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Background. Ketone bodies are a highly relevant topic in nutrition and medicine. -e influence of medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) on ketogenesis is well known and has been successfully used in ketogenic diets for many years. Nevertheless, the effects of MCTs and coconut oil on the production of ketone bodies have only partially been investigated. Furthermore, the increased mobilisation of free fatty acids and release of catabolic hormones by caffeine suggest an influence of caffeine on ketogenesis.
Methods. In a controlled, double-blind intervention study, seven young healthy subjects received 10mL of tricaprylin (C8), tricaprin (C10), C8/C10 (50% C8, 50% C10), or coconut oil with or without 150 mg of caffeine, in 250mL of decaffeinated coffee, over ten interventions. At baseline and after every 40 minutes, for 4 h, ßHB and glucose in capillary blood as well as caffeine in saliva were measured. Furthermore, questionnaires were used to survey sensory properties, side effects, and awareness of hunger and satiety. Results. -e interventions with caffeine caused an increase in ßHB levels—in particular, the interventions with C8 highly impacted ketogenesis. -e effect decreased with increased chain lengths. All interventions showed a continuous increase in hunger and diminishing satiety. Mild side effects (total � 12) occurred during the interventions. Conclusions. -e present study demonstrated an influence of caffeine and MCTon ketogenesis. -eaddition of caffeine showed an additive effect on the ketogenic potential of MCT and coconut oil. C8 showed the highest ketogenicity.
The Tigray and Afar Water Initiative (TAWI) is a collaboration between the Mekelle University (Ethiopia), the Muenster University of Applied Sciences (Germany) and the Westfalian Wilhelms-University Muenster (Germany). This special initiative is concerned with the rural water supply for the particularly water-scarce regional states of Tigray and Afar in the semi-arid north of Ethiopia. This paper describes a pilot project near the village of Koraro, Hawzen county in the Tigray region and deals with river reaches or creeks which carry water for short periods and only after the longer of two rainy seasons. When these waters run dry, water is still often to be found under the dry beds and is used casually by local people for agricultural purposes. An impermeable wall constructed as a subsurface dam to retain water in the ensuing subsurface micro-reservoir under the bed of such rivers could enable this usage to be intensified and hence enhance the water supply of small local user-groups, while at the same time positively influencing the landscape water balance. Here, the word micro refers to the fact that only the pores of the granular soil of an alluvial river bed are used to store water. Furthermore, storing water underground also avoids the danger of increasing the incidence of diseases such as malaria, a consequence of open water ponds.
Eine besonders von Wassermangel betroffene Region ist das Bundesland Afar im Nordosten Äthiopiens. In diesem Gebiet befindet sich das Dorf Hidmo. Mittels Geldern aus der Entwicklungshilfe hat die äthiopische Regierung dort ein Schulgebäude errichten lassen, damit die Kinder aus der Umgebung der allgemeinen Schulpflicht nachkommen können. Es wurde aber vergessen, Geld für eine Wasser-und Sanitärversorgung einzuplanen, diese wäre notwendig, da die nächste Wasserstelle 500 m weit entfernt ist. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit soll auf Vorplanungsniveau untersucht werden, inwiefern es möglich ist, Niederschlagswasser zu speichern, welches den Schülern als Wasserquelle dient und welche Sanitärsysteme dafür in Frage kommen. Zum einen sollen diese das Ausbreiten von Krankheiten verhindern und zum anderen die knappe Ressource Wasser schonen. Zusätzlich soll versucht werden, Bewässerungswasser bereit zu stellen, zur Bewässerung eines schuleigenen Nutzgartens, der dazu dienen soll, die Kinder in sparsamen Bewässerungsmethoden zu schulen. Der Wasserspeicher soll nur Brauchwasser zum Händewaschen und zu Bewässerungszwecken liefern. Trinkwasser soll mittels einer Rohrleitung aus der vorhandenen, 500m von der Schule entfernten, Wasserquelle bezogen werden. Zur Auswahl sollen nur angepasste Technologien kommen, vorwiegend einfach gehalten, dem Prinzip der Kreislaufwirtschaft nahekommend.