BACKGROUND Vietnamese Living Standard Surveys showed that the rate of overweight and obese in Vietnamese adults doubled between 1992 and 2002, from 2% to 5.5%, respectively with no significant difference in the proportions of overweight/obesity between men and women. OBJECTIVES Considering the increasing public health concern over the double burden of malnutrition in Vietnam, we investigated ...

With the exceptions of folate for prevention of birth defects and calcium for prevention of bone disease, currently there is no evidence of benefit from vitamin or mineral supplementation in diabetic patients without underlying deficiencies. Given the recent revelations about antioxidant vitamins, it is prudent to refrain from using vitamin E, vitamin C, or vitamin A in excess of the Dietary Re...

Nutrition impairment commonly occurs in patients with heart failure and affects disease progression. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies are associated with early mortality, particularly in patients classified as cachectic. Guideline-based therapies approved for heart failure, such as loop diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers, aldosterone antagonist...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies in children with intestinal failure as they transitioned from parenteral nutrition (PN) to enteral nutrition (EN). STUDY DESIGN We reviewed medical records of all patients with severe intestinal failure treated from 1999 to 2008 at a multidisciplinary intestinal rehabilitation program who had undergone micronutrient biochemic...

BACKGROUND Bariatric surgery has been proven the most effective treatment of morbid obesity, but micronutrient deficiency following bariatric surgery is a major concern. Increasing evidence points to a generally poor micronutrient status in obese subjects. METHODS We assessed micronutrient status in 232 morbidly obese subjects (BMI > or = 35 kg/m(2)) prior to bariatric surgery. Serum albumin,...

A meeting of concerned scientists, health officials, and policy makers was convened in February, 1992, at the Rockefeller Study and Conference Center in Bellagio, Italy, in response to recent calls to control or eliminate Vitamin A deficiency worldwide. The group was commissioned to explore the role of vitamin A status of child health in developing countries, to draw some conclusions, and to c...

BACKGROUND Although morbid obesity is related to excess of energy and macronutrient intake, it does not rule out the presence of micronutrient deficiencies. The aim of this study was to evaluate food intake and the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies in a group of morbidly obese women seeking bariatric surgery. METHODS A total of 103 morbidly obese women were studied prior to bariatric s...

This study was conducted to assess deficiencies in iron, folic acid and Vitamin B12 as well as nutritional status in a sample of school-age children in Turkey. The study was conducted on 172 children (boys: 80; girls: 92) aged 6 to 13 years from two different primary schools in the capital city of Turkey, Ankara. Data were obtained on children anthropometry, 24 dietary recalls, hematological an...

Public health recommendations encourage the selection of a balanced diet and increasing physical activity to foster health and well-being. Whereas the adverse effects of restricted intakes of protein, fat, and carbohydrate on physical performance are well known, there is limited information about the impact of low intakes of vitamins and minerals on the exercise capacity and performance of huma...

Chronic atrophic autoimmune gastritis (CAAG) is an organ-specific autoimmune disease characterized by an immune response, which is directed towards the parietal cells and intrinsic factor of the gastric body and fundus and leads to hypochlorhydria, hypergastrinemia and inadequate production of the intrinsic factor. As a result, the stomach's secretion of essential substances, such as hydrochlor...