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Impacto da vitamina D e fenótipos metabólicos sobre as variáveis corporais, perda de peso e remissão de doenças associadas em adultos submetidos à gastroplastia com reconstituição em Y de Roux
Impact of vitamin D and metabolic phenotypes on body variables, weight loss and remission of associated diseases in adults undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Objetivo: Avaliar a influência das concentrações séricas de vitamina D (VD) e dos fenótipos metabólicos no pré-operatório sobre as variáveis corporais, perda de peso e remissão de doenças crônicas não transmissíveis (DCNT) após 6 meses da Gastroplastia com Reconstituição em Y de Roux (GR...

Diabetes tipo 1 y epigenetica: rol de la vitamina D y la microbiota

La diabetes tipo 1 (DM1) es una enfermedad autoinmune en la cual se genera destrucción de las células β pancreáticas por acción del sistema inmune. En las últimas tres décadas se ha producido un importante aumento de la incidencia de la enfermedad, fenómeno que no puede ser explicado sólo a trav...

Genetic variants of vitamin-D receptor genome and teeth caries susceptibility in Iraqi children

Braz. dent. sci; 27 (3), 2024
Objective: To find out if there is a link between the TaqI, ApaI, BsmI, and FokI polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and dental caries risk in Iraqi children. Material and Methods: The study had a sample of one hundred children, consisting of fifty males and fifty females, their mean age of 10....

Iron and vitamin D intake on a diet are able to modify the in vitro immune response to Mycobacterium leprae

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 119 (), 2024
BACKGROUND The impact of nutrient availability on the survival of Mycobacterium leprae and the development of leprosy remains largely unknown. Iron is essential for the survival and replication of pathogens, while vitamin D has been involved with pathogen elimination and immunoregulation. OBJECTIVES W...

Prevalence and factors associated with vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in adolescents in the North of Minas Gerais

Abstract Objectives: to analyze the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency among adolescents in northern Minas Gerais, identifying associated factors. Methods: cross-sectional study, with a sample by clusters of adolescents, probabilistic allocation, according to school, sex and age, in 2...

Assessment of micronutrient intakes, anxiety states and risk factors affecting disease development in individuals with hypothyroidism

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 37 (), 2024
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to assessment the risk factors affecting development of hypothyroidism and to examine the selected dietary micronutrient intakes of primary hypothyroidism, subclinical hypothyroidism and euthyroid individuals comparing the healthy control group, and to evaluate the r...

Niveles plasmáticos de Vitamina D en adultos mayores de Lima Metropolitana, Perú

Rev. chil. nutr; 50 (5), 2023
Objetivo. Determinar los niveles plasmáticos de vitamina D y su relación con la ocupación, procedencia y los valores de calcio, leucocitos, hemoglobina y plaquetas en adultos mayores de Lima Metropolitana. Método. Estudio observacional descriptivo de corte transversal, participaron 100 adultos mayore...

Vitamina D en la prevención y evaluación de la diabetes mellitus
Vitamin D in the prevention and evolution of diabetes mellitus

Actual. nutr; 24 (3), 2023
Introducción: El déficit de vitamina D y la diabetes son dos situaciones prevalentes en todas las edades, regiones geográficas y niveles socioeconómicos. La presencia de receptores para 1,25(OH)2D y la existencia de la enzima 1-α-hidroxilasa en la célula beta –que permite la síntesis del metabol...

Relationship of vitamin D with the anthropometric indicators and lifestyle of adults. Medellín. Colombia

Introduction: Serum vitamin D levels depend on sunlight, diet, and other factors. Objective: We aimed to determine serum vitamin D levels and evaluate their relationship with anthropometric indicators and lifestyle habits in apparently healthy volunteers. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional st...