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    • Early BMI Gain and Later Height Growth Predicts Higher DHEAS Concentrations in 7-Year-Old Chilean Children 
      Mericq, Verónica; Pereira Scalabrino, Ana; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila (Karger, 2017)
      Background: Accelerated weight and height gain in infancy have been associated with premature adrenarche. However, the exact tempo of these events remains undefined. Thus, our goal was to assess the relationship between ...
    • Early Obesity: Risk Factor for Fatty Liver Disease 
      Cuzmar, Valeriau; Alberti, Gigliola; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Pereira Scalabrino, Ana; García, Cristian; De Barbieri, Florencia; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Santos, José L.; Mericq Guila, Verónica; Villarroel, Luis; Gana, Juan Cristóbal (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020)
      Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), defined as fat accumulation greater than 5% in hepatocytes, may progress to fibrosis or cirrhosis later in life. NAFLD prevalence in adolescents has increased significantly in ...
    • Early origins of allergy and asthma (ARIES): study protocol for a prospective prenatal birth cohort in Chile 
      Hernández, Caroll D.; Casanello, Paola; Harris, Paul R.; Castro Rodríguez, José A.; Iturriaga, Carolina; Pérez Mateluna, Guillermo; Farías, Marcelo; Urzúa, Marcela; Hernández, Cherie; Serrano, Carolina; Sandoval, Mauricio; Hoyos Bachiloglu, Rodrigo; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Borzutzky, Arturo (BMC, 2020)
      Background Growing evidence shows that atopic dermatitis (AD), food allergy (FA), allergic rhinitis, and asthma are largely determined during the first 1000 days (time elapsed from conception to the 2nd birthday). The ARIES ...
    • Efectividad de una intervención de actividad física sobre la resistencia a la insulina en adultos mayores ... 
      Garmendia Miguel, María Luisa (Universidad de Chile, 2010)
      La actividad física (AF) es prioritaria para el desarrollo de un envejecimiento saludable (1,2). Las recomendaciones de AF en adultos mayores sugieren incorporar un componente importante de ejercicios de resistencia como ...
    • Efectividad de una intervención en educación alimentaria y actividad física para prevenir obesidad en ... 
      Kain Berkovic, Juliana; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara; Cerda Rioseco, Ricardo; Olivares Cortés, Sonia; Vio del Río, Fernando Tomás (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2008-01)
      Background: With the aim of contributing to be Healthy Goal 2010 of reducing significantly the prevalence of childhood obestiy, we developed and implemented during 2003 and 2004, a school-based obesity prevention intervention ...
    • Effect of a Nutrition Supplement and Physical Activity Program on Pneumonia and Walking Capacity in Chilean ... 
      Dangour, Alan D.; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Allen, Elizabeth; Grundy, Emily; Walker, Damian G.; Aedo, Cristian; Sánchez, Hugo; Fletcher, Olivia; Elbourne, Diana; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2011-04)
      Background: Ageing is associated with increased risk of poor health and functional decline. Uncertainties about the health-related benefits of nutrition and physical activity for older people have precluded their widespread ...
    • Effect of feeding mode on infant growth and cognitive function: study protocol of the Chilean infant Nutrition ... 
      Toro Campos, Rosario; Algarín Crespo, Cecilia; Peirano Campos, Patricio; Peña, Marcela; Murguia Peniche, Teresa; Wu, Steven S.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (BMC, 2020)
      Background: A central aim for pediatric nutrition is to develop infant formula compositionally closer to human milk. Milk fat globule membranes (MFGM) have shown to have functional components that are found in human milk, ...
    • Effect of the provision of a macro- and micro-nutrient fortified complementary food supplement on nutritional ... 
      Ghosh, Shibani; Strutt, Nicholas; Otoo, Gloria E.; Suri, Devika J.; Ankrah, Judith; Johnson, Thomas; Nsiah, Paul; Furuta, Chie; Murakami, Hitoshi; Perera, Gillian; Ho Chui, Kenneth Kwan; Bomfeh, Kennedy; Kuofi, Harold Amoono; Debrah, Kwaku Tano; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2017)
    • Effect of vitamin B12 supplementation on B12 status and neurophysiological function in older Chileans ... 
