According to recent findings, gut microorganisms play a role in physiologic processes such as regulating metabolism, en- ergy homeostasis, immune response, and maintaining intestinal integrity. Microbial communities that inhabit a particular environment, an ecological niche, are defined as...

Background: Painful experiences of the newborn lead to short and long-term consequences making prompt recognition and treatment of pain crucial. Skin Conductance Algesimeter (SCA) is a new, non-invasive, objective method to measure pain resulting from an autonomic response to stress or nociceptive...

The recent years have seen an increase in alternative nutrition practices in which certain nutrients are excluded from a person's diet; most commonly observed are variations of vegetarianism and veganism which limit to varying extents the inclusion of meat, eggs, and dairy products in the diet....

The human intestinal microbiota is composed of 10 to 100 trillion microbes whose metabolic activity equals to a virtual organ within an organ. Gut microflora have a crucial role in the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis. The composition of gut microflora is changing along the gastrointestinal...

The paper provides a definition of dietary fiber and describes its role in a human nutrition. Dietary fiber is presented in the respect of the physico-chemical properties and physiological effects. The recommendations for daily intake of fiber and the energy value of dietary fiber are stated. The...

AB0 blood groups are inherited markers on blood cells. Since their discovery, there have been numerous attempts to attribute to them a wide variety of biological functions they do not possess. The purpose of this article is primarily to inform the professional as well as lay public that the theory...

Background: The purpose of our study on water and beverages consumption was to obtain data on the total daily intake and distribution of different types of beverages and the association of their consumption with some biological and socio-demographic characteristics of the Slovene population....

The increased prevalence of obesity in modern society is associated with incidence of obesity related diseases and represents a financial burden on public health. Important discovery in the field of microbial ecology of the gut was the possible involvement of the gut microbiota in obesity...

During the last few decades, essential nutrients as well as vitamins, minerals and trace elements have been discovered and dietary guidelines established, mainly with the aim of preventing deficiencies and supporting body growth, development and health. During the last 50 years, numerous studies...

Background: Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) is a relatively common finding in the newborn population and represents a significant proportion of breast feeding problems. Ankyloglossia may result in difficulty with suckling and can lead to poor weight gain, sore nipples, low milk supply, maternal fatigue...