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The aim of this study was to determine blood levels of lead and cadmium in patients with brain aneurysms. We also estimated the influence of dietary habits on the lead and cadmium status in examined patients. The level of lead in the blood of patients with cerebral aneurysms is higher than in healthy people; and frequent consumption of jam, boiled vegetables and beverages has the greatest influence...
Dopamine plays a role in the regulation of appetite. Polymorphism in dopamine receptor gene may influence obesity development by their potential impact on dopamine reward function. The aim of the study was to investigate prevalence of TaqI A D2 dopamine receptor genotypes in relation to degree of obesity. Polymorphic variants of DRD2 gene was determined by PCR-RFLP method in 266 subjects. The A1 allele...
Four rats were fed with liver only (liver rats) and four rats were fed with beef only (beef rats) during the first three months of their lives. Thus, they were deprived of a variety of food tastes. The rats were then trained in instrumental conditioning. After finishing the training with the liver reward, the liver rats were not able to extinguish the response, however, after achieving a criterion...
Probiotics are live microorganisms, which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host - so is the definition of probiotics according to the recommendations of World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) also supported in Poland by the Polish Society for Probiotics and Prebiotics. In an analysis of the literature over...
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