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1. Meals and Food in Older Women : Health Perceptions, Eating Habits, and Food Management
Sammanfattning : The aim was to describe and explore the food-related work and eating habits of older community-dwelling women, with Parkinson’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis or stroke or without these diseases. The major focus is on health perceptions, eating habits and meal support. A theoretical framework based on cultural and health theories was adopted. LÄS MER
2. An insight towards food-related microbial sets through metabolic modelling and functional analysis
Sammanfattning : The dietary food digestion depends on the human gastrointestinal tract, where host cells and gut microbes mutually interact. This interplay may also mediate host metabolism, as shown by microbial-derived secondary bile acids, needed for receptor signalling. Microbes are also crucial in the production of fermented foods, such as wine and dairy. LÄS MER
3. Food-Related Gram-Positive Bacteria: Enterotoxin A Expression in Staphylococcus aureus and a New Regulation Mechanism in Lactococcus lactis
Sammanfattning : Staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA) is the most common enterotoxin found in outbreaks of staphylococcal food poisoning (SFP). Based on the amount of SEA produced, S. aureus strains were divided into two main groups, high- and low-SEA-producing strains. LÄS MER
4. Parenting children with allergy
Sammanfattning : Two general questions directed the focus of this thesis: (1). What are the everyday practical and moral underpinnings of parenting children with allergy? (2). LÄS MER
5. Perceived allergy and hypersensitivity – especially food hypersensitivity – and the consequences for children, adolescents and their families
Sammanfattning : Background: Allergy and hypersensitivity are growing health issues with impact on the individual’s physical and psychosocial quality of life, work and social life. This thesis focuses on children and adolescents with self-reported allergy-associated conditions, i.e. allergic diseases or hypersensitivity to defined substances. LÄS MER