The influence of gluten-free bakery products consumption on selected anthropometric parameters

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of a short-term consumption (six weeks) of gluten-free bakery products on the anthropometric parameters. The study group was composed of volunteers from the general population and consisted of 30 healthy adults. The amount of bakery product was determined as follows: women consumed 150 - 200 grams per day; men 200 - 250 grams per day. Anthropometric measurements were made by using InBody 720, we received data such as body weight, Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR), which we evaluated the presence of overweight and obesity in the monitored groups. We also observed visceral fat area (VFA). We found out that the 6-week consumption of gluten-free bread and bakery products showed a significant reduction in body weight and BMI (p <0.01), but also to a significant increase in VFA (p <0.05). By the impact of consumption we recorded the increase of body weight and BMI in 70% of participants (in 30% there was slight increase), decrease of WHR in 33% (increase in 43%) and decrease of VFA in 43% (increase in 57%). For other participants, the values remained unchanged. Two months after the termination of the consumption of gluten-free products we found out the increase of body weight and BMI, WHR remained unchanged, however in the case of VFA showed significant increase of values. We can summarize that dietary habits play a crucial role in the development of overweight and obesity and the consumption of bread and bakery products can also affect it. However, the overall effect of bread and bakery consumption on the development of overweight depends on many factors, such as the composition of the bread and bakery products and the presence of gluten

Effect of short-term consumption bitter apricot seeds on the body composition in healthy population

The distribution of fat in different areas of the body is important since accumulation of fat within the abdominal cavity represents a much more severe cardiovascular risk than accumulation in subcutaneous adipose tissues. Apricot seeds contain a wide variety of bioactive compounds and that consumption can decrease blood pressure and total blood cholesterol levels, fight oxidative stress and maintain body weight. The aim of the study was to analyse body composition: body fat mass (BFM), fat free mass (FFM), skeletal muscle mass (SMM), body fat percentage (%BFM), visceral fat area (VFA), total body water (TBW) - intracellular water (ICW) and extracellular water (ECW) and to evaluate the changes that occur after 6-weeks consumption of bitter apricot seeds. The study group finally consisted of 34 healthy adults volunteers (21 females and 13 males). Volunteers were recruited from the general population of Slovakia. Respondents were 23 - 65 years old, where the average age of women was 40.65 ±11.31 years and the average age of men was 36.91 ±9.98 years. All participants were asked to consume 60 mg.kg-1 of body weight of bitter apricot seeds daily during 6 weeks. Body composition was diagnosed by multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (MFBIA) by InBody 720 (Biospace Co., Korea), which measures the total impedance at frequencies of 1, 5, 50, 100, 500, 1000 kHz. At baseline mean body weight was 85.78 ±14.66 and 62.84 ±12.19 kg in the male and female participants, respectively. After 6 weeks of consumation we observed non-significant decreasing of mean body weight. The mean BFM was 19.25 ±8.81 kg in the male group and 19.47 ±7.21 kg in the female group. After six weeks, BFM decreased non-significantly (on average 0.5 kg) in both groups. The mean FFM at baseline was 43.37 ±5.98 and 66.54 ±7.98 kg in the female and male participants, respectively. The statistical analysis confirmed that the increase of FFM (43.37 ±5.98 kg to 43.56 ±5.80 kg) in the female were statistically significant (p <0.05). VFA was greater in the men (82.04 ±39.82 cm2 at baseline and 78.65 ±39.79 cm2 after 6 weeks) comparison to women (79.82 ±29.03 cm2 at baseline and 78.29 ±29.90 cm2 after 6 weeks). The mean of TBW in males before the start of study was 48.78 ±5.77 kg and 47.88 ±5.57 kg after 6 weeks of consumption. The results of study show the small weight loss in the both group. Therefore, the results from this study indicate that daily consumption of bitter apricot seeds produce measurable health benefits, but further studies are also required

