Colonic mucosal Schwann cell hamartoma is an extremely rare entity, presenting as small colonic polyp, associating with no clinical symptoms and harboring no clinical significance. However, its mimics, such as GI neurofibroma/neurofibromatosis, ganglioneuroma, etc. are possible GI manifestations of hereditary syndromes and therefore are integral part of the patient workup and disease diagnosis....

BACKGROUND As overweight continues to rise among children, schools seek effective and sensitive ways to engage parents in promoting healthy weight. OBJECTIVE To evaluate a school-based health report card on the family awareness of and concern about the child weight status, plans for weight control, and preventive behaviors. DESIGN Quasi-experimental field trial with a personalized weight an...

BACKGROUND Glycemic index (GI) testing is normally based on individual foods, whereas GIs for meals or diets are based on a formula using a weighted sum of the constituents. The accuracy with which the formula can predict a meal or diet GI is questionable. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to compare the GI of meals, obtained by using the formula and by using both measured food GI and published val...

BACKGROUND Narcotic agents are frequently administered to manage increased intestinal motility in patients with short bowel syndrome, but long-term use is associated with gastrointestinal (GI) complaints. This analysis evaluated the incidence of narcotic use and abdominal adverse events among patients with short bowel syndrome receiving teduglutide. MATERIALS AND METHODS Pooled data from pati...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the influence of regular endurance training on the glycemic index (GI) of a breakfast cereal in women as previous results from men indicate that endurance training may influence the GI. METHODS Subjects were 17 sedentary (SE) and 19 endurance trained (ET) healthy, young, adult women of normal body mass index. All subjects performed two tests with the referenc...

OBJECTIVE Evaluate the influence of the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) of the diet in the glycemic control of children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). METHODS A total of 146 subjects, aged 7-19 years, monitored at the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at the HC/UFMG participated in the study. The consumed diet was evaluated using a quantitative food frequency ...