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Generating the evidence for risk reduction: a contribution to the future of food-based dietary guidelines.

results scored (e.g. using NutriGrade). Tools such as a measurement tool to assess systematic reviews or ROBIS are available to evaluate the methodological quality/risk of bias of meta-analyses. To further ...

zDALY: An adjusted indicator to estimate the burden of zoonotic diseases.

losses due to disease in animals are usually estimated in monetary terms. The monetary impact on animal health is not compatible with HALY approaches used to measure the impact on human health. To estimate ...

Strain- and Dose-Dependent Reduction of Toxoplasma gondii Burden in Pigs Is Associated with Interferon-Gamma Production by CD8(+) Lymphocytes in a Heterologous Challenge Model.

in infected individuals. Therefore, effective preventive measures should be taken to decrease the risk of infection in humans. Although human toxoplasmosis is predominantly foodborne by ingestion of ...

Model-Based Classification for Digital PCR: Your Umbrella for Rain.

conditional on its observed fluorescence and the distributional shape in no-template control samples. This methodology acknowledges the inherent uncertainty of the classification and provides a natural measure ...

Arsenic Release from Foodstuffs upon Food Preparation.

dimethylarsinate, and methylarsonate) was monitored in different foodstuffs (rice, vegetables, algae, fish, crustacean, molluscs) before and after preparation using common kitchen practices. By measuring the water ...

Neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone concentration and psychomotor development at preschool age.

concentration. Socioeconomic, parental and child potential confounding factors were measured through a self-administered questionnaire. RESULTS: TSH level was not significantly associated with total motor score ...

No Association between Elevated Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone at Birth and Parent-Reported Problem Behavior at Preschool Age.

 years old with TSH levels in the range of 0.45-15 mU/L at birth. The TSH level was measured in dried blood spots on filter paper collected by heel stick 3-5 days after birth. Low birth weight, prematurely ...

Physical activity and sedentary behavior in Belgium (BNFCS2014): design, methods and expected outcomes.

sedentary behavior has been related with an increased risk for all-cause mortality. The accurate measurement of physical activity and sedentary behavior is therefore vital to evaluate their health impact and ...

Exposure determinants of cadmium in European mothers and their children.

effects in children. This study is the first pan-European human biomonitoring project that succeeded in performing harmonized measurements of Cd in urine in a comparable way in mother-child couples from 16 ...

Low-calorie sweeteners in food and food supplements on the Italian market.

concentrations measured in food were around or below the ML. In food supplements, 40 of the 52 samples (77%) were found to be above the ML, with exceedances of up to 200% of the ML. Health Topics:  Food ...

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