Aims: To determine the effectiveness of a community-based fruit and vegetable education program and provision of fruits and vegetables on consumption of fruits, vegetables, antioxidants, and changes in biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress among overweight and obese adu...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/15994
Aim: This study investigated perceptions of risk to self, risk to society, risk denial, control, responsibility, trust and knowledge of food and nutrition-related hazards among expert and non-expert groups with an aim of better understanding barriers to effective communication be...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/11161
Aims: The aim of this paper was to assess the incidence of antimicrobial residues in market muscle samples from different animal species (bovine, ovine, poultry and porcine) using a new screening strategy. Methodology: 4849 samples were evaluated with a methodology that combines...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/13795
Aims: To determine the dietary diversity score and diversity within food groups consumed and the probability of food security among rural households in North Central Nigeria. Study Design: A cross sectional survey design was used. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conduc...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/14875
Study was done to describe global cassava food supply, and its relationship to occurrence of ataxic polyneuropathy and konzo, which are attributed to exposure to cyanide from cassava food. Cassava food supply and occurrence of ataxic polyneuropathy and konzo in all countries from...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/11453
Background: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a transmissible, fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle. Recognised in 1986, the disease causes a spongiform degeneration of the neural network in the brain and spinal cord of infected cattle leading to incoordination, atax...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/16124
Extracts from Rosmarinus officinalis L., more commonly known as rosemary, have been approved for use in the EU as food additive E932 under Regulation 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and the Council. Rosemary extracts are currently widely used to increase shelf life of food p...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/10404
Sulphites or sulphiting agents refer to sodium hydrogen sulphite, sodium metabisulphite, potassium metabisulphite, calcium sulphite, calcium hydrogen sulphite, and potassium hydrogen sulphite. As food additives, they are widely used by the food industry with a variety of commerci...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/11557
The safety of some food additives/E-numbers, including low calorie (intense) sweeteners (LCS), is constantly the subject of dispute and controversy. However, since LCS have been assigned an acceptable daily intake (ADI) and an E-number following extensive assessment of available...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/14815
A food consumption survey in the Dutch elderly population (51-69 years of age) showed an increased trend in micronutrient supplement intake (36.4%; 120/347 participants). Because data on chemical sensitivity in the elderly is lacking, evaluation as to whether the current uncertai...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/14319
“Assessment of benefits and risks of probiotics in processed cereal-based baby foods supplemented Bifidobacteriumn lactis Bb12” from 2010 answered a request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority focusing on the age groups 4-6 months, 6-12 months and 1-3 years. However, the use...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/14818
The Norwegian Scientific Commitee for Food Safety (VKM) has appointed a working group of experts to answer a request from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority regarding risk assessment of Lactobacillus fermentum CECT5716 in infant formula intended for use from birth (0 month) and...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/14817
Inger-Lise Steffensen, Jan Alexander, Mona-Lise Binderup, Knut Helkås Dahl, Berit Granum, Ragna Bogen Hetland, Trine Husøy, Jan Erik Paulsen & Vibeke Thrane·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2014
The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet, VKM), Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids, Materials in Contact with Food and Cosmetics, has at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) conducted a r...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/14816
Aims: Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is an imaging technique that provides non-invasive, in-vivo measurement of brain biochemistry. The objective of this study was to explore the effects of a commercial energy drink (ED) on brain metabolites in adult males using MRS...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/9229
The growing body of evidence regarding the putative health benefits of green tea (Camellia sinensis), including reduced risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease, has led to an increase in the consumption of brewed green tea and the formulation of green tea extracts (GTE) into a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/12712