scholarly journals Diet, nutrition, obesity and the prevention of COVID-19 (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naser Mohammad Gholi Mezerji ◽  
Ali Reza Soltanian ◽  
Hosein Mahjub ◽  
Abbas Moghimbeigi
Keyword(s):  
Food Supply ◽  
National Level ◽  
Recovery Rates ◽  
Animal Products ◽  
Animal Fats

UNSTRUCTURED This study aims to assess the effect of diet, nutrition, and obesity in preventing COVID-19 among 188 countries by using new statistical marginalized two-part (mTP) models. For this, we globally evaluate the distribution of diet and nutrition in national level with considering the varieties between different who regions. The effects of food supply categories and obesities, as well as associations, on/with the number of deaths and the number of recovers, reported globally by estimating coefficients and conducting the color maps. Findings show that more consume of Eggs, Cereals Excluding Beer, Spices, and Stimulants had the greatest impact on the recovery of patients with COVID-19. Also, more consume of Meat, Vegetal products, Sugar & Sweeteners, Sugar crops, Animal fats, and Animal products were associated with more death and less recovery in patients. The effect of consuming sugar products on mortality is very considerable, while Obesity has affected in more deaths and fewer recovery rates.

Consumer perception of local food products in Hungary

2020 ◽  
Vol 122 (9) ◽  
pp. 2965-2979 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ágnes Szegedyné Fricz ◽  
András Ittzés ◽  
László Ózsvári ◽  
Dávid Szakos ◽  
Gyula Kasza
Keyword(s):  
Food Supply ◽  
Local Food ◽  
National Level ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Consumer Perception ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Representative Study ◽  
Local Product

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the role of local origin of food in the Hungarian population's decisions regarding food purchase and to identify under which conditions consumers consider food to be a local product.Design/methodology/approachThe study was based on a representative quantitative consumer survey (n = 1,000). Cluster analysis was used to define different consumer groups.FindingsIn general, consumers perceive that local products have positive characteristics that distinguish them from not locally sourced foodstuffs. The results prove that the accessibility of local food products differs to a great extent in towns and regions. In towns with local markets, the ratio of recognition and acceptance of local products is higher. Based on the attitudes and behaviour of respondents towards local products, five clusters were separated and described.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough the sample's representativeness of three demographic factors was ensured, some general limitations resulted from the sampling methodology.Practical implicationsBased on the study findings, the authors encourage farmers' market operators to actively study the purchasing habits, attitudes and expectations of the consumer groups described in the study and to exchange information to promote the development of an economically successful local food supply system.Originality/valueThis empirical representative study is suitable to describe the knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of Hungarian consumers related to local food products. Consumer perception about local food varies internationally; therefore, national level studies are important to understand the viability of short food supply chains.

scholarly journals Challenges of sanitary compliance related to trade in products of animal origin in Southern Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kudakwashe Magwedere ◽  
Tembile Songabe ◽  
Francis Dziva
Keyword(s):  
Food Supply ◽  
Pathogen Transmission ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Export Markets ◽  
Animal Products ◽  
Safety Assurance ◽  
Integrated Risk ◽  
Global Concern ◽  
On Farm

Irrespective of the existence of potentially pathogenic organisms carried by animals, foods of animal origin remain the prime nutrition of humans world-wide. As such, food safety continues to be a global concern primarily to safeguard public health and to promote international trade. Application of integrated risk-based quality assurance procedures on-farm and at slaughterhouses plays a crucial role in controlling hazards associated with foods of animal origin. In the present paper we examine safety assurance systems and associated value chains for foods of animal origin based on historical audit results of some Southern African countries with thriving export trade in animal products, mainly to identify areas for improvement. Among the key deficiencies identified were: i) failure to keep pace with scientific advances related to the ever-changing food supply chain; ii) lack of effective national and regional intervention strategies to curtail pathogen transmission and evolution, notably the zoonotic Shiga toxinproducing Escherichia coli; and iii) a lack of effective methods to reduce contamination of foods of wildlife origin. The introduction of foods of wildlife origin for domestic consumption and export markets seriously compounds already existing conflicts in legislation governing food supply and safety. This analysis identifies gaps required to improve the safety of foods of wildlife origin.

scholarly journals Organic residue analysis shows sub-regional patterns in the use of pottery by Northern European hunter–gatherers

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 192016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blandine Courel ◽  
Harry K. Robson ◽  
Alexandre Lucquin ◽  
Ekaterina Dolbunova ◽  
Ester Oras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Residue Analysis ◽  
Hunter Gatherers ◽  
Regional Patterns ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Animal Products ◽  
Animal Fats ◽  
Ruminant Animal ◽  
Isotopic Characterization ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Spread Of Agriculture

