No abstract

The consumption of fried foods and specifically potatoes is associated with the development of cardiovascular and cancer diseases in the population due to these foods contain a high fat level and some toxic compounds such as acrylamide. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the effect of the application of an edible coating developed from whey proteins and rosemary extracts on the reduction of acrylamide and fat in potato chips. The methodology included factorial experimental design, taking as independent variables: percentage of whey protein (5-11%), percentage of rosemary extract (0-2%), and frying temperature (170-190 C). The fat content was determined according to AOAC and acrylamide by LC-ESI-MS-MS. In addition, textural analyses were performed on potato chips. The content of acrylamide oscillated between 130 and 650 μg/kg. The acrylamide content was significantly affected by the frying temperature (p < 0.05). The fat content ranged between 8 and 31%. The firmness values ranged between 0.5 and 5.7 N. It can be concluded that the edible coating reduces the content of acrylamide and fat during frying, in addition to improving the firmness of the potato. Therefore, the designed coating could be an alternative to the public health problem generated by the consumption of fried foods.

No abstract

A study was undertaken to look at the clinical behavior of the Dalkon Shield, the Lippes Loop D and the TCu-200 inserted by physicians and midwives. Differences among the three devices were not statistically significant, although lower expulsion rates and higher pregnancy rates were reported for the Dalkon Shield. No differences were observed between insertions performed by physicians and those performed by midwives; this emphasizes the efficiency of using paramedical personnel in the field of intrauterine contraception.

Copper‐containing IUDs have been demonstrated to be as good, if not better, than other presently used inert devices. There is, however, no consensus on the duration of contraceptive effectiveness of copper‐containing IUDs. The long‐term contraceptive effectiveness of one copper‐containing IUD, the CU‐7‐200 Gravigard®, is evaluated in this report on 514 patients. IUDs were inserted in the intermenstrual period and patients were followed up for as long as 63 months. The probability of pregnancy, expulsion, or removal for medical reasons did not increase with increasing duration of IUD use, but instead appeared to slightly decrease with increasing duration of IUD use. The results of this study indicate that the CU‐7‐200 continues to be an effective contraceptive for at least five years after insertion.