Rapid changes in Thailand’s nutrition and lifestyles have led to increasing diet-related pathologies among people with sedentary occupations. This study examines the extent to which the dietary intake of nutrients and energy by a sample of Thai sedentary workers conforms to the Thai Dietary Reference Intakes (Thai DRIs). The nutrients and energy intake estimates were based on self-reported information collected with a single 24-hour dietary recall and nonweighed 2-day food record. The study participants were Thai adults aged 20–50 years employed in sedentary occupations. A convenience sample of 215 healthy individuals (75 males and 140 females) was based on four randomly selected worksites in the Bangkok metropolitan area. For male participants, the study found a median energy intake of 1,485 kcal/day, with 54.4% of energy coming from carbohydrate, 15.9% from protein, and 29.6% from fat. Females’ median energy intake was 1,428 kcal/day, 56% of which came from carbohydrate, 16.2% from protein, and 28.6% from fat. Both genders showed insufficient intake of fiber and most micronutrients. This study provides the material for preventive public health interventions focusing on nutrition-related diseases affecting Thailand’s rapidly growing sedentary workforce.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to identify general dentists’ information needs for oral cancer screening in community and the information sources they use to meet those needs in clinical settings so as to inform the design of dental information systems. Methods: A semi-structured interview was conducted with a convenience sample of 8 general dentists and 5 dental assistant in the Public Health Region 9 area during clinical hours. One hundred and five patient cases were reported by these dentists. Interview transcripts were coded and analyzed using thematic analysis with a constant comparative method to identify categories and themes regarding information needs and information source use patterns. Results: Two top-level categories of information needs were identified: foreground and background information needs. To meet these needs, dentists used four types of information sources: clinical information/tasks, risk factor of oral cancer in general people, surveillance in community and referral to oral cancer treatment. Major themes of dentists’ unmet information needs include: (1) timely access to information on various subjects; (2) better visual representations of dental problems; (3) access to patient-specific evidence-based information; and (4) accurate, complete and consistent documentation of patient records. Resource use patterns include: (1) dentists information needs matched information source use; (2) little use of electronic sources took place during treatment; (3) source use depended on the nature and complexity of the dental problems; and (4) dentists and dental nurse routinely practiced cross-referencing to verify patient information. Conclusions: Dentists have various information needs of oral cancer at the point of care. For future development of dental information or clinical decision support systems, developers should consider integrating high-quality, up-to-date clinical evidence into comprehensive and easily accessible EDRs as well as supporting dentists’ resource use patterns as identified in the study.

Whey protein isolate (WPI) and whey protein hydrolysate (WPH) contains more protein than whey protein concentrate. However, to achieve a better taste, most commercial products mix WPI and WPH with whey protein concentrate (WPC). This study aimed to compare postprandial blood amino acids following ingestion of three beverages: WPImixed with WPC (WPI-mixed), WPH-mixed with WPI (WPH-mixed), and placebo. A total of ten healthy men aged between 18 and 30, who regularly engaged in exercise training, were recruited as participants. They each received 350 mL of each beverage on separate days and 6-day apart. Concentrations of plasma essential amino acids (EAA), branched-chain amino acids (BCAA), and leucine (Leu) were measured in blood samples taken from participants every 15 mins for 2 hrs. Plasma concentrations of EAA, BCAA, and Leu increased after ingestion of the WPI-mixed and WPH-mixed beverages versus the placebo beverage (P<0.05). Plasma EAA did not differ between WPI- mixed and WPmixed trials. In contrast, plasma concentrations of BCAA after WPI-mixed were higher than after WPH-mixed at 30 mins. The same was observed for Leu at 30 and 75 mins after ingestion. The higher plasma BCAA and Leu in the WPI-mixed trial versus the WPHmixed trial may have been due to the presence of short-chain peptides, as bioactive peptides, in WPH-mixed, which were absorbed. In conclusion, there was no difference in plasma EAA, but plasma concentrations of leucine and BCAA were higher in the WPImixed trial than WPH-mixed trial. Therefore, future research should investigate bioactive peptides along with plasma amino acids.