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It is well documented that hospital malnutrition and inadequate food intake are very common, and many patients lose weight during admission. Rapid weight loss may have adverse effects on the outcome of illness and increase mortality and total costs of treatment. In 1999 the Council of Europe established a Commission of Experts to collect information regarding nutrition programmes in hospitals. The...
High dietary glycemic index (GI) may increase colorectal cancer risk by affecting insulin and insulin-like growth factor-I levels. Colon polyps are a pre-malignant condition. We examined carbohydrate intake, the value of GI and glycemic load (GL) in patients with colon polyps recognized as adenomas (n = 83) in comparison with patients with normal result of colonoscopy (n = 73). The mean intake of...
The aim of our study was to estimate the intakes of energy and macronutrients by patients with hypertension and normal (NGT) or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). Thirty six patients with medically treated essential hypertension, 18 with NGT and 18 with IGT, were included in the study. Over 80% of individuals with NGT and 70% with IGT were overweight or obese, and approximately 60% of them had waist...
The aim of the study was to estimate the effect of 5% and/or 10 % of inulin and/or oligofructose on thiamine level in blood serum and urine. The vitamin was administered in doses of: 20 or 40 μg/day/rat. With respect to the control (fructan-free), the diet containing 5% of inulin decreased (p<0.05) serum thiamine level when the lower daily vitamin dose was used, and oligofructose had no influence...
Recent studies suggest a key role for tissue aberrant expression of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) and for tissue glucocorticoid excess in dysregulation of metabolism observed in diabetes and other metabolic disorders linked to central obesity. In an experiment carried out in 50 adult Wistar rats fed on diets containing sunflower oil, rapeseed oil, lard or cod liver oil at two...
The aim of the study was to determine whether consumption of diets containing different fat (rapeseed oil or lard-rich), supplemented with a high level of cholesterol (3% w/w) and/or vitamin E (500 mg/kg of diet) for 6 weeks influenced 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17β-HSD) type 3 activity (measured in vitro), testosterone (Tt) content in testes and plasma testosterone (Tp) concentration (measured...
This study examines eating habits and weight in a representative national sample of Poles. We found bad eating habits (e.g. eating mindlessly when not hungry or when encouraged by others) predict BMI and the desire to loose weight quite well. Other predictors depend on gender and control over preparing meals. Men who have a good education, watch more television, eat meals prepared by others, are heavier...
The influence of calcium intake on bone mineralisation was evaluated in 200 girls at the age of 11-15 years and 97 women at the age of 20-23 years from a random sample of general population. The nutritional value of diets was estimated with the use of a three-day record method. Bone mineral density (BMD) of two points of radius was measured by a p-DEXA device. Mean daily intake of calcium accounted...
This study analyses the nutritional value of diets consumed by boys with two different food patterns, expressed as a different frequency of consuming pork and poultry or snacks, sweets and sweet drinks. Two hundred and fifty-three boys aged 15-18 years from secondary schools of various types situated in the Suwałki region and in the city of Olsztyn were included in the study. The factor analysis was...
The paper reviews the human intestinal microflora and the effects of probiotics on human microecology. The aspects of probiotic strain selection as well as implications of such selection for health and improved quality of life were taken into consideration.
Zaprezentowane w pracy wyniki badań są częścią realizowanego przez uczelnią programu „ Uczelnie wolne od uzależnień ". Ich celem było zdiagnozowanie skali i rozmiarów zjawiska używania substancji psychoaktywnych wśród młodzieży akademickiej. Stały się również podstawą opracowania programu profilaktycznego.
The aim of this study was to asses the effect of glutamine-supplemented total parenteral feeding on clinical and nutritional states in severe inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Twenty seven patients with severe IBD were qualified to total parenteral feeding with or without glutamine. The clinical, metabolic and nutritional improvements have been analyzed after 14-day treatment. Though, we were able...
Emotions have been observed to distinctly influence food choice in conditions when a vast number of women (82%) have no suffered from hunger before eating. This means that food intake is influenced by emotional hunger rather than the physiological one. The mostly preferred food at negative moods, like anger, sorrow, fear or stress, have been sweets. Boredom has favored eating of an increased amount...
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