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Influence of dietary and physical activity restriction on pediatric adenotonsillectomy postoperative care in Brazil: a randomized clinical trial

Abstract Introduction Although culturally food and physical activity restriction are part of the routine postoperative care of many Brazilian surgeons, current evidences from other countries support no such recommendations. Objective To determine whether dietary and physical restriction effectively lea...

Teores de mercúrio em cabelo e consumo de pescado de comunidades ribeirinhas na Amazônia brasileira, região do Tapajós

Resumo Comunidades ribeirinhas estão expostas ao mercúrio devido à dieta composta por elevada ingestão de peixes. Com o objetivo de avaliar os níveis de exposição na região do Tapajós, identificando também a frequência de ingestão de pescado, realizou-se um estudo em adultos residentes nas co...

Neutral detergent fibre in piglet diets: digestibility, performance, and deposition of body nutrients

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 90 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT A total 120 piglets with an average live weight of 7.00 kg, weaned at 21 days, were used to evaluate the effect of neutral detergent fibre levels on the digestibility of nutrients and energy from the diets, productive performance, and the composition and rate of deposition of nutrients and energ...

Replacing soybean oil with increasing levels of soybean acid oil in diets of coturnix quails (Coturnix coturnix coturnix) and the effects on egg quality

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 90 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT The effects of increasing levels of soybean acid oil in diets of quails on the quality of eggs were evaluated over a period of 56 days. A completely randomized design with five treatment levels of soybean acid oil (0, 2, 4, 6, and 8%) as a replacer for soybean oil and eight replicates of two qua...

Changes in adipose cells of Longissimus dorsi muscle in Iberian pigs raised under extensive conditions

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 90 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Twenty-four Iberian castrated male pigs were used to characterize and evaluate the effect of the duration of "Montanera" in the adipocytes size and its relation with the backfat thickness and intramuscular fat. The animals were fed under extensive conditions during 30, 60 and 90 days in the "Deh...

Apparent digestibility of conventional and alternative feedstuffs by hybrid tambacu juveniles

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 90 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT The apparent digestibility coefficients (ADC's) of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), and gross energy (GE) of conventional feedstuffs (cottonseed meal-CSM, soybean meal-SBM, wheat bran-WHB, corn-COR) and regional alternative feedstuffs (common bean residue meal-CBR, mesquite meal-MES, pasta b...

Influence of nutritional status, laboratory parameters and dietary patterns upon urinary acid excretion in calcium stone formers

J. bras. nefrol; 40 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Introduction: Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome (MS) are associated with low urinary pH and represent risk factors for nephrolithiasis, especially composed by uric acid. Acidogenic diets may also contribute to a reduction of urinary pH. Propensity for calcium oxalate precipitation has been shown t...

Consumo de bebidas açucaradas, leite e sua associação com o índice de massa corporal na adolescência: uma revisão sistemática

Rev. paul. pediatr; 36 (1), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo: Sistematizar as referências da literatura relacionadas à associação entre consumo de bebidas açucaradas não alcoólicas, leite e índice de massa corporal (IMC) em adolescentes. Fontes de dados: Realizou-se a pesquisa dos artigos nos portais PubMed (US National Library of Medic...

Estudio comparativo de la dieta en la salud de pacientes con enfermedades crónicas degenerativas no transmisibles: en asocio con Unidad de Salud Barrio Lourdes

La salud es un factor determinante en el desarrollo físico de las actividades cotidianas del ser humano, sin embargo, a pesar de su importancia no se valora así en algunos casos, el consumo excesivo de algunos alimentos con alto contenido de grasa y carbohidratos provoca alteraciones en la homeóstasis...

Desempenho do polvo Octopus vulgaris alimentado com monodieta de mexilhão (Perna perna)

The octopus Octopus cf. vulgaris is a potential species to diversify aquaculture. Due to absence of balanced commercial diet, growth of the O. cf. vulgaris is based on natural diet with local and low-cost inputs. In Brazil, studies on experimental octopus ongrowing are recent and there is little availabl...