Treatment of a large variety of foods with wood smoke has been practiced for centuries—predominantlymeats, poultry, and fish, but also scallops, cheeses, prunes, paprika, and themalt used to produce whiskey and some sorts of beer.The process usually includes salting and partial drying; it may also be coupled with heating. The aim is to increase the shelf life of the products, prevent food poisoning, and add a desirable smoky flavor....

Smoking, drying, and salting belong to the oldest methods of food preservation. Meat hung by the fire was preserved by a combination of drying and smoking. Often the raw material was first pickled in brine. In different regions of the world various procedures have been developed, best suited for treating meats and fish for specific purposes. Smoking extended the shelf life and imparted very desirable, new sensory properties to...

Zweryfikowano wpływ palenia kobiet na poziom cytokin (IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 i TNF-α) w mleku ludzkim w 30-32 dni po porodzie. Badana grupa składała się z 24 kobiet po porodzie, które deklarowały palenie więcej niż pięciu papierosów dziennie. Grupę kontrolną stanowiło 45 niepalących kobiet. W porównaniu do kobiet niepalących w mleku kobiet palących stwierdzono znacznie wyższe stężenia cytokiny IL-1α (P = 0,04). Nie stwierdzono...