Book Review: Nutritional Adequacy, Nutrient Availability and Needs

The Mediterranean Diet and Nutritional Adequacy: A Review

The Mediterranean dietary pattern, through a healthy profile of fat intake, low proportion of carbohydrate, low glycemic index, high content of dietary fiber, antioxidant compounds, and anti-inflammatory effects, reduces the risk of certain pathologies, such as cancer or Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). Nutritional adequacy is the comparison between the nutrient requirement and the intake of a cer...

Nutritional status and adequacy of energy and nutrient intakes among heart failure patients.

SUMMARY Increased knowledge about nutritional status and energy and nutrient intakes is required to improve the treatment of patients with heart failure (HF). OBJECTIVES To verify the nutritional status and evaluate the adequacy of energy, macronutrient and micronutrient intakes in patients with HF in outpatient clinical settings. METHODS We collected anthropometric and habitual dietary int...

Book Availability Announcement

John Wiley & Sons has announced the availability of the Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation, Second Edition. The senior editor is John G. Webster and one of the associate editors is Edward S. (Ned) Sternick; a medical physicist with numerous years of experience in the field. The unusual approach of announcing the availability of the six volume reference rather than reviewing it ...

Nutrient Intake and Adequacy of Batswana Elderly

Nutrient adequacy in Spanish children and adolescents.

The nutritional intakes of the Spanish child and adolescent population are presented, as well as the population at risk of inadequate nutrient status. A random sample of 3534 people aged 2-24 years were interviewed between 1998 and 2000. Interviews included two 24 h recalls and a general questionnaire and anthropometric evaluations for the entire sample. After excluding under-reporters (18.7 %)...