nutritional status during adolescence plays an important role in human lifecycle. the aim of this study was nutritional status and dietary intake among adolescent girls. in a cross sectional study, using two stage cluster sampling 256 adolescent girls were randomly selected from 8 semnan secondary schools. weight and height were measured and body mass index (bmi) was calculated. in adolescents,...

conclusions the present study revealed different degrees of malnutrition among drug addicts with multiple deficiencies in both macro- and micronutrients. results the mean age, body weight, height, and bmi were 34.4 ± 9.7 years, 63.1 ± 10.1 kg, 171.1 ± 11.6 cm, and 21.8 ± 4.4 kg/m², respectively. according to the percentile status of the bmis, the results showed that 35.2%, 20.4%, 37%, and 7.4% ...

background: patients knowledge and perceptions from hypertension and related nutrition as a central factor has important role in hypertension controlling. this study aimed to determine relationship between illness perceptions and nutritional knowledge with eating behaviors on rural hypertensive patients. methods: in a cross-sectional study, 671 hypertensive patients were selected as a multi-sta...

PURPOSE To investigate in cancer patients referred for radiotherapy (RT): (1) quality of life (QoL), nutritional status and nutrient intake, at the onset and at the end of RT; (2) whether individualised nutritional counselling, despite symptoms, was able to enhance nutrient intake over time and whether the latter influenced the patient's QoL; and (3) which symptoms may anticipate poorer QoL and...

OBJECTIVE To examine oral nutritional intake in the perioperative phase in elderly hip fracture patients treated according to a well-defined multi-modal rehabilitation program, including unselected oral nutritional supplementation, and to identify independent risk factors for insufficient nutritional intake. DESIGN Prospective, descriptive. SETTING A specialised hip fracture unit at the dep...

Nutrient density, the vitamin or mineral content of a food or diet per unit energy, has long been a useful concept in the nutritional sciences. However, few nutritionists have applied the idea in quantitative, population-based nutrition planning and assessment. This paper discusses the conceptual issues related to the calculation of a nutrient density value that, if consumed, should meet the nu...

The measurement of habitual food and energy intake in man is one of the hardest tasks a physiologist can undertake. There are three basic problems: firstly, the accurate determination of the subject’s customary intake; secondly, the conversion of this information to energy and nutrient intakes; and, thirdly, the length of time food intake should be measured before the information obtained can b...

objectives: this study was designed to assess nutritional and biochemical factor of magnesium in postmenopausal osteoporotic women. methods & materials: the population of this analytical cross- sectional study, was 60 postmenopausal osteoporotic women ,referred to rheumateology clinic of tabriz. nutritional intake was determined by 3 day food recall and food frequency questionnaire، individual ...

OBJECTIVE Adequate dietary intake is crucial for optimum training and performance of athletes. There is almost no available information related to dietary practices among Omani athletes, especially during the competition. This study aimed to assess the nutritional practices (nutritional knowledge, eating habits and daily nutrients intake) among Omani male handball athletes in Muscat city, Oman....