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Comparative study of risk factors related to cardiovascular disease in children from Bogotá, Colombia and Toluca, Mexico
Comparative study of risk factors related to cardiovascular disease in children from Bogotá, Colombia and Toluca, Mexico.

INTRODUCTION: Currently, cardiovascular risk factors have not been studied so extensively in young people. OBJECTIVE: To compare the cardiovascular risk factor between Colombian and Mexican children. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a transversal, descriptive, comparative and clinical study. 30 children of...

Evaluación del ambiente construido en barrios de diferente nivel socioeconómico de la CABA
[Food environment and space accessibility evaluation to perform physical activity in 3 socially contrasting neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires city].

Due to the environmental influences on health, the goal of this study was to describe and compare the built environment in 3 socially contrasting neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires city.In 2011 a cross-sectional study was conducted in 3 socially contrasting neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires city: Recoleta (uppe...

Ingesta alimentaria, nivel de ácido ascórbico y asociación con miocardiopatía chagásica crónica en pacientes del Hospital Centenario de Rosario
Alimentary intake, level of ascorbic acid and its association with chronic chagasic miocardiopathy: patients in Centenario Hospital, Rosario

INTRODUCCIÓN Aproximadamente entre el 20 y el 40% de pacientes chagásicos desarrollan miocardiopatía chagásica crónica (MCC). Entre los mecanismos patogénicos se menciona la lesión inducida por la respuesta inmune del huésped. Es probable que el sistema inmune se vea afectado por el estado nutric...

Conducta alimentaria y salud en adolescentes de la provincia de Buenos Aires: prácticas, percepciones y obesidad
Eating behavior and health in adolescents in the province of Buenos Aires: practices, perceptions and obesity

INTRODUCCIÓN La adopción de conductas alimentarias distanciadas de los patrones y requerimientos normativos de calidad, cantidad, armonía y adecuación genera inquietud entre los expertos y los encargados de la política en salud, sobre todo en lo que se refiere al desarrollo de enfermedades crónicas...

Cómo cubrir la ingesta adecuada de calcio con las fuentes alimentarias existentes en niños y adolescentes de 0 a 18 años de San Rafael, Mendoza
How to ensure adequate intake of calcium with the existing food sources in children and adolescents from 0 to 18 years in San Rafael, Mendoza

INTRODUCCIÓN Para relevar las fuentes alimentarias de calcio en niños y adolescentes, es fundamental conocer los patrones de consumo. OBJETIVOS Determinar el patrón de alimentos que proporcionan calcio en niños y adolescentes de 0 a 18 años de edad de los núcleos familiares que asisten a los jardin...

Patogenia, clínica y tratamiento del síndrome de anorexia-caquexia asociado al cáncer

Anorexia-cachexia syndrome is highly prevalent among cancer patients, it impacts on morbidity and mortality, and impinges on quality of life. Anorexia is defined as the loss of the desire to, while cachexia defines the progressive wasting of skeletal muscle mass and adipose tissue. The pathogenesis of an...

Analizan los factores asociados con trastornos alimentarios en la adolescencia

New data are presented on the relationship between eating disorders in adolescence and physical self-concept. The degree to which age, engagement in sports activities, and body mass index present a risk in the development of eating disorders is analyzed. The study population was comprised of 740 adolesce...