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Energy, added sugar, and saturated fat contributions of taxed beverages and foods in Mexico

Salud pública Méx; 59 (5), 2017
Abstract: Objective: To estimate the dietary contribution of taxed beverages and foods. Materials and methods: Using 24-hour diet recall data from the Ensanut 2012 (n=10 096), we estimated the contribution of the items which were taxed in 2014 to the total energy, added sugar, and saturated fat intak...

Fatty acid profile in vertical strata of elephant grass subjected to intermittent stocking

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT The milk and meat from animals with a pasture-based diet have higher proportions of CLA and C18:3 and lower omega-6:omega-3 ratios than products from animals with diets based on corn silage and concentrate. However, most of the published studies have evaluated fatty acid profiles in temperate cl...

Insufficient intake of alpha-linolenic fatty acid (18:3n-3) during pregnancy: and associated factors

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 30 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze alpha-linolenic fatty acid intake in two cohorts of pregnant women, and to identify factors associated with alpha-linolenic acid intake. Methods: This is a cohort study involving pregnant women with low obstetric risk (N=353) in public health system from a municipality of...

The role of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in mediating the relationship between central adiposity and immunometabolic profile in postmenopausal women

ABSTRACT Objectives To analyze the role of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in mediating the relationship between central adiposity and immune and metabolic profile in postmenopausal women. Materials and methods Cross-sectional study comprising 49 postmenopausal women (aged 59.26 ± 8.32...

Oxidative stress and antioxidant response in a thermotolerant yeast

Braz. j. microbiol; 48 (2), 2017
Abstract Stress tolerance is a key attribute that must be considered when using yeast cells for industrial applications. High temperature is one factor that can cause stress in yeast. High environmental temperature in particular may exert a natural selection pressure to evolve yeasts into thermotolerant ...

Beef tallow and emulsifier in growing-finishing pig diets

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Two trials were aimed to evaluate beef tallow in diets with and without emulsifier on performance of pigs at growing-finishing phases. In the first trial, 15 barrows (22.03±0.62 kg) were distributed among three treatments: reference diet; test diet 1 (5% beef tallow) and test diet 2 (10% beef t...

Suplementos nutricionales como modificadores del riesgo cardiovascular en componentes del síndrome metabólico en adultos

Rev. colomb. cardiol; 24 (3), 2017
Resumen Objetivo: analizar los suplementos nutricionales con ácidos grasos de cadena larga, micronutrientes y antioxidantes en la población adulta, como posibles modificadores del riesgo cardiovascular en pacientes con diagnóstico de síndrome metabólico, o alguno de sus componentes. Métodos: Se...

The role of dietary fatty acid intake in inflammatory gene expression: a critical review

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Diet is an important modifiable factor involved in obesity-induced inflammation. We reviewed clinical trials that assessed the effect of consumption of different fatty acids on the expression of inflammation-related genes, such as cytokines, adipokines, chemokines and tr...

Regulation of muscle plasticity and trophism by fatty acids: A short review

Summary The skeletal muscle tissue has a remarkable ability to alter its plastic structural and functional properties after a harmful stimulus, regulating the expression of proteins in complex events such as muscle regeneration. In this context, considering that potential therapeutic agents have been wid...

Efeito do Programa Alimentar Brasileiro Cardioprotetor nos marcadores inflamatórios de pacientes em prevenção secundária para doença cardiovascular, um ensaio clínico randomizado

Introdução:O Programa Alimentar Brasileiro Cardioprotetor (DICA Br) é pautado nas atuais diretrizes para tratamento e prevenção dos fatores de risco para doenças cardiovasculares (DCV). Objetivo:Avaliar o efeito do DICA Brnos biomarcadores inflamatórios de pacientes em prevenção secundária para...