Cryptosporidium parvum is an apicomplexan, obligate protozoan parasite that causes enteritis in human and other mammalian hosts. Firstly described in...
Poultry meat is a popular source of protein and there is a global market for poultry products, purchased in a range of forms that can be quickly and...
BACKGROUND: Undernutrition in children seems to be one of the major health issues in developing nations including India. Stunting, underweight, and wasting are the three most often used anthropometric indicators to evaluate childhood undernutrition. Children who exhibit one or more indicators of ...
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Kundu, R. N.; Juri Borah; Susmita Bharati; Premananda Bharati
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Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
Citation
Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, 2023, 33, 3, pp 479-490
Background and aims: Although many cancer patients suffer from malnutrition or cancer cachexia, there is no standard of care so far due to limited intervention trials. Pooled data from two combined trials were analyzed regarding nutritional status and survival time. Materials and methods: Data from ...
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Storck, L. J.; Uster, A.; Gafner, L.; Ruehlin, M.; Gaeumann, S.; Gisi, D.; Schmocker, M.; Meffert, P. J.; Imoberdorf, R.; Pless, M.; Ballmer, P. E.
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Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023, 10, March,
Background: Anthropometric indices of central obesity, waist circumference (WC), conicity index (CI), and a-body shape index (ABSI), are prognostic indicators of cardiovascular (CV) risk. The association of CI and ABSI with other CV risk indices, markers of nutritional status and inflammation, and...
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Ryu KaKei; Suliman, M. E.; Qureshi, A. R.; Chen ZhiMin; Avesani, C. M.; Brismar, T. B.; Ripsweden, J.; Barany, P.; Heimbürger, O.; Stenvinkel, P.; Lindholm, B.
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Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023, 10, March,
Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is the most common gastrointestinal disease requiring hospital admission. AP patients are categorized as mild, moderately severe, and severe AP (SAP). For SAP patients, malnutrition increases susceptibility to infection and mortality. The Nutritional Risk...
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Chen DaYu; Zhao Bing; Wang LinYu; Qiu YuSi; Mao EnQiang; Sheng HuiQiu; Jing Feng; Ge WeiHong; Bian XiaoLan; Chen ErZhen; He Juan
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Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023, 10, March,
Background and objective: Nutritional status assessment in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients has been neglected for a long time. The geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) is a sensitive indicator for assessing the nutritional status of the elderly. This study aims to explore the association...
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Li Ying; Shen Jian; Hou XiaoLing; Su YongKang; Jiao Yang; Wang JihAng; Liu HenAn; Fu ZhenHong
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Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023, 10, March,
Objectives and study: Approximately 46-90% of children with neurological disorders (NDs) suffer from gastrointestinal diseases, such as gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), constipation, or malnutrition. Therefore, enteral feeding is often necessary to achieve nutritional requirements. The...
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Trovato, C. M.; Capriati, T.; Bolasco, G.; Brusco, C.; Santariga, E.; Laureti, F.; Campana, C.; Papa, V.; Mazzoli, B.; Corrado, S.; Tambucci, R.; Maggiore, G.; Diamanti, A.
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Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023, 10, March,
Background: Prompt diagnosis of malnutrition and appropriate interventions can substantially improve the prognosis of patients with cancer; however, it is difficult to unify the tools for screening malnutrition risk. 3D imaging technology has been emerging as an approach to assisting in the...
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Chen MoXi; Wang Xue; Han MeiFen; Li YunZhu; Yu NanZe; Long Xiao; Chen Wei
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023, 10, March,
Background: Postnatal growth failure (PGF) frequently occurred among preterm infants with malnutrition. The decline in a weight-for-age z-score of ≥1.2 has been proposed to define PGF. It was unknown whether this indicator would be useful among Indonesian preterm infants. Methods: Infants of <37 weeks of gestational age born between 2020 and 2021, both stable and unstable, were recruited for a prospective cohort study during hospitalization in the level III neonatal intensive care unit at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia. The prevalence of PGF as defined by a weight-for-age ...
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Rohsiswatmo, R.; Risma Kerina Kaban; Sjahrulla, M. A. R.; Hardya Gustada Hikmahrachim; Marsubrin, P. M. T.; Rosalina Dewi Roeslani; Iskandar, A. T. P.; Sukarja, D.; Kautsar, A.; Urwah, I.
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023, 10, March,