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Urinary N -methylnicotinamide and β -aminoisobutyric acid predict catch-up grow...
Mayneris-Perxachs, Jordi; Lima, Aldo A.M.; Guerrant, Richard L.; Leite, Álvaro M.; Moura, Alessandra F. Moura; Lima, Noélia L.; Soares, Alberto M.Enteric infections, enteropathy and undernutrition in early childhood are preventable risk factors for child deaths, impaired neurodevelopment, and later life metabolic diseases. However, the mechanisms linking these exposures and outcomes remain to be elucidated, as do biomarkers for identifying children at risk. By examining the urinary metabolic phenotypes of nourished and undernourished children participati...
Effects of glutamine alone or in combination with zinc and vitamin A on growth,...
Lima, Aldo A.M.; Anstead, Gregory M.; Zhang, Qiong; Figueiredo, Ítalo L.; Soares, Alberto M.; Mota, Rosa M.S.; Lima, Noélia L.; Guerrant, Richard L.OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of supplemental zinc, vitamin A, and glutamine alone or in combination on growth, intestinal barrier function, stress and satiety-related hormones among Brazilian shantytown children with low median height-for-age z-scores. METHODS: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted in children aged two months to nine years from the urban shanty compound commun...