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Un tributo al ambiente y la salud: El libro de las hortalizas de Centroamérica y República Dominicana

Esta publicación hace referencia a las hortalizas, por su importante valor en nuestra alimentación y cultura alimentaria, por su disponibilidad tienen como fin común obtener los nutrientes necesarios para la supervivencia humana. Es así, que la alimentación y nutrición de las personas, están basa...

Avaliação in vitro e in vivo do potencial imunomodulador de frações polissacarídicas extraídas do chuchu

Os polissacarídeos não amido constituem importante parcela das fibras dietéticas, e podem ser considerados modificadores de resposta biológica (MRBs), uma vez que são capazes de interagir com o sistema imune, e suas características estruturais estão atreladas aos efeitos biológicos gerados. O pot...

Feeding aspects of Knodus heteresthes (Eigenmann, 1908) and Moenkhausia lepidura (Kner, 1858) (Characiformes, Characidae) in the Teles Pires and Juruena Rivers, southern Amazon

Braz. j. biol; 81 (2), 2021
The composition of the diet of two species of characids (Knodus heteresthes and Moenkhausia lepidura) was evaluated in the Teles Pires and Juruena Rivers, sampled in September and October 2016. We analyzed 226 stomachs of K. heteresthes and 425 of M. lepidura. The analysis of the stomach contents was bas...

Techniques for inactivating Toxoplasma gondii oocysts: a systematic review

Abstract The oocyst, a resistant form of Toxoplasma gondii, plays an important role in the transmission of this protozoan. The objective of this review was to report the methods capable of inactivating oocysts through a systematic review of the literature carried out in the Scientific Electronic Library ...

Fresh vegetable and fruit consumption and carotid atherosclerosis in high-cardiovascular-risk population: a cross-sectional study in Jiangsu, China

This study aimed to investigate the association of vegetable and fruit consumption with carotid plaque (CP) and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), two predictors of carotid atherosclerosis, within urban and rural adults at high risk of developing cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in regional China. A to...

Most consumed foods in Brazil: evolution between 2008-2009 and 2017-2018

Rev. saúde pública (Online); 55 (supl.1), 2021
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To describe the evolution of food consumption by the Brazilian population in 2008-2009 to 2017-2018. METHODS: Data from the National Dietary Surveys of 2008-2009 and 2017-2018 were used. Both surveys estimated food consumption of two non-consecutive days of individuals aged 10 years...

Cost of healthy and culturally acceptable diets in Brazil in 2009 and 2018

Rev. saúde pública (Online); 55 (supl.1), 2021
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the lowest cost of a healthy and culturally acceptable diet and to assess the evolution of its cost in the periods 2008-2009 and 2017-2018. METHODS We used data on the individual food consumption and food prices from the Pesquisas de Orçamentos Familiares (Household Bu...

Regular consumption of fruit and vegetables by the Judiciary's public servers of the Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 34 (), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with the regular consumption of fruits and vegetables by the civil servants of the Minas Gerais State Judicial System. Methods This is a cross-sectional analytical study, with a representative sample (n=1.005) of the Minas Gerais St...

Fruit and vegetable consumption, leisure-time physical activity and binge drinking in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, according to the Health Vulnerability Index

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 24 (supl.1), 2021
ABSTRACT: Objective: To estimate the prevalence of fruit and vegetable consumption, practice of leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and binge drinking for small areas of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Methods: Ecological study conducted with data from the Surveillance System for Risk and Protection Fa...