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Development of okara powder as a gluten free alternative to all purpose flour for value added use in baked goods
(2010)
Soymilk and tofu production yields large quantities of agrowaste (okara). Okara is high in fiber and protein making it a potential nutritious food ingredient. The shelf life of only a day makes it difficult to work with ...
Isolation and characterization of antimicrobial resistant Staphylococcus aureus in retail ground meats
(2010)
Staphylococcus aureus is commonly present in humans and animals. It can cause a variety of suppurative infections, food intoxication and toxic shock syndrome. Antimicrobial resistant S. aureus, especially methicillin-resistant ...
IS THE CURRENT DEFINITION OF THE METABOLIC SYNDROME A USEFUL TOOL FOR THE DETECTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN NON-HISPANIC BLACKS?
(2010)
Blacks in the country suffer from higher prevalences of obesity, diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease compared to whites. Paradoxically, they have the lowest prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome (MS) compared ...
FACTORS INFLUENCING MARYLAND FARMERS' ON-FARM PROCESSING LICENSE APPLICATION BEHAVIOR
(2010)
A 2005 regulation adopted by Maryland's state health department allowed farmers to sell foods processed in their home kitchen provided they complete an 8-hour food safety education course and apply for an on-farm processing ...
HYPERLEPTINEMIA, METABOLIC SYNDROME, AND MORTALITY IN OLDER ADULTS
(2010)
Background: Abdominal adiposity and fat mass increase with aging, and as does insulin resistance which is frequently associated with hyperleptinemia and leptin resistance. Serum leptin may predict risk of metabolic syndrome ...
EFFECT OF DIETARY SELENIUM STATUS ON T CELL IMMUNITY AND CANCER XENOGRAFT IN NUDE MICE
(2010)
Selenium (Se) is known to regulate carcinogenesis and immunity at nutritional and supranutritional levels. Because the immune system provides one of the main body defenses against cancer, we asked whether T cell immunity ...
The Establishment, Evaluation, and Validation of Operating and Working Parameters for an Analytical Method to quantify Polyphenolic Compounds using an Electrochemical Apparatus
(2010)
Polyphenols have health-beneficial antitumorigenic and antioxidative effects. This project evaluated the spectroelectrochemical responses to polyphenols for the development of an analytical polyphenolic method using an ...
FEASIBILITY OF BINDING ANTIOXIDATIVE FOOD PIGMENTS USING RIBULOSE-1,5-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE OXYGENASE
(2010)
Antioxidative food pigments during manufacturing are subjected to harsh conditions that can attenuate the antioxidant benefits and alter its color significantly. Thus, stabilization of these pigments is desired to increase ...
Pathogenic Escherichia coli in retail meats
(2010)
Pathogenic <italic>Escherichia coli</italic>, including diarrheagenic <italic>E. coli</italic> (DEC) and extraintestinal pathogenic <italic>E. coli</italic> (ExPEC), cause numerous human infections annually. Retail meats ...
Assessment of Metabolic Syndrome in a sample of Central and South Americans living in the Washington, D.C. area
(2010)
The Central/South American population is growing rapidly in the U.S., but little is known about the health status. The purpose of this study was 1) to estimate the prevalence of MS and its individual components, 2) compare ...