Results: 1958

Calcium intake by adolescents: a population-based health survey

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (3), 2016
Abstract Objective To analyze calcium intake in adolescents according to sociodemographic variables, health-related behaviors, morbidities, and body mass index. Methods This was a cross-sectional population-based study, with a two-stage cluster sampling that used data from a survey conducted in Campina...

Infant feeding: beyond the nutritional aspects

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (3,supl.1), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To draw attention to the importance of interaction between caregiver and child during feeding and the influence of parenting style on dietary habit formation. Source of data: A search was performed in the PubMed and Scopus databases for articles addressing responsive feeding; the ar...

Factors associated with overweight among elementary schoolchildren in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 29 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective To assess overweight/obesity of elementary schoolchildren in Campinas , São Paulo , Brazil, and its association with parental nutritional status, children's food consumption, food preferences, and level of physical activity, and familial socioeconomic status. Methods This case-contr...

Conflicto de interés o intereses en conflicto, transparencia en la obtención y análisis de datos científicos
Conflict of Interest or interest in trouble, transparency in scientific data gathering and its analysis

An. venez. nutr; 29 (1), 2016
La transparencia en la obtención de datos para análisis científicos es crucial, debido al gran impacto que los resultados de los estudios científicos pueden tener en las diferentes áreas del quehacer social. La confianza en la neutralidad de las investigaciones es un elemento fundamental a la hora d...

Prevalence of malnutrition in children with chronic hepatitis b infection

Arq. gastroenterol; 53 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Background - There have been limited studies investigating the impact of chronic hepatitis B virus infection on the growth of children. Objective - Our objective was to investigate the prevalence of malnutrition in children with chronic hepatitis B infection. Methods - The nutritional st...

Trace elements in plasma and nutritional assessment in patients with compensated cirrhosis on a liver transplant list

Arq. gastroenterol; 53 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Background - In chronic liver disease, trace element levels in plasma are usually low. However, the specific cause and functional implications of this abnormality are yet not well understood. These element levels may decrease as a result of abnormal liver function in patients with cirrhosis a...

Bias correction of nutritional status estimates when reported age is used for calculating WHO indicators in children under five years of age

Salud pública Méx; 58 (3), 2016
Abstract: Objective: To assess the performance of a simple correction method for nutritional status estimates in children under five years of age when exact age is not available from the data. Materials and methods: The proposed method was based on the assumption of symmetry of age distributions within...

Estudio cuali-cuantitativo del estado nutricional y la alimentación en niños de 1 a 3 años de familias de bajos recursos en dos grupos poblacionales con diferentes actividades productivas (Buenos Aires, Argentina), 2007-2008

Salud colect; 12 (2), 2016
RESUMEN El objetivo de este artículo es describir el estado nutricional y los patrones de alimentación de niños de 1 a 3 años de familias de bajos recursos, que residen en dos áreas con diferentes actividades productivas: producción primaria y de bienes y servicios. Se realizó un estudio descripti...

Avaliação do estado nutricional em pacientes idosos oncológicos internados em um hospital de alta complexidade do Norte do Rio Grande do Sul

OBJETIVOS: Avaliar o risco nutricional em pacientes idosos oncológicos hospitalizados. MÉTODOS: Estudo retrospectivo transversal realizado com pacientes idosos oncológicos internados no Hospital São Vicente de Paulo, em Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul. Foram selecionados os pacientes com câncer que p...

IV Censo nacional de Talla y I Censo Nacional de peso en escolares de primer grado de El Salvador: Resumen de resultados

La realización del IV Censo nacional de talla y el i Censo Nacional de peso en escolares de primer grado surge como una necesidad de actualizar y evaluar la situación nutricional en la población escolar, información que permitirá que el país cuente con un panorama completo de los problemas nutrici...