This paper reviews the scientific knowledge about protein-energy and micronutrient malnutrition in the context of Chagas disease, especially in experimental models. The search of articles was conducted using the electronic databases of SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online), PubMed and MEDLINE published between 1960 and March 2010. It was possible to verify that nutritional deficiencies ...

A higher fat content in the diet could be an advantage for preventing malnutrition among older adults. However, there is sparse scientific evidence to determine the optimal fat intake among older adults. This prospective cohort study examined whether a high energy intake of dietary fat among middle-aged and older adults is associated with the risk of malnutrition 10 years later. The study popul...

Leptin is an important signal in metabolic/endocrine adaptation to prolonged nutritional deprivation. This cross-sectional study was performed to determine alterations associated with protein-energy malnutrition in serum levels of leptin and classical nutritional markers. Forty-two children with protein-energy malnutrition was classified according to Gomez and 21 healthy controls were recruited...

In Table 4, there are errors in the " Vegans (n = 21) " column for rows " Iodine (μg/L) 4 " and " Selenium (μmol/L). " The publisher apologizes for the errors. Please see the corrected Table 4 here. open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original autho...