Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos: Recent submissions

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    • Anthropometric characteristics and physical fitness level in relation to body weight status in Chilean ... 
      Cadenas Sánchez, Cristina; Artero, Enrique G.; Concha, Fernando; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara; Kain Berkovic, Juliana (Aula Médica Ediciones, 2015)
      The purpose of this study was to describe anthropometric and physical fitness characteristics of low-income Chilean preschool children and to examine whether weight status influences children's performance on fitness tests. ...
    • Aceites vegetales de uso frecuente en Sudamérica: características y propiedades 
      Durán Agüero, Samuel; Torres García, Jairo; Sanhueza Catalán, Julio (Aula Médica Ediciones, 2015)
      El consumo de aceites vegetales se ha incrementado en las últimas décadas en nuestra sociedad y son parte importante de la dieta en todo el mundo. Sudamérica es un gran productor de diferentes aceites vegetales. La ...
    • The relationship between unhealthy snacking at school and academic outcomes: a population study in Chilean ... 
      Correa Burrows, Paulina; Burrows, Raquel; Orellana Zapata, Yasna; Ivanovic Marincovich, Daniza (Cambridge University Press, 2015)
      Objective: We examined the association between unhealthy snacking at school and academic outcomes in students from the Santiago Metropolitan Region (Chile). Design: Cross-sectional population-based study. Setting: ...
    • DQ2, DQ7 and DQ8 Distribution and Clinical Manifestations in Celiac Cases and Their First-Degree Relatives 
      Araya, Magdalena; Oyarzún, Amaya; Lucero Álvarez, Yalda; Espinosa, Nelly; Pérez Bravo, Francisco (MDPI AG, 2015)
      HLA-linked genes are relevant to celiac disease (CD); the potential genetic differences present worldwide are not fully understood. Previous results suggest that the distribution of HLA-DQ2/DQ7/DQ8 in Chile may differ from ...
    • Transcriptional response of Atlantic salmon families to Piscirickettsia salmonis infection highlights the ... 
      Pulgar Tejo, Rodrigo; Hödar Quiroga, Christian; Travisany, Dante; Zúñiga, Alejandro; Domínguez, Calixto; Maass Sepúlveda, Alejandro; González Canales, Mauricio; Cambiazo Ayala, Verónica (BioMed Central, 2015)
      Background: Piscirickettsiosis or Salmonid Rickettsial Septicaemia (SRS) is a bacterial disease that has a major economic impact on the Chilean salmon farming industry. Despite the fact that Piscirickettsia salmonis has ...
    • Sensibilidad no celíaca al gluten. Una patología más que responde al gluten 
      Navarro, Elizabeth; Araya, Magdalena (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2015)
      Remission of gastrointestinal and general symptoms after gluten withdrawal has been described in some non-celiac individuals for nearly 30 years. Only recently, efforts have been made to define this entity, now referred ...
    • The Use of Probiotics in Pediatric Gastroenterology: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations by ... 
      Cruchet Muñoz, Sylvia; Furnes, Raquel; Maruy, Aldo; Hebel, Eduardo; Palacios, Jorge; Medina, Fernando; Ramírez, Nelson; Orsi, Marina; Rondon, Lysette; Sdepanian, Vera; Xochihua, Luis; Ybarra, Manuel; Zablah, Roberto Arturo (ADIS Int., 2015)
      Objective The stability and composition of intestinal flora plays a vital role in human wellbeing throughout life from as early as birth. Over the past 50 years, several studies have been conducted to evaluate the effect ...
    • Scallop larvae hatcheries as source of bacteria carrying genes encoding for non-enzymatic phenicol resistance 
      Miranda, Claudio D.; Rojas, Rodrigo; Geisse, Julieta; Romero Ormazábal, Jaime; González Rocha, Gerardo (Elsevier, 2015)
      The main aim of the study was to evaluate the role of scallop hatcheries as source of the floR and cmIA genes. A number of 133 and 121 florfenicol-resistant strains were isolated from scallop larval cultures prior to their ...
    • Smart food policies for obesity prevention 
      Hawkes, Corinna; Smith, Trenton G.; Jewell, Jo; Wardle, Jane; Hammond, Ross A.; Friel, Sharon; Thow, Anne Marie; Kain Berkovic, Juliana (Elsevier, 2015)
      Prevention of obesity requires policies that work. In this Series paper, we propose a new way to understand how food policies could be made to work more effectively for obesity prevention. Our approach draws on evidence ...
    • International Regulations of Propolis Quality: Required Assays do not Necessarily Reflect their ... 
