Browsing by Subject "Fatty acids"
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Breast milk and erythrocyte fatty acid composition of lactating women residing in a peri‑urban South African township
(Elsevier, 2020)Data on breast milk fatty acid (FA) composition in South African lactating women in relation to their FA status, as well as on potential compositional changes within feed, are limited. The aim of this study was to assess ... -
Comparison of dietary and plasma phospholipid fatty acids between normal weight and overweight black South Africans according to metabolic health: the PURE study
(Elsevier, 2020)Background Information regarding circulating fatty acids (FA) in association with metabolic health in black Africans is scarce, while the usefulness of circulating FAs as biomarkers of dietary fat intake and predictors ... -
Dependence of cardiac systolic function on elevated fatty acid availability in obese, insulin-resistant rats
(Elsevier, 2016)Background Clinical data advocating an adverse effect of obesity on left ventricular (LV) systolic function independent of comorbidities is controversial. We hypothesized that in obesity with prediabetic insulin resistance, ... -
Dietary fat intake and red blood cell fatty acid composition of children and women from three different geographical areas in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2016)Dietary fat intake, particularly the type of fat, is reflected in the red blood cell (RBC) fatty acid (FA) profile and is vital in growth, development and health maintenance. The FA profile (%wt/wt) of RBC membrane ... -
Effect of dietary additives on growth performance, gut histology, blood parameters and tissue nutrient composition of the South African dusky kob, Argyrosomus japonicus
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)The dusky kob, Argyrosomus japonicus, has been identified as a viable marine aquaculture species whose sustainable production can contribute to food and nutrition security in South Africa. For local dusky kob aquaculture ... -
The effect of selected natural oils on the permeation of flurbiprofen through human skin
(North-West University, 2012)In pharmaceutical sciences, topical delivery is a transport process of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) from a formulated dosage form to the target site of action. For most topical delivery systems, the skin ... -
The effects of nuts on markers of the metabolic syndrome
(North-West University, 2005)Motivation: The metabolic syndrome is characterized by a group of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) that includes obesity, dyslipidemia, high blood pressure, insulin resistance, glucose intolerance or non-insulin ... -
Exercise-induced lipid mediator inflammatory signalling in male recreational runners versus untrained males considering potential modulating factors
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)Background: Resistance exercise can cause inflammation and it is known that inflammation is closely related to oxidative stress. Oxidative stress can be defined as an imbalance between free radicals and anti-oxidative ... -
Fatty acid status and dietary intake of children and their caregivers from three distinct communities
(2013)Background: Dietary fat intake particularly of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids play an important role in growth and development and influence the risk of nutrition related non communicable diseases. These dietary intakes ... -
Growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality in broilers supplemented with fever tea (Lippia Javanica) leaf powder
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)The present study was conducted to determine the effect of supplementing Lippia javanica (fever tea) leaf powder in broiler diets on growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality. One hundred and eighty Cobb ...