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    • Adiponectin receptor 1 expression in human umbilical artery endothelial cells (HUAEC) from large fetuses ... 
      Muñoz Muñoz, E. C.; Krause, B.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Casanello, P. (WB Sauders Co, 2015)
    • Administration of High Doses of Copper to Capuchin Monkeys Does Not Cause Liver Damage but Induces ... 
      Araya, Magdalena; Núñez, Héctor; Pavez, Leonardo; Arredondo Olguín, Miguel Armando; Méndez, Marco; Cisternas, Felipe; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Sierralta, Walter; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; González Canales, Mauricio (American Society for Nutrition, 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 ...
    • The association of excessive growth with development of general and central obesity at 7 years of age in ... 
      Kain Berkovic, Juliana; Martínez, Mario; Close, Michael; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila (ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2016)
      Objective: To determine whether overweight or obesity between 0 and 6 y increases the probability of developing general/central obesity at 7 y. Methods: Weight, height, and waist circumference were assessed between 0 ...
    • Behaviour change for better health: nutrition, hygiene and sustainability 
      Newson, Rachel S.; Lion, Rene; Crawford, Robert J.; Curtis, Valerie; Elmadfa, Ibrahim; Feunekes, Gerda; Hicks, Cheryl; Liere, Marti van; Lowe, C. Fergus; Meijer, Gert W.; Pradeep, B. V.; Reddy, K. Srinath; Sidibe, Myriam; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (BioMed Central, 2013)
      As the global population grows there is a clear challenge to address the needs of consumers, without depleting natural resources and whilst helping to improve nutrition and hygiene to reduce the growth of noncommunicabl ...
    • Beyond recommendations: Implementing food-based dietary guidelines for healthier populations 
      Smitasiri, Suttilak; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (2007)
      To reduce the increased burden of diet-related disease and promote human potential through food and nutrition globally, harmonization of efforts is urgently needed. This article examines the concept of food-based dietary ...
    • Breast bud detection: a validation study in the Chilean Growth Obesity Cohort Study 
      Pereira Scalabrino, Ana; Garmendia Miguel, María Luisa; Araya González, Daniela; Kain Berkovic, Juliana; Mericq, Verónica; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila (BioMed Central, 2014)
      Background: Early puberty onset has been related to future chronic disease; however breast bud assessment in large scale population studies is difficult because it requires trained personnel. Thus our aim is to assess the ...
    • Cambios en la disponibilidad de alimentos en el Gran Santiago por quintiles de ingreso. 1988-1997 
      Crovetto, Mirta; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (ARCHIVOS LATINOAMERICANOS NUTRICION, 2008-03)
      Changes in household food availability from 1988-1997 obtained in a representative sample of Metropolitan Santiago were assessed; and related to observed changes in the epidemiological profile. We evaluated expenditures ...
    • The case for strategic international alliances to harness nutritional genomics for public and personal health 
      Kaput, Jim; Ordovas, José; Ferguson, Lynnette; Van Ommen, Ben; Rodríguez, Raymond; Allen, Lindsay; Ames, Bruce; Dawson, Kevin; German, Bruce; Krauss, Roland; Malyj, Wasyl; Archer, Michael; Barnes, Stephen; Bartholomew, Amelia; Birk, Ruth; Van Bladeren, Peter; Bradford, Kent; Brown, Kenneth; Caetano, Rosane; Castle, David; Chadwick, Ruth; Clarke, Stephen; Clément, Karine; Cooney, Craig; Corella, Dolores; Manica da Cruz, Ivana; Daniel, Hannelore; Duster, Troy; Ebbesson, Sven; Elliott, Ruan; Fairweather-Tait, Susan; Felton, Jim; Fenech, Michael; Finley, John; Fogg Johnson, Nancy; Gill Garrison, Rosalynn; Gibney, Michael; Gillies, Peter; Gustavsson, Jan-Ake; Hartman, John; He, Lin; Hwang, Jae-Kwan; Jais, Jean-Philippe; Jang, Yangsoo; Joost, Hans; Junien, Claudine; Kanter, Mitchell; Kibbe, Warren; Koletzko, Berthold; Korf, Bruce; Kornman, Kenneth; Krempin, David; Langin, Dominique; Lauren, Denis; Ho Lee, Jong; Leveille, Gilbert; Lin, Su-Ju; Mathers, John; Mayne, Michael; McNab, Warren; Milner, John; Morgan, Peter; Muller, Michael; Nikolsky, Yuri; Van der Ouderaa, Frans; Park, Taesun; Pensel, Norma; Pérez Jiménez, Francisco; Poutanen, Kaisa; Roberts, Matthew; Saris, Wim; Schuster, Gertrud; Shelling, Andrew; Simopoulos, Artemis; Southon, Sue; Tai, Shyong; Towne, Bradford; Trayhurn, Paul; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Visek, Willard; Warden, Craig; Weiss, Rick; Wiencke, John; Winkler, Jack; Wolff, George; Zhao-Wilson, Xi; Zucker, Jean-Daniel (CABI PUBLISHING, 2005-11)
      Nutrigenomics is the study of how constituents of the diet interact with genes, and their products, to alter phenotype and, conversely, how genes and their products metabolise these constituents into nutrients, antinutrients, ...