The introduction of pottery vessels to Europe has long been seen as closely linked with the spread of agriculture and pastoralism from the Near East. The adoption of pottery technology by hunter–gatherers in Northern and Eastern Europe does not fit this paradigm, and its role within these communities is so far unresolved. To investigate the motivations for hunter–gatherer pottery use, here, we present the systematic analysis of the contents of 528 early vessels from the Baltic Sea region, mostly dating to the late 6th–5th millennium cal BC, using molecular and isotopic characterization techniques. The results demonstrate clear sub-regional trends in the use of ceramics by hunter–gatherers; aquatic resources in the Eastern Baltic, non-ruminant animal fats in the Southeastern Baltic, and a more variable use, including ruminant animal products, in the Western Baltic, potentially including dairy. We found surprisingly little evidence for the use of ceramics for non-culinary activities, such as the production of resins. We attribute the emergence of these sub-regional cuisines to the diffusion of new culinary ideas afforded by the adoption of pottery, e.g. cooking and combining foods, but culturally contextualized and influenced by traditional practices.

Selection indices for terminal sire beef breeds

1984 ◽  
Vol 1984 ◽  
pp. 44-44
Author(s):  
G. Simm ◽  
C. Smith ◽  
J.H.D. Prescott
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Food Conversion ◽  
Animal Products ◽  
Lean Meat ◽  
Biological Indices ◽  
Animal Fats ◽  
Selection Indices ◽  
Terminal Sire

Rising living standards and an increasing awareness of the health risks of a diet high in saturated fats have led to strong consumer discrimination against animal fats. Additionally the surplusses of animal products in Europe suggest that more attention should be paid to the inputs in animal production, rather than solely increasing output. Improving the efficiency of lean meat production is therefore an important consideration in all meat animal systems. In 1976 Fowler, Bichard and Pease proposed the ‘biological indices’ lean growth rate and lean food conversion as selection criteria in pigs. These traits may be estimated as the product of growth rate (GR) or food conversion efficiency (FCE), and in vivo estimates of killing out and carcass lean proportions. However, in cattle and sheep the relatively low coefficient of variation of estimated killing out and of lean proportions, means that the biological indices are frequently dominated by GR and FCE. In such cases there may be little difference in response from selection solely on GR and FCE (Simm, 1983). The objective of the present study was to derive economic selection indices for terminal sire beef breeds, which might give appropriate economic weighting to the components of efficient lean meat production.

scholarly journals INVESTIGATION OF THE COMMERCIAL SITUATION AMONG BEEKEEPERS IN HUNGARY FROM 2010 TO THE PRESENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (30 (1)) ◽  
pp. 12-22
Author(s):  
Margit Csipkés ◽  
Ádám Esztergomi ◽  
Sándor Nagy
Keyword(s):  
Food Supply ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
National Level ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Real Economy ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Real Picture ◽  
Insight Into

The beekeeping and beekeeping sectors are very important sectors on a global scale. This is because these sectors play a key role in agriculture and therefore play an essential role in the food supply of humankind. In our research, we would like to examine this global process at the Hungarian level (what commercial opportunities do Hungarian beekeepers have). The main goal of our research is to gain insight into the commercial situation of beekeepers and to help beekeepers who read this research sell their products more efficiently. We chose this topic because in the current COVID period, it is important to implement a healthy diet in our diet (to which honey can contribute). In our research, we also conducted a questionnaire survey (at the national level among Hungarian consumers). The questionnaire was completed by more than 650 people, and the analysis was performed based on the responses received. We also conducted a survey on the part of farmers, in which we analyzed the investment of a real economy in the sector. Based on the conclusions obtained in the analyzes, we compiled the SWOT analysis, in which the advantages, disadvantages, opportunities and dangers of the sector were presented. Our aim is to get a real picture of the commercial situation of beekeepers in Hungary by conducting research, which may also have an impact on honey consumption in Romania.

scholarly journals Kebijakan Pangan dan Tradisi Lokal (Studi tentang Dampak Kebijakan Pengelolaan Pangan Daging terhadap Keberadaan Tradisi Uwer di Kabupaten Gayo Lues)

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-106
Author(s):  
Abdullah Akhyar Nasution
Keyword(s):  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Policy ◽  
Local Level ◽  
National Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Food Policies ◽  
Livestock Systems

