Objetivos: La presente revisión de la literatura tiene como objetivo investigar el efecto de la suplementación con probióticos sobre el metabolismo de la glucosa y los biomarcadores inflamatorios en mujeres embarazadas con diabetes mellitus gestacional. Métodos: La recolección de datos se realizó utilizando la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (Medline), Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe en Ciencias de la S...
Objective: To evaluate the predictive power of the Lipid Accumulation Products (LAP) index in the identification of cardiovascular risk in patients with kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis compared to traditional anthropometric and biochemical indicators. Methods: cross-sectional study involving 77 patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) undergoing hemodialysis treatment. Identification data, anthropometr...
Objective: In this study, we aim to evaluate whether the presence of malnutrition in children and adolescents with infectious diseases is associated with high nutritional risk obtained by the STRONGkids instrument. Methods: A cross-sectional study comprising 237 hospitalized patients aged between 30 days and 18 years. Identification and diagnosis data, weight and height were collected. STRONGkids determined nut...