Browsing by Title Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos
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Novel loci and mapuche genetic ancestry are associated with pubertal growth traits in chilean boys (Springer, 2021)Puberty is a complex developmental process that varies considerably among individuals and populations. Genetic factors explain a large proportion of the variability of several pubertal traits. Recent genome-wide association ...
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(NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2010-09-28)BACKGROUND: The influence of the stromal microenvironment on the progression of epithelial cancers has been demonstrated. Unravelling the mechanisms by which stromal cells affect epithelial behaviour will contribute in ...
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(MDPI, 2021)Treatment and follow-up in Hereditary Tyrosinemia type 1 (HT-1) patients require comprehensive clinical and dietary management, which involves drug therapy with NTBC and the laboratory monitoring of parameters, including ...
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(Edizioni ETS, 2018)Numerical prediction of heat transfer by natural convection of a Herschel-Bulkley non-Newtonian fluid inside a square cavity has been computationally analyzed. Unsteady 2D fluid mechanics and heat transfer were described ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2021)Extensive use of antibiotics has been the primary treatment for the Salmonid Rickettsial Septicemia, a salmonid disease caused by the bacterium Piscirickettsia salmonis. Occurrence of antibiotic resistance has been ...
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(CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 2006-08)Although progress has been made towards international goals for the eradication of hunger and malnutrition, considerable work is still required to achieve them and to respond to emerging public health nutrition challenges. ...
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(INT LIFE SCIENCES INST NORTH AMERICA, 2006-05)The essential fatty acids (EFAs), particularly the n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPs), are important for brain development during both the fetal and postnatal period. They are also increasingly seen to be ...
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(Wiley, 2017)The prevalence of overweight and obesity is rapidly increasing among Latin American children, posing challenges for current healthcare systems and increasing the risk for a wide range of diseases. To understand the factors ...
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(CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 2008-04)Objective: To analyse the nutritional status component of the nutrition transition in Chile in relation to the evolution of obesity rates in all age groups until 2005, comparing these with the goals established by the ...
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(MDPI, 2022)The increase in the Chilean elderly population has promoted public policies to favor an adequate nutrition in later life. This study evaluated the nutritional status, micronutrients intake and serum micronutrients levels ...
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(NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2004-09)Objective: To assess the nutritional status, food consumption and physical activity (PA) habits of Chilean school children, as a baseline for developing an educational intervention. Design: Cross-sectional study. Subjects: ...
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(Universidad de Chile, 2017-07-05)Introducción: El impacto de la malnutrición por déficit en la salud cognitiva y cerebral ha sido bien estudiado. Menos exploradas han sido las consecuencias de la malnutrición por exceso en la función cognitiva y el ...
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(Universidad de Chile, 2023-03-03)Tanto el cáncer de mama como la obesidad representan patologías de alta prevalencia mundial. En la actualidad, se ha relacionado la obesidad como factor de riesgo para el desarrollo de cáncer de mama del tipo receptor de ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, Chile, 2021)
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Obesity and excess weight in early adulthood and high risks of arsenic-related cancer in later life (Elsevier, 2015)Background: Elevated body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and other diseases. Inflammation or oxidative stress induced by high BMI may explain some of these effects. Millions ...
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(Wiley, 2020)Aim: We investigated the relation of time of onset and length of obesity with biomarkers of beta-cell function in early adulthood in an infancy cohort. Material and methods: In 1039 23-year-olds, body-mass index (BMI) ...
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(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Purpose: Recent reports show that girls with higher body mass index (BMI) have an earlier puberty onset (thelarche). It has been suggested that earlier puberty is a consequence of higher levels of estrogen due to increased ...