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  1. 21. Implications of cholesterol and cholesterol-lowering therapy in Alzheimer's disease

    Författare :Daniel Famer; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Alzheimer s disease; dietary cholesterol; rosuvastatin; apolipoprotein E; alpha-secretase; beta-secretase; alpha- beta-secretase ratio; soluble APPalpha; gliosis; microglial load; interleukin-6; caspase-3; body weight gain; lifestyle-preventive strategy; 24 S -hydroxycholesterol; 27-hydroxycholesterol;

    Sammanfattning : BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a severe neurodegenerative disease that mainly afflicts elderly persons, with a characteristic progressive decline of cognitive functions and dementia. It is believed that the majority of all AD patients are affected by the sporadic form, thus caused by the combined effects of several risk factors, such as elevated cholesterol levels in midlife and deficiencies in the lipoprotein transporters apolipoprotein E (ApoE). LÄS MER

  3. 22. Thylakoid membranes from green plants affect appetite and promote body weight loss

    Författare :Caroline Montelius; Aptitkontroll; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Overweight; Obesity; Appetite Regulation; Thylakoids; Craving; Satiety;

    Sammanfattning : The incidence of overweight and obesity has reached alarming proportions. Today, overweight, obesity and the metabolic diseases cause more death than starvation. To counteract an increasing body weight gain, regulation of appetite and a controlled food intake is of greatest importance. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Overweight and Obesity in Preschool Children : Early Risk Factors and Early Identification

    Författare :Annelie Lindholm; Stefan Bergman; Gerd Almquist-Tangen; Carin Nyman; Ann Bremander; Kim Fleischer Michaelsen; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; abdominal adiposity; adiposity rebound; body mass index; childhood obesity; childhood overweight; early growth patterns; infancy peak; preschool children; waist-to-height ratio;

    Sammanfattning : BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity in children has reached epidemic proportions in recent decades, and even the youngest age groups are affected. Excess weight during childhood often follows the child into adulthood and is associated with diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Performance of dairy cows and calves in agro-pastoral production systems

    Författare :Christina Johansson; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Nyckelord :LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Seasonal changes in pasture quality and quantity and cattle management routines were examined on 10 farms in southwest Uganda in order to evaluate how these factors affected milk yield, live weight and body condition in cows and daily weight gain in calves in agro-pastoral production systems in a semi-arid environment. Mean available herbage mass ranged between 0. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Whole-crop cereals for growing cattle : effects of maturity stage and chopping on intake and utilisation

    Författare :Bengt-Ove Rustas; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Nyckelord :LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : The effects of maturity and chopping of whole-crop cereal silage on intake, digestibility, live-weight gain and feeding behaviour of growing cattle were evaluated. Organic matter digestibility of whole-crop barley and wheat, mainly explained by fibre concentration and digestibility, decreased from the heading stage to the milk stage of maturity. LÄS MER