Browsing by Author "201-0114991"
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(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 ...
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(WILEY-BLACKWEL, 2016)Intra-uterine growth restriction (IUGR) is associated with short and long-term metabolic and cardiovascular alterations. Mice and rats have been extensively used to study the effects of IUGR, but there are notable differences ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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, ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(1998)Background: Copper is an essential nutrient for humans. Recently, a limit of 31.48 μmol/l (2 mg/l) was proposed by the World Health Organization as the provisional guideline value for copper content of drinking water. The ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
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(Springer New York LLC, 2017)© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York. Purpose: High mammographic breast density (BD) is a strong risk factor of breast cancer; however, little is known in women under 40 years of age. Recently, dual-energy X-ray ...
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(2001)Copper effects on human health represent a relevant issue in modern nutrition. One of the difficulties in assessing the early, acute effects of copper ingested via drinking water is that the taste of copper may influence ...
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(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 ...
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(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 ...
