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Background Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) are inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) recognized by deficient enzymes enrolled in glycosaminoglycans catabolism. The resulting accumulation of glycosaminoglycans leads to clinical progressive and generalized manifestations. Considering the severity of MPS and the relevance of establishing dietetic strategies to these patients, the present study was tailored to...
Background GloboDiet is a software that conducts the interview of the 24-h dietary recall (24HR) guided by a standardized routine. The successful experience of adapting this software in different cultural contexts in Europe led to the extension of the project to Latin American countries. Brazil was one of the selected countries to start the project in collaboration with IARC, and a Brazilian version...
Background Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection increases the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) on the host’s gastric mucosa. The inhibition of COX-2 activity with natural products would be a major advantage. This study aims to clarify the possible effect of curcumin on COX-2 inhibition in gastric mucosa of H. pylori infected mice. Methods We inoculated 30 pathogen-free male C57BL/6 mice...
Background Handgrip strength (HS) measures have been associated with nutritional status, morbidity, and mortality in end stage of renal disease (ESRD). Objective We aimed to present and discuss the HS method in ESRD patients, by reviewing published studies on the subject. Methods PUBMED, MEDLINE, and LILACS databases were consulted, with no filters regarding the date of publication or age of population...
Background Dillenia indica fruit is known for its numerous health benefits in folk medicine including its use to cure kidney diseases. The present study was designed to investigate the protective effect of D. indica fruit extracts on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. Methods A nephrotoxic dose of cisplatin (3 mg/kg b.w./day, i.p) was administered every fifth day to the animals receiving vehicle...
Background The aim of this study was to investigate dose-response effects of vitamin D3 (VD3) supplementation on the early stages of diethylnitrosamine (DEN) and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced hepatocarcinogenesis in rats. Methods The animals were randomly allocated into six experimental groups (10 rats each) treated as follows: group 1: no treatment; groups 2–6: single intraperitoneal injection...
Background Western diet and sedentary life are imputed for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Relationship of obesity and bright liver, i.e., the ultrasound hallmarks of fatty liver, evaluated as Bright Liver Score (BLS), with Western diet pattern score (WDS) and with the level of physical exercise, assessed by the Baecke questionnaire, were investigated. Methods One hundred fifty (72 females,...
Background Data on the effect of maternal daily work hours on child nutritional status is scarce in Ghana. Such data may be important in defining maternal employment policies for improved child nutrition. This study therefore sought to determine the effect of maternal daily work hours on the nutritional status of farmer and public service mothers in the northern region of Ghana. Methods An analytical...
Background Fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs) are short-chain carbohydrates poorly absorbed by humans due to their small size, high osmotic activity, and the speed with which they are fermented by the microbiota. This causes abdominal pain, diarrhea and or constipation, and bloating. Studies about low-FODMAP diet to reduce the symptoms presented by...
Background In the present study, the effects of ultrasound pretreatment parameters including irradiation time and power on the quantity of the extracted phenolic compounds quantity as well as on some selected physicochemical properties of the extracted oils including oil extraction efficiency, acidity and peroxide values, color, and refractive index of the extracted oil of black cumin seeds with the...
Background Humans and other primates have evolved particular morphological and biological traits (e.g., larger brains, slower growth, longer-lived offspring) that distinguish them from most other mammals. The evolution of many distinctive human characteristics, such as our large brain sizes, reduced gut sizes, and high activity budgets, suggest major energetic and dietary shifts. Main body Over...
Background One in five Ghanaian children is chronically malnourished. Childhood undernutrition remains a public health concern in Ghana; therefore, research is needed to identify modifiable risk factors to inform health programming. This study evaluated household dietary diversity (HDD) as a determinant of nutritional status of pre-school children in Wenchi Municipality, Ghana. Methods An analytical...
Background Enteral nutritional therapy (ENT) has the principle of maintaining or recovering the nutritional status of individuals who cannot or unable to feed them the oral diet. The aim of this study was to verify the clinical and nutritional outcome of patients on ENT during the period of 1 year. Methods It is a quantitative, descriptive, retrospective, and documentary research, through the analysis...
Background Oxidative stress is known to contribute to the mechanisms underpinning the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. Previous studies have identified the presence of flavonoids as the major constituents of Passiflora edulis (PE) with antioxidant activity. This work aims at investigating the antioxidant, anti-neuroinflammatory, and neuroprotective effect of three PE fruit extracts, flavonoid...
Background Monitoring eating behavior of children is critical to understanding risks for developing nutrition-related diseases in later life. While accurately assessing children’s food intake is important, collecting reliable data about children’s food intake remains challenging. Limited validated tools exist, and issues of dietary intake assessment such as recall accurateness, portion size estimation,...
Background Currently, Brazil has 26 million people aged ≥ 60 years. Population aging is associated with a higher prevalence of chronic health conditions which, in turn, are associated with functional dependence and the need for institutionalization. The aim of the study was to evaluate the nutritional status of a sample of institutionalized and non-institutionalized older people in the Brazilian city...
Background Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) is an effective tool for nutritional status assessment. This study had two objectives: (1) to develop a FFQ for habitual dietary intake assessment of children and adolescents with overweight or obesity and (2) to evaluate the reproducibility of this FFQ. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Obesity Clinics at King Khalid University Hospital...
Background There is a tendency to search for new, unconventional plant oils with health-promoting properties, preferably unrefined, which besides having an interesting fatty acid profile contain a high level of biologically active compounds. This review is focused on selected berry seed oils as potential cardioprotective food supplements, that is, strawberry, red raspberry, and blackcurrant seed oil,...
Background Glutamine plays a key role in several essential metabolic processes and is an important modulator of the heat shock protein (HSP) response, a crucial mechanism to maintain cellular homeostasis and to promote cell resistance to injury and death. This review summarized the effects of free l-glutamine or the dipeptide l-alanyl-l-glutamine upon muscle injury and inflammation, as well as muscle...
Background Adipose tissue dysfunction is a condition characterized by inflammation and oxidative stress able to lead metabolic disorders. Curcuma longa L. (Cl) is a rhizome commonly used in Indian culinary which presents anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of in natura Curcuma longa L. on adipose tissue dysfunction and comorbidities in obese...
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