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Dinâmica da ingestão de água em pacientes com acalasia: influência de sexo e idade

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (supl.1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Achalasia is a disease that affects esophageal bolus transit due to the absence of esophageal peristaltic contractions and impaired or absent relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this investigation was: a) to evaluate the dynamics of water ing...

Markers of healthy eating habits, water intake, and constipation in children between 4 and 7 years of age

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 31 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the association between diet and constipation in children between four and seven years of age. Methods A cross-sectional study with 152 children between 4 and 7 years of age residing in Viçosa, Brazil. Constipation was defined in accordance with the Rome IV diagnostic cr...

Exposição a fluoreto por crianças na faixa etária crítica para fluorose dentária, residentes no semiárido brasileiro

Resumo Há uma preocupação com o aumento da prevalência de fluorose dentária, que depende da dose de fluoreto (F) a que as crianças são submetidas durante a formação dos dentes. A temperatura ambiental afeta a ingestão de água e, portanto, seria importante avaliar se as crianças que vivem em u...

Comportamento da pressão intraocular no tonômetro de aplanação de Goldman e pneumático durante o teste de sobrecarga hídrica

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 77 (1), 2018
Resumo Objetivo: Avaliar a concordância entre os tonômetros de aplanação de Goldman e pneumático na realização do teste de sobrecarga hídrica (TSH). Métodos: Estudo descritivo transversal composto por uma amostra de 102 olhos proveniente de um hospital particular em Goiânia (GO) entre 2013 a ...

Proposta de modelo de exposição humana à saxitoxina em águas de recreação e de abastecimento público do reservatório Itupararanga

O aporte artificial de nutrientes nos ambientes aquáticos tem favorecido a incidência de florações de cianobactérias, causando impactos na qualidade da água e colocando em risco a saúde humana. O gênero de cianobactéria Cylindrospermopsis, amplamente distribuído em água doce pelo mundo, é cap...

Clinical trial for the control of water intake of patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the impact of an educational and motivational intervention for patients with a chronic kidney disease, undergoing hemodialysis treatment, on the control of fluid intake during interdialytic periods. Method: a quasi-experimental, non-randomized clinical trial with patients...

Water and fluid intake in the prevention and treatment of functional constipation in children and adolescents: is there evidence?

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 93 (4), 2017
Abstract Objective: To study the evidence on the role of water and fluid intake in the prevention and treatment of functional intestinal constipation in children and adolescents. Source of data: A search was carried out in the Medline database (between 1966 and 2016) for all published articles containi...

Perceptions of hemodialysis patients about dietary and fluid restrictions

J. bras. nefrol; 39 (2), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Dietary regimen for hemodialysis (HD) patients is complicate and identifying characteristics and reasons of those most likely to experience difficulty in adhering to dietary restrictions is important. Objective: To quantify HD patient's perceptions about dietary and fluid restric...

Effect of Bauhinia holophylla treatment in Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Bauhinia holophylla, commonly known as "cow's hoof", is widely used in Brazilian folk medicine for the diabetes treatment. Therefore, the aim of this study was at evaluating the aqueous extract effect of Bauhinia holophylla leaves treatment on the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Diabetes w...

Riesgos potenciales de salud por consumo de agua con arsénico en Colima, México

Salud pública Méx; 59 (1), 2017
Resumen: Objetivo: Estimar los riesgos potenciales de salud debidos a la ingestión crónica de arsénico (As) en agua en Colima, México. Material y métodos: Se muestrearon aleatoriamente 36 pozos en 10 acuíferos locales. El análisis se hizo mediante ICP-OES siguiendo estándares internacionales....