Guatemala has managed to keep infections and deaths moderate during the pandemic. The economic impact of COVID-19 been mild given an early reopening economy, unprecedented policy support, resilient remittances exports. However, despite large-scale government interventions support households, poverty malnutrition have deteriorated following two major hurricanes battering last November.

In the past decade substantial data have become availabbe suggesting that marginal malnutrition, including subclinical vitamin and mineral deficiencies, can affect some vital functions such as physical work capacity, immunobiobogicab competence, and cognitive functions and behavior. It was felt, therefore, that it would be appropriate to convene a meeting ofinvestigators involved in the study o...

This study investigated the relationship between dental hygiene and child maltreatment, malnutrition, overall development. The researchers examined 900 students aged 5-15 years from government schools in Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh. observed nutritional status by assessment of physiological body based on its height weight signs abuse/neglect. results showed that 260 abused had poor hygiene,...

background: nutrition is an important determinant of health in elderly and nutritional assessment is necessary for development of treatment protocols. the study aimed to evaluate nutritional status using multidimensional assessment in elderly. methods: one hundred fourteen subjects (76 men and 64 women) from elderly residence house in kermanshah, western iran were studied. data was collected us...

I n the pre-dialysis stage, the nutritional management of diabetic patients with chronic renal fail ure involves mainly caloric and protein intake and control of blood sugar. These aspects are very important because severity of hyperglycemia is correlated with the rate of progression of chronic renal failure, while strict glycemic control can markedly diminish the likelihood of nephropathy and ...

BACKGROUND Studies on the systemic availability of nutrients and nutritional status in Alzheimer's disease (AD) are widely available, but the majority included patients in a moderate stage of AD. OBJECTIVE This study compares the nutritional status between mild AD outpatients and healthy controls. METHODS A subgroup of Dutch drug-naïve patients with mild AD (Mini-Mental State Examination (M...

Background: Failure to thrive (FTT) is a common underlying condition in patients with Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). The aim of current study was to evaluate nutritional status and growth pattern in CDH patients. Methods: In current study, we investigated a total of 146 CDH patients who had undergone surgery in Dr. Sheikh Hospital, Mashhad, Iran between April 2006 to November 2013. Due ...

The present study intended to evaluate the nutritional status of Portuguese colorectal patients and associated it with surgery type as well as quality of life outcomes. Malnutrition can affect up to 85% of cancer patients and specifically 30-60% in colorectal cancer and can significantly influence health outcomes. A sample of 50 colorectal cancer patients was evaluated in what refers to several...

Background: Malnutrition is very common in chronic kidney disease patients and it starts from predialytic stage. The purpose of our project is to investigate the relationship between volume and malnutrition. Materials and method: A total of 109 chronic kidney disease patients were included in the study. Three groups have been created in patients according to their subjective global assessment (...

The combined effects of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) and infection on thymic function evaluated by specific plasma thymulin activity were studied in Senegalese children: 29 hospitalized in Dakar for severe malnutrition and various diseases; 9 infected without sign of severe PEM, living in Dakar; 13 apparently healthy, uninfected, living in Dakar; and 7 apparently healthy, uninfected, livin...