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    • Interpretation of Serum Retinol Data From Latin America and the Caribbean 
      Cediel, Gustavo; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel; Brito, Alex; López de Romaña, Daniel; Cori, Héctor; La Frano, Michael R. (SAGE, 2015)
      Background: In recent decades, the general socioeconomic situation in Latin America and the Caribbean countries has improved, and many vitamin A programs have been implemented in an attempt to reduce vitamin A deficiency ...
    • Intestinal FABP2 A54T polymorphism: Association with insulin resistance and obesity in women 
      Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Santos, José Luis; Cifuentes, Mariana; Villarroel, Ana C.; Lera Marques, Lydia; Liberman Guendelman, Claudio; Ángel Badillo, Bárbara; Pérez Bravo, Francisco (NORTH AMER ASSOC STUDY OBESITY, 2004-02)
      Objective: To assess the association between the Ala54Thr genetic polymorphism of the fatty acid-binding protein 2 (FABP2) gene with insulin resistance and obesity. Research Methods and Procedures: According to a sampling ...
    • Intestinal Inflammation Induced by Soybean Meal Ingestion Increases Intestinal Permeability and Neutrophil ... 
      Solis, Camila J.; Hamilton, M. Kristina; Caruffo, Mario; García López, Juan P.; Navarrete Wallace, Paola; Guillemin, Karen; Feijoo, Carmen G. (Frontiers Media, 2020)
      Intestinal inflammation is a condition shared by several intestinal chronic diseases, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, with severely detrimental consequences in the long run. Current mammalian models have ...
    • Intestinal microbiota of white shrimp penaeus vannamei under intensive cultivation conditions in Ecuador 
      Gainza, Oreste; Jorquera Ramírez, Carolina; Salinas Ramos, Alfredo; Romero Ormazábal, Jaime (Springer, 2018)
      The goal of the study was to characterize the intestinal tract bacterial microbiota composition of Penaeus vannamei in intensive commercial ponds in Ecuador, comparing two shrimp-farming phases: nursery and harvest. Bacterial ...
    • Intracellular localization of Arabidopsis sulfurtransferases 
      Bauer, Michael; Dietrich, Christof; Nowak, Katharina; Sierralta, Walter; Papenbrock, Jutta (AMER SOC PLANT BIOLOGISTS, 2004-06)
      Sulfurtransferases (Str) comprise a group of enzymes widely distributed in archaea, eubacteria, and eukaryota which catalyze the transfer of a sulfur atom from suitable sulfur donors to nucleophilic sulfur acceptors. In ...
    • Intragenic DNA methylation in buccal epithelial cells and intellectual functioning in a paediatric cohort ... 
      Arpone, Marta; Baker, Emma K.; Bretherton, Lesley; Bui, Minh; Li, Xin; Whitaker, Simon; Dissanayake, Cheryl; Cohen, Jonathan; Hickerton, Chriselle; Rogers, Carolyn; Field, Mike; Elliott, Justine; Aliaga, Solange M.; Ling, Ling; Francis, David; Hearps, Stephen J. C.; Hunter, Matthew F.; Amor, David J.; Godler, David E. (Nature Publishing Group, 2018)
      Increased intragenic DNA methylation of the Fragile X Related Epigenetic Element 2 (FREE2) in blood has been correlated with lower intellectual functioning in females with fragile X syndrome (FXS). This study explored these ...
    • Introduction to the Symposium on Nutrition of the Preterm Infant 
      Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Berseth, Carol Lynn (Elsevier, 2013)
    • Introduction: Prevalence of Micronutrient Deficiencies in Latin America and the Caribbean 
      López de Romaña, Daniel; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel; Brito, Alex (SAGE Publications Inc., 2015)
      This Food and Nutrition Bulletin supplement summarizes updated prevalence data on micronutrient deficiencies in Latin America and the Caribbean ( LAC). In order to provide an updated view of micronutrient status in LAC, ...
    • Irisin is weakly associated with usual physical activity in young overweight women 
      Tenorio, Beatriz; Jimenez, Teresa; Barrera Acevedo, María Gladys; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Troncoso Cotal, Rodrigo; Farías, María Belén; Rodríguez, Juan Manuel; Bunout Barnett, Daniel (Aula medica ediciones, 2017)
      Purpose: To determine if irisin plasma levels are associated with regular physical activity, body composition and metabolic parameters in women subjected to calorie restriction. Subjects and methods: We studied 42 women ...
