OBJECTIVE To investigate the nutritional status of children referred by a primary care center to the Nutritional Surveillance Program (Prá-Crescer), and to follow up children at risk in a health district of Porto Alegre. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted with 674 children, aged between 6 and 59 months, referred to the Prá-Crescer Program. Height-for-age, weight-for-height and...

abstract soil quality evaluation is an essential issue in soil management for agriculture and natural resource protection. soil quality indices are useful tools for determination and comparison of soils quality. using of principle component analysis in this study we selected 6 important properties as a soil quality minimum data set (mds) among 18 soil properties (tds). then, soil quality of agr...

UNLABELLED Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic multisystem autoimmune disease which involves the gastrointestinal tract in about 90% of cases. It may contribute to nutritional deterioration. OBJECTIVE To assess whether the application of a nutritional support protocol to these patients could improve their nutritional status and quality of life. METHODS Single center prospective study, per...

ABSTRACT Dietary patterns influence gut microbiota composition. To date, there has not been an assessment of diet and in Veterans, who have a history unique environmental exposures, including military deployment, that may associations between microbiota. Our aim was to characterise Veteran habitual dietary intake quality, evaluate correlations We administered Food Frequency Questionnaires (FFQs...

BACKGROUND Cancer patients frequently experience malnutrition and this is an important factor in impaired quality of life. OBJECTIVE This cross-sectional study examined the association between global quality of life and its various subscales with nutritional status among 61 (33 females and 28 males) advanced cancer patients cared for by selected hospices in peninsular Malaysia. METHODS The ...

Conventional indicators - weight-for-age, height-for-age, weight-for-height and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) reflect different facets of the nutritional status. Weight-for-age is the most commonly used indicator. When used individually or in combination, conventional indices fail to depict the overall magnitude of undernutrition in the population. Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure...

background: malnutrition is an important factor in the survival of critically ill patients. the purpose of the present study was to assess the nutritional status of patients in the intensive care unit (icu) on the days of admission and discharge via a detailed nutritional assessment.  methods: totally, 125 patients were followed up from admission to discharge at 8icus in shiraz, iran. the patie...