The purpose of this thesis was (1) to determine a dietary regimen which would produce the greatest incidence of cardiac calcification in the cotton rat and (2) to determine the fatty acid composition of heart tissue.
Maximum incidence of cardiac calcification occurred from feeding torula yeast ration supplemented with 0.5%...
Nutrition and diet are significantly interrelated with oral health and disease.
The control of diet and nutrient intake and good oral hygiene are important elements
in the prevention and treatment of dental caries and periodontal disease.
Prevention of dental disease is the major focus of dentistry today, and dietary counseling...
Although fluoride is an important trace element in the prevention of dental caries,
it has a narrow range between beneficial and toxic effects. Excessive fluoride intake for
example can cause dental fluorosis in infants and children whose teeth are still
developing. The primary source of this unwanted fluoride has been...
The purposes of this study were to investigate patterns and causes of weight loss among
elderly long-term care residents and to examine the relationship between weight changes
and the nursing home survival. The study was designed to accomplish five objectives: 1)
to examine the rate and degree of the first...
The blood thiamine concentration of 11 subjects was determined
by means of the Friedemann and Kmieciak (1943) method every 5 days
during a 30-day experimental period. Study I was conducted on 5
students in 1947 and Study II was conducted on 6 students in 1948.
The subjects in both studies...
The initial purpose of this study was to develop a reliable method
for the determination of vitamin B₆ in blood. At the present time
microbiological assays have demonstrated greater sensitivity and
specificity than other methods for the of vitamin B₆ in
pure solution and many foodstuffs. However, adetermination pplication of...