    • Community-based randomized double-blind study of gastrointestinal effects and copper exposure in drinking water 
      Araya, Magdalena; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Llanos, Adolfo; Figueroa, Guillermo; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (US DEPT HEALTH HUMAN SCIENCES PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE, 2004-07)
      We assessed gastrointestinal effects in 1,365 adults exposed to either < 0.01 (controls), 2, 4, or 6 mg copper/L of drinking water for 2 months in a randomized, double-blind community-based study. The risk of symptoms ...
    • Comparison of two modes of vitamin B-12 supplementation on neuroconduction and cognitive function among ... 
      Sánchez, Hugo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Lera Marques, Lydia; Castillo, José Luis; Verdugo Latorre, Renato; Lavados Montes, Manuel; Hertrampf, Eva; Brito, Alex; Allen, Lindsay; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (BIOMED CENTRAL, 2011-09-27)
      Background: Older people have a high risk of vitamin B12 deficiency; this can lead to varying degrees of cognitive and neurological impairment. CBL deficiency may present as macrocytic anemia, subacute combined degeneration of ...
    • Conceptual basis for prescriptive growth standards from conception to early childhood: present and future 
      Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Krause, B.; Kuzanovic, J. P.; Corvalán, C. (2013)
      Background Healthy growth in utero and after birth is fundamental for lifelong health and wellbeing. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published standards for healthy growth from birth to 6 years of age; analogous ...
    • Cost-effectiveness of a folic acid fortification program in Chile 
      Llanos, Adolfo; Hertrampf, Eva; Cortés, Fanny; Pardo, Andrea; Grosse, Scott D.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (ELSEVIER, 2007-10)
      Objective: Periconceptional intake of folic acid reduces the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs), a frequent birth defect that can cause significant infant mortality and disability. In Chile, fortification of wheat flour ...
    • Dairy intake in relation to breast and pubertal development in chilean girls 
      Gaskins, Audrey J.; Pereira Scalabrino, Ana; Quintiliano Scarpelli, Daiana; Shepherd, John A.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Michels, Karin B. (American Society for Nutrition, 2017-05-01)
      Background: Frequent dairy consumption in childhood has been related to higher growth-hormone concentrations that may affect mammary gland and pubertal development. Objective: We evaluated the relation of dairy intake ...
    • Determinants of Cognitive Development of Low SES Children in Chile: A Post-transitional Country with Rising ... 
      Galván, Marcos; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; López Rodríguez, Guadalupe; Kain Berkovic, Juliana (2013)
      Studies conducted in developing countries have noted associations between concurrent stunting, socialemotional problems and poor cognitive ability in young children. However, the relative contribution of these variables in ...
    • Déficit de vitamina B-12 en adultos mayores: ¿Un problema de salud pública en Chile? 
      Sánchez, Hugo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Hertrampf, Eva; Verdugo Latorre, Renato; Lavados Montes, Manuel; Castillo Carrasco, José; Lera Marques, Lydia; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (2010)
      Background: There is a correlation between aging and the decrease of plasma levels of vitamin B-12. Aim: To determine the prevalence of vitamin B-12 and folate deficiency and its hematological impact among older adults ...
    • Diet, nutrition, and the life-course approach to cancer prevention 
      Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Solomons, Noel (AMER SOCIETY NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE, 2005-12)
      Cancer results from the interaction of genetic susceptibility and environmental exposures. The diagnosis of cancer is age related; there is a marked increase in cancer incidence after the reproductive years. Nutrient and ...
    • 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 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 ...