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    • A 14-mo zinc-supplementation trial in apparently healthy chilean preschool children 
      Ruz, Manuel; Castillo-Duran, Carlos; Lara, Ximena; Codoceo, Juana; Rebolledo, Annabella; Alalah, Eduardo (American Society for Nutrition, 1997)
      Apparently healthy preschool children (46 boys, 52 girls) aged 27-50 mo from low socioeconomic conditions who attended daycare centers in Santiago participated in a 14-mo long double-blind zinc supplementation trial. Unlike ...
    • A Vision for Nutritional Research for the Latin American Region 
      Ruz, Manuel; Solomons, Noel W. (SAGE Publications Inc., 2019)
    • Changes in bone mineral density, body composition and adiponectin levels in morbidly obese patients after ... 
      Carrasco, Fernando; Ruz, Manuel; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Rebolledo, Annabella; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Vargas Rojas, Jorge Antonio; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Olivares, Manuel (2009)
      Background: Gastric bypass surgery (GBP) is increasingly used as a treatment option in morbid obesity. Little is known about the effects of this surgery on bone mineral density (BMD) and the underlying mechanisms. To ...
    • Changes in ghrelin concentrations one year after resective and non-resective gastric bypass: Associations ... 
      Carrasco, Fernando; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Watkins, Guillermo; Vargas Rojas, Jorge Antonio; Ruz, Manuel (2012)
      Objective: Ghrelin is a potent stimulator of appetite and synthesized in the stomach. Its role in weight loss after gastric bypass (GBP) is still controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between ...
    • Dietary supplementation with selenomethylselenocysteine produces a differential proteomic response 
      Mahn, Andrea V.; Toledo, Héctor; Ruz, Manuel (2009)
      Organic forms of selenium offer important health benefits including cancer prevention. Selenium intake has been traditionally quantified as glutathioneperoxidase activity or selenium concentration in blood or tissues. ...
    • Energy expenditure and body composition in severe and morbid obese women after gastric bypass Gasto energético ... 
      Carrasco, Fernando; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Ruz, Manuel; Rebolledo, Anabella; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Mizón, Claudio; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Rojas, Jorge; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Olivares, Manuel (Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2008)
      Background: The effects of gastric bypass (GBP) on resting energy expenditure (REE) are not well known. Aim: To evaluate the changes in REE and its relationship with body composition in severe and morbid obese women before ...
    • Gasto energético y composición corporal en mujeres con obesidad severa y mórbida sometidas a bypass gástrico 
      Carrasco, Fernando; Rojas Mondaca, Pamela; Ruz, Manuel; Rebolledo Acevedo, Annabella; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza Escobar, Jorge; Mizón, Claudio; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Rojas Caro, Jorge; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Ordóñez Pizarro, Fernando (2008)
      The effects of gastric bypass (GBP) on resting energy expenditure (REE) are not well known. Aim: To evaluate the changes in REE and its relationship with body composition in severe and morbid obese women before and six ...
    • Iron absorption and iron status are reduced after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass 
      Ruz, Manuel; Carrasco, Fernando; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Rebolledo, Annabella; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Olivares, Manuel; Sian, Lei; Westcott, Jamie L.; Hambidge, K. Michael; Krebs, Nancy F. (2009)
      Background: Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia are common in patients who undergo gastric bypass. The magnitude of change in iron absorption is not well known. Objective: The objective was to evaluate the effects ...
    • Iron, copper, and zinc transport: Inhibition of divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) and human copper ... 
      Espinoza, Alejandra; Le Blanc, Solange; Olivares, Manuel; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Ruz, Manuel; Arredondo, Miguel (2012)
      Iron (Fe), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) fulfill various essential biological functions and are vital for all living organisms. They play important roles in oxygen transport, cell growth and differentiation, neurotransmitter ...
    • Quality of the diet of women with severe and morbid obesity undergoing gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy 
      Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Valencia, Alejandra; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Vega, Claudia; Díaz, Emma; Riffo, Andrea; Adjemian Gallo, Daniela; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Carrasco, Fernando; Ruz, Manuel (2011)
      The objective of this study was to evaluate the changes of dietary intake and quality of the diet in patients undergoing gastric bypass and sleeve surgery. In 36 women with severe and morbid obesity it was assessed their ...
    • Recommended zinc intake for the first six months of life 
      Ruz, Manuel (1984)
      This paper suggests that recommended zinc intake for the 0–6 months age group is grossly overestimated and impossible to achieve by wholly breast-fed infants. This discrepancy may be explained by the high zinc concentrations ...
    • Trace element requirements in humans: An update 
      Solomons, Noel W.; Ruz, Manuel (1998)
      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 ...
    • Zinc absorption and zinc status are reduced after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: A randomized study using 2 supplements 
      Ruz, Manuel; Carrasco, Fernando; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza, Jorge; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Olivares, Manuel; Sian, Lei; Westcott, Jamie L.; Miller, Leland V.; Hambidge, K. Michael; Krebs, Nancy F. (2011)
      Background: Micronutrient deficiencies are common in patients undergoing gastric bypass. The effect of this type of surgery on zinc absorption and zinc status is not well known. Objective: The objective was to evaluate the ...
    • Zinc and iron interaction: Concepts and perspectives in the developing world 
      Solomons, Noel W.; Ruz, Manuel (1997)
      This paper reviews research published in recent years concerning the effects of zinc and iron interaction in both animal and humans. The information is discussed with particular emphasis on those situations relevant to the ...