Eggs

This study aims to identify the effectiveness of enzyme Lysozyme, which is extracted from the egg’s albumin and The Allicin antibiotic which is extracted from the garlic. It also studies their effects on some bacteria which have been obtained pure and others have been isolated in the extracts of Lysozyme and Allicin. Then we face the foods which are contaminated with such species of these bacteria and their dangers on the public health. The study was conducted in two phases, the first of which included knowing the effectiveness of extracts and their effects on some sorts of bacteria which were treated by these extracts through the tests of sensitivity screening. The second phase of this study included the treatment of some types of food which are commonly circulated and speedily damaged – the treatment was with these materials to know their impact in eliminating the microbes that are found in these foods and prevent damage for a long time. We examined three types of bacteria: (E .coli, Streptococcus, Salmonella). The results of sensitivity screening, which were done in two ways: (CD-proliferation plates and confirmation way), showed the sensitivity of these microbes with rates ranging between (100%) to (33.4%) named (garlic male). While the less ones were Allicin extracts that were extracted from the foreign garlic, the mixture of Allicin which was extracted from the local eggs and Lysozyme which was extracted from the foreign eggs with red peel. Besides, tow samples of food (milk and meat), which are commonly circulated in the governorate, were tested and treated with Allicin and Lysozyme extracts. The results showed the effectiveness of Allicin with its quality in eliminating most microbes in meat, especially E. coli and its effectiveness in eliminating all microbes in milk with no influence on Salmonella. But Lysozyme effectiveness notes varied, but it eliminated in the two samples with no influence on E.coli.

The present article addresses the question of ‘When can we say something is creative?’ and, in answering it, takes a critical stand towards past and present scientific definitions of creativity. It challenges an implicit assumption in much psychological theory and research that creativity exists as an ‘objective’ feature of persons or products, universally recognised and independent of social agreement and cultural systems of norms and beliefs. Focusing on everyday life creative outcomes, the article includes both theoretical accounts and empirical examples from a research exploring creativity evaluations in the context of folk art. In the end, a multi-layered perspective of creativity assessment emerges, integrating dimensions such as newness and originality, value and usefulness, subjective reception and cultural reception of creative products. Implications for how we understand and study creativity are discussed.

This study tested the activity of LD-1227, which contains a caviar-derived homogenate added with coenzyme Q(10) (CoQ(10))-selenium component (CaviarLieri(®), Lab-Dom, Switzerland), in aged human skin and its potential role on skin mitochondria function. Human dermal fibroblasts were obtained from healthy donors over 70 years old and treated with LD-1227 for 72 hr. As compared to baseline, LD-1227 caused a robust (>67%) collagen type I synthesis (p<0.001) and decreased fibronectin synthesis (p<0.05) with significant fibronectin messenger RNA (mRNA) downregulation (p<0.05, r=0.78). A significant collagen mRNA overexpression occurred with LD-1227 treatment (p<0.05). Mitochondria cytosolic adenosine triphosphate (ATP) level decreased in aged skin samples (p<0.05 vs. young control), but this phenomenon was reversed by LD-1227 (p<0.01). These data show that LD-1227 may modify the extracellular matrix milieu in aged skin and also beneficially affect mitochondrial funct...

Diet diversity of pregnant women is associated with nutrition sufficiency, micronutrient adequacy, and pregnancy outcomes. However, the sociodemographic determinants of diet diversity among pregnant women in low-income countries are not well studied. The analysis was undertaken to study the determinants of high dietary diversity and consumption of micronutrient-rich foods by pregnant women from rural Bangladesh. Pregnant women (508) were randomly selected from southwestern Bangladesh and interviewed to collect data about diet and sociodemographic characteristics. A 24-hour recall was used to collect information about diet. Diet diversity score was calculated for 9 major food groups. All analyses were conducted using STATA SE 12. The overall mean diet diversity score was low at 4.28 and was significantly high among pregnant women who have higher educational achievement, whose husbands' occupation was business, who live in households of 4 or more family members, and who were dwell...