Dietary patterns and lifestyle of patients with myocardial infarction

Civilization diseases, including cardiovascular, are major health problems in current modern society. Numerous studies provided sufficient evidence that variety of risk factors are involved in cardiovascular diseases formation. Of the most important is the lifestyle that largely contributes to our health, up to 50 - 60%. Lifestyle includes all modifiable risk factors that together affect the development of these diseases. In our study we searched and evaluated the nutritional parameters and lifestyle of patients hospitalized in Cardiocentre Nitra. In order to obtain the necessary information we chose the questionnaire method. In our survey 194 patients were included, of which 155 were men (79.89%) and 39 (20.11%) women. These patients were hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction diagnosis. The vast majority of patients had overweight and obesity caused by improper eating habits. The high prevalence of overweight, BMI in the range 25 - 30 kg/m2, was also confirmed as statistically significant, p <0.05 (P=0.02). BMI over 25 kg/m2 was present in 85% of men and 80% of women. The consumption of selected food commodities with evidence of a positive or negative impact on the emergence of acute myocardial infarction was not statistically significant (p >0.05) when evaluating dietary habits. But we can confirm too frequent consumption of chicken at the expense of other types of meat and relatively frequent consumption of fish (once a week). We recorded the preference of semi-skimmed dairy products, but also high and inappropriate consumption of full-fat dairy products in men and women (37% and 17.8%, respectively). Daily intake of fruits and vegetables was in 85.9% of women and 64.7% of men. Everyday intake of bread and pastries was confirmed by 100% of respondents. Lifestyle was evaluated according to the presence of smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and physical activity. Up to 60.5% of men and 26.4% of women admitted smoking, while 34.6% of men and 7.5% women ended up with the habit after myocardial infarction. The excessive alcohol consumption was not detected in the study group. Approximately 67% of men and 56% of women carry out an easier walking and moderate physical activity while taking into account their health status

Effect of thermal pasteurization and high pressure processing on bioactive properties in strawberry juice

In the current food industry, companies often offer new and revolutionary processing methods that allow to improve food properties. A prominent technology is High Pressure Processing (HPP), a non-thermal technology that arises as an alternative to the traditional thermal pasteurization (TP). With HPP it is possible to obtain food and drinks similar to the raw food while improving important nutritive and functional properties. Since strawberries are very important fruit in the human diet, the aim of this study was to study the effect of HPP and TP on selected qualitative-quantitative parameters of strawberry juices (HPSJ - High Pressure Strawberry Juice/TPSJ - Thermal Pasteurized Strawberry Juice). It seems that strawberries can have a positive effect on human health due to their high content in beneficial nutrients. From monitored parameters, significant differences (p <0.001) were found between juices in the following parameters: antioxidant activity, β-carotene and zeaxanthin content. Higher antioxidant activity (1547.60 ±4.89 mg AA.L-1 FM vs. 1424.72 ±10.66 mg AA.L-1 FM) and zeaxanthin (1.34 ±0.11 μg.mL-1 FM vs. 0.89 ±0.08 μg.mL-1 FM) was found in HPSJ, comparatively to TPSJ. The content of β-carotene was higher in TPSJ (156.28 ±2.13 μg.mL-1 FM) than in HPSJ (122.02 ±4.28 μg.mL-1 FM). Results related to the polyphenols content showed significantly higher values (p ˃0.01) in HPSJ, compared to TPSJ (1100.04 ±17.16 mg GAE.L-1 FM vs. 1002.66 ±17.16 mg GAE.L-1 FM). The difference in the content of lutein (TPSJ 8.84 ±0.57 μg.mL-1 FM; HPSJ 8.17 ±0.13 μg.mL-1 FM) was not significant (p ˃0.05)

Benefits of sea buckthorn juice consumption in women of productive age with hypercholesterolemia

