OBJECTIVE Procalcitonin is useful for the diagnosis of sepsis, but its prognostic value regarding mortality is unclear. Our objective was to determine the prognostic value of procalcitonin determined at the onset of sepsis, and to compare it with other markers of inflammatory response, malnutrition and organ dysfunction data. METHODS We studied 253 hospitalized patients (146 men, 107 women) w...

The nutritional significance of enzymatic inhibitors which modify the action of enzymes acting in the digestive tract has not been heretofore studied, although the possibilities of such significance have been mentioned in some of the recent publications upon naturally occurring inhibitors (l-3). It has been suggested that they may be of importance in bacterial nutrition also (4, 5). It has been...

to physicians, meat is considered as the best nutrition because it includes rich protein that is necessary for the construction of body cells and tissues. also meat is regarded as the basic food meeting the nutritional and therapeutic needs of human beings. meat, because of containing the high nutritional value, has been a good indicator of economic growth and social welfare of communities. var...

The sensorial qualities, the nutritional value, and the large amount of vitamins of the avocado justify the expansion of the fruit consumption. The nutritional value of avocado is due to its high lipidic (8.4%) and proteic (1.2%) contents, which may reach 30% of its pulp. Due to its chemical composition it also becomes appropriate for industrial purposes (CANTO; SANTOS; TRAVAGLIN, 1980; TANGO; ...

The results and conclusions of well design nutrition studies, using the appropriate methods to achieve the intended aims with the best validity and precision possible are of great value for nutritional, food and toxicological surveillance systems; also in the planning, follow-up and evaluation of nutrition and health policies and providing high value information for the formulation of recommend...

The first rule of supplementation is to use supplements only if needed and when they will enhance the nutritional value of the base forage. Protein supplementation can increase the intake and nutritional value of low quality forages. Grain-based energy supplements that are high in starch and low in protein have a negative effect on forage intake and digestibility. To determine the most cost-eff...

Interest in the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables has been increasing, in part because of recent findings on the high level of obesity and other diet-related health problems in children and in part because of increased federal support of programs funding consumption of fresh and processed fruit and vegetable products. The following discussion is based in part on a review by Rickman et ...

BACKGROUND Prognostic nutritional index has been shown to be a prognostic marker for various solid tumors. However, few studies have investigated the impact of the prognostic nutritional index on survival of patients with breast cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the prognostic nutritional index on the long-term outcomes in patients with breast cancer. METHODS This...

Food and sex often go hand in hand because of the nutritional cost of reproduction. For Drosophila melanogaster females, this relationship is especially intimate because their offspring develop on food. Since yeast and sugars are important nutritional pillars for Drosophila, availability of these foods should inform female reproductive behaviours. Yet mechanisms coupling food and sex are poorly...