Nutrition & Food Science: Volume 34 Issue 4

Does diet protect against Parkinson's disease? Part 2 – Fat

Parkinson's disease (PD) affects up to one in ten of those over 80 and is currently incurable. Much current research focus on the preclinical period of damage and it is believed…

Nutritional aspects of breast milk

An attempt has been made to appraise the nutritional uniqueness of breast milk for infants. Colostrum, being rich in nutritional attributes, must be offered to infants after…

The Health Education Trust and the health of young people today and tomorrow

The Health Education Trust (HET) was created to promote the development of health education for young people in the UK through work with young adults and children to encourage the…

Development of minerals‐enriched brown flour by utilizing wheat milling by‐products

Brown flour was developed by incorporating different proportions of wheat bran, i.e. 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 percent into the residual flour (milling by‐product of pizza flour). Each…

Energy requirements for palm‐kernel oil processing operations

Direct energy utilization in nine palm‐kernel oil (PKO) mills located in Southwestern Nigeria was analyzed. The mills were stratified into small, medium and large‐scale…

Household consumption of stock cubes and stock powder in the Vaal Triangle of SA

This is the pilot study of a larger project in which fortification was evaluated in a clinical intervention trial in the Vaal Triangle of South Africa. The main purpose is to…

Dietary patterns of smokers and non‐smokers in the United Arab Emirates

Data on 203 Emirati men were taken to study the differences among smokers, ex‐smokers and non‐smokers in food intake. Results revealed that there was no statistically significant…

Antioxidants, Vitamins & Health

The BMNES provides health-care professionals with a range of educational materials and services to aid their role in giving dietary information to the public

Diet drinks – still cause erosion because of the acidity

Soy conference is to be held in late 2004

HACCP – new software from CCFRA

The healing environment masterclass

Local Authority Caterers Association, Department of Health Food in Schools Programme Seminar

Nestlé family monitor number 17 – young people’s attitudes towards reading

Food Standards Agency organises public debate on promotion of foods and children

Editorial

Food and Drink Federation – consumer information programmes

Tackling the rising epidemic – British Meat Nutrition Education Service launches new weight management training resource

Free milk is about to return as an everyday part of school life for primary pupils in Glasgow

New guidance available for prescribing gluten-free foods

Food safety conference proceedings from CCFRA

Hygiene methods – new guide from CCFRA

Food as treatment – “making the links”

Chartered Scientist – a new designation for all scientists

Food facts: Department of Health – Melanie Johnson MP

Isoflavones curb spinal bone loss – new UK research shows

Microbiological measurement uncertainty – new guide from CCFRA