Even though fetal growth restriction and macrosomia remain as major problems currently facing obstetricians, there is still no modality for the assessment of fetal soft tissue deposition and muscle mass in utero. A total of 52 fetuses from 29 to 41 weeks gestation were studied within 1 week before delivery using a transabdominal three-dimensional (3D) transducer (3.5 MHz). Their birth weights v...

nutrition for under ‑ 5 children is of great importance as the foundation for life ‑ time health, strength, and intellectual vitality is laid during this period. globally, more than one ‑ third of the child deaths are attributable to under ‑ nutrition. the discriminatory attitudes against female children vary from being implicit to those that are quite explicit. so, the present cross â€...

The aim of the study is to assess the growth and nutritional status of adolescents of the Shabar tribe of Orissa, India. There are no studies on the growth pattern of the Shabar tribe, one of the largest tribal communities of Orissa. Studies of other tribes have shown poor health status of their members. This cross-sectional study was carried out on 328 adolescents (149 boys and 179 girls), age...

Abstract Malnutrition in children is a significant risk factor for child mortality and global health problem. One of the influencing factors low economic mother's education. This study aimed to analyze effect mothers’ nutritional education knowledge on children’s status: systematic review. The literature examined this review uses four databases, including Embase, ProQuest, PubMed, Google schola...

background: healthy lifestyle is a major strategy to promote current and subsequent health status. the aim of this study was to assess the status of health‑promoting the lifestyle and its determinants among students. methods: a stratified random sample of 500 students in a university in the city of sabzevar, iran participated in this cross‑sectional study. health‑promoting lifestyle was measure...

Students being trained as dietitians or public health nutritionists will work with an assortment of populations that differ by demographics such as age, gender, and socioeconomic status. As such, these students must gain a wide scope of knowledge to develop their understanding of the nutritional needs across populations and the life cycle. Accredited nutrition programs offer courses to students...

OBJECTIVE Many developing countries are undergoing a nutrition transition with rising rates of overweight and obesity. This nutrition transition coincides with a rapid expansion of supermarkets. The objective of the present research is to study whether supermarkets directly contribute to overweight and other changes in nutritional status. DESIGN This research builds on cross-sectional observa...

BACKGROUND In patients with head and neck and esophageal tumors, nutritional status may deteriorate during concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT). The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of enteral nutrition enriched with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on body composition and nutritional and functional status. METHODS In a controlled, randomized, prospec...