Total fat and fatty acid profile including TFA content of Indian fried foods versus the oils used for frying.

Unlabelled: Due to deleterious health effects, consumption of fat containing fried foods is a major concern. The present study has assessed total fat, SFA, UFA and TFA content of Indian fried foods-, , and (), at varying number of frying cycles/temperatures as well as composition of the oils extracted from the foods and the oils used for frying. Total fat in the food items was significantly higher at 32nd (x̄27.

Awareness and Utilization of Unani Medicine among the Adult Population from East Delhi: A cross Sectional Survey.

Objectives: To assess the awareness, practice, and utilization pattern of Unani medicine among the general population of Trilokpuri, East Delhi.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional, observational descriptive survey was conducted in New Delhi using pretested, predesigned, and structured questionnaire to assess the awareness and utilization pattern of Unani medicine on a sample size of 100 subjects.

Result: Out of 100 subjects, 60% were males and 40% were females with mean age 38.

Design and characterization of novel pulsatile delivery system of biguanide antidiabetic drug.

Aim: This work shows the development of pulsatile capsular pellets of metformin hydrochloride and its characterisation.

Material And Methods: The novel drug delivery system consisted of hydroxy propyl cellulose Type H. It has a lag time modifier and Eudragit L-100 and Eudragit S-100 in different concentrations as pH-dependent release modifier in the gastrointestinal tract.

Effect of vitamin E supplementation on carbogen-induced amelioration of noise induced hearing loss in man.

The study explores the effect of occupational noise on oxidative stress status and prophylactic effect of Vitamin E and carbogen (5% CO 2 +95%O 2 ) breathing in alleviating the oxidative damage and conserving the hearing in human volunteers exposed to intense occupational noise. Plasma total antioxidant status, blood glutathione (GSH), malondialdehyde (MDA), antioxidant enzyme activities of GSH peroxidase (EC 1.11.

Acclimatization to high altitude in the Tien Shan: a comparative study of Indians and Kyrgyzis.

Objective: To study the changes in pulmonary function of human male volunteers from 2 different populations: Indians and Kyrgyzis before and after ascent to 3,200 m and during a 4-week stay at that altitude.

Methods: Ten healthy soldiers of the Indian army (22-25 years of age) and 10 Kyrgyzis recruits (19-20 years of age), height and weight matched, were volunteers in this study. Their pulmonary functions were evaluated at baseline (Bishkek, 760 m); on days 2, 13, and 25 at a mountain clinic at Tuya Ashuu pass (3,200 m) in the northern Tien Shan Range; and on return to Bishkek.

Temporal spatial parameters of gait with barefoot, bathroom slippers and military boots.

Nine temporal spatial parameters of gait were evaluated on 8 normal healthy able-bodied soldiers while walking barefoot, with bathroom slippers and military boots on, respectively. Subjects used their regular bathroom slippers and military boots for the study. A 5 camera based Expert Vision 3-D motion analysis system (M/s Motion Analysis Corporation, USA) was used while the subjects walked 10 meters along a straight and level walkway at a comfortable speed.

Immunomodulatory effects of Premna tomentosa (L. Verbenaceae) extract in J 779 macrophage cell cultures under chromate (VI)-induced immunosuppression.

Objective: In the present study, the immunomodulatory effects of Premna tomentosa extract against chromate (VI)-induced toxicity was assessed in J 779 macrophage cell line.

Design: The cells were analyzed for cytotoxicity, phagocytosis, oxidant burst, antioxidant status, and cell proliferation.

Result: Chromate treatment resulted in a significant increase in cytotoxicity and free radical production.

Hypoxic ventilatory response changes of men and women 6 to 7 days after climbing from 2100 m to 4350 m altitude and after descent.

To test the hypothesis that the changes in hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) of men and women mountaineers on induction to HA by trekking is not influenced by gender, isocapnic HVR as DeltaV(E)/DeltaSa(O2) was studied in eight men and eight women mountaineering trainees initially at 2100 m, then during 6 to 7 days of sojourn at 4350 m, and retested again on return to 2100 m. Results indicated that HVR at 2100 m increased significantly at 4350 m in both sexes, and the values reverted to baseline level within 4 to 5 days between leaving high altitude (4350 m) and restudy at 2100 m. No sex differences were observed at 2100- or at 4350-m altitude, indicating that men and women have a similar level of chemosensitive response as measured by HVR during induction to HA.

Variations in angiotensin-converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphism in Indian populations of different ethnic origins.

The pattern of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the Indian population is poorly known. In order to determine the status of the polymorphism, young unrelated male army recruits were screened. The population had cultural and linguistic differences and lived in an environment that varied significantly from one region to another.