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Nutritional deficiencies after bariatric surgery: why they happen?.
Bordalo, Lívia A; Mourão, Denise Machado; Bressan, JosefinaNutritional deficiencies following bariatric surgery are commonly reported in scientific literature on surgery and nutrition. It has been estimated that approximately 400,000 large obeses underwent bariatric surgery in 2010. The surgery technique and consequent altered gastrointestinal function done will particularly imply in variations on those deficiencies and health complications. A systematic review of seve...
Can physical exercise modify intestinal integrity and gut microbiota compositio...
Pereira, Stephanie Michelin Santana; São José, Vinicius Parzanini Brilhante de; Silva, Alessandra da; Martins, Karina Vitoria CiprianaThere is little evidence about how physical exercise affects the gut microbiota since studies in the field are relatively recent. Thus, we aimed to systematically review the main effects of regular physical exercise on the intestinal integrity and microbiota composition in animal models, discuss the mechanisms involved, and indicate future directions. Searches for original articles were performed in PubMed/MEDL...
Position statement on nutrition therapy for overweight and obesity: nutrition d...
Pepe, Renata Bressan; Lottenberg, Ana Maria; Fujiwara, Clarissa Tamie Hiwatashi; Beyruti, Mônica; Cintra, Dennys Esper; Machado, Roberta MarcondesObesity is a chronic disease resulting from multifactorial causes mainly related to lifestyle (sedentary lifestyle, inadequate eating habits) and to other conditions such as genetic, hereditary, psychological, cultural, and ethnic factors. The weight loss process is slow and complex, and involves lifestyle changes with an emphasis on nutritional therapy, physical activity practice, psychological interventions, ...
Implementation of a Brazilian Cardioprotective Nutritional (BALANCE) Program fo...
Weber, Bernardete; Bersch-Ferreira, Ângela Cristine; Torreglosa, Camila Ragne; Marcadenti, Aline; Lara, Enilda de Sousa; Silva, Jacqueline Tereza daBackground: Appropriate dietary recommendations represent a key part of secondary prevention in cardiovascular disease (CVD). We evaluated the effectiveness of the implementation of a nutritional program on quality of diet, cardiovascular events, and death in patients with established CVD. Methods: In this open-label, multicenter trial conducted in 35 sites in Brazil, we randomly assigned (1:1) patients aged 45...
Dietary folate intake is negatively associated with excess body weight in brazi...
Pereira, Gabriela Amorim; Bressan, Josefina; Oliveira, Fernando Luiz Pereira de; Sant'Ana, Helena Maria Pinheiro; Pimenta, Adriano MarçalFolate, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 intake can be important regulators for obesity development. Thus, we investigated the possible association between the intake of these vitamins and the excess body weight or obesity prevalence in the participants of the Cohort of Universities in Minas Gerais (CUME project). This study analyzed cross-sectional data of 2695 graduates and postgraduates from universities in the s...
Dietary folate intake is negatively associated with excess body weight in brazi...
Pereira, Gabriela A.; Bressan, Josefina; Oliveira, Fernando Luiz P.; Sant’Ana, Helena Maria P.; Pimenta, Adriano M.; Lopes, Lílian L.Folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 intake can be important regulators for obesity development. Thus, we investigated the possible association between the intake of these vitamins and the excess body weight or obesity prevalence in the participants of the Cohort of Universities in Minas Gerais (CUME project). This study analyzed cross-sectional data of 2695 graduates and postgraduates from universities in the s...
Assessment of energy and macronutrient intake in young men: a comparison of 4-d...
Liberato, Selma Coelho; Bressan, Josefina; Hills, Andrew PeterMedir a concordância qualitativa entre registros alimentares, obtidos durante 4 dias, e recordatório alimentar de 24 horas em homens jovens. Em um estudo com delineamento transversal, o consumo alimentar de 34 homens saudáveis com idades entre 18 e 25 anos foi medido por meio do recordatório alimentar de 24 horas e uma semana depois, por meio de 4 dias de registros alimentares. O gasto energético em repouso foi...
The relationships between body composition and cardiovascular risk factors in y...
Bressan, Josefina; Maple-Brown, Louise; Hills, Andrew P.; Liberato, Selma C.Cardiovascular (CV) disease is a leading cause of global mortality. Despite clear evidence of the coexistence of several risk factors in young people as children and an understanding of the importance of the health behaviors in controlling CV disease, there are limited data on the relationships between risk factors and CV disease in young people. Therefore further study is required. This study aimed to investig...
Preference mapping to assess the effect of information on the acceptability of ...
Pinto, Vinícius Rodrigues Arruda; Araújo, Lucas Guimarães; Soares, Letícia dos Santos; Dantas, Maria Inês de Souza; Souza, Thiago Duarte deSix Brazilian commercial brands of snack bars were chosen to evaluate the importance of packaging, highlighting the potential of health claims on the acceptability of them. One hundred and two consumers evaluated bars in three sessions of acceptance test, using a nine-point hedonic scale: the first with no information about the product, the second containing the packaging of the product and the last with inform...
Accuracy of plasma interleukin-18 and adiponectin concentrations in predicting ...
Oliveira, Alessandro de; Hermsdorff, Helen Hermana; Cocate, Paula G.; Santos, Eliziaria C.; Bressan, Josefina; Natali, Antônio JoséThe aims of this cross-sectional study were to explore the ability of serum interleukin 18 (IL-18) and adiponectin to identify metabolic syndrome (MetS), and to verify their association with an index of central lipid overaccumulation (lipid accumulation product (LAP)) and cardiometabolic risk factors in a population of middle-aged Brazilian men. A group of 218 apparently healthy middle-aged Brazilian men (age, ...