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Estimation of glycaemic index of peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) cooked fruit and chips, and pitahaya (Hylocereus spp.) pulp
(2012)
The glycaemic index (GI) is a physiological measure of a food’s potential to increase postprandial blood glucose, as compared to the effect produced by food taken as reference, such as glucose or white bread. Currently ...
Efficacy comparison of oral rehydration solutions containing either 90 or 75 millimoles of sodium per liter
(1987-02-01)
In a randomized trial, 62 infants 2 to 35 months of age with dehydration due to acute watery diarrhea were allocated to one of two groups: group A received solution A (World Health Organization-recommended oral rehydration ...
Calidad del control glicémico según la hemoglobina glicosilada vs la glicemia en ayunas: Análisis en una población urbana y otra rural de diabéticos costarricenses
(Acta Médica Costarricense 46(3):139-144, 2004-07)
La hemoglobina glicosilada (HbAlc) es actualmente la mejor prueba disponible que refleja el control
glicemico del paciente diabetico, Pero su uso y disponibilidad no estan ordenados en el sistema nacional
de salud de ...
Relations of body habitus, fitness level and cardiovascular risk factors including Lipoproteins and Apolipoproteins in a rural and urban Costa Rican population
(1991-07)
Increased general and abdominal obesity has been independently associated with diabetes,
increased risk of stroke, and coronary artery disease (CAD). It is more prevalent in developed
countries and in urban areas of ...
Allozyme variation in populations of Bothrops asper (Serpentes: Viperidae in Costa Rica)
(1998-12)
We investigated allozyme variation from Costa Rican populations of the fer-de-lance, Bothrops asper. Blood samples were taken from a total of 100 specimens from six localities representing three major physiographic regions: ...
Differences in the association of cardiovascular risk factors with education: a comparison of Costa Rica (CRELES) and the USA (NHANES)
(J Epidemiol Community Health 2010; 64: 821-828, 2009-08-12)
Background Despite different levels of economic
development, Costa Rica and the USA have similar
mortalities among adults. However, in the USA there are
substantial differences in mortality by educational
attainment, ...