Diet & Nutrition

Antibacterial, Antioxidant Activity of Ethanolic Plant Extracts of Some Species and Their DART-ToF-MS Profiling.

Abdallah & Sa'ad and Desr. are commonly used in the Saudi Arabia folk medicine. They are potent in treating the ulcers and skin diseases. The lack of information about their biological activities led us to investigate the possible biological activities by determination of antibacterial and antioxidant activities of total ethanolic extracts and various fractions. Total flavonoid contents of the...

Impact of milk based micronutrient supplementation in school children in Quito-Ecuador.

BACKGROUND: The most common micronutrient deficiencies in Ecuadorian schoolchildren are vitamin A (VA), zinc, and iron. The objective of the present study was to test the efficacy of cow's milk as a vehicle for VA, zinc, and iron supplementation.

Vitamin C evaluation in foods for infants and young children by a rapid and accurate analytical method.

The validation of a rapid, precise (RSD < 4.6%), reliable and sensitive (LOD = 0.026 µg/mL) liquid chromatography method for vitamin C quantification ...

Modern drug design: the implication of using artificial neuronal networks and multiple molecular dynamic simulations.

We report the implementation of molecular modeling approaches developed as a part of the 2016 Grand Challenge 2, the blinded competition of computer a...

Artificial neural networks to predict future bone mineral density and bone loss rate in Japanese postmenopausal women.

OBJECTIVE: Predictions of the future bone mineral density and bone loss rate are important to tailor medicine for women with osteoporosis, because of ...

Detection of Cronobacter species in powdered infant formula using immunoliposome-based immunomagnetic concentration and separation assay.

Cronobacter species are foodborne pathogens that can affect the human central nervous system. Survivors of Cronobacter infections often suffer from se...

Efficacy of Long-Term Oral Vitamin B12 Supplementation after Total Gastrectomy: Results from a Prospective Study.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Vitamin B (VB12) deficiency is a common complication after total gastrectomy which may be associated with megaloblastic anemia ...

Antioxidants from diet or supplements do not alter inflammatory markers in adults with cardiovascular disease risk. A pilot randomized controlled trial.

Antioxidants have been reported to have anti-inflammatory effects, but there is a lack of research comparing food to supplement antioxidant sources. T...

Systematic evaluation of bioactive components and antioxidant capacity of some new and common bayberry cultivars using an in vitro gastrointestinal digestion method.

This study was aimed to investigate the impact of in vitro gastrointestinal digestion on some common and new bayberry cultivars. The contents of total...

[Assessment of diet in patients with chronic kidney diseases without dialysis and relationship with the nutritional status].

BACKGROUND: Diet is one of the pillars of the treatment for patients with chronic kidney disease without dialysis (NDD-CKD). Despite this, very few st...

Hypocalcemia and osteomalacia after bariatric surgery.

INTRODUCTION: Obesity has become a major health problem not only in industrialized societies but also in developing countries. Multiple studies have s...

Vitamin D status in children with headache: A case-control study.

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin with hormonal properties, plays crucial functions in bone and mineral metabolism and has important regu...

Poor vitamin D status increases the risk of anemia in school children: National Food and Nutrition Surveillance.

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) concentrations and the risk of anemia in a large coh...

Vitamin D supplementation in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A randomized controlled trial.

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Deficiency of vitamin D may be related to the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of the present stu...

Effect of combined farnesoid X receptor agonist and angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker on hepatic fibrosis.

The farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonist, a bile acid-activated nuclear receptor, has been shown to improve the histologic features of nonalcoholic stea...

Aqueous extract of Linn. roots potentially attenuates arsenic induced biochemical and genotoxic effects in Wistar rats.

In Africa, the fruit, leaf, seed and roots of Linn. are generally used to treat a variety of diseases such as malaria, cancer, and cardiovascular dis...

Sporulated Bacillus as alternative treatment for diarrhea of hospitalized adult patients under enteral nutrition: A pilot randomized controlled study.

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Among hospitalized patients receiving enteral nutrition (EN), malnutrition and antibiotic use are some of the most common causes of...

Expression of AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 Receptors as Leptin-Breast Cancer Regulation Mechanisms.

The development of breast cancer is influenced by the adipose tissue through the proteins leptin and adiponectin. However, there is little research co...

An artificial neural network to predict resting energy expenditure in obesity.

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The resting energy expenditure (REE) determination is important in nutrition for adequate dietary prescription. The gold standard i...

Computational model for vitamin D deficiency using hair mineral analysis.

Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in the Arabian Gulf region, especially among women. Recent studies show that the vitamin D deficiency is associated ...