Contents of Nutrition and Health Volume 17 issue 2

Copyright 2003 A B Academic Publishers

D. Thomas

A study on the mineral depletion of the foods available to us as a nation over the period 1940 to 1991

Five editions of the well known series The Chemical Composition of Foods by McCance and Widdowson are examined in order to provide some insight into any variation in the quality of foods available to us.  Some 27 varieties of vegetables, 17 kinds of fruit, ten cuts of meat and some milk and cheese products were checked.  The results demonstrated a significant loss of minerals and trace elements over the period.

A.O. Musaiger

Recommendations of the first Conference on Obesity and Physical Activity in the Arab Countries, held in Bahrain 24-26 September 2002

Five recommendations for changing dietary habits, health behaviour and lifestyle to combat obesity  in Arab communities emanated from this meeting.

M. Al-Jassir, S. K. Moizuddin  and B. Al-Bashir

A review of some statistics on breastfeeding in Saudi Arabia

Traditional Saudi Arabian culture is conducive to breastfeeding, and the authors feel that there is a need to revise the current media campaign and to make use of  the instructions and guidance given in Scriptural texts.

A. A. Akindahunsi, and G. Oboh

Effect of fungi fermentation on organoleptic properties, energy content and in-vitro multienzyme digestibility of cassava products (flour & gari)

This study sought to determine whether fermentation has a role in improving the acceptability and nutritional  value of the tuberous root cassava.

E. O. Ojofeitimi,  A. O. Aderounmu,  A.F. Lomuwagun, O.O. Owolabi, A.O. Fadiora, S.S. Asa, S.O. Bamiwuye and O.D. Ihedioha

Assessment of knowledge and practice of nutritional and life style risk factors associated with cancer among hospital workers at two university teaching hospitals in Osun state, Nigeria.

A survey of 250 hospital workers and their physical condition, and  style of dietary intake.

M. Gupta, A. C. Kapoor & N. Khetarpaul

Development, acceptability and nutrient composition of traditional supplementary foods consumed by lactating women in India

Recipes using local foodstuffs were developed and analysed, and their acceptability determined.

D. Marsh

Letter: Human Evolution.

E.C. Kirby

Editor's Preface (to reviews of books by Pottenger and Weston Price).

J.H. Scott-Park

Book Review: Nutritional and Physical Degeneration by Weston Price.

C.W.B. Voil

Book Review: Pottenger's cats by Francis Pottenger.

Editor: Dr Edward C. Kirby, 14 Lower Oakfield, Pitlochry, Perthshire PH16 5D, Scotland. The editor may be contacted by email (ekirby@rui.co.uk), but please note that no email attachment will be accepted and opened unless its size and contents have been advised in advance, and permission given to send it on a specified date.