Browsing by Author "Castillo, Marcela"

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    • Adolescent Metabolic Syndrome Risk Is Increased with Higher Infancy Weight Gain and Decreased with Longer ... 
      Khuc, Kim; Blanco, Estela; Burrows, Raquel; Reyes Jedlicki, Marcela; Castillo, Marcela; Lozoff, Betsy; Gahagan, Sheila (2012)
      Background. Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome is increasing in pediatric age groups worldwide. Meeting the criteria for the metabolic syndrome puts children at risk for later cardiovascular and metabolic disease. ...
    • Breast-feeding and mental and motor development at 5 1/2 years 
      Clark, Katy M.; Castillo, Marcela; Calatroni, Agustín; Walter, Tomas; Cayazzo, Marisol; Pino Zúñiga, Paulina; Lozoff, Betsy (ALLIANCE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP DIVISION ALLEN PRESS, 2006-04)
      Objective: Breast-feeding is associated with better child development outcomes, but uncertainty remains primarily due to the close relationship between breast-feeding and socioeconomic status. This study assesses the issue ...
    • Búsqueda de afecciones genéticas como etiología de déficit intelectual en individuos que asisten a escuelas ... 
      Alliende Rodríguez, María Angélica; Cámpora, Laura; Curotto, Bianca; Toro, Jessica; Valiente, Alf; Castillo, Marcela; Cortés, Fanny; Trigo, César; Alvarado, Cecilia; Silva, Manuel; Carú Marambio, Margarita (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2008-12)
      Mental retardation or intellectual disability affects 2% of the general population, but in 60% to 70% of cases the real cause of this retardation is not known. An early etiologic diagnosis of intellectual disability can ...
    • 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-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. ...