I was brought up in Farming. When I was a teenager the poultry trade was free range hens or at the most confining wire surrounded runs for the hens. The lucky poultry roamed the fields. Then came deep litter and then the intensive farming of poultry. If you go to a super market the ready…
Read moreThe banana is the most popular fruit eaten in the UK, 95% of families buy bananas each week.Whilst there are more than 300 varieties of bananas, the majority of bananas grown have been of one type, Gros Michel or Big Mike. A variety which has a universally acceptable taste, acceptable size, colour and sweetness. The…
Read moreVillegas et al (2007) Validity and reproducibility of the Food Frequency Questionnaire used in the Shanghai men’s health study. British Journal Nutrition, 97, 993-1000The accurate estimates of food intake over long periods is a real necessity and poses a methodology problem for diet-disease research. .One method is the Food Frequency Questionnaire. Short-term recalls and diet…
Read moreUndernutrition in early life and body composition on reaching adolescence in males. Gigante et al, British Journal of Nutrition 2007, 97, 949-954In middle- and high-income countries there is an epidemic of excess weight and obesity. This has attracted a number of studies to determine the early determinants of adult size. One possibility is that individuals…
Read moreA sad story.Rose a Sudanese goat had been the focus of world wide interest since the report in the Juba Post in 2004 that she was forced into marriage with a Sudanese man. The forced marriage was the result of an intemperate relationship between a man who was drunk (so he claimed ) and the…
Read moreThe sense of taste provides animals with valuable information about the nature and quality of food. When animal experience a bitter taste this is a warning against the ingestion of toxic and noxious substances. . The mechanism of this is through bitter taste receptors called T2Rs.The T2Rs are a family of approximately 30 different G-protein-coupled…
Read moreBlood pressure is the most important factor in the development of strokes and other cardiovascular diseases. The dietary intake of salt(sodium chloride) has a role in determining blood pressure and hypertension . This is well shown in clinical trials. This finding applies regardless of age, gender, ethnic origin, base line blood pressure and body mass.Salt…
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