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    • Association between prepregnancy obesity and metabolic risk in chilean premenopausal women 10 y postpartum 
      Garmendia Miguel, María Luisa; Zamudio Cañas, Carolina; Araya Bannout, Marcela; Kain Berkovic, Juliana (Elsevier, 2017-06)
      Objectives: One of every four pregnant women in Chile is obese. Gestational obesity is associated with maternal metabolic complications in pregnancy (e.g., gestational diabetes, preeclampsia), but to our knowledge, there ...
    • Bacteriophages in the control of pathogenic vibrios 
      Plaza, Nicolás; Castillo, Daniel; Pérez Reytor, Diliana; Higuera Guajardo, Gastón; García, Katherine; Bastias, Roberto (Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 2018)
      Vibrios are common inhabitants of marine and estuarine environments. Some of them can be pathogenic to humans and/or marine animals using a broad repertory of virulence factors. Lately, several reports have indicated that ...
    • 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 ...
    • Reference values of hand grip dynamometry and the relationship between low strength and mortality in older Chileans 
      Lera Marques, Lydia; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara; Márquez Jara, Carlos; Angel Badillo, Bárbara Karen; Saguez, Rodrigo; Sánchez, Hugo (Dove Medical Press, 2018)
      Aim: This study was aimed to set reference values of hand-grip strength by age and sex and validate cut points for risk of functional limitation and mortality in older Chileans. Methods: This was a pooled analysis of ...
    • Chile's 2014 sugar-sweetened beverage tax and changes in prices and purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages: ... 
      Caro, Juan Carlos; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Reyes Jedlicki, Marcela; Silva, Andrés; Popkin, Barry; Taillie, Lindsey Smith (Public Library Science, 2018)
      Background On October 1, 2014, the Chilean government modified its previous sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax, increasing the tax rate from 13% to 18% on industrialized beverages with high levels of sugar (H-SSBs) ...
    • 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 ...
    • Effect of various calcium salts on non-heme iron bioavailability in fasted women of childbearing age 
      Candia, Valeria; Ríos Castillo, Israel; Carrera Gil, Frank; Vizcarra, Berta; Olivares, Manuel; Chaniotakis, Sotiris; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando (Elsevier, 2018)
      Introduction: Micronutrient deficiencies are one of the most important public health issues worldwide and iron (Fe) deficiency anemia is the most prevalent micronutrient deficiency. Iron deficiency often coexists with ...
    • Deletion of the miR172 target site in a TOE-type gene is a strong candidate variant for dominant double-flower ... 
      Gattolin, Stefano; Cirilli, Marco; Pacheco Cruz, Igor; Ciacciulli, Angelo; Da Silva Linge, Cassia; Mauroux, Jehan Baptiste; Lambert, Patrick; Cammarata, Elia; Bassi, Daniele; Pascal, Thierry; Rossini, Laura (Blackwell, 2018)
      Double flowers with supernumerary petals have been selected by humans for their attractive appearance and commercial value in several ornamental plants, including Prunus persica (peach), a recognized model for Rosaceae ...
    • Preparation and characterization of iron-alginate beads with some types of iron used in supplementation and ... 
      Churio, Osmaly; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Valenzuela Venegas, Carolina (Elsevier, 2018)
      Our work aimed to develop and characterize different alginate beads with either non-heme iron or a blend of heme/non-heme iron. We chose non-heme iron salts such as ferrous sulfate (FS), ferrous ammonium sulfate (FAS), ...
    • Cetobacterium is a major component of the microbiome of giant amazonian fish (Arapaima gigas) in Ecuador 
      Ramírez Saavedra, Carolina; Coronado, Jaime; Silva, Arturo; Romero Ormazábal, Jaime (MDPI, 2018)
      Arapaima gigas is a large air-breathing fish found in Amazonian rivers, a characteristic that gives this species an advantage in oxygen-deprived waters. It shows high potential for aquaculture in the Amazon region due ...
