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Alcohol consumption in relation to food intake and smoking habits in the Dutch National Food Consumption Survey

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The Dutch National Food Consumption Survey studied alcohol consumption, food intake and smoking in 1145 men and 1171 women to find out how alcohol consumption affects dietary and smoking habits. Alcohol consumption was found to lead to a higher energy intake, in part because food intake was not reduced to compensate for increased calories from alcohol. Alcohol consumption was strongly related to smoking. It was weakly related to increased fat intake in men and cholesterol intake in women.

Surveys, Smoking, Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Drinking (Alcoholic beverages), Food habits, Dutch, Dutch (European people)

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Effects of a milk product, fermented by Lactobacillus acidophilus and with fructo-oligosaccharides added, on blood lipids in male volunteers

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The effect on blood lipids of a new milk product fermented by Lactobacillus acidophilus and containing fructo-oligosaccharides, was examined in 30 normal healthy men aged 33-64 years. The adult male volunteers were asked to consume 125 ml of the fresh dairy product or a traditional yogurt daily. Results showed that those who consumed the test product had significantly lower values for serum total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein levels.

Dairy products, Blood lipids

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Supplementation with selenium-rich bread does not influence platelet aggregation in healthy volunteers

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Six healthy subjects were supplemented with 200 micrograms selenium (Se) as Se-rich bread to determine the effect of an increased dietary Se supply on platelet glutathione peroxidase and platelet aggregation. Results show that Se supplementation increases platelet glutathione peroxidase activity but has no effect on platelet aggregation. Therefore, it was assumed that increased dietary selenium intake has no influence on platelet aggregation.

Evaluation, Physiological aspects, Dietary supplements, Nutritional aspects, Blood platelets, Cell aggregation, Selenium in human nutrition, Selenium (Nutrient)

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