesity epidemic are attributed to socioeconomic and cultural factors. The relationship between dietary factors and obesity development is complex and poorly investigated. Data on dietary habits among Saudis are limited. Thus we aimed to assess the relationship between dietary habits and adiposity measures in college students.","PeriodicalId":417095,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Food and Nutritional Disorders","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127550725","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 : 2017-03-02DOI: 10.4172/2324-9323.1000174
María de Guadalupe Moctezuma-Zárate, M. Carvajal-Moreno, J. Espinosa-Aguirre, Maria Eugenia Gonsebatt-Bonaparte, F. Rojo-Callejas, Pavel Castillo-Urueta Israel Perez-Lopez, S. Ruiz-Velasco
Role of pH in the Mutagenicity of Aflatoxin B1 in Maize Tortillas during In Vitro Human Digestion Model Aflatoxins (AFs) are potent mutagens, carcinogens and teratogens for humans; thus their presence in food is of great concern. A maize tortilla survey in Mexico revealed that 17% are contaminated with AFs. The initial process to prepare tortillas includes boiling maize grains with lime and to assumpt that AFs in maize tortillas are destroyed, protecting consumers from their mutagenic effects.The purpose of this study was to investigate the mutagenicity of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in tortillas during digestion.
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Pub Date : 2017-03-02DOI: 10.4172/2324-9323.1000178
Fateh Singh, V. K. Katiyar, B. P. Singh
Modeling of Time Dependent Variation of Moisture Content, Density, Porosity and Specific Volume during Drying of Apple and Potato In this work, drying experiments were conducted for one variety of apple (Fuji) and three varieties of potato, namely, Kufri Chipsona-1, Kufri Himsona and Kufri Bahar at temperature 60, 70 and 80oC in the tray dryer. The effect of temperature on drying characteristics and quality parameters of the dried apple and potato slices was determined. For investigating the drying characteristics of apple and potato, an appropriate drying model was presented by modifying existing drying model. A non-linear regression procedure was employed to fit several drying models available in the literature to the experimental data. The models were compared according to chi-square ( χ 2 ), coefficient of determination ( R2 ) and root mean square error (RMSE). Results based on our model had close resemblance with experimental observations. Drying constant was correlated with temperature by using exponential equation.
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Pub Date : 2017-03-02DOI: 10.4172/2324-9323.1000172
E. Manolopoulou, A. Assimakopoulou, K. Nifakos, I. Salmas, P. Kalogeropoulos
The Influence of NaCl Salinity on the Physiology and Quality of Four Cherry Tomato Fruits The aim of the present work was to study the effects of increasing salinity (0, 75 and 150 mM) on the physiological (i.e. respiration, and emission of ethylene) and quality parameters (i.e. TSS, pH, acidity, ascorbic acid, dry matter, soluble sugars, sweetness index, lycopene and colour) of four ‘cherry’ tomato hybrids widely used in Greece (i.e. Cherelino F1, Scintilla F1, Delicassi F1, and Zucchero F1). The focus on salinity can be explained by the fact that it is a major environmental stress, especially in arid and semi-arid regions like the Mediterranean ones. To observe the effects of salinity, οne month old seedlings of uniform size plants were grown in a greenhouse in 12.0 L pots filled with a mixture of loamy soil and perlite (3:1 v/v) from April to July 2012. All fruits were harvested at their full ripening stage and, then, sorted into marketable and unmarketable fruits. Random samples of the marketable fruits were used to determine the physiological and quality parameters.
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Pub Date : 2016-12-05DOI: 10.4172/2324-9323.1000206
A. Zhao, Qi-fan Xiao, Hongchong Gao, Shuangjie Cao, Mingyu Zhang, N. Win, Yumei Zhang
An Area at War: Alarming Malnutrition Status and its Predictors among Children Aged 6-60 Months Old in Kokang, Myanmar Aim: Myanmar is a populous and impoverished country with military conflicts for over 40 years and Kokang is one of the most turbulent regions. Malnutrition is a major health problem in this area, however researches are limited. This study aims to evaluate the malnutrition condition of children in Kokang, Myanmar and the factors associated with malnutrition. Methods: Data were obtained from 123 children aged from 6 to 60 months. Anthropometrical assessment was performed and validated questionnaires were used to collect socioeconomic and demographic data. Results: Among the children enrolled in this study, 42.5% were found to be stunting, 22.5% were underweight, 8.3% were wasting, 8.3% were thin, 5.9% had a small head circumference, and 3.3% were wasting with amid-upper arm circumference <12.5 cm. Drinking spring or river water (OR=7.11, 95% CI2.46–20.52) was a predictor of stunting and low family annual income contributed to underweight (OR=8.95, 95% CI 1.63–49.11) in the regression model. Predictors of wasting included age and length of exclusive breastfeeding. Conclusion: This study illustrates the alarming local prevalence of childhood malnutrition and the associated predictors, which require a multipronged approach to find a solution.
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