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Production of and demand for Canadian canola meal have been increased yearly. In order to improve the competitiveness of canola meal domestically and internationally, as well as to develop potential markets for canola meal, it is necessary to develop canola meal-based products that have high feed values and can be easily transported. The objectives of this research were: 1) to investigate the effects of temperature and time of conditioning during pelleting process on the nutritive values of canola meal in terms of chemical profiles, protein and carbohydrate subfractions, and energy values, using the AOAC procedures, CNCPS v6.1 and NRC (2001), respectively; 2) to detect the effects of temperature and time of conditioning during the pelleting process on rumen degradation and intestinal digestion characteristics and predicted protein supply of canola meal, using the in situ procedure, the three-step in vitro procedure, and the NRC 2001 model; and 3) to determine pelleting-induced changes in spectral characteristics of molecular structures of canola meal using Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) with univariate and multivariate analysis, and reveal the relationship between molecular structures of protein and carbohydrate and nutrient values, rumen degradation and intestinal digestion characteristics, and predicted protein supply of canola meal. Three different conditioning temperatures (70, 80 and 90ºC) and two different conditioning time (50 and 75 sec) were applied in this research. Two different batches of canola meal from a commercial feed company were selected. A randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 3 × 2 factorial arrangement was employed in this research. Molecular spectral functional groups related to protein, cellulosic compounds, and carbohydrates were used in the spectral study. This research indicated: 1) soluble crude protein (SCP) was decreased and neutral detergent insoluble CP (NDICP) was increased with increasing temperature; 2) the lowest protein rumen degradation of pellets was observed at conditioning temperature of 90 ºC and protein rumen degradation was increased by pelleting; 3) the amount of protein digested in the small intestine tended to increase with increasing conditioning temperature; 4) pelleting under different temperatures and time in the current study shifted the protein digestion site to the rumen, rather than to the small intestine; 5) with respect to predicted protein supply, based on the NRC 2001 model, increasing conditioning temperature tended to increase the metabolizable protein supply of canola meal pellets to dairy cattle; 6) changes in the molecular structure of canola meal induced by pelleting can be detected by ATR-FTIR; 7) not only protein molecular structure characteristics but also carbohydrate molecular structure characteristics play important roles in determining nutrient values, rumen degradation and intestinal digestion characteristics, and the predicted protein supply of canola meal.

Le vieillissement de la population est le résultat de l’amélioration de la prise en charge des individus, en particulier des sujets âgés, conduisant à l’apparition d’une nouvelle catégorie démographique, le quatrième âge avec les plus de 75 ans. Cette population polypathologique présente de nombreuses spécificités, avec entre autres, une intolérance au glucose, un état de dénutrition et une altération des fonctions cardiovasculaires, les maladies cardiovasculaires restant la première cause de mortalité dans cette tranche d’âge. Comme évoqué dès les années 50 par Harman, le stress oxydant pourrait jouer un rôle important dans l’ensemble de ces comorbidités. Le resvératrol, un polyphénol anti-oxydant connu pour ses biens-faits cardiovasculaires pourrait ainsi être une molécule d’intérêt dans ce contexte. Nos objectifs dans ce travail ont donc été d’évaluer les effets d’un traitement chronique par le resvératrol accompagné ou non d’une prise en charge nutritionnelle chez la souris très âgée. Ces effets du resvératrol ont été étudiés aussi bien sur le plan métabolique que sur le phénotype cardiovasculaire. Nos résultats montrent qu’un régime riche en protéines et pauvre en glucides a des effets variables en fonction de l’âge. Sans effet sur la souris jeune, il devient délétère chez la souris adulte et très âgée avec une majoration de l’altération de l’homéostasie glucidique associée à une détérioration du bilan lipidique. Ces dysrégulations métaboliques ont pour conséquence une dégradation accrue des fonctions artérielles et cardiaques. Chez la souris très âgée, un traitement par le resvératrol amplifie les dommages liés à ce régime en accentuant les altérations métaboliques et cardiovasculaires, soulignant, et ce pour la première fois, de potentiels effets délétères du resvératrol dans le cadre du vieillissement. En revanche, chez la souris âgée dénutrie en l’absence de prise en charge nutritionnelle, le resvératrol présente des effets bénéfiques avec une amélioration de l’insulino-sensibilité et des fonctions artérielles, associée à une modification d’expression de TXNIP, protéine à l’interface de la régulation de l’homéostasie du glucose et de la balance oxydative, faisant d’elle une piste à explorer tant pour expliquer certains mécanismes impliqués dans le vieillissement que dans les effets du resvératrol. / The aging of the population is the result of the improvement of the care of individuals, especially the elderly, leading to the emergence of a new demographic category, the « fourth age » with people more than 75 years old. This polypathological population has many specificities, with among other things, glucose intolerance, a state of malnutrition and impaired cardiovascular function. Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in this age group. As mentioned in the 50s by Harman, oxidative stress may play an important role in all of these diseases. Resveratrol, an antioxidant polyphenol known for its properties on cardiovascular events could thus be a molecule of interest in this context. Our objectives in this study were therefore to assess the effects of chronic treatment with resveratrol with or without a nutritional care in the very old mice. These metabolic and cardiovascular effects of resveratrol have been studied. Our results show that a high protein and low carbohydrate diet has different effects depending on age. Despite no effect have been observed on young mice, this diet becomes deleterious in adult and very old mice with an increase of impaired glucose homeostasis associated with a deterioration of the lipid profile. These metabolic dysregulations result in a further deterioration of arterial and cardiac function. In the very old mice, treatment with resveratrol boosts the damage related to this plan by increasing the metabolic and cardiovascular alterations, highlighting, for the first time, potential deleterious effects of resveratrol in aging. However, in elderly malnourished mice in the absence of nutritional care, resveratrol has beneficial effects with improved insulin sensitivity and arterial functions associated with altered expression of TXNIP, protein regulating glucose homeostasis and oxidative balance, making it worth exploring as to explain some of the mechanisms involved in aging and in the effects of resveratrol.

Weight gain due to poor diet and lack of exercise is responsible for over 300,000 deaths each year (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010). Obese adults have an increased risk for serious health conditions including high blood pressure and cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, respiratory problems, and certain cancers (National Cancer Institute, 2012). Participation in exercise can help control weight, strengthen muscles and bones, and reduce the incidence of cardiac events, stroke, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, colon and breast cancers, osteoporotic fractures, gallbladder disease, obesity, depression, anxiety, and delay mortality (ACSM, 2009). The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of exercise participation during weight loss on a high protein-low carbohydrate diet plan during a 12-week span in females aged 15 to 25 years. Specifically, this research study was a comparison of markers of health such as weight, fat mass, percent body fat, and fat-free mass in females who consistently exercised during the diet (Exercisers) from those who did not participate in consistent exercise (Non- Exercisers). The population in this study was selected due to the transition from high school to college being a critical period because it is associated with many identity choices and lifestyle changes that can lead to weight gain (Anderson, Shapiro, & Lundgren, 2003). The data indicate participation in regular exercise, while consuming a high protein-low carbohydrate diet plan, increases the loss of body weight, fat mass, and percent body fat when compared to participating in the diet plan alone. There was no significant difference in fat-free mass reduction between the groups. One implication for practice is recommending moderate to vigorous exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes at a time, totaling a minimum of 150 minutes per week, for females trying to achieve weight loss. Based from the results of this research study, in order to achieve a greater amount of body weight, fat mass, and percent body fat reduction one should consider incorporating exercise participation and high protein-low carbohydrate dieting into their weight loss plan.