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{"title":"Determination of Proximate and Vitamin Composition of Different Varieties of Pap Sold in Owo Market, Ondo State","authors":"Egunjobi Oluwatosin Samuel¹, Rachael Fakunle², Ademola Ayomide Miracle³, Olufemi Samuel¹","doi":"10.21608/enj.2024.352612","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/enj.2024.352612","url":null,"abstract":"Pap is an important food in Nigeria, as a popular for its consumption as breakfast meal and as a complementary food for babies. This study was carried out to determine the proximate and vitamin composition of different varieties of pap sold in Owo Market, Ondo State. The proximate and vitamin composition of the samples were determined using the standard methods of the Association of official Analytical Chemists (AOAC). A One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was done to analyse the significance difference between the samples and the result was expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. Out of the three samples that were used in this study, Sample 3 (yellow maize, sorghum, sorghum leaf, ginger and jero) has the highest value (51.463%) of moisture compared to the other three samples. The protein composition of the samples shows that yellow maize has the highest value (2.373%) of protein compared to the other samples. The fat content of the samples ranged from (1.07%) for yellow maize to (1.187%) for sorghum, sorghum leaf and ginger. Also, the crude fiber content of the samples shows that sorghum, sorghum leaf and ginger have the highest value (4.663%) of crude fibre, while yellow maize has the least fiber content value (1.973%). The result shows that sample 3 had the highest vitamin D, vitamin B 2 , vitamin C, and vitamin B 6 content (1.064mg/g, 2.539mg/g, 11.84mg/g and 0.006mg/g respectively). Pap is indeed a nutritious meal that can be incorporated into an individuals diet for calorie and nutrient supply.","PeriodicalId":503111,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Nutrition","volume":"83 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141231108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Climacteric Symptoms and Nutritional Status of Menopause Women","authors":"C. J. Rokhade, Khyrunnisa Begaum","doi":"10.21608/enj.2024.353136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/enj.2024.353136","url":null,"abstract":"Menopause is the most striking event occurring during middle age in women and represents the end of women’s reproductive life. Menopause is due to decreased estrogen levels and disruption of hormonal cycle associated with ovulation. Menopause is associated with both physiological and psychological changes which has an impact on the nutritional status. Due to the changes, women experience variety of symptoms which range from mild to severe. The overall wellbeing during menopause is highly related to their nutrition, lifestyle, physical exercise and positive attitude towards menopause A cross -sectional study was conducted among 750 women between 35 to 55years who were attending the Out Patient department of SDM Medical college and Hospital Dharwad, (OPD). Nutritional status was assessed and the climacteric symptoms were classified systematically to identify the onset of menopause. The prevalence of overweight was high i.e.44.8 to 55.9% and13to18% of the subjects were obese in the study population. There was a marked increase in per cent occurrence of central obesity. Women experienced a variety of symptoms, so an attempt was made to classify them systematically based on the highest and lowest rate of occurrence and are presented as Constant Symptoms , Usual Symptoms , Occasional Symptoms and Other Symptoms which appears to be a useful tool to identify the onset of menopause.","PeriodicalId":503111,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Nutrition","volume":"4 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141229535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nutritional and Microbial Evaluation of Cookies Produced From Canary Mielon (Cucumis melo) Seed and Wheat Flour Blends","authors":"O. Fakile, Olorunfunmi Isimioluwa, Solana, J. E. Okolosi","doi":"10.21608/enj.2024.352080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/enj.2024.352080","url":null,"abstract":"Cookies were produced from different flour blends of wheat and canary melon seed flour at 10-80% ratios to assess the suitability of canary melon seed flour in baking cookies of higher nutritional value. Cookies from 100% wheat flour served as the control. The functional, proximate, sensory and microbial qualities of the cookie’s samples were investigated. The ash content ranged from 1.40 - 2.80%, fat (19.68 - 22.50%), crude fiber (0.60 - 3.50 %) and protein (5.00 - 12.05%). The functional properties of the flour blends varied as the flour blend substitutions increased. An increase was observed in the oil absorption capacity (0.88% - 1.30%), water absorption capacity (0.70 % - 1.55%), bulk density (0.82 - 1.06 g/cm 3 ), swelling index (2.64 % -1.69%), emulsion capacity (36.60 – 50.65 %). The result of sensory attributes of cookies appearance ranged from 5.42 - 7.30, taste (4.50 - 7.40), aroma (5.00 -7.20) and texture (0.95 - 7.20). The overall acceptability value ranged from 5.00 - 12.05. Result shows that acceptable cookies can be produced from composite substitute of 70:30 (W3CMF3). The result of microbial count showed that the total bacterial counts (TBCs) and fungal counts (TFCs) of the cookies samples were observed to increase during storage. TBCs and TFCs of cookies samples after 3 weeks of storaged range from 6.05 x 10 3 to 9.50 x 10 3 cfu/g and 5.25 x 10 3 to 7.03 x 10 3 cfu/g. The cookies had good shelf life and were within recommended safe