Results: 201

Boletim epidemiológico: caracterização dos dados de cobertura e perdas de vitaminas do Programa de Suplementação Nacional de Vitamina A no estado de Goiás no ano de 2023
Epidemiological bulletin: characterization of coverage data and vitamin losses from the National Vitamin A Supplementation Program in the state of Goiás in 2023

Boletim com o objetivo de divulgar os dados de cobertura e perdas de vitamina A visando o acompanhamento das metas do Programa Nacional de Suplementação de Vitamina A (PNSVA) do estado de Goiás. Trata-se de um estudo ecológico descritivo com crianças de 6 a 59 meses, que participam do Programa Nacio...

DETERMINACIÓN DE LA ESTABILIDAD DE ÁCIDO ASCÓRBICO Y RETINOL EN PREPARACIONES REFORZADAS CON PRODUCTOS ALIMENTICIOS FORTIFICADOS
STABILITY ANALYSIS OF ASCORBIC ACID AND RETINOL IN REFORZED MEALS WITH FORTIFIED PRODUCTS

Actual. nutr; 24 (2), 2023
Introducción: La elaboración de comidas caseras implica pérdidas de vitaminas según el procedimiento de cocción. El uso de alimentos reforzados ayudaría a cubrir las recomendaciones nutricionales durante periodos críticos de la vida. El objetivo de este estudio piloto experimental es analizar la v...

Uso de suplementos nutricionais por crianças vivendo com HIV: revisão narrativa

Introdução: A suplementação nutricional em pessoas vivendo com HIV ainda é pouco difundida, sendo essencial o levantamento de evidências que apontem as terapêuticas mais eficientes para beneficiar a saúde desta população. Ao se tratar do público infantil, no qual a prevalência de carências n...

Vitamin A deficiency and association between serum retinol and IGF-1 concentrations in Brazilian children with Down syndrome

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 98 (1), 2022
Abstract Objective: To determine the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and serum concentrations of retinol, correlating them with IGF-1 concentrations in preschoolers with DS. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted on 47 children with DS aged 24 to 72 months, in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. VA...

Limitations and advances in new treatments and future perspectives of corneal blindness

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 84 (3), 2021
ABSTRACT This review is intended to describe the therapeutic approaches for corneal blindness, detailing the steps and elements involved in corneal wound healing. It also presents the limitations of the actual surgical and pharmacological strategies used to restore and maintain corneal transparency in te...

Nutritional status and vitamin A and zinc levels in patients with kala-azar in Piauí, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Malnutrition and kala-azar (or visceral leishmaniasis) are significant public health problems in different parts of the world. Immunity and susceptibility to infectious and parasitic diseases are directly linked to the host's nutritional state, but little is known about the intera...

Análise ultraestrutural do colágeno de feridas cutâneas de coelhos tratadas com plasma rico em plaquetas de equino

O colágeno é sintetizado e segregado no espaço extracelular e organizados em fibrilas estriadas de acordo com o tipo de tecido. Utilizaram-se 24 coelhos brancos da raça Nova Zelândia, com idade de 12 meses e com 3,0kg de peso corporal, para avaliar a porcentagem de colágeno das feridas cutâneas tr...

Evaluation of high-dose vitamin A treatment in postmolar patients with low and plateauing serum human chorionic gonadotropin levels

Abstract Objective To compare the effect of high-dose vitamin A (HD Vit-A) use during postmolar follow-up of patients with low and plateauing (L&P) serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels, from the moment serum hCG plateaued (P-hCG) to the first normal serum hCG value (< 5IU/L). Me...

Coverage and educational actions related to the national vitamin A supplementation program: a study in children from the state of Alagoas

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 96 (2), 2020
Abstract Objectives: To estimate the coverage of the National Vitamin A Supplementation Program (Programa Nacional de Suplementação de Vitamina A) in children from Alagoas, to identify factors associated with this coverage, and to analyze the adequacy of nutrition education actions. Methods: Househol...