Quinoa cultivation has been expanded around the world in the last decade and is considered an exceptional crop with the potential of contributing to food security worldwide. The exceptional nutritional value of quinoa seeds relies on their high protein content, their amino acid profile that includes a good balance of essential amino acids, the mineral composition and the presence of antioxidant...

INTRODUCTION In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the loss of body cell mass is observed, known as rheumatoid cachexia. Cachexia is associated with increased morbidity and premature mortality of RA patients. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to assess the effect of chronic inflammation and disease activity on nutritional status in RA patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS In 140 patients w...

AIM Determination of the optimal nutritional parameter to provide useful information for the individual patient and assessing the impact of nutritional status have on the prognosis of head and neck cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS Firstly a retrospective study analysed the outcome of 110 patients in relation to initial weight loss and weight loss at the end of radiotherapy. A second study investi...

Professor Bell, Ladies and Gentlemen : The great pleasure I had anticipated in responding to the invitation of The British Nutrition Society and the University of London to address this audience has been dimmed by the passing from among us, just days past, of Mr Alfred Bacharach. The American Institute of Nutrition extends its sympathy to its sister society on the loss of one of its distinguish...

AIM The aim of this study was to compare the nutritional biochemical parameters, prealbumin levels, and bioimpedance analysis parameters of adult and elderly hemodialysis (HD) patients. METHODS This prospective cross-sectional study included 50 adult HD patients (42.0 % female). Nutritional status was assessed by post-dialysis multifrequency bioimpedance analysis (BIA), serum prealbumin and o...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Little is known about the nutritional status of critically ill children during hospitalisation in and after discharge from an intensive care unit. We set up a prospective, observational study to evaluate the nutritional status of children in an intensive care unit from admission up to 6 months after discharge. A secondary aim was identifying patient characteristics that influe...

UNLABELLED Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic multisystem autoimmune disease which involves the gastrointestinal tract in about 90% of cases. It may contribute to nutritional deterioration. OBJECTIVE To assess whether the application of a nutritional support protocol to these patients could improve their nutritional status and quality of life. METHODS Single center prospective study, per...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to perform a nutritional assessment of acute kidney injury patients and to identify the relationship between nutritional markers and outcomes. METHOD This was a prospective and observational study. Patients who were hospitalized at the Hospital of Botucatu School of Medicine were evaluated between January 2009 and December 2011. We evaluated a total o...

OBJECTIVE To update the system for nutritional screening. The high prevalence of nutritional unstability that causes the Clinical Undernutrition (CU), especially within the hospitals and assisted residencies, makes it necessary to use screening tools for the constant control of undernutrition to combat it during its development. CU is not so much due to a nutritional deficiency but to the illne...

OBJECTIVE Advances in surgical techniques and management of arthroplasty patients have contributed to a significant reduction in surgical complication rates. Preoperative nutritional status has a significant impact on surgical outcome. Studies have reported improved outcomes in burn and hip fracture patients receiving nutritional supplementation during their recoveries. Our objective was to ass...