The effect of oral lecithin supplementation on plasma lipids was investigated. Thirty-one healthy middle-aged men received 7.2 gm soy lecithin daily for two months. Blood was drawn both before and after supplementatio ...

Aging, obesity and increased waist circumference (WC) increases risk for metabolic syndrome (MetS). MetS is a cluster of symptoms (elevated WC, triglycerides, blood pressure, fasting glucose, and decreased high-density l ...

Human satiety and hunger are usually measured by observations of eating behavior or by verbal reports. Neither of these seems to be an objective method of measurement. Some studies have indicated that pupil responses ...

The metabolic fate of cholesterol delivered to rat hepatocytes by rat plasma lipoproteins was determined. Binding and degradation of rat low and high density lipoproteins (LDL and HDL) in rat hepatocytes were studied. ¹² ...

The purposes of the research presented in this thesis were: (1) to determine the precision with which it is possible to measure changes in vitamin B6 compounds in the blood and urine following oral doses of levels of ...

Dietary guidelines recommend that Americans consume no more than 30 percent of energy intake from fat. The most recent national survey reported that U.S. women consume about 36 percent of energy from fat. Very little ...

A study of nutrient intakes was conducted on the Southwest Oregon non-reservation Indian population during June and July of 1980. Participating households were selected by random methods from a Southwest Oregon Indian ...

The recency of the Food and Drug Administration menu-labeling regulations and the lack of research available on restaurateur response initiated this study. Advocates claim the new regulations will protect consumers and ...