Background. Sea buckthorn contains almost 200 nutrients and bioactive substances, including phenolic compounds such as flavonoids, vitamins, proteins, amino acids, minerals, alkaloids, chlorophyll derivatives, amines, organic acids, fatty acids and phytosterols. Human and animal studies suggest that sea buckthorn may have a variety of beneficial effects: cardioprotective, antiatherogenic, antioxidant, anticancer, immunomodulatory, antibacterial, antiviral and antiinflammatory. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of regular consumption of 100% sea buckthorn juice on the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in women of productive age with hypercholesterolemia. Material and Methods. A clinical study involved 19 women with a mean age of 54.06 ±2.97 years who consumed 50 mL of sea buckthorn juice daily for 8 weeks. Anthropometric and biochemical parameters in blood serum were monitored before the start of sea buckthorn consumption and after 8 weeks of consumption. Body composition was determined using an multifrequency analyzer InBody720. Routine biochemical analyzes were performed by standard methods in an accredited laboratory of the University Hospital by automatic biochemical analyzer BioMajesty JCA-BM6010/C. Statistical comparison between individual measurements was performed using a paired t-test, using Statistica Cz version 10 (TIBCO Software, Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA). Results. We observed significant decrease of body weight, body mass index (P0.05). After the intervention, we observed decrease of orosomucoid, immunoglobulin A, immunoglobulin G, immunoglobulin M (P<0.001) and C-reactive protein (P<0.01). Conclusions. The obtained results support the hypothesis that the daily consumption of sea buckthorn juice for eight weeks could contribute to the beneficial effects of reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as the reduction of body and visceral fat, LDL-C, CRP and the increase of HDL-C

The effect of the regular consumption of lard from fats of crossbreed Mangalitsa and breed of meat type pig on the lipid profile of consumers

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of consumption of lard processed from crossbreed of the original mangalitsa genotype and the breed of meat type pigs on selected biochemical parameters: total cholesterol (T-C), LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triacylglycerols (TAG). Twenty-nine probands participated in the study, of which 14 women and 15 men (aged 21 - 59) who consumed regularly lard four times a week during 5 weeks. By evaluating the lipid profile of probands, we observed elevated hypercholesterolemia at the beginning of the study in 43% women and 27% men. Statistically significant differences were recorded in this group of probands, where we recorded a decrease in TC of 0.55 mmol.L-1 in the whole sample of probands with p &lt;0.05 probability in the 2nd sample of study after 5 weeks of consumption of lard. Borderline high (up to 3.35 mmol.L-1) was found in 21% of women and 33% of men, and above LDL cholesterol was found in 79% of women and 60% of men. This high level of LDL cholesterol is considered a risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis. We can conclude from the results that regular consumption of lard has significantly reduced the total cholesterol levels, especially in women, this effect has been associated with lowering LDL cholesterol (p &lt;0.01) and lowering HDL cholesterol.&nbsp; Normal 0 21 false false false SK X-NONE X-NONE <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" Name="Colorful Grid Accent

