AbstractCurrent dietary patterns are often sub-optimal from a health and/or an ecological perspective. Changing dietary patterns is desirable, but difficult because of the persistence of food habits. Food habits are especially strong in breakfasting. This st.....
AbstractFolic acid is a water soluble vitamin of B group. Folate is the generic name for B9 vitamin. This is present in some common nutriments (such as grains, cereals). Its deficiency in the diet can cause several health problems. In pregnant women, adequat.....
AbstractIntroduction: Dietary habits during pregnancy affect several pregnancy outcomes. Despite the recent attention on dietary assessments, such as dietary quality and dietary pattern extraction, studies on the validity of dietary patterns in pregnant wome.....
AbstractIntroduction: Obesity is a global public health problem, a common health disorders in industrialized countries but now becoming increasingly prevalent in developing world.
This disease has long been topic of preconceived notion and dishonour in t.....
AbstractAntinutrients are phenolic compounds in crops that have a capability of binding essential nutrients into complexes and making them unavailable in both human and animal diets. Phenolic compounds, mainly phytic acid, condensed tannins, oxalate and tryp.....
AbstractCommercial weight-loss organizations gross billions annually, yet few offer an objective measure of diet quality and/or uniformity of day-to-day nutrient intake. The Healthy Eating Index (HEI), a scoring system to evaluate a set of foods, is ideally .....
AbstractSoya bean yoghurt produced from soya milk using standard procedures was flavoured with 0%, 5%, 10% and 15% Julie mango pulp and labeled SC (Control), F1, F2, and F3 respectively. The results from the analysis with a significant difference (p<0.05) sh.....