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Clinical, dietary and demographic characteristics interfering on quality of life of cancer patients

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To estimate the dietary intake of cancer patients and its relation with clinical and demographic characteristics, and to assess the contribution of dietary intake, appetite/symptoms and clinical and demographic characteristics to their quality of life. Methods The consumption of en...

Influence of head and linear growth on the development of malocclusion at six years of age: a cohort study

Abstract The aim of this article was to evaluate the influence of biological and sociobehavioral factors on the development of malocclusions in children. This is a cross-sectional study nested in a cohort of 350 children who participated in a community intervention study. After six years, an active searc...

Association between hypovitaminosis D and frequency of pulmonary exacerbations in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (1), 2018
Abstract Objective We evaluated the association between vitamin D levels and nutritional status, pulmonary function and pulmonary exacerbations in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis. Methods 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels of 37 children and adolescents were retrospectively evaluated. P...

Nutrición materno infantil en los primeros 1000 días de vida: Manual de Bolsillo

USAID, conjuntamente con el INCAP impulsan un proceso de capacitación para 300 auxiliares de enfermería situados en el primer nivel de atención en salud, en el ámbito geográfico de cinco departamentos del occidente de Guatemala (Quetzaltenango, Totonicapán, San Marcos, Quiché y Huehuetenango), dir...

Efeito do consumo de castanhas-do-brasil (Bertholettia excelsa H.B.K. ) sobre os biomarcadores inflamatórios e o estado nutricional relativo ao selênio de mulheres obesas

A inflamação e o estresse oxidativo são processos que ocorrem simultaneamente na obesidade e contribuem para o aumento da síntese de mediadores inflamatórios e de espécies reativas de oxigênio e nitrogênio. O mineral selênio (Se), cuja principal fonte alimentar é a castanha-do-brasil, possui pr...

Fatores associados à qualidade de vida dos idosos

Resumo Objetivo: Examinar as relações entre qualidade de vida, nutrição e fragilidade em indivíduos não institucionalizados com idade acima de 75 anos. Método: Estudo observacional, transversal e analítico realizado através da aplicação de um questionário com uma amostra de indivíduos com ...

Exposure to intimate partner violence and malnutrition among young adult Bangladeshi women: cross-sectional study of a nationally representative sample

Abstract: This study explores the relationship between malnutrition and intimate partner violence (IPV) among 1,086 young adult Bangladeshi women aged 15-24 years using a cross-sectional data from the 2007 Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey (BDHS). About one-third (33.4%) young adult women experienced ...

Fenótipos corporais na adolescência e a maturação sexual

Nosso objetivo é descrever fenótipos corporais estimados por técnica multivariada para avaliação do estado nutricional na adolescência, durante o processo de maturação sexual. A amostra foi composta por 833 adolescentes escolares de 10 a 15 anos selecionados por amostragem complexa em Piracicaba,...

Longitudinal Study on the Lifestyle and Health of University Students (ELESEU): design, methodological procedures, and preliminary results

Admission to a university may cause significant changes in the pattern of exposure to health risks. The aim of this paper is to describe the study design and methodological procedures adopted in the Longitudinal Study on the Lifestyle and Health of University Students (ELESEU). This study examines a dyna...

Perfil nutricional de niñas y niños indígenas menores de cinco años del Paraguay y su asociación con factores socioeconómicos y otros determinantes sociales, Encuesta de Hogares Indígenas 2008
Nutritional profile of indigenous girls and boys under five years of age in Paraguay and its association with socioeconomic factors and other social determinants, Indigenous Household Survey 2008

Pediatr. (Asunción); 45 (1), 2018
Introducción: La desnutrición es un desafío pendiente que influye nocivamente en el desarrollo de los niños indígenas, afectando su potencial de crecimiento. Objetivo: Analizar la situación nutricional niños indígenas menores de cinco años en el Paraguay y su asociación con factores socio- e...