017 Got Milked? For as long as can be remembered, milk has been viewed as a strong, staple, and nutritious part of any healthy diet. Countless campaigns, ads, and slogans put out by either suppliers or big businesses that support these suppliers that ingrained these ideas into the minds of our adults and our youth. It has been viewed this way for decades, since milk bottles were dropped off at your doorstep routinely. Now, researchers has come out with many new studies that prove these commonly…
Critically discuss the emerging role of the gut microbiota in metabolic health Summary: The connection between gut microbiota, obesity-related disorders and inflammation have been increasingly recognized and understanding the composition of gut microbiota may play a potential role in preventing and/or treating metabolic health. Both in animal and human studies had recognized an alteration of microbiota composition leading to the development of obesity, insulin resistance and diabetes. With new…
can destabilize them. Cryoprotectants have been used to decrease SLN aggregations due to the stress during the process of freeze-drying. In this study, four different types of protecting excipients have been investigated such as Mannitol, a polyol, lactose a disaccharide, trehalose and galactose monosaccharide. These sugars are known to vitrify at a specific temperature denoted Tg, glass transition temperature . The immobilization of nanoparticles within a glassy matrix of cryoprotectant can…
he was doing pretty good but then he started to fall back were he started. He had a bad stomachache and they brought him back to the hospital. The doctors and the nursing were really curious why he is getting sick all the time. They gave him more Lactose. He was doing better…
If cats could talk, they wouldn't! Fun Facts about our feline friends: It is fascinating how pet cats are the smaller version of those amazing big felines like tigers, jaguars, panthers, lions and we are blessed to enjoy their company at home. If you are a cat lover there are so many things you must learn about this beautiful animal. COMMON NAME: Domestic Cat SCIENTIFIC NAME: Felis catus TYPE: Mammals DIET: Carnivores SIZE: 28 in WEIGHT: 5 to 20 lbs PRESENCE IN WORLD HISTORY Ancient…
In the first months of an infants life nutrition is essential for cognitive and physical development. These nutritional needs are most often met with breastmilk, a naturally engineered substance that meets babies biological requirements, but this source of nutrition is not always available as there are various factors that could prevent a woman from producing breastmilk. In these cases where a mother cannot breast-feed, and there is no available wet nurse, women turn toward fortified nutritional…
child has gastroenteritis, better known as ‘stomach flu,’ diarrhea is often a symptom, as well as a major cause for stomach aches in young children. Some foods that the child may have trouble breaking down and digesting could cause stomach pains; lactose intolerance being a prime example. Stress and nervousness is another possible reason children may have stomach pains. One cause that could result in some serious complications is appendicitis, the inflammation of the appendix. The appendix…
CHAPTER-V FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF LEVODOPA FLOATING TABLETS FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF LEVODOPA FLOATING TABLETS Several approaches are currently used to retain the dosage form in the stomach. The principle of the floating tablets is simple and practically approach to achieve increased gastric residence time to obtain controlled release floating tablets designed based on the gas generating principle needs a strong floating matrix former. In this regard HPMC K4M,…
Factory farming causes mass amounts of pollution to our environment. Producing livestock requires many resources and produces a huge amount of waste at the same time. 55% of the water in the U.S goes towards animal agriculture, where as American homes only use about 5%. Deforestation, Speciesism, Environmental degradation, water waste, carbon foot prints, methane emissions, cruelty and suffering, health issues and our ethics are all put at risk when we consume animal products. Nearly three…
Some people will reject the idea of eating bugs immediately. They have a predetermined mindset that bugs are dirty and gross. What they do not know though, is that they have been eating bugs all of their lives. In the United States of America the Food and Drug Administration, also known as the FDA, runs the show when it comes to protecting the health of its citizens. One of the many topics that they govern over is the safety of food consumed. This is important because the FDA is forgiving when…