limits.","PeriodicalId":503111,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Nutrition","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141229885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Keywords: dietary data, dietary research, challenges, Nigeria","authors":"","doi":"10.21608/enj.2024.353412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/enj.2024.353412","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":503111,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Nutrition","volume":"27 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141011340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Significance of red ginseng extract pretreatment on cyclophosphamide-induced testicular damage in gamma-irradiated rats","authors":"Amel Ismail, Asmaa Salem, M. Eassawy","doi":"10.21608/enj.2024.264818.1032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/enj.2024.264818.1032","url":null,"abstract":"Cancer is a complicated disorder with negative impacts on humans’ lives that intensifies the mortality rate. Chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy (RT) are used for cancer treatment to achieve the most efficient management of cancer. Cyclophosphamide (CP) is a recommended medication for plentiful tumors. It has valuable anti-neoplastic and immunosuppressive impacts. The combination of CP and gamma radiation (R) can boost the curative benefits of some malignant diseases. However, this combination has some drawbacks, such as testicular damage. Korean red ginseng ( Panax ginseng; KRG) is rich in ginsenoside phytochemicals that exhibit antioxidants and anti-inflammatory activities. The purpose of the current investigation was to determine whether orally administering KRG water extract might significantly protect against CP and/or R toxicities. KRG exhibited significant amelioration of the testicular architecture as well as sperm count and sperm motility; and restored the serum levels of male reproductive hormones (testosterone (TH), Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), and Luteinizing Hormone (LH)). Moreover, it improved the levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), acid phosphatase (ACP), calcium (Ca 2+ ), malondialdehyde (MDA), nitric oxide (NO), hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ), and glutathione reduced (GSH). Also, it boosted the superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activities, lowered the elevated levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), interferon gamma (IFN-γ), and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), down-regulated the protein expression ratios of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38-MAPK) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and regulated the gene expression ratios of androgen receptor (AR), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), p65 nuclear factor-kappa B (p65 NF-κB), miR-18a, and let7e in the testis tissues of R, CP, and R/CP intoxicated groups. It could be concluded that KRG may improve testicular impairment by attenuating oxidative stress and inflammatory responses via the regulation of PD-L1 and IFN-γ levels, miR-18a and let7e genes’ expression, and p38-MAPK and EGFR proteins’ expression.","PeriodicalId":503111,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Nutrition","volume":"5 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140087777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dietary Pattern and Risk Factors Associated with Cardiovascular Diseases Among Non-Academic Staffs of Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria","authors":"Rachael Fakunle, Eunice Ehuiken-Ayetin, Ayomide Ademola","doi":"10.21608/enj.2024.258394.1024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/enj.2024.258394.1024","url":null,"abstract":"Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) encompass a spectrum of abnormal conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels. The study assessed the dietary patterns and risk factors associated with cardiovascular diseases. The study assessed 238 willing participants with the use of a pretested questionnaire to collect the respondents’ responses. Dietary pattern was assessed with the use of a food frequency questionnaire, and anthropometric measurements (weight, height, and body mass index) were assessed. The blood pressure was measured by using the sphygmomanometer. This study showed that more than half of the respondents (55.0%) were between 30 and 40 years old while 34.0% were between 41 and 50 years old. There were more females (55.0%) than males (45.0%) and the majority of the respondents (95.4%) were Christians and Yorubas (77.7%). The majority (46.6%) have a normal body mass index, about one-third (33.6%) are overweight, more than one-tenth (15.1%) are obese and a lower percentage of the respondents (4.6%) are underweight. More than half (54.8%) had normal blood pressure, most of the respondents (84%) were non-alcoholic and almost all the respondents (99.6%) were smokers. It was also found that there is no association between the respondents' lifestyle practices and anthropometric status. Conclusively, the majority had a normal body mass index and blood pressure and practiced healthy habits like not consuming alcohol or smoking. The lack of association between lifestyle practices and anthropometric status is an interesting finding that could warrant further investigation.","PeriodicalId":503111,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Nutrition","volume":"1058 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140273509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"EFFECT OF SOME TREATMENTS ON DECREASING THE LEVEL OF PESTICIDES RESIDUES IN SOME FRESH EATEN VEGETABLES","authors":"Mohamed Balah, Ali Hozayen","doi":"10.21608/enj.2024.254635.1023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/enj.2024.254635.1023","url":null,"abstract":"Developing a procedure to remove