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Estado nutricional de adultos mayores beneficiarios de un programa social con componente alimentario implementado en la ciudad de Córdoba. Año 2000
Nutritional status in older adults beneficiaries of a social programme with food component implemented in the city of Cordoba. Year 2000

El estado nutricional de los adultos mayores es la resultante de sus condiciones de vida y de salud. El aumento demográfico de este segmento de población es un reto a los profesionales de la salud, para lograr conocer cuales son las características de normalidad en esta etapa de la vida. Objetivo gene...

Distribución de la adiposidad en adolescentes mediante el índice de conicidad

Acta cient. venez; 51 (4), 2000
Body regional fat distribution has been linked with a metabolic atherogenic risk profile, that starts early in life. Data from a cross-sectional sample of 394 boys and girls, 11 to 16 years, who inhabit a slum sector of Caracas, Venezuela was studied using Conicity Index (C): [equation: see text] by mean...

Influence of body composition on the bone mass of postmenopausal women

Säo Paulo med. j; 115 (6), 1997
Aims: To investigate the influence of body weight (BW), fat mass (FM) and lean mass (LM) on the bone mineral density (BMD) of several areas of the skeleton. Participants: Sixty one white postmenopausal women (50.1 + 4.8 years). Measurements: Measurement of BMD by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry. The res...

Avaliaçäo da composiçäo corporal em gestantes de termo
Assessment of body composition in pregnant women at term

A gravidez acompanha-se de modificaçoes fisiológicas bem conhecidas nos compartimentos hídricos e energéticos maternos, que se somam a hipertrofias orgânicas e ao aparecimento de um bloco feto-placentario. Conseqüentemente, a composiçao corporal sofre alteraçoes, porém poucos estudos têm docume...