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Linfangiectasia intestinal primaria: primer reporte de caso en Perú

La linfangiectasia intestinal primaria es una entidad clínica poco común de etiología desconocida. La edad típica de presentación de esta enfermedad es durante los 3 primeros años de vida, pero también se han reportado casos en adultos. Posee sintomatología variable, pero la manifestación clíni...

Consumption of animal-based and processed food associated with cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis biomarkers in men

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the frequency of food consumption in apparently healthy men and their association with cardiovascular risk factors and biomarkers of subclinical atherosclerosis. METHODS In this observational study, 88 men had their food standard obtained through the food frequency quest...

Consumo de ácidos graxos e álcool e sua relação com subfrações lipídicas quantificadas por ultracentrifugação vertical

Nesta tese, determinou-se o consumo alimentar e consumo de álcool de 2972 participantes de pesquisa do Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto (ELSA-Brasil). Posteriormente foi identificada a relação da dieta e álcool com as subfrações de colesterol medidas por ultracentrifugação vertical, denomi...

Intermittent training followed by detraining provides the preservation of hepatic tissue and body composition of eutrophic rats in relation to obese rats after the detraining period

Int. j. morphol; 36 (4), 2018
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of intermittent training followed by detraining on liver tissue and body composition of rats subjected to a normolipidic or hyperlipidic diet. Sixty Wistar rats were divided into the groups Sedentary Control (SC), Exercised Control (EC), Sedentary Control ...

Metformin pretreatment ameliorates diabetic nephropathy induced by a combination of high fat diet and streptozotocin in rats

Int. j. morphol; 36 (3), 2018
Kidney injury secondary to diabetes is the most common cause of kidney failure. We sought to determine whether pretreatment with the insulin-sensitizing drug metformin prior to the induction of diabetes can protect the kidney against the development of diabetic nephropathy (DN) induced by a combination o...

Effects of maternal and postweaning high-fat diet exposure on the hippocampal functions and morphology

Int. j. morphol; 36 (3), 2018
Unbalanced nutrition during perinatal period causes varying degrees of perturbations in the metabolism and cognitive functions of offspring. The aim of this study was to investigate effects of maternal and postweaning high-fat diet (HFD) exposure on the growth parameters, hippocampal functions and morpho...

Dietary intake and adequacy of energy and nutrients in Mexican adolescents: Results from Ensanut 2012

Salud pública Méx; 60 (4), 2018
Abstract Objective To estimate energy and nutrient intakes and adequacies in Mexican adolescents. Materials and methods Dietary intake was assessed in 1 961 adolescents who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2012 (Ensanut 2012), by a food frequency questionnaire. Medians of inta...

Effects of high-fat diets on biochemical profiles and morpho- quantitative characteristics of C57BL/6 mice adrenal glands

Int. j. morphol; 36 (2), 2018
According to the information provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), overweight and obesity are the fifth leading causes of death in the world. Due to the alarming increase of this disorder in recent years, studies have been carried out to evidence harmful effects on human or animal tissues. Our...

Western diet induces endogen oxidative deoxyribonucleic acid damage and infl ammation in Wistar rats

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 31 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective Nutritional diseases such as metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disorder, chronic inflammation or even cancer are observed in people who sustain their lifestyle by Western diet due to high calorie intake. The origin of these diseases are the degraded deoxyribonucleic acid structure. I...

Evaluación de la composición nutricional de alimentos procesados y ultraprocesados de acuerdo al perfil de alimentos de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud, con énfasis en nutrientes críticos

La modernización alimentaria ha llevado a una mayor disponibilidad de alimentos industrializados, ricos en azúcares simples, grasas saturadas y altos en sodio; a ese patrón se le ha considerado la “dieta occidental”, concomitante al incremento del sobrepeso y obesidad, y al aumento de la morbilida...