pesticide residues from commonly eaten fresh vegetables is essential to avoid their adverse effects and risks. This study was to assess the effects of warm water at 40ºC and warm water plus citric acids 10%, or sodium bicarbonate 5%, or vinegar 5% or lemon 10% or crushed date kernels 20 % for 5 and 10 minutes to remove a multi-residues of pesticides in tomato, eggplant, cucumber and pepper. By using the QuEChERS method and GC-MS, these aforementioned residues were extracted and analyzed respectively. The processing factor (PF) values indicated a substantial reduction in the selected pesticide residues to lower than the maximum residue limits (MRLs). Chlorpyrifos and Lambda cyhalothrine residues were minimized by treatment with warm water plus crushed date kernels reaching 98.84% & 98.72%), (tomato), 98.65% & 98 .38% (eggplant), 99.03% & 98.09% (cucumber), and 99.05% & 97.93% (pepper) respectively. Malathion residues were removed by treatment with warm water plus vinegar by 98.20% (tomato), 98.64% (eggplant), 99.09% (cucumber), and 97.87% (pepper) respectively. Chlorfenapyr residues were removed by treatment with warm water plus vinegar by 97.45% (tomato), 97.46 %( eggplant), 98.67% (cucumber), and by warm water plus sodium bicarbonate to reach 98.74 %,( pepper) respectively. Regarding the result of PF and reduction %, freshly eaten vegetables could be consumed safely when using processed tools of warm water with acidic and alkaline solutions that can effectively minimize Chlorfenapyr, and Malathion residues and when using warm water plus crushed date kernels for Chlorpyrifos and Lambda cyhalothrine residues.","PeriodicalId":503111,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Nutrition","volume":"7 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140091113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Regulation of the adverse effects of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and gamma-irradiation in rats by some dietary oils","authors":"M. Eassawy, Amel Ismail","doi":"10.21608/enj.2024.264173.1031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/enj.2024.264173.1031","url":null,"abstract":"2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is a synthetic herbicide. It provokes lipid peroxidation (LPO), oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis in mammalian cells. The purpose of this study is to investigate the regulatory effects of flaxseed oil (FSO) and fish oil (FO) against the combined toxicity of 2,4-D and gamma-radiation (2,4-D/R) in rats’ liver, kidney, testis, and brain tissues. Eight groups of ten rats each were organized as follows: Group 1: Control (C), Group 2: FSO, Group 3: FO, Group 4 (R): rats were exposed to gamma-radiation (2 Gy per week for 4 weeks), Group 5(2,4-D): rats were administered 2,4-D, Group 6 (2,4-D/R): rats were administered 2,4-D, followed by exposure to 2 Gy of gamma-radiation per week for 4 weeks, Group 7: FSO/2,4-D/R treated rats, Group 8: FO/2,4-D/R treated rats. 2,4-D/R treated rats demonstrated significant alterations in the activity of the hepatic enzymes (ALT, AST, ALP, and LDH), the levels of urea, creatinine (Creat), total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), total protein (TP), albumin (ALB), reproductive hormones (Testosterone (TH), Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), and Luteinizing Hormone (LH)), cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, NF-κB), acetylcholinesterase (AChE), and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) enzymes in serum. In addition, 2,4-D/R intoxicated rats showed significant changes in the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione reduced (GSH), and trace elements (Ca 2+ , Fe 3+ , Cu 2+ , and Zn 2+ ), as well as significant alterations in the gene expression ratios of the apoptotic markers (BAX, BCL2, cytochrome c, caspases-9, and caspase-3) in the liver, kidney, testis, and brain tissues. Moreover, 2,4-D/R demonstrated lower sperm count and motility. FSO and FO-treated 2,4-D/R groups exhibited significant amelioration in the changes in the investigated parameters. The histopathological investigation confirmed the biochemical investigations. In conclusion, FSO and FO showed regulatory effects on 2,4-D/R toxicity-induced damage to liver, kidney, testis, and brain, via regulation of mitochondrial apoptotic pathway and trace elements' levels.","PeriodicalId":503111,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Nutrition","volume":"7 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140091100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Local dishes on disappearing from eating habits in the Baatonou cultural area in northwest Benin","authors":"Boni Orou Marius BIO BOUKO, Gbèssohèlè Justin Behanzin, Akotayé Antoine Kabanoude, Adégnika Amirath Adebo, O. Amogou, Abdou Ganiou Yessoufou","doi":"10.21608/enj.2024.261893.1027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/enj.2024.261893.1027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":503111,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Nutrition","volume":"589 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140282811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nutritional Status and Factors Influencing Blood Sugar Self-Management of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Government Hospital Abeokuta, Nigeria.","authors":"Yewande Uthman-Akinhanmi, Dare Ademiluyi, Olanrewaju Ibijoke, Boluwatife Oyewunmi, Abiodun Ifebajo, Iskilu Olojede, Oyetunji Akinola","doi":"10.21608/enj.2024.263266.1029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/enj.2024.263266.1029","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":503111,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Nutrition","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140267838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}