Search for dissertations about: "dietary selection."

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  1. 1. Influences on schoolchildren's dietary selection : focus on fat and fibre at breakfast

    Author : Christina Berg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; Food habits; Food choice; Health behaviour; Dietary surveys; Attitude; Knowledge; Dietary fibre; Dietary fats; Children; Adolescents; Family;

    Abstract : One important aim of the Swedish Action Programme for Nutrition is to increase the consumption of dietary fibre and decrease fat intake. The currently available extensive range of fat-reduced and fibre-enriched foods makes these dietary practices possible, but also makes the selection of a health promoting diet more complex. READ MORE

  2. 2. Chemical analysis to promote the use of wild fruits from Mozambique

    Author : Telma Magaia; Livsmedelsteknik; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; pulps; kernels; consumption; fat; protein; minerals; dietary fibre;

    Abstract : Abstract Wild fruit trees have significant cultural and socio-economic value in rural areas of Mozambique. Most of the wild fruits are seasonal and are available mainly in the wet season. Generally they have a short shelf-life and are eaten fresh or after minimal processing; the most common method of preservation is sun-drying. READ MORE

  3. 3. Pre-school children's food habits and meal situation : factors influencing the dietary intake at pre-school in a Swedish municipality

    Author : Hanna Sepp; Uppsala universitet Institutionen för hushållsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Nutrition; förskolebarn; mat och matvanor; Sverige; Nutrition; Näringslära;

    Abstract : A pre-school-based dietary survey, using seven-day records, focus group interviews and semi-structured interviews, was carried out in a suburban area of Stockholm. The overall objective was to investigate the individual food and nutrient intake of pre-school children at all meals during the day, as well as factors that might influence children’s intake. READ MORE

  4. 4. Pre-school Children’s Food Habits and Meal Situation : Factors Influencing the Dietary Intake at Pre-school in a Swedish Municipality

    Author : Hanna Sepp; Margareta Wandel; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; Domestic sciences; children; food; meals; nutrient; pre-school; teachers; Hushållsvetenskap; barn; mat; måltider; förskola; lärare; Domestic science and nutrition; Hushålls- och kostvetenskap;

    Abstract : A pre-school-based dietary survey, using seven-day records, focus group interviews and semi-structured interviews, was carried out in a suburban area of Stockholm. The overall objective was to investigate the individual food and nutrient intake of pre-school children at all meals during the day, as well as factors that might influence children’s intake. READ MORE

  5. 5. Pharmacogenetics of drug metabolizing enzymes with special emphasis on Ethiopians

    Author : Eleni Aklillu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Drug metabolism; gene duplication; CYP2D6; CYP2C19; CYP2C9; CYP1B1; CYP1A2; genotyping; xanthine oxidase; ultrarapid metabolizers; polymorphism; caffeine; Ets; dietary selection.;

    Abstract : Pharmacogenetics of drug metabolising enzymes has been well studied in Caucasians and Asians, but relatively little in Africans. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the molecular genetics of drug metabolising enzymes, in particular CYP2D6, CYP2C19, CYP2C9, CYP1B1, CYP1A2 and XO, with special emphasis on the Ethiopian population. READ MORE