As a basic necessity, the availability of foodstuffs requires the state to be involved in its fulfillment through regulation. In carrying out of the functions, the state also makes regulations on other aspects. That condition, sometimes, raises contradictory things at the stage of implementation, especially at the local level. Culturally, the system of the food supply of proteins sourced from buffalo practiced by many tribes in Indonesia including by the Gayo community in Gayo Lues District. In Gayo, the system of traditional buffalo farms is called Uwer. It is interesting to see how the food policy has contributed to the local cattle tradition. This is the problem in this study. As a preliminary study result, data on research gathered through work fields and literature studies. Results of the study showed that there are many food policies at the national level that directly or indirectly contribute to the existence of traditional livestock patterns including farms that are practiced by the Gayo community. On its development, the Gayo community has also made modifications to the Uwer system to response the social and cultural changes. If not accompanied by protection and conservation efforts, local buffalo livestock systems that reloaded with local wisdom values will potentially lose or abandoned by the public.AsbtrakSebagai kebutuhan dasar, ketersediaan bahan pangan mengharuskan negara terlibat dalam pemenuhannya yang diwujukan melalui regulasi. Hanya saja dalam menjalankan fungsinya negara juga membuat regulasi tentang aspek lainnya. Kondisi demikian, adakalanya memunculkan hal yang kontradiktif pada tahap implementasi terutama di tingkat lokal. Secara kultural, sistem penyediaan bahan pangan protein hewani bersumber dari kerbau telah dipraktekkan oleh banyak suku di Indonesia termasuk oleh masyarakat Gayo di Kabupaten Gayo Lues. Di Gayo, sistem peternakan kerbau tradisional disebut dengan uwer. Menjadi hal yang menarik melihat bagaimana kebijakan pangan yang ada ikut memengaruhi tradisi beternak di tingkat lokal. Inilah yang menjadi rumusan masalah dalam studi ini. Hasil studi awal memperlihatkan bahwa ada banyak regulasi pangan di tingkat nasional yang secara langsung maupun tidak langsung ikut mempengaruhi eksistensi pola peternakan tradisional termasuk peternakan yang dipraktekkan oleh masyarakat Gayo, yang dikenal dengan uwer. Dalam perkembangannya, masyarakat gayo juga melakukan modifikasi pada sistem uwer guna menyiasati perubahan sosidal dan budaya. Jika tidak dibarengi dengan upaya proteksi dan konservasi, sistem peternakan kerbau lokal yang sarat akan nilai-nilai kearifan lokal akan berpotensi hilang atau ditinggalkan oleh masyarakat.

scholarly journals China: the soyabean-pork dilemma

1999 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 345-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Geissler
Keyword(s):  
Food Supply ◽  
Nutrition Transition ◽  
Ecological Impact ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
World Population ◽  
Animal Products ◽  
The World ◽  
Deficiency Diseases

In 1996 the population of China reached 1.23 billion, 22 % of the world population, and is expected to increase to 1.5 billion by 2020. As China has only 7 % of the world's arable land such population increases are likely to have an important impact on food supply in China and the world. Projections of the potential impact are discussed. The restructuring of Chinese agriculture at the end of the 1970s has led to dramatic increases in agricultural production and food consumption, in particular of animal products, fruit and vegetables. Along with these rapid changes there is evidence of a nutrition transition in which diseases associated with affluence are becoming more prevalent than deficiency diseases. This transition has led to concern about the evolving dietary pattern. The replacement of legumes, including soyabean, by meat and other animal products as rich sources of protein and other nutrients has been controversially argued on grounds of nutritional health, ecological impact, economic effects and world food supply. These arguments are reviewed and the pressures internal and external to China concerning the production and consumption of animal v. legume products are presented. It is concluded that nutritional policies to promote the consumption of soyabean are unlikely to be effective in the context of an increasingly free and global market.

Manipulating the fatty acid composition of pig and poultry products

1996 ◽  
Vol 1996 ◽  
pp. 73-73
Author(s):  
R.C. Noble
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Cholesterol ◽  
Western Society ◽  
Animal Products ◽  
Dietary Regimen ◽  
Animal Fats ◽  
Poultry Products ◽  
Fat Consumption ◽  
The Many ◽  
General Opinion

Over the past twenty years nutritional literature at all levels has abounded with arguments about the role of dietary fat in the increased incidence of the many ailments that pervade Western society, in particular of course coronary heart disease. The general opinion is that the incidence of such disorders would be reduced and the health of our society improved by a reduction in the gross amount of fat consumed, a reduction in dietary cholesterol and a change in the dietary regimen of fatty acids in favour of increased levels of a range of polyunsaturates. Although the pattern of fat consumption has always undergone some changes, contemporary moves against the consumption of animal fats have been particularly dramatic based on the firm belief, erroneous or otherwise, that some animal products are very much less beneficial than others. Of the range of products based on the pig and the avian the attitude towards fat consumption has been highly variable.

