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    • 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 ...
    • Gattolin, Stefano; Cirilli, Marco; Pacheco Cruz, Igor; Ciacciulli, Angelo; Da Silva Linge, Cassia; Mauroux, Jehan Baptiste; Lambert, Patrick; Cammarata, Elia; Bassi, Daniele; Pascal, Thierry; Rossini, Laura (Blackwell, 2018)
      Double flowers with supernumerary petals have been selected by humans for their attractive appearance and commercial value in several ornamental plants, including Prunus persica (peach), a recognized model for Rosaceae ...
    • Caro, Juan Carlos; Smith Taillie, Lindsey; Wen Ng, Shu; Popkin, Barry (Elsevier, 2017)
      The global shift towards diets high in sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and energy dense ultra-processed foods is linked to higher prevalence of obesity, diabetes and most other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), causing ...
    • Fuentes García, Alejandra; Sánchez Reyes, Hugo; Lera Marques, Lydia; Cea, Ximena; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (2013)
      Objetivo: Describir y comparar las desigualdades socioeconómicas en el proceso de discapacidad de adultos mayores chilenos residentes en la comunidad, aportando información inédita sobre esta dinámica en Chile. Métodos: ...
    • Valderrama Soto, Diego Ignacio; Salazar, Juan; Sepúlveda González, Ailynne; Silva Andrade, Claudia; Gardana, Claudio; Morales Sáez, Héctor; Battistoni Hernández, Benjamín Adolfo Abraham; Jiménez Muñoz, Pablo Salvador; González Canales, Mauricio Alejandro; Peña Neira, Álvaro Iván; Infante Espiñeira, Rodrigo Arturo; Pacheco Cruz, Igor Alejandro (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Consumption of fresh fruit is known to protect against non-communicable diseases due to the fruit's content in compounds with an antioxidant capacity, among them is polyphenols. Asian plums (Prunus salicina L.) accumulate ...
    • Gattas, Vivien; Barrera Acevedo, María Gladys; Leiva, Laura; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Steenhout, Philippe; Klassen, Petra; Voss, Theresa; Hirsch Birn, Sandra (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2007-07)
      In acute illnesses, plasma glucose levels are often increased and generally parallel the severity of stress. Hyperglycemia caused by reduced insulin sensitivity and reduced insulin secretion is associated with increased ...
    • 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 ...
    • González Escalona, Narjol; Martínez Urtaza, Jaime; Romero Ormazábal, Jaime; Espejo Torres, Romilio; Jaykus, Lee-Ann; De Paola, Angelo (AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY, 2008-04)
      Vibrio parahaemolyticus is an important human pathogen whose transmission is associated with the consumption of contaminated seafood. There is a growing public health concern due to the emergence of a pandemic strain causing ...
    • Martínez Mier, E. A.; Cury, J. A.; Heilman, J. R.; Katz, B. P.; Levy, S. M.; Li, Y.; Maguire, A.; Margineda, J.; O’Mullane, D.; Phantumvanit, P.; Soto Rojas, A. E.; Stookey, G. K.; Villa Litovosky, Alberto; Wefel, J. S.; Whelton, H.; Whitford, G. M.; Zero, D. T.; Zhang, W.; Zohouri, V. (Karger, 2011)
      Background/Aims: Currently available techniques for fluoride analysis are not standardized. Therefore, this study was designed to develop standardized methods for analyzing fluoride in biological and nonbiological samples ...
    • Colombo, John; Carlson, Susan E.; Algarin Crespo, Cecilia; Reyes, Sussanne; Chichlowski, Maciej; Harris, Cheryl L.; Wampler, Jennifer L.; Peirano Campos, Patricio; Lynn Berseth, Carol (Nature, 2020)
      BACKGROUND: Few studies have evaluated nutritive effects of prebiotics on infant behavior state, physiology, or metabolic status. METHODS: In this double-blind randomized study, infants (n = 161) received cow's milk-based ...
    • 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 ...
    • Sánchez Reyes, Hugo; Masferrer, Dominique; Lera Marques, Lydia; Arancibia, Estrella; Ángel Badillo, Bárbara; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (SENPE, 2014)
      Introducción: El objetivo del estudio es estimar si el déficit de B12 se asocia con el uso de la metformina en adultos mayores (AM) diabéticos. Métodos: Estudio de casos y controles en AM diabéticos. Los casos (n = ...
    • 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 ...
    • Estévez, Virginia; Araya, Magdalena (Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, 2016)
      The gluten-free foods global market has significantly grown during the last decade. Gluten-free diet represents the treatment for celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity and wheat allergy. Another group of persons ...
    • Uribarri, Jaime; Castillo, María Dolores del; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Filip, Rosana; Gugliucci, Alejandro; Luevano Contreras, Claudia; Macias Cervantes, Maciste; Markowicz Bastos, Deborah; Medrano, Alejandra; Menini, Teresita; Portero Otin, Manuel; Rojas, Armando; Rodrigues Sampaio, Geni; Wrobel, Kazimierz; Wrobel, Katarzyna; Garay Sevilla, Eugenia (American Society for Nutrition, 2015)
      Over the past 2 decades there has been increasing evidence supporting an important contribution from food-derived advanced glycation end products (AGEs) to the body pool of AGEs and therefore increased oxidative stress ...
    • Bascuñán Gamboa, Karla; Araya Quezada, Magdalena; Roncoroni, Leda; Doneda, Luisa; Elli, Luca (Oxford University Press, 2020)
      The gut microbiota plays a relevant role in determining an individual's health status, and the diet is a major factor in modulating the composition and function of gut microbiota. Gluten constitutes an essential dietary ...
    • Martínez Arroyo, Ángela; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Palma Molina, Ximena; Ceballos Sánchez, Ximena; Mara Fisberg, Regina (MDPI, 2020)
      Diet during adolescence can have lasting effects on nutritional status, health, and development. We hypothesized that dietary patterns with low-quality nutrition are associated with overweightness. We collected data for ...
    • Zapata Lamana, Rafael; Monsalves Álvarez, Matías; Cigarroa Cuevas, Igor; Castro Sepúlveda, Mauricio; Salazar Rodríguez, Gabriela; Abad Colil, Felipe (Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, 2016)
      Objective: To describe body mass index (BMI), body composition, basal metabolic rate, physical condition and the relationship between them in Chilean kindergarten teachers. Subjects and Methods: 46 teachers (age 39,5 +/- ...
    • Castro Cisterna, Silvia; Amoretti, Enzo; Leyton Dinamarca, Barbara de Lourdes; Soto Sánchez, Johana (Soc Chilena Nutrición, 2021)
      Introducción: Chile, en los últimos 40 años, ha presentado cambios sociales que han influido en el nivel de vulnerabilidad de niños, niñas y adolescentes. Este nivel es determinado a través del índice de vulnerabilidad ...
    • Cifuentes, Mariana; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Rojas Baechler, Cecilia (SOC BIOLGIA CHILE, 2008)
      It has been proposed that differences in adipocyte function and/or metabolism between obese and lean individuals may manifest themselves in functional adipose tissue abnormalities that lead to metabolic disorders in obesity. ...