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A double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled clinical trial with Agaricus sylvaticus fungus in anthropometric profile of women with colon cancer

INTRODUCTION: Colorectal cancer is a disease influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Medicinal fungi and/or its extracts have been used in the adjuvant therapy of cancer because of their pharmacological, nutritional and immunomodulatory properties. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the anthropometric profi...

Effect of dietary supplementation with propolis and Aloe barbadensis extracts on hematological parameters and parasitism in Nile tilapia

This study evaluated the influence of diet supplementation with propolis and Aloe barbadensis on hematological parameters and parasitism in tilapia. One hundred and eighty fish were distributed among 12 water tanks forming four treatments: fish supplemented with a 1:1 mixture of 0%, 0.5%, 1% and 2% propo...

Resumen de la evidencia disponible del beneficio de ácidos grasos EPA y DHA para determinar un valor referencial recomendado para su ingesta: Overview
Summary of the available evidence from the benefit of EPA and DHA fatty acids for Determine a reference value recommended for intake

ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO Dentro de los ácidos grasos n-3 polinsaturados, el ácido eicosapentaenoico(EPA) y el ácido docosahexaenoico(DHA) han sido estudiados ampliamente por los efectos beneficiosos de su ingesta. En este contexto el Departamento de Nutrición solicita este resumen con el objetivo de ...

Probiotics: an update

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 91 (1), 2015
OBJECTIVE: Triggered by the growing knowledge on the link between the intestinal microbiome and human health, the interest in probiotics is ever increasing. The authors aimed to review the recent literature on probiotics, from definitions to clinical benefits, with emphasis on children. SOURCES: Relevant...

O efeito adjunto de uma suplementação alimentar à base de ômega-3 no tratamento da periodontite: um estudo clínico e imunológico

O objetivo foi avaliar se a suplementação com ômega (ω)-3 no tratamento não cirúrgico da periodontite melhora os resultados clínicos e imunológicos. Avaliar os níveis séricos dos ω-3 e ω-6 na doença periodontal, investigar se o tratamento periodontal associado ou não a suplementação com ...

Factors associated with dietary supplement use by people who exercise at gyms

OBJECTIVE To assess the factors associated with the use of dietary supplements by people who exercise at gyms.METHODS A cross-sectional study with a sample defined by convenience, considering the number of gyms registered in the Conselho Regional de Educação Física (Regional Council of Physical Educat...

Evaluación de citrato de calcio y magnesio obtenido de dolomitas cubanas
Evaluation of calcium and magnesium citrate from Cuban dolomite

Rev. cuba. farm; 48 (4), 2014
INTRODUCTION: calcium and magnesium salts are used as nutritional supplements obtained from natural sources such as dolomite, which is a double complex of calcium and magnesium carbonate. In search of a calcium raw material with greater bioavailability, a process of obtaining calcium and magnesium citrat...

Aportes del Ferrical® a los requerimientos nutricionales diarios de minerales en la población cubana sana
Contribution of Ferrical® to the daily nutritional mineral requirements of the healthy Cuban population

Rev. cuba. farm; 48 (4), 2014
Introducción: El Ferrical®, suplemento nutricional producido en LABIOFAM, Cuba, aporta fundamentalmente como nutriente mineral, hierro hemínico. Este microelemento es considerado uno de los minerales imprescindibles en la dieta diaria. Las necesidades nutricionales del hierro varían con la edad, entr...

Selenium and vitamin E enriched diet increases NK cell cytotoxicity in cattle

Pesqui. vet. bras; 34 (11), 2014
A number of studies has shown that antioxidants, fatty acids and trace minerals may modulate different immune cell activities, and that their deficiency may be associated with diseases and impaired immune responses. In innate immunity, natural killer (NK) cells have a central role, killing virally infect...

Comparación del aporte de vitamina A en leche materna y alimentos complementarios en la dieta de lactantes de 6 meses de Jujuy y Buenos Aires

Arch. argent. pediatr; 112 (5), 2014
El objetivo fue comparar el patrón alimentario en poblaciones en dos contextos socioculturales diferentes, con énfasis en el aporte de vitamina A de la leche materna y los alimentos complementarios consumidos con mayor frecuencia. Se realizaron encuestas de alimentación del niño al 6º mes a madres l...