scholarly journals PENGOBATAN DAN OBAT TRADISIONAL SUKU SASAK DI LOMBOK

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
M. Yamin, Burhanudin, Jamaluddin, Nasruddin
Keyword(s):  
National Level ◽  
First Year ◽  
Animal Products ◽  
Traditional Medicines ◽  
Anthropological Linguistics ◽  
Local Species ◽  
Animal Names ◽  
Identification Techniques ◽  
And Linguistics ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia

Riset ini secara keseluruhan mengikuti kerangka kerja bidang linguistis-antropologis, kimia, dan biologi. Pada tahun pertama telah dilakukan kajian linguistis-antropologis. Kajiannya mencakup kegiatan identifikasi bentuk teks pengobatan tradisional Sasak dalam naskah lontar Usada, transliterasi teks Usada ke dalam Bahasa Indonesia, identifikasi jenis pengobatan tradisional dari isi naskah dan informasi masyarakat Sasak di Lombok, serta teknik pengobatan tradisional Sasak masing-masing jenis pengobatan dimaksud. Hasil inventarisasi jenis penyakit dari lima naskah lontar Usada, tercatat 324 jenis penyakit, namun setelah ditabulasi dan dibandingkan antara terjemahan naskah satu dengan naskah yang lain diperoleh sebanyak 263 jenis penyakit. Sisanya 61 jenis penyakit tertulis pada lebih dari satu naskah. Adapun tumbuhan obat/bahan obat dari naskah lontar Usada tersebut dan informasi dari masyarakat tercatat 163 jenis. Beberapa jenis merupakan tumbuhan obat/bahan obat unggulan nasional, khas, mulai langka, dan tercatat 63 nama tumbuhan (38,6%) belum diketahui nama nasionalnya. Adapun yang berasal dari hewan yang digunakan sebagai obat/bahan obat tradisional oleh masyarakat Sasak sebanyak 11 jenis hewan seperti kerang untuk penyakit kuning, daging burung koak kao untuk obat pintar, dan madu untuk lemah sahwat, luka bakar dan jerawat.  Teknik pengobatan tradisional Sasak dilakukan dengan cara: bahan-bahannya digiling, dikunyah, ditumbuk, diperas, dicampur, dibakar dan diparut, direbus, dimasukkan dalam wadah tertentu, diisi air, dibakar, dan diremas. Selain itu, juga dengan cara dilulur, dioles, disemburkan, ditempel, diusap, ditetes, digosok, diminum, dibalur, dibilas, diurap, dan ditambal. Kata kunci : Pengobatan, Obat, tradisional Abstract This research as whole follows frameworks in anthropological linguistics, chemistry, and biology. In the first year, the research full into anthriopological and linguistics. The study include : the form of texts on Sasak medicinal found on “Usada” tranliteration of the Usada texts into Indonesian, identification of the types of traditional medicinal at contained within Sasak traditional texts and information provided by the Sasak community in Lombok and identification techniques for each medicinal from the five Usada texts, the writer fond that 324 kinds of desease, but after tabulation and comparasion translated text, it was fond that there were 263 kinds  of desease. The rest, 61 kinds of deseases, were fond in more 163 plants used as medicine from those names, there were 63 plants name (38%) knowm only Sasak language and still unknown in Indonesia name. Other names were known to be medicinal and national level, local species, endemic, and beginning to be endangered. From animal products, there were 11 animal names mentioned to be substances in traditional medicines. There names included seashell for hepatitis, the flesh of Philemon buceroides for brain energizer, and honey for premature ejeculation, burnts, and pimples medication tecknique in Sasak tradition could be done in number of ways as the materials are ground munched, pounded pressed, mixed, burnt and groundes, boiled, placed in certain container with hands. Other ways include  molesting applying, sprouting, sticking wiping,dropping, bolming, dringking, washing,and maxing. Key words : medicinal, medicines,traditional 

scholarly journals Ein Blick in Hossers Küche. Analyse der Rechnungslegung des Küchenmeisters Jakob Hosser über die bei der Belagerung der Burg Weineck (1292) aufgewendeten Lebensmittel

2021 ◽  
pp. 287
Author(s):  
Mattia Pellegrini
Keyword(s):  
Food Supply ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Animal Products

A look into Hosser's kitchen. Analysis of chef Jakob Hosser's accounts on food used during the siege of Weineck Castle (1292)The following seminar paper examines the catering of Otto von Königsberg's troops at the siege of Weineck Castle in 1292. Firstly, the dispute between Meinhard II. and the Bishops of Trient as well as older Tyrolean accounting books are discussed. Then, the primary sources – Hosser’s accounts – are analyzed. It will be shown that Hosser’s records allow interesting conclusions on the diet of the siege troops and the chef's purchasing of goods. The analysis shows among other things that the food supply was highly differentiated, consisted largely of animal products and was subject to certain fluctuations.

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