R. Hemalatha, Arthur C. Ouwehand, Sofia D. Forssten, J. J. Babu Geddan, Raja Sriswan Mamidi, V. Bhaskar & K. V. Radhakrishna·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2014
Aims: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of probiotics on diarrhea and fever in preschool children in a community setting in a developing country. Study Design: Double blind randomized controlled trial. Place and Duration of Study: The study was performed in Addagut...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/8280
Background: Hyperphosphataemia (serum phosphate>1.7mmol/L) in end stage renal disease is independently linked to higher rates of morbidity and mortality and effects 30% of haemodialysis (HD) patients in the UK[1,2]. Current dietary practices focus on reducing the intake of nat...
Background: Weight loss can improve breast cancer related lymphoedema [BCRL] (Shaw et al. [1]), but is not routinely advised in clinical practice which just involves standard arm mobility exercises. We are determining whether supervised or home based diet and exercise weight loss...
Background: Evidence shows that breastfeeding has a major role to play in public health, promoting health and preventing disease in the short and long-term for both mother and infant (NICE [1]). In addition to the established benefits, exclusive breastfeeding is suggested as an e...
Background: According to the World Health Organisation [1] obesity is now a “global epidemic”, ranking as the fifth most common cause of death worldwide. Obesity prevalence has more than doubled over the past two decades [2], with particularly high levels in Scotland [3]. Obesity...
Background: Evidence supports the effect of protein to increase diet induced thermogenesis and satiety; promoting effective weight loss in the management of obesity [1,2]. However, there is limited evidence to indicate the optimum protein source that will elicit maximum effects o...
Background: Evidence suggests that health care students experience a degree of trauma after experiencing a patient death [1] and they keep their feelings and concerns about patient death to themselves [2]. Rivers, Perkins and Carson [3] suggest that students may be inadequately p...
Background: There is evidence to suggest consumers feel required to make compromises between enjoyability and healthfulness of food [1]. Implicit in this suggestion is that “healthy” foods are not as enjoyable as “unhealthy” foods. Concurrently it is recognised that descriptors a...
Background: The high prevalence of obesity in the UK is associated with a substantial risk of ill health [1]. Prevention and management of this health risk requires accurate identification of obesity. Obesity is traditionally identified in individuals using body mass index (BMI)...
Background: Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive genetic disease characterised by a respiratory decline and pancreatic insufficiency. Research advances include aggressive use of antibiotics, mucolytics and nutritional interventions, extending the median age of survival...