(n.) A rule of diet; a fixed allowance of food, as in workhouse, prison, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) Increased dietary protein intake led to increased MDA per nephron, increased urinary excretion of MDA, and increased MDA per milligram protein in subtotally nephrectomized animals, and markedly increased the glutathione redox ratio.
(2) The absorption of ingested Pb is modified by its chemical and physical form, by interaction with dietary minerals and lipids and by the nutritional status of the individual.
(3) Thus, a dietary 'no observable effect level' for subchronic ingestion of C. obtusifolia seed in rats was less than 0.15%.
(4) Examined specific relationships, as they occur in nature, between particular dietary variables or groups of variables and specific MMPI subscales.
(5) A dietary supplementation is effective in preventing formation of DUs caused by cysteamine-HCl administration to rats.
(6) Dietary factors affect intestinal P450s markedly--iron restriction rapidly decreased intestinal P450 to beneath detectable values; selenium deficiency acted similarly but was less effective; Brussels sprouts increased intestinal AHH activity 9.8-fold, ECOD activity 3.2-fold, and P450 1.9-fold; fried meat and dietary fat significantly increased intestinal EROD activity; a vitamin A-deficient diet increased, and a vitamin A-rich diet decreased intestinal P450 activities; and excess cholesterol in the diet increased intestinal P450 activity.
(7) The effect of dietary fibre digestion in the human gut on its ability to alter bowel habit and impair mineral absorption has been investigated using the technique of metablic balance.
(8) Dietary intakes, measured by three 24-hour recalls, revealed that protein, iron and Vitamin C generally met or exceeded the Nutrition Recommendations for age.
(9) This study examined the association between diet composition, particularly dietary fat intake, and body-fat percentage in 205 adult females.
(10) Averaged across all dietary levels, tiamulin resulted in a 14.1% improvement in gain and a 5.7% improvement in feed:gain ratio during the first 28 to 35 d of the experiment (to 30 kg).
(11) Pig weights at birth and d 21 of lactation were not affected (P greater than .20) by dietary treatment.
(12) Several oilseed and legume protein products were fed to rats as the sole source of dietary protein, and in blends with cereals for the determination of protein efficiency ratio (PER) and biological availability of amino acids.
(13) A more pronounced and significant inhibition was observed in chicks given BCG subcutaneously 8 weeks before the start of the dietary regimen.
(14) The effect of dietary fluoride (F) on nephrocalcinosis was studied in young, female rats.
(15) Increasing dietary protein percent raised milk protein percent but not protein yield or yield of other milk components, milk yield, SCM yield, or DM intake.
(16) Although it is known that the sphincter of Oddi exhibits a myoelectric response to intraluminal nutrients, the effect of specific dietary components has not been well characterized.
(17) All reported studies have documented small 5 to 10 mm Hg decrements of blood pressure with dietary supplementation with these fatty acids and conversion of the ratio of polyunsaturated to saturated fatty acids toward unity.
(18) Various misconceptions about dietary carcinogens, pesticide residues, and cancer causation are discussed.
(19) The symptoms were successfully controlled by rigorous dietary measures.
(20) Dietary pretreatment of Cr(VI)-intoxicated rats with ascorbic acid or alpha-tocopherol normalized vitamin C levels in lungs but not in kidneys.
Macrobiotic
Definition:
(a.) Long-lived.
Example Sentences:
(1) Antropometric data collected in a cross-sectional study with 300 macrobiotic-fed children aged 0-8 y showed that the growth curves for boys and girls deviated from the Dutch standard curves after approximately 5 mo of age.
(2) Information on food intake during weaning was collected as part of a mixed-longitudinal study on the nutritional status and growth of the 1985 Dutch birth cohort of infants on macrobiotic diets (n = 53) and a matched control group on omnivorous diets (m = 57).
(3) Diet study B consisted of 3 days on a typical western diet followed by a macrobiotic diet of grains and fresh vegetables for 5 days.
(4) Observed tendencies for lower protein and fat and higher lactose concentrations in the macrobiotic group were not statistically significant.
(5) An association between smallness, lightness, and leanness was found among the vegetarians, with these characteristics being more pronounced among the older, non-breast fed, macrobiotic children on diets with limited variety in terms of animal food.
(6) The blood iron, vitamin B-12, and folate status of the 1985 birth cohort of Dutch infants aged 10.1-20.4 mo fed macrobiotic diets (n = 50) and matched omnivorous control infants (n = 57) was measured.
(7) Therefore weaning practice, growth and haematological status were investigated in 3 age-cohorts of macrobiotic fed infants between 4 and 18 months of age and a control group.
(8) To answer the questions: at what age does growth in children on macrobiotic diets slow down, and is there any return to standards later in childhood, a cross-sectional anthropometric study was performed in the Dutch macrobiotic child population aged 0-8 years (n = 243).
(9) The results of this test did not indicate an abnormal mental development for this age group of macrobiotic children.
(10) Two additional cases of rickets in children consuming a macrobiotic diet confirmed by roentgenograms were brought to our attention during the study.
(11) In the macrobiotic group, complementary feeding started at 4.8 months with water-based cereal porridges, followed later by vegetables, sesame seeds and pulses.
(12) Fifty-five percent of children had high urinary MMA, and MMA was higher in the group that consumed a macrobiotic diet during their entire lifetime.
(13) Addresses were obtained from macrobiotic organizations and from families already participating in the study.
(14) Nutritional recommendations acceptable within the macrobiotic philosophy are discussed.
(15) Vitamin B-12 status was assessed in a group of 110 adults and 42 children from a macrobiotic community in New England.
(16) The children fed macrobiotic diets were significantly lighter and shorter.
(17) Ninety-six per cent of the macrobiotic infants and 74 per cent of the control infants had been breast-fed, but breast-feeding continued longer in the macrobiotic group (13.6 vs 6.6 months, P less than 0.001).
(18) For all age groups combined, the intake of energy, protein, fat, calcium, riboflavin and vitamin B12 was significantly lower in the macrobiotic infants, whereas their intake of polysaccharides, fibre, iron and thiamin was higher than that of the control infants.
(19) It is advised to incorporate regular servings of animal foods into the macrobiotic diet to obtain an adequate amount of vitamin B-12.
(20) Haematological data revealed very low vitamin B12 concentrations with consequently low values of haematocrit and red blood cell count and higher values of mean corpuscular volume and mean corpuscular haemaglobin mass in the macrobiotic group.