Microbial Quality of Common Restaurant Foods: Food Safety Issue in Bangladesh
Zubaer Hosen,
Sabiha Afrose
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 4, July 2019
Pages:
56-59
Received:
23 September 2019
Accepted:
24 September 2019
Published:
10 October 2019
Abstract: Street and restaurant foods play an important role in people’s daily food options as well as their regular nutritional requirements are dependent on these foods, as their ever-growing busy schedule take away the opportunity to eat homemade food. Due to expedient availability, these street and restaurant foods are one of the primary food options for city people. Over the years, many food-borne diseases have been reported due to contaminated non-homemade food consumption. This study was conducted to analyze the microbiological quality of foods which are sold in street side food premises, general restaurants and higher class restaurants. This research study observed, and analyzed the microbiological quality of thirteen most commonly consumed food items of street side food premises, general restaurants and higher class restaurants from Kushtia and Jhenidah town in south-west region of Bangladesh. Higher percentages of microbial contamination were observe in street side food premises (76.92% for gram-positive bacteria, 69.23% for gram-negative bacteria and 61.54% for fungi). It has been found out that, instant cooked food items showed less microbial load than raw or preserved food. Higher class restaurants foods showed less microbial load than street side food premises and general restaurants. This study specifically highlights the level of microbial presence found in various available non-homemade foods. Finally, this study recommends some preventive measures which the government and food-maker together should follow, and also maintain the standard hygienic procedure to prepare, cook and handle foods. Implementation of such measures, rules and regulations on street food vendors and restaurant foods are extremely crucial to maintain the hygienic condition as well as to avoid such spreading of harmful organisms through consumption of contaminated foods.
Abstract: Street and restaurant foods play an important role in people’s daily food options as well as their regular nutritional requirements are dependent on these foods, as their ever-growing busy schedule take away the opportunity to eat homemade food. Due to expedient availability, these street and restaurant foods are one of the primary food options for...
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Assessment of Lifestyle and Diet Modification of Patients Suffering from Polycystic Ovarian Disease (PCOD) in North India
Akriti Shrestha,
Anamika Dixit,
Aamena Zaidi
Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 4, July 2019
Pages:
60-65
Received:
16 September 2019
Accepted:
4 October 2019
Published:
15 October 2019
Abstract: It is an established fact that the cause of Polycystic Ovarian Disease (PCOD) has a significant hereditary component. Various researchers have also revealed that PCOD is associated with obesity and successful weight reduction is the most effective method of restoring normal ovulation and menstruation. In the present study, an attempt is made to assess the general, anthropometric, biochemical and clinical observation along with lifestyle and dietary pattern of the patients. An association of PCOD with certain demographic variables is established through the survey of 50 women suffering from PCOD in Kanpur Urban Area of North India. After the data is acquired from the participants through structured questionnaire, a descriptive approach is implemented for the analysis. The methodology undertaken in the present study also involves dietary assessment of the participated women which was utilized for their classification into different nutritional status (under-nourished, nourished and over-nourished). In the present work, we first present the percentage of participants belonging to different groups and sub-groups based on general, anthropometric, biochemical and clinical examinations. Next, we demonstrate the association of PCOD with different demographic variables based on nutritional status of the participants. A hypothesis that there would be a significant association between PCOD with different demographic variables is established from the results of the association.
Abstract: It is an established fact that the cause of Polycystic Ovarian Disease (PCOD) has a significant hereditary component. Various researchers have also revealed that PCOD is associated with obesity and successful weight reduction is the most effective method of restoring normal ovulation and menstruation. In the present study, an attempt is made to ass...
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