International Journal of Food, Nutrition & Dietetics

Organic foods are increasingly gaining eminence. Organically grown foods differ from ordinary foods in many aspects. This review summarizes the health benefits of organic foods based on existing evidence. Organic movement provides viable, life supporting alternative to modernized methods which are damaging human health, polluting the environment and eroding soils. The majority of scientific studies, reviews, and meta-analyses states that there are compositional differences between organic and conventionally produced food. Organic food consumption reduces the risk of several diseases and prolong human life. Organic food production and consumption results in better human health, animal welfare, lower pesticide exposure, and are more environmentally friendly

Keywords: Organic foods; Health benefits; Pesticide; Environment friendly.

Our ancient literatures of Hindus’, Muslims as well as of Cristian’s are full of plants described about their nutrimental and medicinal potential. A significant number of plants described in their texts are still unidentified because of least or no interest in plant taxonomy among neither grate scientists in well-developed different organisations nor respected teachers of Universities or Colleges of repute. We can say with confidence that there are no teachers who can teach Plant Taxonomy in significant numbers of academic institutions. A man of Biotechnology can do nothing if he/she can not identify the plant on which the work has to be worked out. As a result, due to non-identification of plants we can not use our wealth of knowledge which has been provided by our ancestors present in form of scripts. We were presented a book written by Dr. M. I. H. Farooqi entitled “Quruani Poudhe-Vagayanic Dhristi Se” while in Seminar organised by UP Biodiversity Board, Lucknow. We found that there are seventy-one plants being reported in Holy Qur’an and Bible. We have consulted the literatures available as well as the tribal of Bahraich about the uses of the plants available. The perusal of the alphabetical list of plants of Holy Qur’an reveals that there are 71 plant species representing 48 genera of 30 families. Brassicaceae, Cucurbitaceae and Moraceae family were found to be the biggest family represented by 6 plant species each whereas Caesalpiniaceae, Papilionoideae and Poaceae with 5 plant species each; Rosaceae and Rhamnaceae with 4 plant apecies; Mimosaceae, Liliaceae, Pinaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Oleaceae, Lytharaceae, Lamiaceae and Arecaceae with 2 plant species and rest fourteen families viz., Malvaceae, Asclepidiaceae, Lauraceae, Bixaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Juglandaceae, Cuprassaceae, Lecnoraceae, Loranthaceae, Anacardiaceae, Sterculiaceae, Ericaceae, Salvadoraceae, and Vitaceae is being represented by single plant species each.

Keywords: Ethnobotanical; Ethnomedicinal; Potential; Plants; Qur’an.

The demand of technology and innovations is increased in meat industry due to consumer awareness, health concern, sustainable production and higher socio-economic status. Nanotechnology includes the application of particles/materials at the Nano scale. Nanotechnology is new and innovative field of meat industry that involves the manufacture, processing and preservation of meat and meat products by controlling shape and nano size of particles to improve image of meat industry. Some emerging applications of nanotechnology like biosensors, intelligent, active and smart food packaging system and nano encapsulation of bioactive compounds can be used in bacterial identification and monitoring of food quality in meat industry. Nanotechnology has great potential to make available an general idea of current as well as future aspects of nanotechnology in meat and meat bio processing industry.

Keywords: Nanotechnology; Bio nanocomposites; Antimicrobial packaging; Nanoencapsulation; Nanosensors.

The disease of any kind causes bad effect on the health of human being. Ignoring the health problems leads to devastation of one’s body. Parkinson’s disease is one such disease. Millions of people suffered from this disease. The diagnosis of disease is very important before thinking of any further step. Parkinson’s disease is neurodegenerative disorder. The diagnosis and cure is essential for overcoming the hurdles related to this neurological disorder. The diagnosis of the disease have been done. The data have analysed and the results are computed, tested and verified with the maximum survival of the patients using SPAR 2. It gives possible causes with the challenges and the solution using various computer based algorithm. Rigorous experimentation have been done by using different datasets of the disease and it gives promising results. Data is further tested and verified by SAS software and computation RMSE, General Mean and R Square is also obtained. The computation of ANOVA for Effects for each parameter of the patient is determined. The pair wise comparisons have also done for data sets and the statistical significance of the result is tested by computing the Critical Differences of characters at 5% and 1% levels of significance.

Keywords: Parkinson’s disease; Tremor; Stiffness; Psychology; Memory; Analysis; Significance; Life Expectancy; Red tulips.

Breastfeeding is associated with numerous health benefits to offspring and mothers and may improve maternalinfant bonding. The present investigation was carried out to assess the breast feeding practices among rural and urban area of Parbhani District. A community based, cross-sectional study was conducted in an urban and rural area of Parbhani District, Maharashtra state. The study variables such as initiation of prelacteal feed, colostrum, time of initiation of breast feeding frequency of breast feeding, breast feeding during mothers illness and reasons for discounting breast feeding. The data generated was analyzed statistically. Results inferred that near about 50 percent rural and 40 percent urban mothers followed the practice of giving prelacteal feed to the new born. Maximum per cent of urban (80) and rural (77) mothers gave colostrum to their infants. It was noticed that among 50 percent of infants weaning was not started at the recommended age, i.e. 6 to 7 months. More per cent of rural (88) mothers have started breast feeding within one hour of delivery as compared to urban (53.5) mothers. It was found that the scheduled feeding pattern was followed among urban (59%) mothers. Whereas, in rural (55%) mothers demand feeding was more commonly used. Majority of mothers from both areas found to be breast fed their infants even when they were suffering from illness, which found to be good practice. In conclusion results inferred that there is need to improve the awareness of mothers regarding various aspects of correct and sound breast feeding practices to promote the heath of infants.

Keywords: Breast feeding; Infant; Prelacteal feed; Colostrum