Background and Objectives: Malnutrition is frequent in hospitalized older adults, favoring nutritional deficiencies, such as anemia. Several studies have associated anemia with reduced performance in daily activities, which may increase morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to assess the relation between anemia and older adults’ nutritional status. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with hospitalized ...
OBJECTIVE: to verify the breastfeeding practices and nutritional aspects of children of the preschool of a hospital institution in the city of Passo Fundo - RS. METHODS: a research questionnaire with sociodemographic variables, breastfeeding practices, maternal data, a food consumption questionnaire for children under five years of age and anthropometric measures to assess nutritional status were applied. Data ...