Browsing by Subject "Consumption"

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    • Characterization of Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Its Association with Virulence Genes Related to ... 
      Lapierre Acevedo, Lisette; Gatica, María A.; Riquelme Retamal, Víctor; Vergara Escobar, Constanza; Yáñez López, José; San Martín Núñez, Betty; Sáenz Iturriaga, Leonardo Enrique; Vidal, Maricel; Martínez, María Cristina; Araya, Pamela; Flores, Roberto; Duery, Oscar; Vidal, Roberto (Mary Ann Liebert, 2016)
      The aim of this research was to statistically analyze the association between antimicrobial susceptibility/resistance to erythromycine, gentamicin, ciprofloxacin, and tetracycline and 11 virulence genes associated with ...
    • Chile's 2014 sugar-sweetened beverage tax and changes in prices and purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages: ... 
      Caro, Juan Carlos; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Reyes Jedlicki, Marcela; Silva, Andrés; Popkin, Barry; Taillie, Lindsey Smith (Public Library Science, 2018)
      Background On October 1, 2014, the Chilean government modified its previous sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax, increasing the tax rate from 13% to 18% on industrialized beverages with high levels of sugar (H-SSBs) ...
    • Dynamics of the double burden of malnutrition and the changing nutrition reality 
      Popkin, Barry M.; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Grummer Strawn, Laurence M. (Elsevier, 2020)
      The double burden of malnutrition (DBM), defined as the simultaneous manifestation of both undernutrition and overweight and obesity, affects most low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). This Series paper describes ...
    • Folic Acid Supplementation during Pregnancy Induces Sex-Specific Changes in Methylation and Expression of ... 
      Peñailillo, Reyna; Guajardo, Angélica; Llanos Silva, Miguel; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Ronco Macchiavello, Ana María (Public Library Science, 2015)
      In the placenta, 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11 beta-HSD2) limits fetal glucocorticoid exposure and its inhibition has been associated to low birth weight. Its expression, encoded by the HSD11B2 gene is ...
    • Is financial literacy an economic good? 
      Castro, Rubén; Fortunato, Andrés (CEPAL, 2015)
      Financial literacy (FL) is generally regarded as an economic good which individuals choose whether or not to consume depending on how much of a contribution they expect it to make to the quality of their financial ...
    • Qualitative study of use medicinal plants in a complementary or alternative way with the use of among of ... 
      Burgos, Abed N.; Morales, Miguel A. (2010)
      In a rural population of Bulnes, Bio-Bio Region of Chile, it was assessed the daily consumption of medicinal plants and drugs. Through 168 interviews the consumption of 5 medicinal plants was evaluated, considering their ...
    • Reducing Food Loss And Waste While Improving The Public's Health 
      Neff, Roni A.; Kanter, Rebecca; Vandevijvere, Stefanie (Project Hope, 2015)
      An estimated 30 percent of the global food supply is lost or wasted, as is about 40 percent of the US food supply. There are valuable synergies between efforts to reduce food loss and waste and those promoting public ...