The Memory of the Elusive Place

Téma mé diplomové práce je Paměť prchavého místa. Inspirací pro výběr tohoto tématu pro mne byl již existující projekt: "Zaniklé a ohrožené kostely". Tento projekt se zabývá hlavně krajinou zraněnou odsunem sudetských Němců. Stejně tak já reaguji na místo bývalé vesnice, která začala pomalu zanikat právě po druhé světové válce. Přestože úplně zanikla teprve nedávno, můžeme nyní díky některým krajinným prvkům už pouze tušit, že bývala domovem, předmětem starosti a péče. Vesnice Dřevohryzy se nacházela mezi premonstrátským klášterem v Teplé a trapistickým klášterem Nový Dvůr. První zmínky o ní lze nalézt již v 13.století. Na tomto místě, respektující původní základy jednoho z domů, jsem umístila svoji práci. Objekt tvořený čtyřmi stěnami vyrůstá ze základů a na chvíli se stává architekturou. Stěny se ale svojí vahou kroutí a bortí. Přesto, že malá skulinka vybízí ke vstupu do objektu jako možného útočiště, ve chvíli, kdy se staneme jeho součást pohltí nás nejistota a pocit možného uvěznění. Prací s přírodními materiály se snažím upozornit na všudypřítomnou pomíjivost a koloběh, kterým si krajina neopečovávaná člověkem přivlastňuje zpět, co jí patří. Jako technologii využívám princip hrázděných domů, tak typických právě pro daný kraj. Základní nosnou konstrukci stěn tvoří ručně sekané trámy, ty jsou vyplněny slámou a pokryty hliněnou omítkou. Ta směrem od kořenů stěn překrývá trámy a tvoří celistvé hliněné stěny až k vrchní části, kde se stává skutečnými architektonickými prvky. Veškeré materiály, kromě jílu, jsou přímo z místa vesnice nebo jejího blízkého okolí. Samotnou prací a pobytem na tomto místě jsem si mohla vyzkoušet špatnou dostupnost, opuštěnost a tvrdé podmínky, které život v této krajině skýtá.ObhájenoThe theme of my diploma thesis is called 'The Memory of the Elusive place'. The inspiration for choosing this topic was an already existing project: "Endangered Churches". This project is concerned mainly with landscape that was pulled from its context after the expulsion of the Sudeten Germans. Likewise, I react in my diploma to the place of the former village, which began to slowly disappear just after the Second World War. Even though it has disappeared quite recently, these days we can only suspect its location. The village of Dřevohryzy was located between the Premonstratensian monastery in Teplá and the trappist monastery Nový Dvůr. The first mention of Dřevohryzy can be found as early as the 13th century. I created my work with respect to the original foundations in one of the houses. The sculptural object made out of four-walls grows up from the ground and becomes for a while an architecture. However, due to its weight the walls cracks and curve. Despite the fact that a small skulk invites you to enter the building as a possible shelter, at the moment we become part of it we are absorbed by the uncertainty and the sense of possible imprisonment. By working with natural materials, I try to draw attention to the ubiquitous transience and the universal cycle, in which the land abandoned by man takes back what belongs to it. As a technology, I use the principle of half-timbered houses, typical for the region. The basic load-bearing structure of the walls consists of hand-drawn beams, which are filled with straw and covered with clay plaster. The clay plaster overlaps from the roots of the walls to the beams and forms entire clay walls up to the top where it becomes an architectural element. All materials other than clay are directly from the village or its immediate vicinity. By staying at this place and the work itself, I was able to experience the poor accessibility, abandonment and hard conditions that life in this landscape offers

Jewel for someone

Ve své práci estetizuji a symbolicky popisuji jedny z posledních fází rozkladu tělesné schránky srny. Využívám kůži, kosti a hlínu. Tyto tři materiály utváří časovou linii, kdy na počátku máme pozůstatky fyzické stránky a na konci už jen otisk těla v krajině.Fakulta umění a designuObhájenoIn his work esteteding and symbolically describes one of the last stages of decomposition shell of deer. I use the skin, bones and dirt. These three materials creates a timeline where at the beginning we have the remains of the physical page and in the end only the imprint of the body in the landscape

Fat and fat-free mass as important determinants of body composition assessment in relation to sarcopenic obesity

