Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos: Recent submissions

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    • Measuring change in perceived well being of family caregivers: validation of the spanish version of the ... 
      Aravena, Jose M.; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Gitlin, Laura N. (Wiley, 2018)
      ObjectiveFew instruments evaluate family caregiver perceptions of challenges caring for persons with dementia and improvement or worsening in these areas. To address this measurement gap, we examine psychometric properties ...
    • Structure and co-occurrence patterns in microbial communities under acute environmental stress reveal ... 
      Mandakovic Seyler, Dinka; Rojas, Claudia; Maldonado, Jonathan; Latorre Mora, Mauricio; Travisany, Dante; Delage, Erwan; Bihouee, Audrey; Jean, Geraldine; Díaz, Francisca; Fernández Gómez, Beatriz; Cabrera, Pablo; Gaete, Alexis; Latorre, Claudio; Gutiérrez, Rodrigo A.; Maass Sepúlveda, Alejandro; Cambiazo Ayala, Liliana; Navarrete, Sergio A.; Eveillard, Damien; González Canales, Mauricio (Nature Publishing Group, 2018)
      Understanding the factors that modulate bacterial community assembly in natural soils is a longstanding challenge in microbial community ecology. In this work, we compared two microbial co-occurrence networks representing ...
    • Effectiveness of breast cancer screening policies in countries with medium-low incidence rates 
      Kong, Qingxia; Mondschein, Susana; Pereira, Ana (Revista de Saude Pública, 2018)
      Chile has lower breast cancer incidence rates compared to those in developed countries. Our public health system aims to perform 10 biennial screening mammograms in the age group of 50 to 69 years by 2020. Using a dynamic ...
    • Gender, nutritional status and disability free life expectancy among older people in Santiago, Chile 
      Moreno, Ximena; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Lera Marques, Lydia; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara; Angel Badillo, Bárbara Karen; Sánchez, Hugo (Public Library Science, 2018)
      Background This study was aimed to estimate life expectancy (LE), disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) and disabled life expectancy (DLE) among older adults from Santiago, Chile, and to determine the existence of ...
    • Childhood and adolescent phenol and phthalate exposure and the age of menarche in Latina girls 
      Binder, Alexandra M.; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Calafat, Antonia M.; Ye, Xiaoyun; Mericq, Verónica; Pereira Scalabrino, Ana; Michels, Karin B. (BIOMED Central Ltd., 2018)
      Background: The age of menarche has been associated with metabolic and cardiovascular disease, as well as cancer risk. The decline in menarcheal age over the past century may be partially attributable to increased exposure ...
    • Vitamin D deficiency in pediatric clinical practice 
      Cediel, Gustavo; Pacheco Acosta, Johanna; Castillo Durán, Carlos (Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría, 2018)
      Vitamin D research suggests it has a role in disorders other than bone metabolism. Objective: To update the information on vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in pediatric clinical disorders. Methods: Search in virtual ...
    • Patients with fragile X syndrome attending a specialized centre in Chile: parent satisfaction, costs and adherence 
      Faúndes Gómez, Víctor; Salas, Isabel; Correa Burrows, Paulina; Soto Reyes, Paula; Peña, María Ignacia; Pugin, Angela; Bravo, Paulina; Santa María Vásquez, Lorena; Morales, Paulina; Curotto, Bianca; Aliaga, Solange; Alliende, María Angélica (Wiley, 2018)
      The study aim was to evaluate the administration and achievements of a Fragile X syndrome (FXS) centre in Chile. Families with children with FXS who sought care at our centre (CDTSXF) answered a survey to evaluate parent ...
    • Infant Iron deficiency and iron supplementation predict adolescent internalizing, externalizing, and social ... 
      Doom, Jenalee R.; Richards, Blair; Caballero, Gabriela; Delva, Jorge; Gahagan, Sheila; Lozoff, Betsy (Elsevier, 2018)
      Objective To evaluate associations between iron supplementation and iron deficiency in infancy and internalizing, externalizing, and social problems in adolescence. Study design The study is a follow-up of infants as ...
    • 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 ...
