Browsing by Title Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos
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(SOC ENDOCRINOLOGY, 2006-12)Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) are multipotent cells present in bone marrow, which differentiate into osteoblasts and adipocytes, among other lineages. Oestrogens play a critical role in bone metabolism; its action ...
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(AMER SOC CLINICAL NUTRITION, 2006-10)Background: One of the strategies to control iron deficiency anemia is the fortification of food with iron. A mechanism for improving the bioavailability of iron is to add an iron absorption promoter. Objective: The ...
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(Universidad de Chile, 2013)Objetivo: Evaluar la asociación de la resistencia cardiorrespiratoria (RCR) y fuerza muscular (FM) con el riesgo cardiometabólico (RCM), en una muestra de escolares de la región metropolitana. Diseño: Estudio observacional, ...
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(Universidad de Chile, 2016-12)Antecedentes: La dureza arterial central (aorta y carótida principalmente) es un marcador temprano de daño cardiovascular. Se han utilizado diversas técnicas para la evaluación de este marcador en adultos pero se reconoce ...
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(SENPE, 2015)Introducción: La leptina (LEP) se produce principalmente en el tejido adiposo y actúa en el hipotálamo regulando la ingesta energética. Mutaciones en el gen LEP o en su receptor (LEPR) que generen obesidad monogénica son ...
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(Universidad de Chile, 2018-05)Introducción: La obesidad infantil en Chile presenta una prevalencia alta y creciente desde los primeros años de vida. La exposición a diabetes durante el embarazo aumenta el riesgo de obesidad en la infancia y en el adulto, ...
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(Universidad de Chile, 2013-12)Antecedentes: El Cáncer de mama es la primera causa de muerte por cáncer en mujeres chilenas. La densidad mamaria se ha considerado el mayor predictor del riesgo, independiente de la edad y estado menopáusico. Alteraciones ...
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(Elsevier, 2017-05)Introducción: El síndrome X frágil (SXF) es la causa más frecuente de discapacidad intelectual hereditaria y se asocia a un amplio espectro de enfermedades en las distintas generaciones de una misma familia. En este ...
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(Elsevier, 2014)It is not clear how frequent is copper deficiency in humans. Current copper markers are not sensitive enough to detect early copper deficiency and new markers are needed. CCS is a candidate to become a copper ...
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(Public Library of Science, 2020)Cognitive control and incentive sensitivity are related to overeating and obesity. Optimal white matter integrity is relevant for an efficient interaction among reward-related brain regions. However, its relationship ...
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(Universitas Indonesia Directorate for Research and Public Service, 2021)After months of blockades and restriction, the decision of the best time to end the lockdown after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is the big question for health rectors. This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2021)Adipose tissue total amount, distribution, and phenotype influence metabolic health. This may be partially mediated by the metabolic effects that these adipose tissue characteristics exert on the nearby and distant ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2020)Aim The school teacher profession has been reported to be associated with an increased rate of health problems that can affect the quality of life (QoL) of teachers. However, there is little information about rural teachers. ...
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(Elsevier, 2015)Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the association between iron parameters and inflammation in obese individuals with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods: We studied 132 obese individuals ...
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(Elsevier, 2012-06-15)Background: Functional limitations may be a mortality risk among older people. The aim of this work is to determine if body composition and strength are risk factors related to mortality in older Chilean people. Methods: ...
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(KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL, 2004-10)Susceptibility to the type 1 diabetes is genetically controlled and there is an increased risk associated with the presence of some specific alleles of the human leukocyte antigens class II loci (DQA1 and DQB1 genes). The ...
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(BMC, 2020)Background Systemic inflammation may play a role in shaping breast composition, one of the strongest risk factors for breast cancer. Pubertal development presents a critical window of breast tissue susceptibility to exogenous ...
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(ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 2007-12)A number of studies have yielded controversial results on the association between polymorphisms in UCP2 and UCP3 genes with obesity and its comorbidities. The discrepancy among studies might be partially explained by the ...
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(Elsevier, 2017-06)Objectives: One of every four pregnant women in Chile is obese. Gestational obesity is associated with maternal metabolic complications in pregnancy (e.g., gestational diabetes, preeclampsia), but to our knowledge, there ...