Volume 3, Number 11, November 2012 (Special Issue on )

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Brazilian Maize Landraces Silks as Source of Lutein: An Important Carotenoid in the Prevention of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Shirley Kuhnen, Paulo Fernando Dias, Juliana Bernardi Ogliari, Marcelo Maraschin

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Effect of Aggressive Early High-Dose Intravenous Amino Acid Infusion and Early Trophic Enteral Nutrition on Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Man-Yau Ho, Yu-Hsuan Yen, Hsiang-Yin Chen, Shu-Chen Chien, Mao-Chih Hsieh, Yao-Shun Yang

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Phytochemical Screening, Nutritional and Toxicological Analyses of Leaves and Fruits of Solanum macrocarpon Linn (Solanaceae) in Cotonou (Benin)

Tamègnon Victorien Dougnon, Honoré Sourou Bankolé, Roch Christian Johnson, Jean Robert Klotoé, Godfried Dougnon, Fernand Gbaguidi, Fidèle Assogba, Joachim Gbénou, Salifou Sahidou, Jean-Marc Atègbo, Bertrand Henri Rhin, Frédéric Loko, Michel Boko, Aléodjrodo Patrick Edorh

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Fe²⁺ Coupled with Vitamin c (Vc) Can Enhance Glucose Metabolism and Decrease Blood Glucose Levels of Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Mice

Huihua Zhen, Hui Chen, Zhenle Tian, Zhicai Zhang

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DOI: 10.4236/fns.2012.311207  3,428 Downloads  4,859 Views   Citations

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Body Composition, Dietary Intake and Physical Activity Level of Sedentary Adult Indian Women

Gurpreet Kaur, Kiran Bains, Harpreet Kaur

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Individual and Combined Effects of Nucleotides and Human Milk Oligosaccharides on Proliferation, Apoptosis and Necrosis in a Human Fetal Intestinal Cell Line

Shelly N. Hester, Sharon M. Donovan

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Sanitation Practices among Food Handlers in a Military Food Service Institution, Malaysia

Hai Yen Lee, Wan Nadirah Wan Chik, Fatimah Abu Bakar, Nazamid Saari, Nor Ainy Mahyudin

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Teachers Dietary Practices during School Day in Jeddah, Western Saudi Arabia

Balkees Abed Bakhotmah

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Soluble Fiber Improves Management of Diarrhea in Elderly Patients Receiving Enteral Nutrition

Yoshiaki Kato, Makoto Nakao, Motoh Iwasa, Shizuo Hasegawa, Kiyofumi Yamada

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Protective Effects of Nobiletin on Hypertension and Cerebral Thrombosis in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP)

Miyako Ikemura, Yasuto Sasaki, John C. Giddings, Junichiro Yamamoto

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Tolerability of a Proprietary Larch Arabinogalactan Extract: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial in Healthy Subjects

Barbara Grube, Heike Stier, Linda Riede, Joerg Gruenwald

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Adolescents’ Knowledge of Diet-Related Chronic Diseases and Dietary Practices in Ghana

Christina A. Nti, Augustina Brown, Angelina Danquah

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Calorie Restriction the Fountain of Youth

Bashir Ahmed Dar, Manzoor Ahmed Dar, Sheeba Bashir

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Analysis of Consumer Behavior in Regard to the Beef Meat in Kosovo

Njazi Bytyqi, Arben Verçuni, Mustafe Pllana, Ardita Jahja, Hysen Bytyqi

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Comparison of Sugar Content in Bottled 100% Fruit Juice versus Extracted Juice of Fresh Fruit

Jasmine Y. Serpen

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Development of a Synbiotic Low-Calorie Beverage Made from Soy and Yacon Extracts

Marla Simone Jovenasso Manzoni, Daniela Cardoso Umbelino Cavallini, Nadiége Dourado Pauly-Silveira, Mariana Nougalli Roselino, Elizeu Antonio Rossi

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In Vivo Antioxidant Activity of Fucoxanthin on Obese/Diabetes KK-A^y Mice

Sayaka Iwasaki, Made Airanthi Kusum Widjaja-Adhi, Ai Koide, Takerou Kaga, Seita Nakano, Fumiaki Beppu, Masashi Hosokawa, Kazuo Miyashita

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Composite Flours-Characteristics of Wheat/Hemp and Wheat/Teff Models

Marie Hrušková, Ivan Švec, Ivana Jurinová

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Comparisons of the Properties of Whitemouth Croaker (Micropogonias furnieri) Surimi and Mechanically Deboned Chicken Meat Surimi-Like Material

William Renzo Cortez-Vega, Gustavo Graciano Fonseca, Carlos Prentice

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Effect of Fenugreek Seed Husk on the Rheology and Quality Characteristics of Muffins

Deeptanshu Srivastava, Jyotsna Rajiv, Mahadevamma, Madeneni Madhava Naidu, Jarpala Puranaik, Pullabhatla Srinivas

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