Browsing by Author "Barrera Acevedo, María"

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    • Carotid ultrasound examination as an aging and disability marker 
      Barrera Acevedo, María; Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Leiva Balich, Laura; Hirsch Birn, Sandra (Japan Geriatrics Society, 2014)
      Aim: To explore the usefulness of carotid ultrasound examination as a marker of aging and predictor of disability among older people. Methods: Carotid ultrasound, measuring carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) and ...
    • Effect of a nutritional supplementation on bone health in Chilean elderly subjects with femoral osteoporosis 
      Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Barrera Acevedo, María; Leiva Balich, Laura; Gattas, Vivien; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Haschke, Ferdinand; Steenhout, Philippe; Klassen, Petra; Hager, Corinne; Offord, Elizabeth; Hirsch Birn, Sandra (AMER COLLEGE NUTRITION, 2006-06)
      Objective: To study the effects of a special nutritional supplement on bone mineral density and bone turnover markers in Chilean elderly subjects with femoral osteoporosis. Setting: Public primary health care clinics in ...
    • Effects of vitamin D supplementation and exercise training on physical performance in Chilean vitamin D ... 
      Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Barrera Acevedo, María; Leiva Balich, Laura; Gattas, Vivien; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Avendaño, Marcelo; Hirsch Birn, Sandra (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2006-08)
      The aim was to assess the effects of resistance training and vitamin D supplementation on physical performance of healthy elderly subjects. Ninety-six subjects, aged 70 years or more with 25 OH vitamin D levels of 16 ng/ml ...
    • Evaluación a largo plazo del estado nutricional, composición corporal y densidad mineral ósea en mujeres ... 
      Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Leiva Balich, Laura; Barrera Acevedo, María; Boggiano, Carolina; Herrera, Tomás; Pérez, Yanet; Gattas, Vivien; Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Hirsch Birn, Sandra (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2008-11)
      Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) has had a positive impact on co-morbidities associated with obesity. However, in the long-term it can induce micronutrient deficiencies. Aim: To perform a complete nutritional assessment ...
    • Methylation status in healthy subjects with normal and high serum folate concentration 
      Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Ronco Macchiavello, Ana María; Guerrero Bosagna, Carlos; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Leiva Balich, Laura; Barrera Acevedo, María; Llanos Silva, Miguel; Alliende Rodríguez, María Angélica; Silva, Francisca; Bunout Barnett, Daniel (ELSEVIER, 2008-12)
      Objective: We assessed the impact of high serum folate concentration oil erythrocyte S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) concentrations, SAM/SAH ratio, CpG methylation levels across the promoter region ...
    • Results of a community-based weight-bearing resistance training programme for healthy Chilean elderly subjects 
      Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Barrera Acevedo, María; Avendaño, Marcelo; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Gattas, Vivien; Leiva Balich, Laura; Hirsch Birn, Sandra (OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2005-01)
    • Urinary excretion of fluorescent advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in the elderly 
      Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Bravo, A.; Leiva Balich, Laura; Gattas, Vivien; Barrera Acevedo, María; Petermann, M.; Garrido, F.; Uribarri, Jaime; Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Hirsch Birn, Sandra (SERDI EDITION, 2008-03)
    • Variability of glycemic and insulin response to a standard meal, within and between healthy subjects 
      Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Barrera Acevedo, María; Leiva Balich, Laura; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Bunout Barnett, Daniel (Universidad de Chile, 2013)
      Objetivo: Evaluar la variabilidad inter e intra individual de la respuesta glicémica frente a la ingestión de un alimento estándar en sujetos sanos. Material y métodos: Se midió en 6 oportunidades la respuesta glicémica ...
    • Weight increase and overweight are associated with DNA oxidative damage in skeletal muscle 
      Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Olivares, Daniela; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Sierralta, Walter; Gattas, Vivien; Barrera Acevedo, María; Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Leiva Balich, Laura; Fernández, Mireya (CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE, 2006-12)
      Background and aims: Weight maintenance within normal standards is recommended for prevention of conditions associated with oxidative injury. To compare oxidative damage in a post mitotic tissue, between adults differing ...