Recursos Etiquetatge: Human Health

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  1. Treatment to Reduce Cyanide Content of Cassava Flour

    01-10-2005 In Cassava Cyanide Diseases News (CCDN), Issue 4,December 2004, Dr. J. Howard Bradbury wrote about a method of processing cassava that could substantially reduce the cyanide content of flour.
    Cassava Human Health Health Health and Medical... Cyanide Food Processing

  2. Agricultural and Nutritional Options for Impoverished People Living with HIV/AIDS

    01-04-2010 Many complicating factors affect agricultural work, family health, and nutrition when one or more family members are HIV positive or have an active case of AIDS. In addition to those who are sick, others in the family and community are affected by the consequences of their illness. This broader...
    Human Health Health and Nutrition Medicinal Plants Nutrition Agricultural Devel... Kitchen Gardens Nutrient Density Katuk Health HIV/AIDS

  3. Cyantesmo Paper for Detecting Cyanide

    20-11-2015 Some tropical crops contain cyanogenic glycosides, toxic substances that release hydrocyanic acid (HCN; also referred to as cyanide) when cells are crushed. Consuming these plants without cooking them can cause cyanide poisoning, with varying effects depending on cyanide levels and how long a...
    Cyanide Cassava Chaya Human Health Nutrition Health and Nutrition

  4. Aflatoxin in the Diet Makes the Progression of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis Much Worse

    01-04-2009 In many developing countries, there is no or little governmental regulation of and inspection for aflatoxin in foods and feeds. Even if there is governmental control in food processing, there is no oversight of food sold in markets or consumed right on the farm. The result is that humans are...
    Human Health HIV/AIDS Health Nutrition

  5. How Can a Diet Rich in Phosphorus Lead to Phosphorus Deficiency and Other Deficiencies?

    01-04-2009 Phosphorus in the hulls of plant seeds, especially legumes and grains, is bound up in an organic molecule called phytic acid. In addition to the bound phosphorus, phytic acid can interrupt the body’s ability to utilize minerals found in food. Unless the phytic acid molecule is broken down, either...
    Health and Nutrition Health Human Health Malnutrition Phosphorus

  6. Trace Elements and Human Health

    20-04-2013 Sometimes the smallest of things can impact human health beyond all proportion to their size. Trace elements are an example of this. Trace elements in an amount that is either above or below certain thresholds in soil, animal feed, or the human diet can have important impacts on the health of...
    Trace Elements Human Health Retort Lead Arsenic Mercury Selenium Deficiency Cadmium

  7. Selenium and Human Health

    20-01-2015 Selenium (Se), along with iron, zinc, and iodine, is one of a number of essential micronutrients that must be consumed in sufficient amounts in order to maintain human health. Selenium is part of a number of proteins within the human body that play an important role in protecting our bodies from...
    Human Health Micronutrients HIV/AIDS Health and Nutrition

  8. Trace Elements and Human Health

    20-12-2010
    Trace Elements Human Health

  9. Prevenció de l'Ebola en Català (accent d'Espanya)

    L'Ebola és una malaltia amb un alt risc de mortalitat, causada pel virus de l'Ebola. Actualment no existeix cap cura o vacuna. Tot i que la malaltia és perillosa i pot matar ràpidament, podem evitar la seva propagació. El tractament precoç de la malaltia augmenta les possibilitats de...
    SAWBO Human Health Ebola

  10. SAWBO - Malaria Prevention

    Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite that is transmitted to people through the bite of the femaleAnophelesmosquito. Symptoms of malaria are: high fever, chills, abdominal pain, headaches, tiredness and fatigue. If anyone experiences these symptoms, it is important to go to the nearest...
    SAWBO Human Health Malaria