Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Bisphenol-A by Ignacio Rodriguez-Jorquera, Yun-Ya Yang, Gurpal S. Toor

“… Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a man-made chemical widely used as a component in many products of daily use in households, such as plastic bottles and metallic canned foods. BPA can leach from bottles and cans into the environment, increasing our exposure to BPA. …”
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Vida Saludable: Juego de letras sobre una variedad de alimentos by Linda B. Bobroff

“…This 1-page handout is the Spanish language version of FCS8615/FY672: Healthy Living: Scrambling for a Variety of Foods. It was written by Linda B. Bobroff and published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, December 2010. …”
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Facts About Riboflavin by R. Elaine Turner, Wendy J. Dahl

“…We need riboflavin to use the carbohydrates, fats, and proteins in the foods we eat. Riboflavin helps us use these nutrients for energy in our bodies and additionally functions as an antioxidant. …”
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Vida Saludable: Manténtiendose regular by Linda B. Bobroff, Luisa Oliver-Cordero

“…It describes causes, prevention, and high fiber foods. Written by Linda B. Bobroff and Luisa Oliver-Cordero and published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, October 2011.   …”
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Impact of Tomato Varieties and Maturity State on Susceptibility of Tomatoes to Salmonella by Massimiliano Marvasi, George Hochmuth, Max Teplitski

“… Non-typhoidal Salmonella has emerged as one of the problematic human pathogens associated with fresh produce, nuts, and complex foods containing them. Recent research shows that some varieties of plants are more “resistant” to colonization by the pathogens than others. …”
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Proper Hand Washing for School Children by Amy Simonne

“…Germs that cause illnesses such as colds, flu, diarrhea, and vomiting can get on your hands from touching things around you. People, pets, raw foods, toys, soil, and objects used in our daily lives can all have germs on them. …”
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GARRI PRODUCTION IN IDOMALAND, NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS by Samuel Alegwu Omanchi, Godwin Adadu Ogaba

“… Cassava, an edible root crop and a reliable and relatively inexpensive source of carbohydrate, iswidely grown and processed into different foods such as cassava flour and garri. The main thrust of the paper is to irradiate garri production in Idomaland, North Central Nigeria,with a focus on the challenges and prospects of garri production in the area.To achieve this, anthropological and historical methodologies were used to generate data, while the qualitative method was used for the analysis. …”
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Feeding Ensiled Citrus Pulp to Finishing Pigs by J. D. Crosswhite, N. B. Myers, Adegbola T. Adesogan, Joel H. Brendemuhl, Dwain D. Johnson, Chad C. Carr

“…But the Florida pork producers generally get prices above market value for their pigs because of strong demand for locally raised foods. These Florida pork producers could become more profitable if they could significantly decrease their production costs. …”
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Predisposisi Tuberkulosis Paru: A Cross Sectional Study by Erni Yetti R, Zadrak Tombeg, Anto J. Hadi

“…So that patients can adopt a healthy lifestyle and consume nutritious foods.…”
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FERMENTATIVE-MODIFICATION OF SORGHUM AND MILLET BIOPOLYMERS: IMPACT ON FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES, PROXIMATE COMPOSITION, AMINO ACIDS AND PROTEIN QUALITY OF MODIFIED FLOURS by SULEIMAN YUSUF BAGIREI, IROH NKAMA, MAMUDU HALIDU BADAU, YAHAYA SAYYADI MOHAMMAD

“… Fermentation is being used in the preparation of cereal-based foods to impart changes that can influence the character of the final product, but the processes of are tedious, unhygienic and labor intensive. …”
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Aspects of the Biology and Culture of the Butterfly Fish, <i>Pantodon buchholzi</i>; A Potential Aquarium Fish in Nigeria by A.T. Ibim, J.O. Ike

“…The adults are carnivorous, surface hunters, while the juveniles are passive insectivores that prefer live foods, but can be lured into eating fish feed over time. …”
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Patient Knowledge About Diabetes: Illness Symptoms, Complications and Preventive Personal Lifestyle Factors by Rakesh Kumar, Ramaiah Itumalla, Bilesha Perera, Mohamed Tharwat Elabbasy, Mahesh Singh