    • Effect of a nutrition educational intervention in a work environment 
      Ríos, Natalie; Samudio, Margarita; Paredes, Fabiana; Vio del Río, Fernando Tomás (Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición, 2017)
      The objective is to evaluate a nutrition educational intervention in a work place. This is a quasi-experimental and four-month longitudinal study in 90 participants (44 women and 46 men), average age 29.3 +/- 5.4 years, ...
    • Comparison of fatty acid profiles of dried and raw by products from cultured and wild fishes 
      Rincón Cervera, Miguel Ángel; Villarreal Rubio, María Beatriz; Valenzuela Báez, Rodrigo; Valenzuela Bonomo, Carlos (Wiley, 2017)
      Fish by-products may become alternative sources of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). However, due to the high enzymatic activity in these biological tissues, special care must be taken to prevent ...
    • The role of gender in the association between self rated health and mortality among older adults in Santiago, ... 
      Moreno, Ximena; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Lera Marques, Lydia; Sánchez, Hugo; Fuentes García, Alejandra; Dangour, Alan D. (Public Library Science, 2017)
      Background Previous studies on the role of gender in the association between self-rated health and mortality have shown contrasting results. This study was aimed to determine the importance of gender in the association ...
    • A pharmacologically potentiated stress during lactation alters the hepatic endocannabinoid system in adult ... 
      Llanos Silva, Miguel; Castillo, Valeska A.; Ponzano, Paula A.; Ronco Macchiavello, Ana María (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2017)
    • La dieta sin gluten y los alimentos libres de gluten 
      Estévez, Virginia; Araya, Magdalena (Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, 2016)
      The gluten-free foods global market has significantly grown during the last decade. Gluten-free diet represents the treatment for celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity and wheat allergy. Another group of persons ...
    • Consejería en alimentación, actividad física y tabaco. Instrumento fundamental en la practica profesional 
      Salinas Cubillos, Judith; Bello S., Sergio; Chamorro R., Haydee; González G., Carmen Gloria (Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, 2016)
      The aim of this article was to present an update of the theorical and methodological foundations of counseling and evidence of their effectiveness, relating to the practice of health teams and analyzing future challenges. ...
    • Diferencias de composición corporal y condición física en educadoras de párvulo con normopeso, sobrepeso y ... 
      Zapata Lamana, Rafael; Monsalves Álvarez, Matías; Cigarroa Cuevas, Igor; Castro Sepúlveda, Mauricio; Salazar Rodríguez, Gabriela; Abad Colil, Felipe (Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, 2016)
      Objective: To describe body mass index (BMI), body composition, basal metabolic rate, physical condition and the relationship between them in Chilean kindergarten teachers. Subjects and Methods: 46 teachers (age 39,5 +/- ...
    • Glycated collagen stimulates differentiation of gingival myofibroblasts 
      Retamal, Ignacio N.; Hernández, Romina; Melo, Francisco; Zapata, Paulina; Martínez Winkler, Jorge; Martínez, Constanza; Smith, Patricio C. (American Academy of Periodontology, 2017)
      Background: Glucose-derived metabolites may alter the structure and biologic properties of important proteins in periodontium, such as collagens. As a consequence, it is possible that collagen-binding cells may change their ...
    • Early-life stress promotes alterations in intestinal permeability in juvenile rats 
      Bravo, J.; Astudillo Guerrero, C.; Escobar Luna, J.; Rossi Vargas, G.; Barrera Bugueño, C.; Gotteland, Martín; Julio Pieper, M. (Wiley, 2017)
    • Associations between socioeconomic status, aging and functionality among older women 
      Barrera Acevedo, María Gladys; Cases, Tania; Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Rodríguez, Juan Manuel; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Leiva, Laura (Elsevier, 2017)
      To assess if there is an association between socioeconomic status and quality of life, functional status and markers of aging, we studied 86 women aged 73 7 years, who answered the WHO Qol Bref quality of life survey. Mini ...
    • The contribution of distance education to health promotion in Chile 
      Salinas Cubillos, Judith; Muñoz, Carolina; Albagli, Andrea; Araya, Gloria; Vio del Río, Fernando Tomás (Oxford University Press, 2016)
      The objective of this paper is to present the distance education's contribution to developing health promotion in Chile, through evaluation of a postgraduate certificate program for professionals, and a training course for ...