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Etiology and severity of diarrheal diseases in infants at the semiarid region o...
Lima, Aldo A. M.; Oliveira, Domingos B.; Quetz, Josiane S.; Havt, Alexandre; Prata, Mara M. G.; Lima, Ila F. N.; Soares, Alberto M.; Q. Filho, JoséBackground Diarrheal diseases are an important cause of morbidity and mortality among children in developing countries. We aimed to study the etiology and severity of diarrhea in children living in the low-income semiarid region of Brazil. Methodology This is a cross-sectional, age-matched case-control study of diarrhea in children aged 2–36 months from six cities in Brazil’s semiarid region. Clinical, epidemio...
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, Ìtalo 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...
Zinc, vitamin A, and glutamine supplementation in Brazilian shantytown children...
Lima, Aldo A. M.; Kvalsund, Michelle P.; Souza, Paula P. E. de; Figueiredo, Ítalo L; Soares, Alberto M.; Mota, Rosa M. S.; Lima, Noélia L.OBJECTIVE: To identify the impact of supplemental zinc, vitamin A, and glutamine, alone or in combination, on long-term cognitive outcomes 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 three months to nine years old from the urban shanty compound community of Fortaleza, Brazil. Demographic...
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...
Zinc, vitamin A, and glutamine supplementation in Brazilian shantytown children...
Lima, Aldo A. M.; Kvalsund, Michelle P.; Souza, Paula P. E. de; Figueiredo, Ítalo L; Soares, Alberto M.; Mota, Rosa M. S.; Lima, Noélia L.OBJECTIVE: To identify the impact of supplemental zinc, vitamin A, and glutamine, alone or in combination, on long-term cognitive outcomes 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 three months to nine years old from the urban shanty compound community of Fortaleza, Brazil. Demographic...