Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos: Recent submissions

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    • Inequalities in health. Adult mortality in communities of Metropolitan Santiago 
      Sánchez R., Hugo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2004-04)
      Background: In the last decade, Chile achieve a significant reduction in poverty, however income distribution still shows inequalities. The richest 10% of the population perceived 46% of total income. Aim: To study the ...
    • Validation of a screening test for age associated cognitive impairment, in Chile 
      Quiroga, Pilar; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Klaasen, Gonzalo (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2004-04)
      Background: The real prevalence of dementia in a given population must be determined through prevalence studies, using validated screening tests. Aim: To validate and determine cutoff points for a cognitive impairment ...
    • Estado nutricional y resistencia aeróbica en escolares de educación básica: línea base de un proyecto de ... 
      Kain Berkovic, Juliana; Olivares Cortés, Sonia; Romo M., Marcela; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara; Vio del Río, Fernando Tomás; Cerda Rioseco, Ricardo; González P., Rosa; Giadalah Astudillo, Francisco Antonio; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2004-11)
      Background: The Chilean Ministry of Health has developed a health promotion program called "Vida Chile" whose aim is to target risk factors for chronic diseases. To achieve this, school-based initiatives in nutrition and ...
    • Folic acid fortification of wheat flour: Chile 
      Hertrampf, Eva; Cortés, Fanny (INT LIFE SCIENCES INST NORTH AMERICA, 2004-06)
      Neural tube defects (open spina bifida, anencephaly, and encephalocele) represent the first congenital malformations to be preventable through public health measures such as supplementation and/or food fortification with ...
    • EGF receptor transactivation by urokinase receptor stimulus through a mechanism involving Src and matrix ... 
      Guerrero, Javier; Santibáñez, Juan Francisco; González, Alfonso; Martínez, Jorge (ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 2004-01-01)
      Urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are ubiquitous receptors involved in the control of a variety of cellular processes frequently found altered in cancer cells. ...
    • Bioavailability of elemental iron powder in white wheat bread 
      Walter, Tomas; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Abrams, Steven A.; Boy, Erick (NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2004-03)
      Objective: Iron fortification of wheat flour is widely used. In most cases, elemental iron powders are utilized as fortificants due to their lower cost and few, if any, sensory problems. However, their bioavailability is ...
    • Prevalence of type 2 diabetes and obesity in two Chilean aboriginal populations living in urban zones 
      Carrasco Piña, Elena; Pérez Bravo, Francisco; Ángel Badillo, Bárbara; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Santos, José Luis; Larenas Y., Gladys; Montalvo V., Domingo (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2004-10)
      Background: The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors is increasing in aboriginal populations in Chile. Aim: To study the prevalence of obesity, type 2 diabetes and serum lipids in two aboriginal populations, Mapuche ...
    • Efecto residual del ejercicio de fuerza muscular en la prevención secundaria de la obesidad infantil 
      Vásquez Vergara, Fabián; Díaz Bustos, Erik; Lera Marques, Lydia; Meza, Jorge; Salas, Isabel; Rojas Moncada, Pamela; Atalah Samur, Eduardo; Burrows, Raquel (2013)
      Introducción: La elevada prevalencia de la obesidad en escolares chilenos (23,1%), hace necesario la aplicación de intervenciones que incorporen el ejercicio físico de fuerza muscular, pues éste muestra gran eficacia ...