Browsing by Author "Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo"

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    • A macro- and micronutrient-fortified complementary food supplement reduced acute infection, improved ... 
      Ghosh, Shibani A.; Strutt, Nicholas R.; Otoo, Gloria E.; Suri, Devika J.; Ankrah, Judith; Johnson, Thomas; Nsiah, Paul; Furuta, Chie; Murakami, Hitoshi; Perera, Gillian; Chui, Kenneth; Bomfeh, Kennedy; Amonoo-Kuofi, Harold; Tano-Debrah, Kwaku; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Cambridge University Press, 2019)
      Copyright © The Author(s) 2019 This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, ...
    • Administration of high doses of copper to capuchin monkeys does not cause liver damage but induces ... 
      Araya, Magdalena; Núñez, Héctor; Pavez, Leonardo; Arredondo, Miguel; Méndez, Marco; Cisternas, Felipe; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Sierralta, Walter; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; González, Mauricio (2012)
      Liver cells respond to copper loading upregulating protective mechanisms. However, to date, except for liver content, there are no good indicators that identify individuals with excess liver copper. We hypothesized that ...
    • Arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acids are biosynthesized from their 18-carbon precursors in human infants 
      Salem, Norman; Wegher, Brent; Mena, Patricia; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (National Academy of Sciences, 1996)
      It is becoming clear that an adequate level of lung-chain highly unsaturated fatty acids in the nervous system is required for optimal function and development; however, the ability of infants to biosynthesize long-chain ...
    • Are research priorities in Latin America in line with the nutritional problems of the population? 
      Llanos, Adolfo; Troncoso Oyarzún, María Teresa; Bonvecchio, Anabelle; Rivera, Juan; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (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 ...
    • Assessing the public health impact of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) nutrition interventions 
      Garmendia Miguel, María Luisa; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (S. Karger AG, 2014)
      © 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel. Investing in the maternal and early-infancy periods (the first 1,000 days, i.e. from -1 to +2 years) is presently acknowledged as a key priority to ensure good nutrition and prevent all forms ...
    • Association between body mass index (BMI) and height from birth to 5 years in Chilean preschool children ... 
      Kain Berkovic, Juliana; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Lera Marques, Lydia; Galván, Marcos; Weisstaub Nuta, Sergio; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (2011)
      Background: It has been shown that excess weight gain during childhood is associated with a greater risk of obesity; this relationship may be mediated by growth in height. Aim: To quantify the associations between z scores ...
    • Case study of complaints on drinking water quality: Relationship to copper content? 
      Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Araya, Magdalena; Vásquez, Marcela; Lagos, Gustavo; Olivares, Manuel; Méndez, Marco A.; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara; Reyes, Arturo; Letelier, Victoria; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Humana Press Inc., 2007)
      Several families of Talca city, Chile complained to health authorities for what they attributed to consumption of copper (Cu)-contaminated drinking water. We assessed the situation 6-12 mo after the initiation of complaints ...
    • Comparison of two modes of vitamin B12supplementation on neuroconduction and cognitive function among older ... 
      Sánchez, Hugo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Lera Marques, Lydia; Castillo, José; Verdugo Latorre, Renato; Lavados Montes, Manuel; Hertrampf, Eva; Brito, Alex; Allen, Lindsay; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (BioMed Central Ltd., 2011)
      Background: Older people have a high risk of vitamin B 12deficiency; this can lead to varying degrees of cognitive and neurological impairment. CBL deficiency may present as macrocytic anemia, subacute combined degeneration ...
    • Compliance with guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia at primary health care centers ... 
      Sánchez, Hugo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Dangour, Alan D.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (2009)
      Background: Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) has a high mortality rate among older people. To increase its treatment efficiency, the Chilean Ministry of Health elaborated a clinical management guideline for CAP. Aim: To ...
    • Controlled trial of copper supplementation during the recovery from marasmus 
      Castillo Durán, Carlos; Fisberg, M.; Valenzuela, A.; Castillo Durán, Carla Andrea; Egaña, J. I.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (1983)
      To evaluate copper nutritional status and the effect of a Cu supplement during recuperation, 27 marasmic infants were selected on admission to the nutrition recovery center at the Instituto de Nutricion y Tecnologia de los ...
    • Copper as an essential nutrient 
      Olivares, Manuel; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (American Society for Nutrition, 1996)
      Animal and human studies have shown that copper is involved in the function of several enzymes. Studies have also shown that copper is required for infant growth, host defense mechanisms, bone strength, red and white cell ...
    • Dietary ingestion of fluoride and caries prevalence in preschool and school children in cities with different ... 
      Cisternas,; Guerrero, A.; Morales Morales, Eduardo; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (1994)
      The consumption of dietary fluoride and its relationship with dental caries prevalence was determined in 780 preschool children and 802 school children from quique, Arica, Santiago and San Antonio, where drinking water has ...
    • Effect of nutritional status on chloramphenicol pharmacokinetics (CAP) 
      Bravo, Mariá E.; Barrera, Mariá Gladys; Arancibia, Aquiles; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (1989)
      Fourteen healthy males 19-40 years old were selected according to nutritional status using weight/height (W/H) as % of ideal and body fat derived from fat fold measurements. The "underweight group" had W/H ranging from ...
    • Effect of the dietary fat quality on insulin sensitivity 
      Galgani Fuentes, José; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Aguirre, Carolina A.; Díaz Bustos, Erik (2008)
      Recent evidence shows that specific fatty acids affect cell metabolism, modifying the balance between fatty acid oxidation and lipogenesis. These effects may have important implications in addressing the present epidemic ...
    • Effects of formulas supplemented with long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids(LCPUFA) on the psychomotor ... 
      Castillo, Andrea; Encina,; Mena,; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (1997)
    • Endothelial heterogeneity in the umbilico-placental unit: DNA methylation as an innuendo of epigenetic diversity 
      Casanello, Paola; Schneider, Daniela; Herrera, Emilio A.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Krause, Bernardo J. (Frontiers Media SA, 2014)
      The endothelium is a multifunctional heterogeneous tissue playing a key role in the physiology of every organ. To accomplish this role the endothelium presents a phenotypic diversity that is early prompted during vascular ...
    • Evolution of the nutritional status of six years old Chilean children (1987-2003) Evolución del estado ... 
      Kain Berkovic, Juliana; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Lera Marques, Lydia; Taibo, Marcela; Espejo, Francisco; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (2005)
      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 ...
    • Food, livestock production, energy, climate change, and health 
      McMichael, Anthony J.; Powles, John W.; Butler, Colin D.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (2007)
      Food provides energy and nutrients, but its acquisition requires energy expenditure. In post-hunter-gatherer societies, extra-somatic energy has greatly expanded and intensified the catching, gathering, and production of ...
    • Limits of metabolic tolerance to copper and biological basis for present recommendations and regulations 
      Olivares, Manuel; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (American Society for Nutrition, 1996)
      Acute copper toxicity is infrequent in humans. The evidence for chronic toxicity is derived principally from patients with Wilson disease and cases of infantile cirrhosis that were related to excessive copper intakes. The ...
    • Obesidad en mujeres chilenas en edad fértil 
      Araya Bannout, Marcela; Padilla, Oslando; Garmendia Miguel, María Luisa; Atalah, Eduardo; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2014)
      Background: Women in childbearing ages (WCBA) represent a strategic intervention group to reverse the global trend of increasing obesity. Aim: To conduct a review of studies reporting obesity prevalence in WCBA in Chile ...