supported by the 2008 Commonwealand Environmental protection Project of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China (MEP) (No. 200809102);"333 High-level Talent Cultivation Project" research funding of Jiangsu Province-"Research on human health risk assessment of pesticides"
Food consumption is one of the key exposure routes of humans to contaminants. This article evaluated the residue levels of 51 pesticides and 16 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in selected fish and food items which ...
We examined dietary quality and weight loss among adults who drank flavored milk sweetened with either high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) or sucrose at average population consumption levels of fructose. This was a blinde...
This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health[grant numbers R01HL140562].
Mineral ions play a crucial role in various biological processes in the human body,particularly in bone repair and regeneration.Supplementation with mineral ions offers several advantages over other therapies or treat...
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)is the most common chronic liver disorder,and dietary and lifestyle interventions remain the mainstays of NAFLD therapy.Zeng et al established a prediction system to evaluate adh...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82171080;Nanjing Medical Science and Technology Development Project,No.YKK23264;Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province,Nos.JX10414151,JX10414152(all to KL)。
Age-related macular degeneration is a serious neurodegenerative disease of the retina that significantly impacts vision.Unfortunately,the specific pathogenesis remains unclear,and effective early treatment options are...
This paper examines the risk of Vitamin A deficiency among selected pregnant women in Ngaoundere, Adamawa Region, Cameroon. A total of one hundred (100) pregnant women attending ante natal visits at the Regional Hospi...
Dietary surveys suggest that a considerable proportion of the population fail to consume recommended amounts of calcium m both developing and developed countries. Recommended allowance for dietary calcium has attracte...
National "973"Project on Population and Health (No. 2001CB5103);National Healthy Baby Promotion Program (No. FP2000NO13);Education Ministry Key Program (No. 02185);National Yangzi Scholar Program, 211 and 985 Projects of Peking University (No. 20020903)
Objective To investigate the association between birth defects and dietary nutrient intake in a high risk area of China. Methods A dietary survey was performed and serum folic acid was measured in women whose pregnanc...
A degree centigrade fall or rise in body temperature of broiler chickens is sufficient to reduce performance, alter sound physiological state and divert nutritional metabolism in quest for ensuring thermal balance. Th...