Total parenteral nutrition or TPN is perhaps one of the most exciting technique$ that has come a-long in the last few years. TPN can be defined as the delivery of sufficient nutrition via the intra venous route to maintain an ana­bolic state in a patient without any oral intake over an extended period of time.  The limit'ation of fulfatling the patient's nutri­tional requiremetlt by 5% or 10% ...

background   lipoprotein lipase activity can be increased by clofibrate. clofibrate is used to reduce serum triglyceride level in adults. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of clofibrate on serum triglyceride and cholesterol level after administration of intravenous lipid in very low birth weight neonates. method in a randomized double blind placebo – controlled study, 60 very lo...

BACKGROUND In adults, lower numeracy is associated with poorer nutrition label comprehension and higher BMI. It remains unclear whether parental numeracy also impacts children's body weight. PURPOSE We examined the relationship between parental numeracy and children's BMI z-scores and analyzed whether weight-related numerical information processing skills-specifically, portion-size estimation...

OBJECTIVES This study sought to provide an intermediate impact assessment of the nutrition intervention Petits cuistots--parents en réseaux (Little Cooks--Parental Networks) on: 1) knowledge, attitude, capacity and experience with regard to nutrition, diet and cookery, and 2) parental and/or family participation in school. PARTICIPANTS A total of 388 students from grades 5 (participants) and ...

Background: Child overweight and obesity are increasing public health problems and food habits among children are concerning. Healthy family food habits and basic parental nutrition and cooking skills are important for ensuring children receive an adequate diet. Objective: To explore the nutritional quality of 5-10-year-old Swedish children’s diets and associations with parental self-perceived ...

Background Malnutrition is part of a vicious cycle involving underlying factors related to biological and social aspects (WHO 1995). Some factors—known as proximal factors—are directly associated with malnutrition, such as inadequate dietary intake and incidences of disease, while others are more distant but no less important. These are socio-economic in nature and are associated with children’...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the reliability and validity of the Nutrition Literacy Assessment Instrument for Parents (NLit-P) and to investigate relationships among parental nutrition literacy, parental and child body mass index, and child diet quality (Healthy Eating Index). METHODS Cross-sectional study of 101 parent-child dyads that collected measures of socioeconomic status, nutrition literacy,...

Background and Objectives: Parental factors, including social and anthropometric factors, play a vital role in children longterm nutritional status. The objective of this study was to investigate correlations between parental factors and nutritional status of the schoolchildren in a rural setting of Indonesia. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out during May 2018. T...