      Brito, Alex; Miller, Joshua; Green, Ralph; Fedosov, Sergey; Harvey, Danielle; Shahab-Ferdows, Setareh; Verdugo Latorre, Renato; Sánchez, Hugo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Allen, Lindsay (Federation Amer Soc Exp Biol, 2015)
    • Effectiveness of a normative nutrition intervention (diet, physical activity and breastfeeding) on maternal ... 
      Garmendia Miguel, María Luisa; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Araya, Marcela; Casanello, Paola; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (BioMed Central, 2015)
      Background: Maternal obesity before and during pregnancy predicts maternal and infant risks of obesity and its associated metabolic conditions. Dietary and physical activity recommendations during pregnancy as well ...
    • Effectiveness of a normative nutrition intervention in Chilean pregnant women on maternal and neonatal ... 
      Garmendia Miguel, María Luisa; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Araya, Marcela; Casanello, Paola; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Oxford, 2020)
      Background: Some nutritional interventions have shown their efficacy in reducing gestational weight gain (GWG); however, their applicability in routine care is limited. Objective: We assessed the effectiveness of a ...
    • Effectiveness of an intervention of dietary counseling for overweight and obese pregnant women in the ... 
      Anleu, Elisa; Reyes, Marcela; Marcela Araya, B.; Flores, Marcela; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Garmendia, María Luisa (MDPI AG, 2019)
      Objective: Evaluate if an intervention based on nutritional counseling decreases total sugars and energy consumption in overweight and obese pregnant women, compared to their previous consumption and compared to women who ...
    • Effects of chronic copper exposure during early life in rhesus monkeys 
      Araya, Magdalena; Kelleher, Shannon; Arredondo Olguín, Miguel; Sierralta, Walter; Vial, María Teresa; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Lonnerdal, Bo (AMER SOC CLINICAL NUTRITION, 2005-05)
      Background: Whether infants regulate copper absorption and the potential effects of excess copper in early life remain poorly defined. Objective: The objective of the study was to assess copper retention, liver copper ...
    • Evaluation of simple body composition methods: assessment of validity in prepubertal Chilean children 
      Aguirre, C. A.; Salazar, G. D.; Lopez de Romaña, D. V.; Kain Berkovic, Juliana; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Natura Publishing Group, 2015)
      BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the validity of body fatness estimations based on skinfolds and bioelectrical iImpedance analyses (BIA) measurements compared to a three-component model (3C model) ...
    • Evolución del estado nutricional de escolares chilenos de 6 años (1987-2003) 
      Kain Berkovic, Juliana; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Lera Marques, Lydia; Taibo, Marcela; Espejo, Francisco; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2005-09)
      Background: As a consequence of the epidemiological transition in Chile, the nutritional status of the population has changed notoriously. Aim. To study the changes in the nutritional status of six years-old Chilean children ...
    • Fats 
      Mena, Patricia; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Karger AG, 2015)
    • Female offspring birth weight is associated with body mass index, waist circumference and metabolic syndrome ... 
      Mueller, Natalie; Garmendia, María Luisa; Reyes, Marcela; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Pereira, Ana; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Elsevier, 2018)
      Aims: We aimed to assess whether female offspring birth weight (BW) is associated with anthropometric and metabolic outcomes in Chilean mothers at 10-years postpartum. Methods: We assessed data from 396 Chilean ...
    • Folatos y riesgo de cáncer de mama: revisión sistemática 
      Castillo L., Cecilia; Tur, Josep A.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2012-02)
      An increased folate intake may be benefi cial in defi cient populations. However, in women with adequate levels it may not deliver additional benefi ts while it may increase the risk for some forms of cancer. A systematic ...
    • Gene Expression Analysis in Human Fetal Retinal Explants Treated with Docosahexaenoic Acid 
      Rojas Baechler, Cecilia; Martínez, Jessica I.; Flores, Ingrid; Hoffman, Dennis R.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, 2003-07)
      PURPOSE. To explore the effect of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on gene expression during human fetal retinal maturation. METHODS. Human fetal retinal explants were cultured in serum-free Waymouth's medium supplemented ...
    • GOCS cohort: children's eating behavior scores and BMI 
      Sánchez, U.; Weisstaub Nuta, Sergio; Santos, J. L.; Corvalan, C. C.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Nature Publishing Group, 2016)
      BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: In Chile, approximately one in three children under 6 years of age reported overweight/obese, while one in four children in elementary school suffer from obesity. There is a paucity of population-based ...