“…Most respondents indicated that insulin injection (92%) and avoiding sugary foods (91.6%) were the best ways to control blood sugar. …”
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Poverty and Child Trafficking in Kabale District: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Tusingwire, Angella

“…Education is largely affected by poverty, diseases are very common in people living in poverty because they lack the resources to maintain a healthy living environment, and people living in poverty rarely have access to highly nutritious foods. The study findings also indicated that the majority of respondents strongly agreed that traffickers receive huge amounts of money from potential victims and their families, trafficked children are forced into a difficult and exploitative condition of labor, and health care is the main challenge for trafficked children, due to physical and emotional abuse, depression and symptoms of anxiety are some of the signs of the physical and psychological trauma of victims trafficked and children are trafficked for domestic servitude and commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. …”
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Knowledge, Practice and Attitude of Women Regarding Breastfeeding in Thi-Qar Governorate-Iraq by Fatima K. Naeam, Amer Abdullah Sachit, Hayfaa M. Mones

“…Breastfeeding should begin within 30 minutes of delivery (62%), and once the baby begins taking complementary foods (54.5%), mothers can combine breastfeed and formula feeding. …”
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Select toxic metals status of pregnant women with history of pregnancy complications in Benin City, South-South Nigeria by OE Otebhi, HB Osadolor

“… Toxic metals are part of the most important groups of environmental pollutants that can bind to vital  cellular components and interfere with their functions via inhalation, foods, water etc. The serum levels  of toxic metals (lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic) in pregnant women with history of  pregnancy  complications, pregnant women without history of pregnancy complication and  non-pregnant women in Benin City, South – South Nigeria was investigated in this paper, with total of 135 healthy women comprising of 45 pregnant women with history of previous pregnancy  complications, 45 pregnant women without history of pregnancy complications and 45 non-pregnant women without history of pregnancy complications (controls). …”
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Exosome-like nanovesicles derived from kale juice enhance collagen production by downregulating Smad7 in human skin fibroblasts by Peihan Hsu, Yuriko Kamijyo, Emiri Koike, Saki Ichikawa, Yifeng Zheng, Tomohiro Ohno, Shigeru Katayama, Shigeru Katayama

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The Indoor Concentration and Size Distribution of Airborne Bacteria in a Typical Traditional Market by Yi-Tang Chang, Wen-Te Liu, I-Chun Chen, Cheng-Che Chiang, Sai Hung Lau

“…Abstract Bioaerosols generated by fresh foods in traditional wet markets (TWMs) in Taiwan are classified as significant biological contaminants and can lead to biological hazard risk. …”
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Social media use is associated with body image concern in young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic by Marina de Sá Azevedo, Brenda Esper-Pereira, Larissa Vaz-Gonçalves, Raquel Machado Schincaglia, Marília Mendonça Guimarães, Karine Anusca Martins, Luciana Bronzi de Souza

“…An association between social media use and a greater chance of developing body image concerns was observed in the following outcomes (p<0.05): body comparison (OR:157.22), social media influence on perception/body relation (OR:56.31), influence to "cut out" foods considered "unhealthy" (OR:10.66), follow diets (OR:7.13), follow profiles of diet (OR:6.46), and felt motivated to change aspects of their body (OR:6.14). …”
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Bacterial community assembly of specific pathogen-free neonatal mice by Elizabeth A. Kennedy, James S. Weagley, Andrew H. Kim, Avan Antia, Anna L. DeVeaux, Megan T. Baldridge

“…The pup microbiota begins diversifying after 14 days, coinciding with the beginning of coprophagy and the consumption of solid foods. Pup stool bacterial community composition and diversity are not significantly different from dams from day 21 onwards. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Childhood Obesity and Overweight in Erbil City, Kurdistan, Iraq: A Household Survey by Sabah Shareef Mohammed, Sherzad Abdulahad Shabu

“…Lifestyle and habit had an impact on increasing weight gain, though the number of meals, outside eating, fast foods, and snacks between meals were statistically not significant. …”
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