The energy expenditure and hence energy requirements of 12 young Chinese gymnasts attending a specialized school in Beijing were assessed. Total energy expenditure was measured using the doubly labeled water technique and this, in conjunction with measures of basal metabolic rate (BMR), allows the calculation of a physical activity level (PAL). Mean PAL value for the gymnasts was 1.98, which is...

INTRODUCTION Fasting in the night before elective surgery has been established to prevent pulmonary complications, vomiting, regurgitation and aspiration of gastric contents. The year of 2005 was developed the project ACERTO. It consists in a multidisciplinary team that aims to recover the surgical patient by administering two our six hours before surgery, a carbohydrate-rich beverage (12.5% de...

Obesity is a worldwide problem, and Malta is no exception. In Malta, a Foundation was established to address weight problems amongst the population, and this initiative included the opening in 2014 of an 8-week residential programme for morbidly obese patients. This multidisciplinary programme is managed and coordinated by a team consisting of doctors, psychiatrists, nurses, physiotherapist, ps...

A little over 2 years ago the Nutrition Society held a symposium on the ‘Regulation of Energy Balance’. Many of the papers were of interest, but not of much relevance to the understanding of energy balance in normal individuals, particularly in children. Before dealing with the proper subject matter of this presentation, it might be useful to consider some of the points raised by one of the pap...

The aim of this study is to determine knowledge, attitude and practice of Iranian households and health staff on nutrition at province level. The sampling method in NUTRIKAP survey for households in each province is single-stage cluster sampling and the size of clusters is equal. The sampling method for health staff in each province is stratified random sampling. Samples are selected from physi...

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY VIENNA ISBN 978–92–0–127710–7 ISSN 2075–3772 This publication was developed by an international group of experts as an integral part of the IAEA’s efforts to contribute to the transfer of technology and capacity building in the use of nuclear and isotopic techniques to assist Member States in their efforts to improve the nutrition and health of infants and you...

It is the purpose of this paper to draw the attention of nutritionists, medical men, and epidemiologists to the wide variations that are to be found in the trace element concentrations in various vegetables. The concentrations in vegetables may vary widely depending on where they are grown. Furthermore, vegetables differ among themselves in their ability to incorporate specific elements from th...

The goals of manual-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and nutritional counseling for eating disorders are similar, namely, eliminating dysfunctional patterns of eating. Modifying these behaviors requires specific therapeutic expertise in the principles and procedures of behavior change that is not typically part of the training of nutritionists and dieticians or mental health professiona...

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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and chronic drug abuse both compromise nutritional status. For individuals with both disorders, the combined effects on wasting, the nutritional consequence that is most closely linked to mortality, appear to be synergistic. Substance abuse clinicians can improve and extend patients' lives by recommending healthy diets; observing and assessing for fo...