Nutrition & Food Science: Volume 40 Issue 5

Effects of low vitamin D status in rickets and type 1 diabetes in children

This paper aims to review the metabolism, epidemiology and treatment of vitamin D and calcium insufficiency as well as its relation to rickets and diabetes type 1 during childhood…

Vitamin C and urea inhibit the formation of advanced glycation end products in vitro

Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are continuously formed in the body during normal metabolism and ageing through a non‐enzymatic glycosylation reaction between proteins and…

Dietary diversity as an indicator of micronutrient adequacy of the diet of five to eight year old Indian rural children

Measures of dietary diversity are relatively simple and associated with nutrient adequacy and nutritional status. The aim of this study is to validate dietary diversity score…

Effect of supplementation of micronutrient fortified biscuits on haemoglobin and serum iron levels of adolescent girls from Jaipur city, India

Iron deficiency anaemia is widely prevalent amongst women and children in India. The aim of the paper is to study the effect of supplementation of micronutrient fortified biscuits…

Effect of phytic acid on iron bioavailability in fortified infant cereals

Iron deficiency is an important nutritional problem that affects approximately 20 percent of world's population and especially infants. The aim of this paper is to determine the…

Does adult calcium intake influence body composition? A review

Emerging evidence indicates that there may be a link between calcium intake and body composition . However, few review papers to date appear to collate this information. This…

Effects of cooking methods and processing stages on vitamin C in traditional Lebanese meals

Lebanese meals rich in vitamin C are taken for granted to contain this vitamin without consideration of its losses during the cooking and storing processes. This paper aims to…

Bioactivity of Iranian medicinal plants against Yersinia enterocolitica

Plant materials continue to play a major role in primary health care as therapeutic remedies in many developing countries. Medicinal herbs contain physiologically active…

Carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals of Camelina sativa seed

Production of oil from Camelina sativa seed (CS) by pressing yields a by‐product in the form of press cakes (PC). The PC were traditionally used as ingredient in fodder for…

The Infection Control Handbook

Healthy eating functional ingredient range

Opportunities on line for food and drink sector

Coffee BREAKthrough

The science of low calorie sweeteners

Mars

Oxford instruments to showcase MQC

Scotland seafood market

Diners eating opportunities

Food standards

Institute of Food Science and Technology

Benefits of whole grain in the spotlight

Unique superfruit ingredient

Ulrick & Short wheat flour

Government must buy planet-friendly British food

Cheese found to improve the immune response

GPs want more nutrition information

Potential health risk from unpasteurised cheeses?

Devgen and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) form a partnership

Dieters in east and north Birmingham

United call for a single labelling scheme

Change4Life gets to work

Generally recognised as safe status stearidonic acid omega-3 soyabean oil

Springthyme buttering up the dairy sector

When is a regen oven not a regen oven?

Fortitech

When eating out is a pain

The essential guide to hydration

Rheumatology family support network

Allotments top of agenda

Vitafoods 2010, May, Geneva Palexpo

Australian weight loss programme

Food Standards Agency consultations

Recovery from injury

Country-of-origin labelling

Editorial

Million meals

The Sugar Bureau

World water day 22 March

Healthy eating

DEFRA

Milk provides nutritional value for money