Novel application of biofortified crops: consumer acceptance of pasta from yellow cassava and leafy vegetables.

Background: Newly developed yellow biofortified cassava has been adjudged as a cost-effective solution to vitamin A deficiency in low- and middle-income countries with high cassava intake such as Nigeria. In this study, yellow cassava was developed into a novel pasta enriched with amaranth vegetable and tested among consumers. Attitudes, perception, motives for consumption and perceived barriers were ascertained using focus group discussions and randomised face-to-face interviews, while liking, preference and ranking of the novel food were established through consumer sensory perception.

Utilization of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) for sustainable food and nutrition security in semi-arid regions of Zimbabwe.

Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) is an indigenous legume crop, cultivated by subsistence farmers throughout sub-Saharan countries.

Unravelling salutogenic mechanisms in the workplace: the role of learning.

Objective: To explore the moderating and mediating role(s) of learning within the relationship between sense of coherence (SOC) and generalized resistance resources.

Method: Cross-sectional study (N=481), using a self-administered questionnaire, of employees working in the healthcare sector in the Netherlands in 2017. Four residential healthcare settings and one healthcare-related Facebook group were involved.

Health-Related Quality of Life, Self-Efficacy and Enjoyment Keep the Socially Vulnerable Physically Active in Community-Based Physical Activity Programs: A Sequential Cohort Study.

Physical inactivity is most commonly found in socially vulnerable groups. Dutch policies target these groups through community-based health-enhancing physical activity (CBHEPA) programs. As robust evidence on the effectiveness of this approach is limited, this study investigated whether CBHEPA programs contribute to an increase in and the maintenance of physical activity in socially vulnerable groups.

The defecation pattern of healthy term infants up to the age of 3 months.

Background: Defecation problems occur frequently in infants. A clearer insight into the normal defecation pattern is required to gain a better understanding of abnormal defecation.

Aim: To describe the defecation pattern of healthy infants in The Netherlands.

Meta-analysis of supramaximal effects in in vitro estrogenicity assays.

In scientific literature, several estrogenic compounds are reported to induce responses in vitro that are significantly higher than that of estradiol (E2). These supramaximal (SPMX) estrogenic effects do not occur consistently and seem to differ depending on the cellular models applied. This study analyzes the possible underlying causes, mechanisms, and drivers for SPMX estrogenic effects in in vitro functional assays reported in the peer-reviewed literature.

Fish consumption, n-3 fatty acids, and colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

Animal studies show favorable effects of n-3 fatty acids on inflammation and cancer, but results from epidemiologic studies appear to be inconsistent. The authors conducted meta-analyses of prospective cohort studies that evaluated the association between fish consumption or n-3 fatty acids and colorectal cancer incidence or mortality. Random-effects models were used, and heterogeneity between study results was explored through stratified analyses.