    • Iron Absorption from Two Milk Formulas Fortified with Iron Sulfate Stabilized with Maltodextrin and Citric Acid 
      Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Maciero, Eugenia; Krasnoff, Gustavo; Cocaro, Nicolás; Gaitán, Diego (Mdpi ag, Postfach, 2015)
      Background: Fortification of milk formulas with iron is a strategy widely used, but the absorption of non-heme iron is low. The purpose of this study was to measure the bioavailability of two iron fortified milk formulas ...
    • Iron absorption from wheat flour: effects of lemonade and chamomile infusion. 
      Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Hertrampf, Eva; Fuenmayor, Guillermo; Estévez, Edmundo (ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2007-04)
      Objective: We measured iron bioavailability of meals based on wheat flour consumed by a vulnerable population in Latin America. Methods: Bioavailability of iron (ferrous sulfate) from fortified noodles, noodle soup, noodle ...
    • Iron deficiency in infancy: applying a physiologic framework for prediction 
      Lozoff, Betsy; Kaciroti, Niko; Walter, Tomas (AMER SOC CLINICAL NUTRITION, 2006-12)
      Background: Infants aged 6-24 mo are at high risk of iron deficiency. Numerous studies worldwide have sought to identify predictors of iron deficiency in this age group. Objective: The objectives of the study were to apply ...
    • Iron Neurotoxicity in Parkinson’s Disease 
      Urrutia Vargas, Pamela Joselyn; Bórquez, Daniel; Núñez González, Marco (Springer, 2022)
      Iron plays essential roles in the early development of cognitive processes and in the maintenance of neuronal functions in the mature brain; therefore, neurons have expeditious mechanisms to ensure a readily available iron ...
    • Iron status biomarkers and C-reactive protein in children aged 19 to 72 months in Chile 
      Brito, Alex; Hertrampf, Eva; Olivares Grohnert, Manuel (The United Nations University, 2013)
      Background. The Chilean Ministry of Health has combated iron deficiency through the delivery of fortified milk by the National Complementary Feeding Program (NCFP). Objective. To assess iron status and associations between ...
    • Iron supplementation in infancy contributes to more adaptive behavior at 10 years of age 
      Lozoff, Betsy; Castillo, Marcela; Clark, Katy M.; Smith, Julia B.; Sturza, Julie (ASN, 2014)
      Most studies of behavioral/developmental effects of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) or iron supplementation in infancy have found social-emotional differences. Differences could relate to behavioral inhibition or lack of ...
    • Iron, zinc, and copper: Contents in common Chilean foods,and daily intakes in Santiago, Chile 
      Ordóñez Pizarro, Fernando; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Pablo Valdivia, Saturnino de; Araya, Magdalena; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (ELSEVIER, 2004-02)
      OBJECTIVES: We determined the iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), and copper (Cu) contents of common Chilean foods and assessed the intakes of these elements in a population living in Santiago, Chile. METHODS: We selected foods most ...
    • Iron-deficiency anemia in infancy and poorer cognitive inhibitory control at age 10 years 
      Algarín Crespo, Cecilia Rosa; Nelson, Charles A.; Peirano Campos, Patricio; Westerlund, Elissa; Reyes, Sussanne; Lozoff, Betsy (Mac Keith, 2013)
      AIM The aim of this study was to assess the effects of iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) in infancy on executive functioning at age 10 years, specifically inhibitory control on the Go/No-Go task. We predicted that children ...
    • Iron-Fortified vs Low-Iron Infant Formula Developmental Outcome at 10 Years 
      Lozoff, Betsy; Castillo, Marcela; Clark, Katy M.; Smith, Julia B. (AMER MEDICAL ASSOC, 2012-03)
      Objective: To assess long-term developmental outcome in children who received iron-fortified or low-iron formula. Design: Follow-up at 10 years of a randomized controlled trial (1991-1994) of 2 levels of formula iron. ...
    • Is excess weight in low income kindergarten children associated with cognitive achievement, developmental ... 
      Kain Berkovic, Juliana; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara; Concha, F. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)
    • Isolation and characterization of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) isolated from ... 
      Toro Ibaceta, Magaly; Rivera Rojas, Daniel; Jiménez Reyes, María Fernanda; Díaz Ruiz, Leonela; Navarrete Wallace, Paola; Reyes Jara, Angélica (Academic Press, 2018)
      Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is one of the main cause of foodborne disease worldwide, but isolation rates or characteristics of this bacteria from ground beef in Chile are unknown. The present study aimed ...