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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"nutritional supplements"”.
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Micronutrient intakes and the role of nutritional supplements in the diets of Irish adults and pre-school children
… micronutrient intakes and the role of nutritional supplements in the diets of Irish adults aged 18-64 years and pre-school children aged 1-4 years. Analysis is based on data from the National Adult Nutrition Survey (NANS) (n=1274) and the National Pre-School Nutrition Survey (NPNS) …
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Relevance and Role of Nutritional Supplements in the Ophthalmology Practice // Място и роля на хранителните добавки в офталмологичната практика
… aims to study and document the usage of the nutritional supplements Mielooptik and Citizin, and to analyse the effect of their application as additional therapy in patients with POAG. The results suggest that the intake of the food supplements Mielooptik and Citizin (Citicoline), as an …
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The investigation and assessment of Nutritional and Traditional Supplement products for content validity, contamination and adulteration
Nutritional supplements are used by competitive and recreational athletes of all ages. As a consequence the supplement industry has grown to meet the increasing demand. The regulation of the supplement industry is unrefined, which increases the risk of the nutritional supplements being …
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The development of methods for the determination of selenium using spectrofluorimetric and ICP-MS techniques.
… to the determination of total selenium in nutritional supplements after microwave digestion and photoreduction of Se (VI) to Se (IV). The analytical precision in the concentration range 0. 5 - 1000 mug ml[-1] was better than 5%. Excellent agreement (r[2] = 0.9960) between the results of the …
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The epidemiology of injuries in professional rugby union in South Africa
… injuries, use of protective gear, medication and nutritional supplements in South African professional rugby players. Thirdly, the incidence, nature and circumstances surrounding injuries in a cohort of professional South African rugby players were documented. The data collected was compared with …
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The Grey Zone in Doping
… Since the mid 1990’s the use of diverse types of nutritional supplements has become very popular in an attempt to optimise performance. The most important factor behind the explosive growth of the supplement market was the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) which …
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Structural characterization of sports supplement market
Sports supplements are vital as nutritional complement and improve people's physical performance. In this sense, the objective of this study was to identify and characterize the variables that determine the sports supplement market and the actors who drive it, based on a study of the Peruvian …
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Quality of life and depressive symptoms as predictors of participant adherence in a randomized trial conducted among older adults at risk of mobility disability
… clinical trial assessing the benefits of nutritional supplements and daily exercises to elderly patients with mobility limitation. The preliminary results showed that in clinical studies targeting elderly population with mobility limitations, the summary scores of SF-36 trended to have …
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Study of Potential Drug Interactions of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors (EGFR inhibitors) in the Treatment of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer // Проучване на потенциални лекарствени взаимодействия при използване на инхибитори на рецептора на епидермалния растежен фактор (EGFR-инхибитори) при лечение на недребноклетъчен белодробен карцином
… number of drugs and the intake of special foods, nutritional supplements and herbal products that patients prescribe themselves. The listed factors place the recognition of drug interactions as one of the main challenges for physicians. The main goal is to minimise adverse events related to drug …
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Potential Antecedents of Muscle Dysmorphia
… attention to one's diet, and use of steroids or nutritional supplements. These individuals experience extreme anxiety if they are unable to work out or deviate from their diet. To date, what is known about muscle dysmorphia is that it seems to mimic a lot of the same factors as eating disorders. …
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The placebo effect in nutritional supplementation and improvement in performance outcomes : a meta-analysis
… is a significant placebo effect in respect to nutritional supplements and improvements in strength, endurance, and power. A meta-analysis was used to quantify the size of the placebo effect and to compare a wide variety of supplements and different outcome measures. Effect sizes (ES) were …
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The Effect of Age and Sex on Chemotherapy-Induced Cachexia and Branched-Chain Amino Acid Metabolism
… quality of life. Tumour-related factors and poor nutritional status are associated with cachexia development. Additionally, while effective in combatting cancer, chemotherapy causes appetite loss, fatigue, altered metabolism and decreased physical activity, all contributing to muscle tissue …
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Run for Health: Health(icization), Supplements, and Doping in Non-Elite Road Running
… perceptions of running, health, doping, and supplements, I explore the value non-elite runners place on health and fitness, the ways running is used to signal one's commitment to these values, and the relationship between healthist demands and training methods that border on harmful, such as …
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Acute effects of intradialytic nutrition supplementation on hemodynamics, treatment efficiency, and gastrointestinal symptoms in maintenance hemodialysis patients
Poor nutritional status is common and among the strongest predictors of mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (HD) treatment. Reduced dietary intake, especially on days in which patients undergo treatment, is one factor that contributes to this poor nutritional status. Providing …
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Effects of Pycnogenol on Microsomal Cytochrome P450 Activity and Apoptosis
… found in plants, many of which are consumed as nutritional supplements by humans. Pycnogenol is a mixture of flavonoid compounds extracted from bark of pine trees (Pinus maritima) and is commercially available in several different pharmaceutical preparations as a free radical scavenger.</p> …
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Selenotrisulfide Derivative Of Alpha-lipoic Acid: Evaluation In A Cell Culture Model For Potential Use As A Topical Antioxidant
… of chemical forms of selenium are available in nutritional supplements, the efficiency by which they are used for selenoprotein synthesis varies greatly. It is debated within the selenium research community which form is best for use as a supplement. In this study, we have focused on a …
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The effects of lipid-based nutrient supplements containing vitamins and minerals on renal excretion of electrolyte and tenofovir concentrations in blood among Zambian HIV/AIDS patients
The Effect of Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements Containing Vitamins and Minerals on Renal Excretion of Electrolytes and Tenofovir Concentrations in Blood among Zambian HIV/AIDS Patients by Derick Munkombwe Background: Advanced HIV-infection combined with under-nutrition and anti-retroviral therapy …
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Sistema per l'estrazione e purificazione di sostanze antiossidanti naturali nelle acque di vegetazione delle olive
… to hypothesize a possible use as zootechnic nutritional supplements. The purification of the final concentrate have garanteed an high purity level of the phenolic extract especially in SPE analysis by the use of XAD-16 (73% of the total phenolic content of the concentrate). This purity level …
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Validation and Application of a Novel Target-Based Whole-Cell Screen to Identify Antifungal Compounds
… is essential for growth in vitro. Furthermore, nutritional supplements of most forms of folate are not sufficient to restore growth when DFR1 expression is suppressed, or when its activity is directly inhibited by methotrexate, indicating that Candida albicans has a limited capacity to acquire …
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Protease Use In Ethanol Production From Dry Fractionated Corn
… by increasing inorganic nitrogen and other nutritional supplements. We investigated the addition of a commercial protease as an alternative to exogenous nitrogen supplementation. Our goal was to understand how protease can be used more effectively in corn dry fractionation for ethanol …
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