Introduction: Nutritional problems are one of the most important health issues among school-aged children, and modification of the nutritional status in children is as well important. Objective: Present study aims to determine the effectiveness of child to child teaching approach as compared to educator to child teaching approach on promotion of nutritional status of elementary school students...

We use reformulation techniques to model and solve a complex sphere covering problem occurring in the configuration of a gamma ray machine radiotherapy equipment unit.

This paper focuses on the phenomenon of the nutritional dual-burden in the developing world. Nutritional dual-burden is defined as the coexistence of under-and-over nutrition in the same population/group, the same household/family, or the same person. In this paper we aim: a) to describe the different types of nutritional dual-burden, b) to identify the anthropometric indicators generally used ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between nutritional deficit and oral health problems in noninstitucionalized elderly adults in a Brazilian community. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, data were obtained from 267 elderly adults (160 women, 107 men) with ages between 60 and 74 years, identified through a census in the area covered by the Family Health Program in Londrina, Brazil. The ...

BACKGROUND Cancer patients frequently experience malnutrition and this is an important factor in impaired quality of life. OBJECTIVE This cross-sectional study examined the association between global quality of life and its various subscales with nutritional status among 61 (33 females and 28 males) advanced cancer patients cared for by selected hospices in peninsular Malaysia. METHODS The ...

Imbalances and deficiencies of nutrients are particularly prevalent among the elderly, resulting in increased risk of illness and impaired outcome, as well as reduced quality of life. A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the nutritional risk and to determine its association with physical and mental health problems among the elderly in a semiurban community in the District of Hulu Lan...

The importance of nutritional guidance grows as nutritional problems, such as obesity and type-2 diabetes, are becoming more common. Nutritional guidance is carried out by mapping the nutritional state of an individual using a food diary and by comparing the nutrition intake levels to the recommended reference values. Typically, the expert knowledge of a nutritionist is required to balance the ...