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Los frutos de la identidad: el libro de las frutas de Centroamérica y República Dominicana

En el marco del eje de Seguridad Alimentaria y nutricional del proyecto POR FRUTAS, el PROMEFRUTII incluyó como una de sus líneas de acción la elaboración de materiales educativos, dirigido a diferentes audiencias, para la promoción del consumo de frutas producidas en Centroamérica y República Dom...

Geographic distribution of Research Groups and their publications on diet and exercise interventions in cancer in the Brazilian territory

Motriz (Online); 23 (3), 2017
Aims: This study promoted a screening of the geographical distribution and scientific production of the Brazilian research groups on interventions with diet and/or exercise in cancer. Methods: A systematic search on the current basis of the Directory of Research Groups of the National Council for Scient...

Intake of oral photoprotectors by postmen in Porto Alegre

Clin. biomed. res; 37 (3), 2017
Introduction: Postmen are daily exposed to high levels of solar radiation, and lack of protection can result in many health damages. The present study aimed to identify cutaneous phototypes and evaluate the intake of oral photoprotectors by postmen. Methods: Cross-sectional study, carried out from August...

Soy milk versus simvastatin for preventing atherosclerosis and left ventricle remodeling in LDL receptor knockout mice

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (3), 2017
Functional food intake has been highlighted as a strategy for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases by reducing risk factors. In this study, we compared the effects of oral treatment with soy milk and simvastatin on dyslipidemia, left ventricle remodeling and atherosclerotic lesion of LDL receptor kn...

Relação entre consumo alimentar de vitaminas e minerais, índice de massa corporal e circunferência da cintura: um estudo de base populacional com adultos no Sul do Brasil

Resumo: O objetivo do estudo foi investigar a associação entre o consumo alimentar inadequado de micronutrientes e indicadores de obesidade geral e abdominal. Análise transversal, da segunda onda do estudo longitudinal EpiFloripa Adultos, incluindo 1.222 indivíduos de 22-63 anos, residentes em Floria...

Comparison of motives underlying food choice and barriers to healthy eating among low medium income consumers in Uruguay

Abstract: Interventions aimed at changing dietary patterns should be designed based on the main motives underlying the food choices of specific target populations. The aim of the present study was to identify motives underlying food choice and barriers to healthy eating among consumers in two socioeconom...

Patentes en alimentación del prematuro inscritas en Estados Unidos entre 2013 y 2015

Rev. colomb. enferm; 15 (1), 2017
Objetivo: revisar las patentes inscritas en la Oficina de Patentes y Marcas Registradas de Estados Unidos (United States Patent and Trade Mark Office) relacionadas con la alimentación de recién nacidos prematuros. Metodología: se realizó una búsqueda transversal y bibliométrica de carácter documen...

Effect of Syzygium cumini leaves on laying hens performance and egg quality

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (3,supl), 2017
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Syzygium cumini leaves (SCL) in laying hens diets on productive performance, egg quality and lipid oxidation of yolk. A total of 108 Hysex White laying hens were distributed in a completely randomized design with three treatments and six replic...

Comparative analysis of diet composition and its relation to morphological characteristics in juvenile fish of three lutjanid species in a Mexican Pacific coastal lagoon

Neotrop. ichthyol; 15 (4), 2017
The main goal of this research was to investigate the differences in diet composition among three species of the genus Lutjanus inhabiting a coastal lagoon as juveniles. The working hypothesis was that these species feed on a common base of food resources and therefore, some niche overlap is present in t...