Hyperglycemia and oxidative stress are conditions directly related to the metabolic syndrome (MetS), whose prevalence is increasing worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a new weight-loss dietary pattern on improving the oxidative stress status on patients suffering MetS with hyperglycemia. Seventy-nine volunteers were randomly assigned to two low-calorie diets (-30% Ener...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effect of Kangaroo mother care (KMC) and conventional methods of care (CMC) on growth in LBW babies (> 2000 g). STUDY DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING Level III NICU of a teaching institution in western India. SUBJECTS 206 neonates with birth weight < 2000 g. INTERVENTION The subjects were randomized into two groups: the intervention group (KMC-103) r...

AIMS To test whether communicating cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk using a novel risk assessment tool (Heart Age) will be able to motivate a population to adopt healthier lifestyles and improve CVD risk profile over the use of a traditional percentage-based tool. METHODS A single-blind randomized intervention study was carried out in a Caucasian population. A total of 3153 subjects were ra...

Enterobius vermicularis infection is considered as one of the important causes anaemia and malnutrition among children. This topic has recently received an increased amount attention. The objective this study to evaluate demographical, anthropometrical, nutritional, haematological status E. was conducted in Al Diwaniyah province, south Iraq, for period October 2020 end January 2021. included 12...

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) seems to worsen metabolism. This effect has not been evaluated in morbid obesity (MO). We hypothesised that the metabolic profile is more impaired in MO patients with OSA than in those without, and investigated whether any specific metabolic dysfunction is related to OSA in MO. A prospective multicentre cross-sectional study was conducted in consecutive subjects b...

Poor nutritional status is a common problem among ovarian cancer patients. In order to detect changes in nutritional status and body composition this study investigates anthropometrical and biochemical parameters among these patients. This study included women with ovarian cancer and woman without cancer. Body composition was assessed by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), anthropometricall...

OBJECTIVES To examine the effects of β(3)-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphism on body weight change during a weight reduction program for middle-aged, overweight women with careful consideration of their energy intake and expenditure. METHODS DESIGN Intervention study of weight reduction for 12 weeks in a community setting. SUBJECTS Eighty overweight middle-aged women who completed the...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Several neuromotor disorders share exclusive, although often overlooked, nutritional problems. The objective of this study is therefore to delineate the frequency of malnutrition, evaluate the effectiveness of nutritional care, and identify issues needing to be possibly strengthened when caring for these patients into a general pediatrics department. PATIENTS AND METHODS T...

RATIONALE Experimental studies have shown a potential blood pressure (BP) lowering effect of red wine polyphenols, whereas the effects of ethanol and polyphenols on BP in humans are not yet clear. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present work was to evaluate the effects of red wine fractions (alcoholic and nonalcoholic) on BP and plasma nitric oxide (NO) in subjects at high cardiovascular risk. MET...