Abstract This study evaluated the feeding preference of the invasive mollusk Melaniudes tuberculata between the aquatic macrophytes Egeria densa and Chara indica. The experiment consisted of twelve experimental units (glass aquariums) each of which contained three liters of water and three compartments. ...
Abstract Melipona colimana Ayala is an endemic species inhabiting temperate forests of pine and oak of south of Jalisco in Mexico. During a year, it was recorded every 15 days foraging activity, environmental parameters and the development of colonies of M. colimana in its wild habitat. For five minutes ...
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the association between dietary patterns and cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents. Data source: This article followed the recommendations of PRISMA, which aims to guide review publications in the health area. The article search strategy included searc...
Petermann, Fanny;
Durán, Eliana;
Labraña, Ana María;
Martínez, María Adela;
Leiva, Ana María;
Garrido-Méndez, Alex;
Poblete-Valderrama, Felipe;
Díaz-Martínez, Ximena;
Salas, Carlos;
Celis-Morales, Carlos.
Background: Chile has one of the highest obesity rates in Latin America. However, the factors that could explain this high prevalence of obesity are unknown. Aim: To determine the main risk factors for the development of obesity in Chile. Material and Methods: We included 1,398 obese and 1,478 normal w...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate pirarucu's (Arapaima gigas) ability to trigger a self-feeding system to regulate protein intake between two standard diets that contained 39% and 49% of crude protein. The same system allowed the evaluation of daily feeding and locomotor activity rhythms. Eighteen...
Análisis de Varianza,
Alimentación Animal,
Regulación del Apetito/fisiología,
Ritmo Circadiano/fisiología,
Proteínas en la Dieta/administración & dosificación,
Proteínas en la Dieta/metabolismo,
Conducta Alimentaria/fisiología,
Peces/metabolismo,
Locomoción/fisiología,
Actividad Motora/fisiología,
Valores de Referencia,
Factores de Tiempo
Objetivo: Identificar hábitos alimentarios, actividad física y estado nutricional de escolares con discapacidad visual y auditiva. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo de corte transversal realizado en niños del Instituto de Ciegos y Sordos de Cali. La muestra se seleccionó por muestreo intencional. Partici...
Abstract Treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) at all levels of healthcare, is a frequent challenge that deserves the best expertise and the best professional team. Phosphorus ingest in the diet and its implications for kidney function have been widely depicted in the literature. Howeve...
ABSTRACT Objective To assess internal consistency and content validity of a questionnaire aimed to assess the stages of Behavioural Lifestyle Changes in a sample of school-aged children and adolescents aged 9 to 17 years-old. Methods This validation study involved 675 schoolchildren from three official...
ABSTRACT Objective This pilot study was aimed at exploring preferences of young adults in two different contexts on restaurant menu labelling formats. Methods Five focus groups were conducted with 36 participants, two focus groups with 11 participants in Brazil and three focus groups with 25 in the Uni...
ABSTRACT Objective The association between screen time and dietary patterns and overweight/obesity among adolescents was analysed in this study. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 963 Brazilian adolescents, aged between 11 and 14 years were evaluated. Body mass index was used to assess overweight/o...
