January 2010

Low birth weight, metabolic syndrome and their associations with the global crisis of 1930 - 1945, rapidly growing economy and coronary heart disease in Central Africa

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) and metabolic syndrome (Mets) and their associations with 1930 - 1945 years of global crisis and cardiovascular risk factors in Central Africans. The study was a hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted on Central African patients born between 1930 and 1977. Mets was diagnosed using WHO criteria. Of 407 patients, 262 (64. 6%)...

Author(s): B. Longo-Mbenza, D. Vangu Ngoma and S. Mbungu Fuele

January 2010

Studies on some nutritional characteristics of the fruit and leaf of Saba florida (Benth) from Ibaji forest

Natural sources of nutrients for both humans and animals have become of immense biomedical significance. In this study, some nutrient composition of the fruit and leaf of Saba florida (Benth) from Ibaji forest were evaluated using HPLC. The results showed that the plant parts studied contained significant level of Vitamins A and E. Lipids of physiologic and nutritional importance such as lauric, myristic,...

Author(s): Omale James and Omajali B