The Quetelet index, hemoglobin and parasitic infection rates of adolescent and young women from 21 villages in Northeast Thailand were assessed. Data were collected in the hot, rainy and cold seasons of the year. The proportion of undernourished females varied between 10 and 15% when a cut-off point of 18.7 of the Quetelet index was chosen. 23 to 33% of the women had hemoglobin levels below 12 ...

background & aim: nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (nvp) is among the most common problems in pregnant women. as explained in guidelines, combination of non-drug treatments, including nutritional modifications, lifestyle changes, and use of alternative medicine for the treatment of nvp has been less highlighted. the present study was performed with the aim of determining the effect of an ed...

a w y r b G h t a p n N r N w a t r N S t t o b G G s s v s a l The present research letter aims to compare a recently alidated index of nutritional risk, the Geriatric Nutritional isk Index (GNRI), with the Nutritional Risk Index (NRI) s they relate to biochemical and anthropometric variables sually investigated during the assessment of nutritional tatus. Moreover, we will suggest a possible u...

Background and Aim: Physical activity and nutrition are important topics in adolescent health. This study aimed to determine the predictors of nutritional knowledge, behaviors, and physical activity in fifth-grade elementary school female students Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was performed on 480 female students in the fifth grade of the elementary ...

Background: Newborn birth weight is an important indicator for determining the health status of the human societies. Therefore, the current study aimed to investigate the critical factors affecting the newborn anthropometric indices in the health centers of Borujerd city, Iran. Methods: This case-control study was conducted from September 2016 to June 2017. The participants included 22 infants ...

Background: Children’s malnutrition has an important effects on the level of well being in the society and anthropometrical indictors in children represent the ultimate results of nutritional status. Materials and methods: In this study nutritional status of 480 children of 6-12 years old (260 boys, 220 girls) has been evaluated base on nutritional stratification indices such as height, a...

Malnutrition is a major problem in hospitalised older people. Many nutrition screening tools are available for malnutrition identification, however little is known about their prognostic ability. This prospective, observational study investigated the prognostic value of three nutritional screening tools in a Geriatric Evaluation and Management Unit: the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI), ...

background alkylphenol polyethoxylates (apneos) and their metabolites disposal from sewage treatment plants (stp) are of particular concern due to their persistence, toxicity to aquatic organisms, and a potential endocrine disruptor. in this work, we focused on the determination of nonylphenol (np) and nonylphenol polyethoxylate (npneos) in water were collected from karun river. material and me...