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Clinical nutrition in Portuguese gastroenterology departments : a multicentric ...
Vara-Luiz, Francisco; Glória, Luísa; Mocanu, Irina; Curado, António; Medeiros, Isabel; Duarte, Maria Antónia; Banhudo, António; Ferreira, SusanaBackground: Hospital nutrition is a major public health problem, as up to 50% of hospitalized patients suffer from undernutrition. Adequate nutritional support (NS) decreases morbidity/mortality, shortens the length of stay, and reduces costs. We aimed to evaluate the engagement of Portuguese gastroenterology departments in NS, especially in artificial nutrition (AN). Methods: Cross-sectional multicentric study...
Prevalence and risk factors of fatty liver in Portuguese adults
Leitão, Jorge; Carvalhana, Sofia; Cochicho, Joana; Silva, Ana Paula; Velasco, Francisco; Medeiros, Isabel; Alves, Ana Catarina; Bourbon, MafaldaBackground: Prevalence of fatty liver (FL) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) depends mainly on obesity, diabetes and genetic factors. FL and NAFLD prevalence was evaluated in Portuguese adult population and correlated with several risk factors and related mortality data, within the same period. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional, population-based multicenter study, voluntary and randomly select...
Prevalence and risk factors of fatty liver in Portuguese adults
Leitão, Jorge; Carvalhana, Sofia; Cochicho, Joana; Silva, Ana Paula; Velasco, Francisco; Medeiros, Isabel; Alves, Ana Catarina; Bourbon, MafaldaBackground: Prevalence of fatty liver (FL) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) depends mainly on obesity, diabetes and genetic factors. FL and NAFLD prevalence was evaluated in Portuguese adult population and correlated with several risk factors and related mortality data, within the same period. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional, population-based multicenter study, voluntary and randomly select...
No Evidence for Lower Levels of Serum Vitamin D in the Presence of Hepatic Stea...
Leitão, Jorge; Carvalhana, Sofia; Silva, Ana Paula; Velasco, Francisco; Medeiros, Isabel; Alves, Ana Catarina; Bourbon, Mafalda; Oliveiros, BárbaraIntroduction and aims: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become highly prevalent, paralleling the pandemic of obesity and diabetes, and represents an important burden. Nutrition knowledge is fundamental, in prevention, evolution and treatment of NAFLD. Association of low serum levels of vitamin D (VD) with several diseases, including NAFLD, has been emphasized in the last decade. We evaluated how ser...
No Evidence for Lower Levels of Serum Vitamin D in the Presence of Hepatic Stea...
Leitão, Jorge; Carvalhana, Sofia; Silva, Ana Paula; Velasco, Francisco; Medeiros, Isabel; Alves, Ana Catarina; Bourbon, Mafalda; Oliveiros, BárbaraIntroduction and aims: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become highly prevalent, paralleling the pandemic of obesity and diabetes, and represents an important burden. Nutrition knowledge is fundamental, in prevention, evolution and treatment of NAFLD. Association of low serum levels of vitamin D (VD) with several diseases, including NAFLD, has been emphasized in the last decade. We evaluated how ser...
Impactos socio-espaciais da privatização da segurança nas cidades africanas
Medeiros, IsabelA difusão da privatização da segurança em grande número de cidades africanas é uma realidade relativamente recente, relacionada com o impacto desigual da globalização à escala do continente. a partir de um conjunto de situações particulares (cidades de Maputo, Cabo, Johannesburg, Windhoek, nairobi, Kano, Lagos, ibadan e accra), as quais têm em comum o envolvimento de múltiplos actores e certo grau de informalid...
Serão explicáveis os conflitos violentos em África? Notas de leitura
Medeiros, IsabelA maior parte dos países africanos, na sequência das independências políticas, e sobretudo no período pós Guerra Fria, num contexto de crescente globalização, tem conhecido situações de turbulência política que por vezes culminaram em massacres e confrontos de grande violência. Para muitos autores as guerras civis que se desencadearam ou ressurgiram na década de 90 correspondem a um tipo “novo” de conflito, emb...
Tendências recentes da urbanização na África ao sul do Sahara: notas de leitura
Medeiros, Isabel(sem entrada)
Carlos Alberto Medeiros. Apontamento curricular
Medeiros, Isabel(sem entrada)
Nota sobre dinâmicas migratórias recentes na República da África do Sul
Medeiros, Carlos Alberto; Medeiros, Isabel(sem entrada)