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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"protein-energy malnutrition"”.
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Serum somatomedin and somatomedin generation by the perfused liver in protein malnourished rats
… the abnormalities of somatomedin physiology in protein-energy malnutrition. A suitable bioassay to study somatomedin was found in that of Van den Brande and Du Caju (1974) which makes use of uniform discs of cartilage punched from slices of immature porcine costal cartilage. The handling of the …
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Perfil nutricional de pacientes submetidos à terapia nutricional enteral no Hospital Universitário Lauro Wanderley-PB.
… to arm circumference, 4 patients had moderate malnutrition in arm muscle circumference 4 had mild malnutrition is more prevalent in males. Was obs erved in 4 patients, mostly male, were nourished by the appropriateness of triceps skinfold thickness. Regarding BMI, 7 patients were classified as …
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Delivering Locally Sourced Nutritious Food to Indian Households
… situation calls for a concerted effort to combat malnutrition the world over. The effort must be grounded in nutrition and executed through a robust distribution mechanism to reach all segments of the society. In this thesis, we take a step in that direction by combining expertise from the supply …
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Hungering for Survival: Trends in under-5 malnutrition and attributable disease burden
<italic>Background</italic> Child malnutrition is a known risk factor for a myriad childhood diseases and causes of death, including intestinal infectious diseases, acute respiratory infections, measles, malaria, and protein-energy malnutrition. The nutrition literature lacks estimates of deaths …
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Studies of Prognosis and Nutritional Intervention in Liver Cirrhosis and Liver Transplantation
In patients with chronic liver disease protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) is a common finding. These patients are predisposed to higher rates of in-hospital mortality, hepatic encephalopathy and infectious complications. In cirrhotic patients awaiting orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), a strong …
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Avaliação da etiologia das infecções enteroparasitárias em diferentes grupos pediátricos e genotipagem de isolados de Giardia duodenalis
… in the immune system, such as those with malnutrition or cancer. Giardia duodenalis is the most frequent parasite in children, causing intestinal infections ranging from asymptomatic to the development of acute or chronic diarrhea, being essential the correct diagnosis of the parasite. …
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The nutritive, rheological and sensory quality of selected indigenous complementary foods used for 6 – 24 months infants and young children in African communities
Child malnutrition remains a major public health problem in low-income African communities, caused by factors including the porridge rheology, poor oral texture quality and low nutritional value of mainly the indigenous/local complementary porridges (CPs), but also some commercially available …
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Protein-energy and carnitine status in patients with upper aerodigestive tract cancer
Malnutrition is a common problem in patients with cancer. Its presence may lead to an increase in morbidity and mortality following cancer treatment. Therefore, a prospective study on the nutritional status of 51 patients with cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract (UAT) was undertaken. …
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Malnutrizione proteico-energetica, sarcopenia e disidratazione nella popolazione senile sana e affetta da patologie
… is correlated with nutritional status imbalance. Protein Energy-Malnutrition (PEM) can lead to hydration balance impairment and sarcopenia, a loss of muscle mass. Sarcopenia syndrome can be worsened by the excess of fat mass leading to sarcopenic obesity. These conditions are associated with an …
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Diet and lifestyle interventions to improve co-morbid conditions of chronic kidney disease
… bone disorders, and cardiovascular disease. Protein-energy malnutrition is especially common for reasons including poor nutrient intake, amino acid losses during dialysis, and elevated intradialytic catabolism; these factors promote loss of lean mass and declines in physical function. Low …
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Uncovering the genetic basis of seed amino acid composition in arabidopsis using a multi-omics integrative approach
Seeds are a vital source of protein in the diet of humans and livestock. However, protein composition in the seed is low, comprising about 10% of the total composition in the seed. Additionally, protein quality in the seed is poor due to low concentrations of certain essential amino acids (EAA). …
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Improvement in the cooking and physico-chemical characteristics of hard-to-cook cowpeas by pre-conditioning and micronization
… Because cowpeas are an important source of proteins, calories and vitamins, they have the potential to alleviate protein-energy malnutrition. However, the consumption of cowpeas is impaired by the hard-to-cook (HTC) defect, which develops when cowpeas are stored at high temperature and …