Dietary Restriction and Nutrient Balance in Aging. [PDF]
Dietary regimens that favour reduced calorie intake delay aging and age-associated diseases. New evidences revealed that nutritional balance of dietary components without food restriction increases lifespan.
Santos J +3 more
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Tracing global flows of bioactive compounds from farm to fork in Nutrient Balance Sheets can help guide intervention towards healthier food supplies. [PDF]
Adequate supplies of healthy foods available in each country are a necessary but not sufficient condition for adequate intake by each individual. Here we provide complete nutrient balance sheets that account for all plant-based and animal-sourced food ...
Lividini K, Masters WA.
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Productivity and Nutrient Balance of an Intensive Rice-Rice Cropping System Are Influenced by Different Nutrient Management in the Red and Lateritic Belt of West Bengal, India. [PDF]
Rice is the lifeline for more than half of the world population, and in India, in view of its huge demand in the country, farmers adopt a rice–rice cropping system where the irrigation facility is available.
Shankar T +14 more
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A small switch in perspective: Comparing weight loss by nutrient balance versus caloric balance [PDF]
The establishment of a Caloric balance has been classically discussed as the means to induce weight loss. Recently, the idea of nutrient balance as opposed to Caloric balance has emerged as a better means to induce weight loss.
James E. Clark
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Application of Salicylic Acid Improves the Production of Medicinal Components in Mucuna macrocarpa Wall by Regulating Endogenous Hormone and Nutrient Balance [PDF]
The Mucuna macrocarpa Wall, a traditional Chinese medicinal plant, exhibits significant cultivation-dependent variations in the accumulation and yield of its medicinal components.
Yulan Hua +5 more
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Comparison of Coconut Coir, Rockwool, and Peat Cultivations for Tomato Production: Nutrient Balance, Plant Growth and Fruit Quality. [PDF]
Rockwool (RC) and peat are two common substrates used worldwide in horticultural crop production. In recent years environmental and ecological concerns raised the demand for reducing the use of RC and peat.
Xiong J, Tian Y, Wang J, Liu W, Chen Q.
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The N-P-K soil nutrient balance of Portuguese cropland in the 1950s: The transition from organic to chemical fertilization. [PDF]
Agricultural nutrient balances have been receiving increasing attention in both historical and nutrient management research. The main objectives of this study were to further develop balance methodologies and to carry out a comprehensive assessment of ...
Carmo M +3 more
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The Nutrient Balance Concept: A New Quality Metric for Composite Meals and Diets. [PDF]
Background Combinations of foods that provide suitable levels of nutrients and energy are required for optimum health. Currently, however, it is difficult to define numerically what are ‘suitable levels’.
Fern EB +4 more
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Guava Waste to Sustain Guava (Psidium guajava) Agroecosystem: Nutrient "Balance" Concepts. [PDF]
The Brazilian guava processing industry generates 5.5 M Mg guava waste year−1 that could be recycled sustainably in guava agro-ecosystems as slow-release fertilizer.
Souza HA +6 more
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The plant ionome revisited by the nutrient balance concept. [PDF]
Tissue analysis is commonly used in ecology and agronomy to portray plant nutrient signatures. Nutrient concentration data, or ionomes, belong to the compositional data class, i.e., multivariate data that are proportions of some whole, hence carrying ...
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