Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of elderly by use of the Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) tol and to compare the MNA scores with socioeconomic variables. Methods: 400 elderly males and elderly females were selected from Nagpur city, Maharashtra, India. The information on socio-demographic attributes of elderly was recorded. Nutritional status was assessed using M...

Introduction. Adequate nutrition combined with physical activity is the foundation of a healthy lifestyle. Recreational sportspersons should know how to adjust their in order benefit health. The aim study was assess nutritional knowledge recreationally active people and influence BMI gender on level knowledge. Material methods. conducted use 200 participants aged 15-55 years living city Katowic...

BACKGROUND the Mini Nutritional Assessment is a validated clinical tool for the assessment of nutritional status in older people. Moderate to severe malnutrition is common in elderly patients in hospital and is associated with a poor outcome. OBJECTIVES to determine whether the Mini Nutritional Assessment can predict the outcome of hospital stay in older individuals. SETTING a tertiary-care...

BACKGROUND Nutritional status assessment and support should be considered a valuable measure within the overall oncology strategy. Despite extensive research in the field of clinical nutrition, definite guidelines to base rational nutritional assessment and support in cancer patients are still debated. This review examines different approaches to nutritional status in cancer patients. DESIGN ...

Introduction: Nutrition is an important determinant of health in the elderly. Older people are more susceptible to malnutrition that leaves adverse effects on their health. This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of the community-dwelling elderly in Tabriz City.   Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among non- institutionalized older people in Tabriz, Iran. A to...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is mostly recognized for its pulmonary morbidity, but the earliest manifestations of the disease are related to its gastrointestinal and nutritional derangements. Destruction of acinar pancreatic tissue, pancreatic ductular obstruction, and lack of enzymatic activity lead to malabsorption (particularly of fats), diarrhea, and failure to thrive. A minority of CF patients car...

The aims of this paper were to evaluate the nutritional status of children orphaned by aids or homicides in the city of São Paulo and to estimate the association of nutritional indexes with orphanhood-related variables. The study was a household survey carried out between 2006 and 2007. We sampled 484 children representative of São Paulo, 5-14 years old who lost either or both of their parents ...