Processed foods: contributions to nutrition.

Both fresh and processed foods make up vital parts of the food supply. Processed food contributes to both food security (ensuring that sufficient food is available) and nutrition security (ensuring that food quality meets human nutrient needs). This ASN scientific statement focuses on one aspect of processed foods: their nutritional impacts.

[MR tomography and bone marrow scintigraphy in the screening of skeletal metastases in patients with breast carcinoma].

46 patients with recently diagnosed carcinoma of the breast were included in a prospective comparative study of MRI and bone marrow scintigraphy. The aim of the study was to compare these procedures within a histologically unified patient collective. It was shown that MRI was superior to bone marrow scintigraphy in respect of sensitivity (92% vs 58%) and specificity (97% vs.

[The role of MRT in detecting the cause of therapy-refractory partial complex epilepsy].

MRT is of considerable significance in the investigation of epilepsy because of its ability to render soft tissue contrast for the demonstration of structural lesions. The present retrospective study consists of an analysis of MRT findings in operatively confirmed, circumscribed temporal tumours and in hippocampal sclerosis. The examinations were performed under standard conditions using T1- and T2-weighted spin-echo sequences of the head and coronal T2-weighted gradient-echo sequences of the brain stem.

Fort Polk Heart Smart Program. Part I: Background design and significance.

This paper introduces three cardiovascular health evaluation and promotion projects targeting military families at Fort Polk, Louisiana. These studies examine dietary behavior and life-styles including tobacco and alcohol use of military wives, physical activity, cardiovascular disease risk factors of military personnel and their families, and other behavioral profiles with the goal of developing a healthy lifestyle modification program for families. Relevant biomedical background and rationale considerations are developed to support the current research.

[Magnetic resonance tomography with fast spin-echo sequences--the results in the ENT area].

Unlabelled: The use of T2-weighted spin-echo sequences is mandatory for identifying tumours in the ENT region and for differential diagnosis of pathological findings. A highly promising alternative to time-consuming conventional SE sequences is now available in the fast-spin-echo sequences (FSE). FSE was compared with the conventional SE (CSE) basing on 100 assessments of examinations of 20 patients.

Report on the Fourth Conference for Federally Supported Human Nutrition Research Units and Centers.

The Fourth Conference for Federally Supported Human Nutrition Research Units and Centers, sponsored by the Interagency Committee on Human Nutrition Research, addressed two topics: nutrition and function, and nutrient interactions and toxicities. This article summarizes the conference's introductory remarks and the contents of the 34 papers presented. Future meetings of federally supported nutrition research units and centers will focus on other human nutrition research topics and will be held biennially.

Urinary and hematologic indexes of hypohydration.

As part of a large-scale field feeding system test we were able to collect and study hundreds of aliquots of overnight urine samples obtained immediately prior to a fasting blood sample on days 1, 20, and 44 of the field test. The large number of experimental samples (greater than 650) and concomitant collection of blood and urine aliquots along with data on body weights gave us the opportunity to assess and quantitate the sensitivity of commonly used criteria of hypohydration. Urine aliquots for all test days were initially categorized by specific gravity (SG) greater than or equal to 1.

Effects of time and duration of exposure to 12% O2 and prior food deprivation on hypoxic hypophagia of rats.

A low cost, gas-dilution type, high-altitude simulator was developed and found to be a useful model for studying the effect of acute hypoxic exposure on food consumption in the rat. A distinct advantage of this system is that it provides access to the animals without disturbance to the gaseous atmosphere. The onset of hypoxic hypophagia was shown to occur within the first 3 h following abrupt ascent to a simulated altitude of 4419.

Trace mineral intake of enlisted military personnel. Preliminary observations.

The results of this study indicate that copper intakes were generally significantly below the Food and Nutrition Board's recommended range. It is presently unknown whether the new, 1979 recommendation is too high or whether copper deficiency-related problems may eventually develop in these men. When compared with the new recommendations, zinc and manganese intakes appeared to be adequate.

Nutrition and the responses to extreme environments.

The calorie requirements of adequately clothed men living and working in a cold environment are not increased, except for the 2-5 percent increase in matabolic rate due to the "hobbling" effect of the heavy clothing. The energy requirements in the cold, as in a temperate environment, are primarily a function of body weight and level of physical activity. The discrepancies between studies of persons living in a hot environment are explainable and are primarily due to the level of protection from the heat.

Effects of high altitude and hypophagia on mineral metabolism of rats.

Electrolyte excretion and balance were compared in meal-eating, adlibitum-fed rats maintained in Denver (1,600 m) and on Pikes Peak (4,300 m) and in meal-eating rats maintained in Denver but pair-fed to the Pikes Peak animals. Most of the changes in excretion and balance at Pikes Peak were attributable to hypophagia. At both elevations, equivalent decrements in mineral intake led to nearly equivalent decrements in mineral excretion.