Today vegetarian nutrition is more accepted and widespread in Europe than in former years. For a long time scientific research on vegetarian diets has focused mostly on malnutrition, whereas nowadays research centers increasingly on the preventive potential of plant-based diets. We followed a nutritive and a metabolic-epidemiological approach to obtain dietary recommendations. A MEDLINE research was performed for all plant food groups relevant for a vegetarian diet (key words: all relevant food groups, "vegetarian diet", "chronic disease", "cancer", "cardiovascular disease", "diabetes mellitus", "osteoporosis"). All relevant food groups were characterized regarding their nutrient content and rated with respect to the available metabolic-epidemiological evidence. Based on the evidence criteria of the WHO/FAO, cancer risk reduction by a high intake of vegetables and fruits is assessed as probable or possible, while a lowered risk of cardiovascular disease is convincing and a lowered risk of osteoporosis is probable. The evidence of a risk reducing effect of whole grain relating to colorectal cancer is assessed as possible, whereas it is probable relating to cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus type 2. There is an insufficient risk-reducing effect of legumes like soja relating to epithelial tumours and cardiovascular disease. The evidence of a risk-reducing effect of nuts to cardiovascular disease is assessed as probable, and in relation to cholelithiasis and diabetes mellitus type 2 as possible and insufficient, respectively. In conclusion, high consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and nuts can lower the risk for several chronic diseases. In Europa findet der Vegetarismus zunehmend Verbreitung und Akzeptanz. Während früher mögliche Mangelerscheinungen bei vegetarischer Ernährung im Fokus der Ernährungswissenschaft standen, rückt heute zunehmend das präventive Potential einer pflanzenbetonten Ernährung in den Vordergrund des Interesses. Für die Entwicklung entsprechender Ernährungsempfehlungen fanden ein nutritiver und ein metabolischepidemiologischer Ansatz Verwendung. Dazu wurde eine MEDLINE-Recherche für die im Rahmen einer vegetarischen Kostform relevanten pflanzlichen Lebensmittelgruppen durchgeführt (Schlüssel-Suchbegriffe: alle relevanten Lebensmittelgruppen, "vegetarian diet", "chronic disease", "cancer", "cardiovascular disease", "diabetes mellitus", "osteoporosis"). Die einzelnen Lebensmittelgruppen wurden hinsichtlich ihrer ernährungsphysiologischen Eignung und anhand der verfügbaren metabolisch-epidemiologischen Evidenz bewertet. Auf Basis der Evidenzkriterien der WHO/FAO zeigt sich, dass ein risikosenkender Effekt eines hohen Obst- und Gemüseverzehrs bei epithelialen Tumoren als wahrscheinlich oder möglich, bei kardiovaskulären Erkrankungen als überzeugend, bei Diabetes mellitus Typ 2 als unzureichend sowie bei Osteoporose als möglich gilt. Die Evidenz für einen risikosenkenden Effekt des Vollkornverzehrs im Hinblick auf Tumoren des Kolons und Rektums gilt als möglich, bei kardiovaskulären Erkrankungen und Diabetes mellitus Typ 2 als wahrscheinlich. Bei Hülsenfrüchten wie Soja wird die Evidenz für einen risikosenkenden Effekt sowohl in Bezug zum Risiko epithelialer Tumoren als auch bei kardiovaskulären Erkrankungen als unzureichend bewertet. Die Evidenz für einen risikosenkenden Effekt des Nussverzehrs gilt bei kardiovaskulären Erkrankungen als wahrscheinlich, bei Diabetes mellitus Typ 2 als unzureichend und bei Cholelithiasis als möglich. Daraus lässt sich schließen, dass der reichliche Konsum von Obst, Gemüse, Vollkornprodukten und Nüssen das Risiko für verschiedene chronisch-degenerative Erkrankungen vermindert.

