Several pathologies, such as cancer, predispose the depletion of nutritional status, which makes it essential to offer a balanced diet, which highlights the role of minerals, due to their relevance in contributing to the treatment and recovery of patients. The objective of the study was to determine the levels of calcium (Ca), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na) and phosphorus (P) in hospital meals (gene...
Background & aims: Many trace elements are nutrients essential to humans, acting in the metabolism as constituents or as enzymatic co-factors. The iron, zinc, copper, manganese and selenium contents of hospital diets (regular, blend and soft) and of oral food complement (OFC) were determined, evaluating the adequacy of each element in relation to the nutritional recommendations (DRIs) and the percent contributi...
Background & aims: Deficiencies in the consumption of foods and nutrients favor malnutrition in patients. Considering the recommendations for the ingestion of minerals, the content, consumption and percent adequacy of the minerals (Ca, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, K, P, Na, Zn and Se) were evaluated amongst oncology patients who received oral diets isolated or associated with an oral food complement (OFC), evaluating the ne...
Background & aims: The diet for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has important clinical impact on the disease progression. This study determined the contents of Ca, P, K, Na, Mg, Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn and Se in an oral hospital diet and a Oral Food Complement (OFC), prepared for CKD patients, with the adequacy quantified with respect to nutritional recommendations. Methods: Samples of the diet were collected...
Introduction: While enteral diets for hospitalized patients normally follow nutrient composition guidelines, more than 90% of hospitalized patients receive oral diets with unknown mineral composition. Objective: To evaluate the mineral contents and adequacy of three types of oral diets (regular, blend and soft) and complementary snacks offered to patients of a Brazilian hospital. Methods: The amount of minerals...
Introduction: The levels of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) in foods should be monitored as a function of health risks. Objective: To evaluate Cd and Pb levels in oral hospital diets and in an oral food complement (OFC) according to their respective consumption by patients, and to estimate the patient’s exposition risk. Methods: The levels of Cd and Pb were determined by ICP-OES in samples of regular, blend, soft an...
Os minerais são nutrientes essenciais que atuam em diversas funções no organismo. Na literatura existe lacuna relativa a estudos sobre o teor destes nutrientes em dietas hospitalares orais. Este trabalho objetivou avaliar a adequação dos teores dos macrominerais Ca, K, Mg, Na e P e dos microminerais Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn e Se presentes em dietas hospitalares (geral, branda e pastosa) e complementos alimentares orais (...