    • The role of fur in the transcriptional and Iron homeostatic response of Enterococcus faecalis 
      Latorre Mora, Mauricio; Quenti, Daniela; Travisany, Dante; Singh, Kavindra V.; Murray, Barbara E.; Maass Sepúlveda, Alejandro; Cambiazo Ayala, Verónica (Frontiers Media, 2018)
      The ferric uptake regulator (Fur) plays a major role in controlling the expression of iron homeostasis genes in bacterial organisms. In this work, we fully characterized the capacity of Fur to reconfigure the global ...
    • Association between zinc nutritional status and glycemic control in individuals with well-controlled type-2 ... 
      Pérez Bazán, Álvaro; Arenas Rojas, Pamela; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Pérez Bravo, Francisco; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza Escobar, Jorge; Galgani, José E.; Gilmore, L. Anne; Ruz Ortiz, Manuel (Elsevier, 2018)
      Background/objective: Interest in healthy properties of food and nutrients as co-adjuvant in type-2 diabetes therapy has increased in recent years. Zinc supplementation trials have shown improvements in glycemic control in ...
    • Review shows that parental reassurance and nutritional advice help to optimise the management of functional ... 
      Salvatore, Silvia; Abkari, Abdelhak; Cai, Wei; Catto-Smith, Anthony; Cruchet Muñoz, Sylvia; Gottrand, Frederic; Hegar, Badriul; Lifschitz, Carlos; Ludwig, Thomas; Shah, Neil; Staiano, Annamaria; Szajewska, Hania; Treepongkaruna, Suporn; Vandenplas, Yvan (Blackwell, 2018)
      Aim: Regurgitation, infantile colic and functional constipation are common functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) during infancy. Our aim was to carry out a concise review of the literature, evaluate the impact of ...
    • Process of developing text messages on healthy eating and physical activity for Chilean mothers with ... 
      Parra, Solange; Ortega, Alejandra; Kanter, Rebecca; Kain Berkovic, Juliana (Taylor and Francis, 2018)
      Background: Chile has a very high prevalence of childhood obesity; 25% among 4-5y olds. Numerous school-based strategies have been implemented with no lasting improvement. Given that parents are key in obesity prevention ...
    • Universal Recommendations for the Management of Acute Diarrhea in Nonmalnourished Children 
      Guarino, Alfredo; Lo Vecchio, Andrea; Amil Dias, Jorge; Berkley, James A.; Boey, Chris; Bruzzese, Dario; Cohen, Mitchell B.; Cruchet Muñoz, Sylvia; Liguoro, Ilaria; Salazar Lindo, Eduardo; Sandhu, Bhupinder; Sherman, Philip M.; Shimizu, Toshiaki (Lippincott Williams, 2018)
      Objective: Despite a substantial consistency in recommendations for the management of children with acute gastroenteritis (AGE), a high variability in clinical practice and a high rate of inappropriate medical interventions ...
    • Gestational weight gain recommendations for Chilean women: a mathematical optimization approach 
      Garmendia Miguel, María Luisa; Matus, O.; Mondschein, S.; Kusanovic, J. P. (Elsevier, 2018)
      Objectives: We examined if the guidelines for gestational weight gain (GWG) proposed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) are the most suitable for Chilean women. Study design: Secondary analysis of records of single ...
    • The double burden of malnutrition among adolescents: Analysis of data from the Global School-Based Student ... 
      Caleyachetty, Rishi; Thomas, G. N.; Kengne, Andre P.; Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin B.; Schilsky, Samantha; Khodabocus, Juneida; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (Oxford University Press, 2018)
      Background: Adults and young children in countries experiencing the nutrition transition are known to be affected simultaneously by undernutrition and overnutrition. Adolescence is a critical period for growth and development. ...
    • In preschool children, physical activity during school time can significantly increase by intensifying ... 
      Kain Berkovic, Juliana; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara; Soto Sánchez, Johana; Concha, Fernando (BioMed Central, 2018)
      Objectives: After categorizing preschool children into “active and low active” according to their moderate and vigor‑ ous physical activity (MVPA) in PE classes (PE), we compared these two groups within each sex and by ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...