Despite the negative effects of high sodium and low potassium consumption on cardiovascular health, their consumption has not been quantified in sites undergoing urbanization. We aimed to determine the sodium and potassium ...

Concepts about nutrient intake requirements and recommendations have emerged from a period of relative consensus about concepts and goals to one of vertiginous shifts of paradigms and a proliferation of agendas, often ...

Short-term nitrogen-balance response to traded intakes of a vegetable mixed-protein diet and to a milk-egg protein diet was tested in eight healthy male children aged 12-14 y. They received 72, 104, 136, and 168 mg N · kg ...

Because of the restricted intake of high-biologic-value protein, children with phenylketonuria (PKU) may have lower than normal plasma concentrations of copper, zinc, and selenium. The purpose of the present study was to ...

Sarcopenia es una enfermedad que se caracteriza por la pérdida de la masa y función muscular. Es de gran prevalencia en adultos mayores. Por eso resulta evidente que el diseño de alimentos específicos para este grupo de ...

© 2014, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved.The contamination of fish with methylmercury (MeHg) could hamper the health promoting properties of fish. Currently, there is strong evidence about the health benefits ...

The present prospective study was carried out to determine dietary fiber and energy intake and nutritional status of children during the treatment of chronic constipation. Twenty-five patients aged 2 to 12 years with chronic ...

Micronutrients are important for the prevention of degenerative diseases due to their role in maintaining genomic stability. Therefore, there is international concern about the need to redefine the optimal mineral and ...