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Perceção de outros profissionais de saúde sobre a importância da prestação de c...

Intervenção do Nutricionista e Risco de desnutrição-Estudo Instam

Coexistence of undernutrition with sarcopenia frailty risk and obesity in Hospi...

Nutrition up 65 educational strategies: health professionals qualification course

INTRODUCTION: Nutrition knowledge among health professionals has a major impact on older adults’ healthcare. However, there is a lack of specialized education offer in this area. Within the Nutrition UP 65 Project, a health professional’s qualification nutrition course was created and implemented from April 2015 to April 2017. We aim to describe this process here. METHODOLOGY: At Faculdade de Ciências da Nutriç...

Sitting time and associated factors among Portuguese older adults: results from...

Older adults are particularly susceptible to sedentary behaviours. Sitting time has been increasingly referred to as a potentially modifiable risk factor in the prevention of chronic diseases. Identifying factors associated with sitting time, particularly those that are modifiable, will allow for more effective public health strategies. This study aimed to describe sitting time among Portuguese older adults and...

Vegetarianism during pregnancy: Risks and benefits

Background During pregnancy, women face continuous nutritional challenges. Although it is a personal choice, the adoption of a vegetarian dietary pattern during pregnancy must be regarded as a situation that may be associated with some risks and benefits for the mother and the fetus. Scope and Approach In the present review, the most frequent nutritional deficits among pregnant vegetarians will be discussed, na...

The knowledge and beliefs of portuguese higher education students about vegetar...

The way people view eating has significantly changed in the last years. Food is now seen not only as a primary need to support the basic functions of human body, but also an important tool to promote a healthy life. In this context, growing attention has been paid to vegetarianism, which encompasses food patterns that avoid, restrict or abolish foods from animal origins. In fact, the amount of vegetarians is in...

Socio-professional profile of the volunteers of a network aimed AT providing nu...

Nutrition UP 65 - nutritional strategies facing an older demography: framework ...

Introduction: Portuguese population is ageing and little is known about the nutritional status of the elderly. Moreover, the scarce available data reveals that health professionals as well as caregivers may benefit from advanced knowledge on nutrition. Objectives: Nutrition UP 65 aims (1) to improve knowledge regarding Portuguese older adults nutritional status (specifically on undernutrition, sarcopenia, frail...

Inadequate hydration and associated factors among Portuguese older adults - pre...