      Bridi, Raquel; Montenegro, Gloria; Núñez Quijada, Gabriel; Giordano, Ady; Morán Romero, María Fernanda; Jara Pezoa, Isaac; Speisky Cosoy, Hernán; Atala, Elías; López Alarcón, Camilo (Institute of Food Technologists, 2015)
      Propolis has been proposed as a polyphenolic-rich natural product potentially able to be used for human consumption or even for medicinal proposes. To guarantee a minimum phenolic and flavonoid content and as consequence ...
    • Reduction of serum advanced glycation end-products with a low calorie Mediterranean diet 
      Rodríguez, Juan Manuel; Leiva Balich, Laura; Concha, M. J.; Mizón, C.; Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Barrera Acevedo, Gladys; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Jiménez Jaime, Teresa; Henríquez, Sandra; Uribarri, Jaime; Maza Cave, María Pía de la (Aula Médica Ediciones, 2015)
      Dietary intake of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) increases circulating and tissue levels of these substances, contributing to a state of increased oxidative stress and inflammation. A low dietary AGE intervention ...
    • Effect of calorie restriction on energy expenditure in overweight and obese adult women 
      Jiménez Jaime, Teresa; Leiva Balich, Laura; Barrera Acevedo, Gladys; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Henríquez Parada, Sandra; Rodríguez Silva, Juan; Bunout Barnett, Daniel (Aula Médica Ediciones, 2015)
      Energy expenditure (EE) may decrease in subjects on hypocaloric diets, in amounts that exceed body mass loss, favoring weight regain. Objective: to verify if a short-term caloric restriction lowers Resting Energy ...
    • Disposable Diaper Use Promotes Consolidated Nighttime Sleep and Positive Mother-Infant Interactions in ... 
      Lukowski, Angela F.; Liu, Xicheng; Peirano Campos, Patricio; Odio, Mauricio; Bauer, Patricia J. (American Psychological Association, 2015)
      The emergence of consolidated nighttime sleep and the formation and maintenance of parent-infant relationships are 2 primary developmental achievements of the infancy period. Despite the development of a transactional model ...
    • Transcriptional activation of glutathione pathways and role of glucose homeostasis during copper imbalance 
      Quiroz, Natalia; Rivas, Nicole; Pozo, Talía del; Burkhead, Jason; Suazo Romo, Miriam; González, Mauricio; Latorre, Mauricio (Springer, 2015)
      Copper is an essential micronutrient for organism health. Dietary changes or pathologies linked to this metal induce changes in intracellular glutathione concentrations. Here, we studied the transcriptional activation of ...
    • 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 ...
    • Adiponectin receptor 1 expression in human umbilical artery endothelial cells (HUAEC) from large fetuses ... 
      Muñoz Muñoz, E. C.; Krause, B.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Casanello, P. (WB Sauders Co, 2015)
    • Inactivated E. coli transformed with plasmids that produce dsRNA against infectious salmon anemia virus ... 
      Katherin, García; Ramírez Araya, Sebastián; Díaz, Álvaro; Reyes Cerpa, Sebastián; Espejo Torres, Romilio; Higuera, Gastón; Higuera, Gastón; Romero Ormazábal, Jaime (FRONTIERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION, 2015)
      Infectioussalmonanemiavirus(ISAV)hascausedgreatlossestotheChileansalmonindustry,andthesuccessofpreventionandtreatmentstrategiesisuncertain.TheuseofRNAinterference(RNAi)isapromisingapproachbecauseduringthereplicationcycle ...
    • Hydration status after exercise affect resting metabolic rate and heart rate variability 
      Castro Sepúlveda, Mauricio; Cerda Kohler, Hugo; Pérez Luco, Cristian; Monsalves, Matías; Andrade, David Cristobal; Hermann, Zbinden Foncea; Báez San Martín, Eduardo; Ramírez Campillo, Rodrigo (AULA MEDICA EDICIONES, C/ISABEL COLBRAND, 2015)
      Introduction: Heart rate variability and resting metabolic rate are commonly to assess athlete's physiological status and energy requirements. Exercise-induced dehydration can reach up to 5% of body mass per hour. Consequently, ...
    • Risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in poultry and beef 
      Foerster, Claudia; Figueroa Gronemeyer, Guillermo; Evers, Eric (Emerald, 2015)
      Purpose – A quantitative microbiological risk assessment (QMRA) was developed to estimate the probability of getting listeriosis as a consequence of chicken and beef consumption in Chile. The paper aims to discuss these ...
    • Evaluation of simple body composition methods: assessment of validity in prepubertal Chilean children 
      Aguirre, C. A.; Salazar, G. D.; Lopez de Romaña, D. V.; Kain Berkovic, Juliana; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Natura Publishing Group, 2015)
      BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the validity of body fatness estimations based on skinfolds and bioelectrical iImpedance analyses (BIA) measurements compared to a three-component model (3C model) ...