Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences

Volume 7, Issue 6, November 2019

  • Resistant Protein Promotes Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Secretion by Controlling the Cecal Fermentation in Rats Fed High Amylose Corn Starch

    Ryoko Shimada, Junichi Matsumoto, Mikiharu Doi, Kiyoshi Ebihara

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 6, November 2019
    Pages: 79-86
    Received: 8 October 2019
    Accepted: 25 October 2019
    Published: 31 October 2019
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    Abstract: It was examined whether undigested protein, namely resistant protein, affects glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) secretion in rats fed high amylose corn starch (HACS). Rats were fed one of three experimental diets for 28 d: casein without HACS, casein with HACS or dashigara with HACS. Dashigara is produced from Katsuobushi (smoke-dried skipjack tuna) ... Show More
  • Effects of Long Term Storage Factors on Nutritional Value of Conserved Barley Accessions in Ethiopia

    Asnakech Senbeta, Dejene Dida

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 6, November 2019
    Pages: 87-95
    Received: 23 August 2019
    Accepted: 22 October 2019
    Published: 8 November 2019
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    Abstract: Ethiopia is one of the world centers of genetic diversity and origin of barley crop. Now a day the country is conserve many cereal crops under cold room storage, gene bank. One of the conserved crops is barley. Barley is the cereal crop, that mainly grown in the central highland of Ethiopia. The samples of 45 barley accessions were used for the cur... Show More
  • Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and Associated Factors Among Children Aged 0-23 Months in Assayita District Afar Region Ethiopia

    Molla Kahssay, Edris Ebrahim, Oumer Seid, Etsay Woldu, Surender Reddy

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 6, November 2019
    Pages: 96-104
    Received: 9 August 2019
    Accepted: 24 October 2019
    Published: 26 November 2019
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    Abstract: Achieving optimum Infant and young child feeding practices is the major challenge in developed and developing countries. Globally, about 40% of under two years age deaths are attributed to inappropriate infant and young child feeding practices. In Ethiopia, a wide range of inappropriate infant and young child feeding practices were documented. The ... Show More