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Nutritional status indices in population studies Lndicadores del estado nutricional en estudios poblacionales
(1997)
The access to information is crucial to plan, define and evaluate nutritional interventions. Analyzing the main nutritional indices proposed by international fora for food and nutrition surveillance, the usefulness of ...
Growth and nutritional disorders of eggplant cultivated in nutrients solutions with suppressed macronutrients
(Taylor & Francis Inc, 2015-06-07)
The objective was to evaluate the effects of omitting macronutrients in the nutrients solution on growth characteristics and nutritional status of eggplants. The treatments were complete nutrients solution and solutions ...
Macronutrient omission and the development and nutritional status of basil in nutritive solution
(2016-09-18)
The correct nutrition of basil (Ocinum basilicum L.) is important to increase its production and quality; however, few papers have deal with this subject. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of omission of ...
Nutrition Therapy in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Indications, Monitoring, and Complications
(SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2011)
Background: Nutrition therapy (NT) is essential for the care of critically ill children. Inadequate feeding leads to malnutrition and may increase the patient`s risk of morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was ...
Qualifying instrument for evaluation of food and nutritional care in hospital
(AULA MEDICA EDICIONESMADRID, 2012)
Establishing criteria for hospital nutrition care ensures that quality care is delivered to patients. The responsibility of the Hospital Food and Nutrition Service (HFNS) is not always well defined, despite efforts to ...
Detection of nosocomial malnutrition is improved in Amazon region by a standard clinical nutrition education program
(AULA MEDICA EDICIONES, 2008)
Background: In Brazil hospital malnutrition is highly prevalent. physician awareness of malnutrition is low, and nutrition therapy is underprescribed. One alternative to approach this problem is to educate health care ...
Effect of a nutrition educational intervention in a work environment
(Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición, 2017)
The objective is to evaluate a nutrition educational intervention in a work place. This is a quasi-experimental and four-month longitudinal study in 90 participants (44 women and 46 men), average age 29.3 +/- 5.4 years, ...
Long-term nutritional assessment of patients with severe short bowel syndrome managed with home enteral nutrition and oral intake
(AULA MEDICA EDICIONES, 2011)
Background: Parenteral nutrition (PN) is used to control the nutritional state after severe intestinal resections. Whenever possible, enteral nutrition (EN) is used to promote intestinal rehabilitation and reduce PN ...
Analysis of recipes of home-prepared diets for dogs and cats published in Portuguese
(2017-07-03)
The present study evaluated recipes of home-prepared diets for dogs and cats published in Portuguese. A total of 106 diets were evaluated: eighty for dogs, twenty-four for cats and two intended for both species. A commercial ...
Are research priorities in Latin America in line with the nutritional problems of the population?
(2008)
Objective: Concordance of nutritional research priorities with the related burden of disease is essential to develop cost-effective interventions to address the nutritional problems of populations. The present study aimed ...