Today vegetarian nutrition is more accepted and widespread in Europe than in former years. For a long time scientific research on vegetarian diets has focused mostly on malnutrition, whereas nowadays research centers increasingly on the preventive potential of plant-based diets. We followed a nutritive and a metabolic-epidemiological approach to obtain dietary recommendations. A MEDLINE research was performed for all plant food groups relevant for a vegetarian diet (key words: all relevant food groups, "vegetarian diet", "chronic disease", "cancer", "cardiovascular disease", "diabetes mellitus", "osteoporosis"). All relevant food groups were characterized regarding their nutrient content and rated with respect to the available metabolic-epidemiological evidence. Based on the evidence criteria of the WHO/FAO, cancer risk reduction by a high intake of vegetables and fruits is assessed as probable or possible, while a lowered risk of cardiovascular disease is convincing and a lowered risk of osteoporosis is probable. The evidence of a risk reducing effect of whole grain relating to colorectal cancer is assessed as possible, whereas it is probable relating to cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus type 2. There is an insufficient risk-reducing effect of legumes like soja relating to epithelial tumours and cardiovascular disease. The evidence of a risk-reducing effect of nuts to cardiovascular disease is assessed as probable, and in relation to cholelithiasis and diabetes mellitus type 2 as possible and insufficient, respectively. In conclusion, high consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and nuts can lower the risk for several chronic diseases. In Europa findet der Vegetarismus zunehmend Verbreitung und Akzeptanz. Während früher mögliche Mangelerscheinungen bei vegetarischer Ernährung im Fokus der Ernährungswissenschaft standen, rückt heute zunehmend das präventive Potential einer pflanzenbetonten Ernährung in den Vordergrund des Interesses. Für die Entwicklung entsprechender Ernährungsempfehlungen fanden ein nutritiver und ein metabolischepidemiologischer Ansatz Verwendung. Dazu wurde eine MEDLINE-Recherche für die im Rahmen einer vegetarischen Kostform relevanten pflanzlichen Lebensmittelgruppen durchgeführt (Schlüssel-Suchbegriffe: alle relevanten Lebensmittelgruppen, "vegetarian diet", "chronic disease", "cancer", "cardiovascular disease", "diabetes mellitus", "osteoporosis"). Die einzelnen Lebensmittelgruppen wurden hinsichtlich ihrer ernährungsphysiologischen Eignung und anhand der verfügbaren metabolisch-epidemiologischen Evidenz bewertet. Auf Basis der Evidenzkriterien der WHO/FAO zeigt sich, dass ein risikosenkender Effekt eines hohen Obst- und Gemüseverzehrs bei epithelialen Tumoren als wahrscheinlich oder möglich, bei kardiovaskulären Erkrankungen als überzeugend, bei Diabetes mellitus Typ 2 als unzureichend sowie bei Osteoporose als möglich gilt. Die Evidenz für einen risikosenkenden Effekt des Vollkornverzehrs im Hinblick auf Tumoren des Kolons und Rektums gilt als möglich, bei kardiovaskulären Erkrankungen und Diabetes mellitus Typ 2 als wahrscheinlich. Bei Hülsenfrüchten wie Soja wird die Evidenz für einen risikosenkenden Effekt sowohl in Bezug zum Risiko epithelialer Tumoren als auch bei kardiovaskulären Erkrankungen als unzureichend bewertet. Die Evidenz für einen risikosenkenden Effekt des Nussverzehrs gilt bei kardiovaskulären Erkrankungen als wahrscheinlich, bei Diabetes mellitus Typ 2 als unzureichend und bei Cholelithiasis als möglich. Daraus lässt sich schließen, dass der reichliche Konsum von Obst, Gemüse, Vollkornprodukten und Nüssen das Risiko für verschiedene chronisch-degenerative Erkrankungen vermindert.

ABSTRACT:  Selected quality and shelf life of eggs coated with mineral oil having 6 different viscosities (7, 11, 14, 18, 22, and 26 cP) were evaluated during 5 wk of storage at 25 °C. As the storage time increased, weight loss and albumen pH increased whereas Haugh unit and yolk index values decreased. After 5 wk of storage, eggs coated with 11, 14, 18, 22, or 26 cP oil possessed better quality than the control noncoated eggs and eggs coated with 7 cP oil. Oil coating, irrespective of viscosities, did not improve the emulsion capacity. There was an observable trend that coating with 26 cP oil was more effective in preventing weight loss and in maintaining the Haugh unit of eggs compared with coating with other viscosities of mineral oil. Based on the Haugh unit, the grade of noncoated eggs changed from “AA” at 0 wk to “C” after 3 wk whereas that of 26 cP oil-coated eggs from “AA” at 0 wk to “A” at 3 wk and “B” at 5 wk of storage. Coating with 26 cP oil reduced the weight loss of eggs by more than 10 times (0.85% compared with 8.78%) and extended the shelf life of eggs by at least 3 more weeks compared with the noncoated eggs.

Consumers demand both safer and more nutritious food products exempt of non-natural origin preservatives or other food additives. In this frame, products with lower fat content and/or a higher ratio in unsaturated fatty acids, especially n-3 fatty acids, are desired because these lipids can help prevent the development of cardiovascular and inflammatory pathologies.The intake of meat products is of interest because they are an excellent source of vitamins and minerals. In addition, the shelf-life of meat products can be extended by the presence of natural antioxidants coming from different sources such as plant extracts. Therefore, different strategies have been studied to improve the nutritional value, oxidative stability, and sensory characteristics of meat products and eggs through different mineral and natural dietary supplements. In comparison to other strategies, dietary supplements present the advantage that first the living animals may efficiently distribute the compounds throughout the tissues and second, the dietary supplementation is safer because the resulting enriched meat products and eggs ensure tolerable amounts in humans.Poultry meats and eggs are widely consumed and their fatty acid profile and tocopherol content can be easily modified through different dietary strategies thus being excellent models to improve their nutritional value and oxidative stability.