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Influence of organic chromium supplementation on the performance of beef calves undergoing weaning-related stress

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (2), 2020
Dietary chromium supplementation before, during, and after weaning was conducted to evaluate the hypothesis that chromium supplementation could reduce weaning-induced cortisol release in beef calves. We examined the effects of chromium supplementation in 150 crossbred calves (male and female) between fiv...

O uso de proteinados e percepção de efeitos adversos por acadêmicos do Curso de Educação Física

Objetivo: analisar o uso de proteinados por um grupo de acadêmicos do Curso de Educação Física de uma instituição de ensino Superior e a percepção dos participantes quanto aos possíveis efeitos adversos. Métodos: aplicou-se um questionário semiestruturado, com a colaboração de 90 acadêmicos...

Metabolic stress and reproductive features in post-partum goats supplemented for a long period with detoxified castor meal as the source of dietary nitrogen

This study evaluated the effect of detoxified castor meal on the reproductive performance, metabolic stress, milk production, and kid development in peripartum goats. The diet of the animals were with (DCM, n= 20) or without (WDCM, n= 21) detoxified castor meal during the entire gestation and until weani...

Falla intestinal. Artículo de revisión

Rev. venez. cir; 73 (1), 2020
La falla intestinal (FI) se define como la disminución de la función del intestino por debajo de lo mínimo necesario para la absorción de los macronutrientes y / o agua y electrolitos, de tal manera que se requiere de la suplementación intravenosa (SIV) para mantener la salud y el crecimiento. Desde...

Effects of glutamine and alanine supplementation, in their free form or as dipeptide, on fatigue parameters of rats submitted to resistance training

Fatigue is defined as the inability to maintain muscle power and strength, impairing performance. Nutritional interventions have been used to delay this phenomenon, such as glutamine and alanine supplementation. These amino acids might attenuate several causes of fatigue, since they are important energy ...

Suplementação de vitamina D e seus análogos para tratamento de disfunção endotelial e doenças cardiovasculares

J. vasc. bras; 19 (), 2020
Resumo A vitamina D (1,25-dihidroxicolecalciferol) é um pró-hormônio que tem despertado a atenção de pesquisadores após estudos demonstrarem que seus efeitos não estão restritos ao metabolismo ósseo. Assim, a presente revisão sintetiza os achados mais recentes e discute a utilidade da prescriç...

Energetic supplementation for maintenance or development of Apis mellifera L. colonies

The nutritional requirements of honeybees (Apis mellifera) for their complete development need to be supplied through food sources available in the environment, since honeybees are insects that depend directly on blossoming food sources. However, at certain times a food-supply reduction can promote nutri...

Evaluation of Chromium and Manganese levels in sports supplements using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 33 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective In this paper, we studied three different types of ordinary sports supplements containing whey protein: whey protein-based ones, hypercaloric ones, and protein bars. Methods A sample preparation procedure was studied employing microwave-assisted wet digestion in order to determine th...

Dietary supplements in fitness centers: body management and health risks

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore the meanings of supplement use among those who engage in physical activity in fitness centers. A qualitative study was carried out based on 67 questionnaires answered on the internet by practitioners of physical training. There was also an observation of ...

Gut microbiota and the use of probiotics in constipation in children and adolescents: systematic review

ABSTRACT Objective: To perform a systematic review of literature data on gut microbiota and the efficacy of probiotics for the treatment of constipation in children and adolescents. Data source: The research was performed in the PubMed, the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and the Latin ...