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Methodology report- Food Consumption Survey
methods used to conduct the 3rd Belgian Food Consumption Survey which took place in 2022-2023. It starts with an overview of rationale for conducting the survey, presents the sampling methods, ...
The future burden of type 2 diabetes in Belgium: a microsimulation model.
Belgium highlights the urgent need for primary and secondary preventive strategies. While emphasis should be placed on the lower-education groups, it is also crucial to reinforce strategies for people of ...
Cost and greenhouse gas emissions of current, healthy, flexitarian and vegan diets in Aotearoa (New Zealand)
generally at a higher cost to households. The results reflect trade-offs, with the larger constraints placed on diets, the greater cost and factors such as nutritional adequacy, variety, cost and ...
Particle size analysis of pristine food-grade titanium dioxide and E 171 in confectionery products: Interlaboratory testing of a SP-ICP-MS screening method and confirmation with transmission electron microscopy.
sugar-coated confectionery and pristine food-grade titanium dioxide was developed. Special emphasis was placed on the sample preparation procedure, crucial to reproducibly disperse the particles before analysis. ...
The effect of a shelf placement intervention on sales of healthier and less healthy breakfast cereals in supermarkets: A co-designed pilot study.
Auckland, New Zealand. Products were ranked by nutrient levels and profile, and after accounting for the supermarkets’ space management principles, healthier products were placed at adult eye level. The ...
Evolutionary History and Ongoing Transmission of Phylogenetic Sublineages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype in China.
diversity and network topology of the local collections appears to corroborate a recent intriguing hypothesis about Beijing genotype originating in South China. Placing our results within the Eurasian context ...
Study of the possible migration risks of food contact materials for children under 3 years
products) was investigated. It was shown that under these real-life use treatments no degradation of the polymers took place, although the steam sterilisation resulted after 10 cycles in an increased release ...
Biological activity conferred by endocrine disrupting chemicals in hospital effluent and river water from the Brussels Region, Belgium
exhibit endocrine disrupting potential (octyl-, nonylphenol, DEHP, …). Additionally, 15 compounds were also placed onto a watch list containing estrogen compounds (estradiol, ethinylestradiol). Rather ...
Exposure determinants of cadmium in European mothers and their children.
geometric mean (gm) urinary cadmium (UC d; 0.24 µg/g crea; n=360) than non-smoking mothers (gm 0.18 µg/g crea; n=1272; p <0.0001), and children had lower UCd (gm 0.065 µg/g crea; n=1689) than their mothers ...
A simple multi-residue method for the determination of pesticides in fruits and vegetables using a methanolic extraction and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry: optimization and extension of scope.
place at the sample extraction and processing with a special attention to make the overall method fit for routine analysis with minimal cost. Hence, after a quick Ultra-Turrax homogenization with ...