Essays about: "recommended daily intake"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words recommended daily intake.

  1. 1. Investigating food waste composition in school catering with focus on carbon footprint

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Runa Halvarsson; [2023]
    Keywords : waste composition analysis; plate waste; climate impact; elementary schools; canteens;

    Abstract : Food waste has a great impact on the environment and generates approximately 3.3 giga tonnes of CO2-eq annually. The SDG 12.3 set by the UN, to halve the global per capita food waste by 2030, is one of the measures that strives to combat this problem. READ MORE

  3. 2. Vad kännetecknar ett lämpligt foder för unga kastrerade katter? : foderval med fokus på den växande individen

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Nelly Fahlroth; [2023]
    Keywords : växande kattungar; kastrerade katter; energibehov; näringsbehov;

    Abstract : Under 2020 ändrades riktlinjen från Sveriges veterinärförbund om den lägsta rekommenderade åldern för kastration från sex till fyra månader ålder. Utfodring av en kastrerad växande kattunge ställer höga krav på fodret då det behöver möta de nutritionella behoven för tillväxt, men utan att predisponera för övervikt. READ MORE

  4. 3. "Why So Salty?" - Reducing Salt in Meatballs with Heterogenous Distribution

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)

    Author : Maria Thurfjell; Clara Scholander; [2022]
    Keywords : Salt reduction; heterogenous distribution of salt; meat; food technology; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Processed food is a big contribution to the increasing intake of salt among the population, which today is the double of the recommendation stated by the World Health Organization. This high intake of salt affects the human health in such a way that it can increase blood pressure, which in turn can lead to cardiovascular diseases, which are already the main cause of death cause among the world’s population. READ MORE

  5. 4. Nourishing a growing population : overcoming the challenge of B12 deficiency in an increasingly vegetarian world

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Helen Olga Thompson; [2020]
    Keywords : vitamin B12; lactic acid fermentation; vegan diets; micronutrient deficiency; sustainability; legumes;

    Abstract : Increasing numbers of people are eliminating animal products from their diet in response to environmental concerns, as well as for human health reasons and in recognition of animal rights. Vitamin B12, an essential nutrient produced exclusively by bacteria and archaea, is present in animal products but is generally absent from unfortified plant foods. READ MORE

  6. 5. Järnstatus och rutiner för järnsupplementering till svenska smågrisar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Amanda Bajraszewski; [2020]
    Keywords : smågris; järnstatus; järnsupplementering; hemoglobin; järnbristanemi; IDA;

    Abstract : Otillräckligt järnintag hos diande smågrisar resulterar snabbt i järnbrist och vidare järnbristanemi (eng. iron-deficiency anemia, IDA). IDA utgör ett allvarligt hälsoproblem hos våra domesticerade smågrisar, och leder till lägre tillväxt, mindre motståndskraft mot infektiösa sjukdomar och i värsta fall en ökad smågrisdödlighet. READ MORE