Background. Fat and fat-free/muscle mass and their ratio reflecting the possible presence of obesity or sarcopenic obesity are important in assessing body composition. Objective. The aim of the work was to assess the use of fat and fat-free mass and their ratio in the diagnosis of sarcopenic obesity, as well as correlations with selected anthropometric, somatic and biochemical parameters and indices. Material and Methods. The object of the study was a group of 201 women (20-68 aged) randomly selected from the population without the presence of a serious disease or without the use of medication. Body composition was assessed by the MFBIA method (InBody 720). We used the ratio of fat to fat-free mass (FM/FFM) to define sarcopenic obesity. A Biolis 24i Premium biochemical analyzer was used to determine biochemical parameters. Results. Using FM and FFM values and their mutual ratio, we identified women with a healthy body weight (28.9%), obese women (58.2%) and women with sarcopenic obesity (12.9%). Values of anthropometric parameters (body weight, BMI, WC, WHR, WHtR, BAI, FM (kg, %), FMI, VFA, FFM (kg), FFMI, SMM (kg), SMMI, ICW, ECW, TBW, CHC, HC), with the exception of FFM (%), SMM (%) and TBW (%), increased significantly with increasing FM/FFM values, so the highest values were found in subjects with sarcopenic obesity. In the case of biochemical parameters, with increasing FM/FFM values, the values of T-CH, LDL, TAG, GLU, hs-CRP, UA, systolic and diastolic blood pressure also increased, so the highest values were again found in women with sarcopenic obesity. HDL values, on the contrary, decreased. FM/FFM had the strongest positive association with the proportion of fat mass on body weight (r=0.989), then with FMI (r=0.980), FM (r=0.965), VFA (r=0.938), WHtR (r=0.937), BMI (r=0.922), WC (r=0.901. We found the strongest negative association with the proportion of FFM on body weight (r=-0.989), the proportion of total body water (r=-0.988) and the proportion of skeletal muscle mass (r=-0.987). Conclusions. FM/FFM correlates excellently with FM and VFA and can be implemented to diagnose obesity. In order to comprehensively evaluate the state of health and body composition, the proportionality of not only fat, but also fat-free/muscle mass should be analyzed, because it turns out that a negative impact on health and survival is associated not only with an excessive amount of adipose tissue, but also with a lower muscle mass

EFFECT OF MODERATE RED WINE CONSUMPTION ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESSION OF METABOLIC SYNDROME AS A COMPLEX RISK FACTOR FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND DIABETES MELLITUS II.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;" lang="SK">Metabolic syndrome is characterized by a set of clinical symptoms that are related to the development of cardiovascular disease. These abdominal obesity, which is the strongest associate with the metabolic syndrome and clinically manifested increasing waist circumference and ratio of waist to hip, atherogenic dyslipidaemia, which is reflected in the routine diagnosis of increased levels of triglycerides and reduced levels of HDL-cholesterol, high blood pressure, insulin resistance and/or various forms of glucose intolerance, proinflammatory and prothrombotic state. Epidemiological, experimental and clinical investigations have shown that diets supplemented with moderate quantities of alcoholic beverages lead to biochemical changes, that are widely regarded to prevent cardiovascular diseases. Red wine contains a&nbsp;naturally rich sources of antioxidants which may protect the body from oxidative stress. </span><span lang="SK">We investigated the relationship between red wine intake and lipide profile, glucose, blood pressure and WHR index changes. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Participants consumed 200 ml of red wine Frankovka modra </span>(V&Iacute;NO-MASARYK, s.r.o., Skalica)<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> each day during supper for six weeks and were encouraged to maintain their usual diet and exercise habits. </span>Daily intake of Frankovka modra during six weeks was associated with lower plasma levels of total cholesterol (5.66&plusmn;1.12 vs 5.36&plusmn;1.04), triglycerides (1.68&plusmn;0.23 vs 1.47&plusmn;0.66), LDL-cholesterol (3.46&plusmn;0.81 vs 3.26&plusmn;0.76) and glucose (5.35&plusmn;0.82 vs 5.26&plusmn;0.78). On the contrary we recorded higher level of &bdquo;good&ldquo; HDL cholesterol (1.42&plusmn;0.63 vs 1.80&plusmn;0.58). Systolic and diastolic blood pressure was also decreased and diastolic blood pressure after six weeks of consumption of red wine decreased statistically significantly. Research results have shown that moderate consumption of red wine have a positive impact on changes waist and ultimately to the </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: CS;">Waist to Hip Ratio. Our study </span><span lang="SK">demonstrates a&nbsp;positive association between moderate wine consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="SK"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>doi:10.5219/91</strong></span></span></span></p