Published in Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
Adequate nutrition is integral to optimal health outcomes for children with chronic kidney disease. However, no studies to date have summarised the existing knowledge base on the dietary intake of this patient group. Analyse and summarise evidence regarding the dietary intake of children with chronic kidney disease and identify areas that require f...
Sugar overconsumption is linked to a rise in the incidence of noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. This increased incidence is becoming a real public health problem that is more severe than infectious diseases, contributing to 35 million deaths annually. Excessive intake of free sugars can cause many of th...
Published in Ophthalmology. Retina
To determine whether closer adherence to a Mediterranean diet was associated with altered speed of geographic atrophy (GA) enlargement. Post hoc analysis of a cohort within the Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2. The study included 1155 eyes (850 participants; mean age, 74.9 years) with GA at 2 or more visits. Geographic atrophy area was measured from...
Published in Biological trace element research
Zinc (Zn) and vitamin E (VE) are essential micro-nutrients that contribute a pivotal role in the physiology and nutrition of fish. An experiment was designed to know the effects of Zn and VE addition in the diet on growth and feed utilization in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Four diets containing Zn (80 mg/kg), VE (50 mg/kg), Zn (80 mg/kg) ...
Published in Veterinary research communications
This study aimed to determine the echocardiographic parameters of blue-fronted Amazon parrots (Amazona aestiva, Linnaeus, 1758) with varying body condition scores. Thirty-five birds only grown in captivity were included in the study and allocated into three different groups according to their respective body condition scores: Lean, Ideal, and Obese...
Published in Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses
Protein provision is thought to be integral to attenuating muscle wasting in critical illness, yet patients receive half of that prescribed. As international guidelines lack definitive evidence to support recommendations, understanding clinicians' views relating to protein practices is of importance. The objective of this study was to describe Aust...
Published in Maternal and child health journal
Excess gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with adverse long and short-term outcomes for both woman and child, yet evidence demonstrates pregnant women are frequently not engaging in healthy behaviours linked to appropriate weight gain. The purpose of the current study was to explore women's values and beliefs related to weight, nutrition a...
Published in Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin
Die Erhebung des Ernährungsstatus zum Zeitpunkt der Aufnahme im Intensiv- oder Intermediate Care Bereich hat sowohl prognostische als auch therapeutische Relevanz im Hinblick auf die Planung einer individualisierten medizinischen Ernährungstherapie (engl. „medical nutrition therapy“, MNT). Diese Planung wird im Rahmen der Erstversorgung eines vital...
ObjectiveBoth obesity and synovitis are independently associated with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) progression. We examined whether synovitis mediates the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and KOA radiographic progression in the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) cohort.DesignWe conducted a case-control study within the OAI. Cases (n = 315) were...
Published in Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany)
Die Rolle der Chirurgie bei der Behandlung der akuten Pankreatitis hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren deutlich verändert. Während in den 90er-Jahren des letzten Jahrhunderts durch die Chirurgie eine deutliche Reduktion der Krankenhausmortalität erreicht werden konnte, ist durch die Verbesserung der Intensivmedizin im Generellen und durch die Entwic...
