UNLABELLED Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic multisystem autoimmune disease which involves the gastrointestinal tract in about 90% of cases. It may contribute to nutritional deterioration. OBJECTIVE To assess whether the application of a nutritional support protocol to these patients could improve their nutritional status and quality of life. METHODS Single center prospective study, per...

BACKGROUND Individualized, nutritional support reduced undernutrition among older stroke patients and improved quality of life in our recent randomized, controlled trial. Weight control thus seems to be important after stroke, and methods for monitoring nutritional status need to be simple and non-invasive. Here we aimed to assess if the nutritional intervention altered body composition in men ...

Epidemiological surveys and preliminary intervention studies have shown that postprandial hyperglycemia is a direct and independent risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes (1–4). Moreover, it has been reported that postprandial spikes in blood glucose concentration are even more relevant to the onset of cardiovascular complications than merely elevated fasti...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of sociodemographic characteristics and baseline food habits on the dietary response to a nutritional intervention promoting the Mediterranean food pattern and maintenance of dietary modifications in 73 healthy women. The 12-week nutritional intervention in free-living conditions consisted of two group courses and seven individual sessions...

121 ABSTRACT According to the World Health Organization, disability is defined as a restriction of bodily structure or function that is not offset by social measures, with spinal cord injuries (SCI) being a common type of physical disability. Several factors may influence the nutritional status of individuals with SCI, and metabolic complications can lead to a number of acute and chronic change...

Nutritional support of the child with cancer now is recognized as an important adjunct to cancer treatment. Protein-energy malnutrition frequently accompanies the diagnosis and treat ment of children with neoplastic diseases. Common risk factors for the development of protein-energy malnutrition include ad vanced stages of disease, lack of tumor responses, intense treatment with curative intent...

MULTIFACETED NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTION IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTSbyZULFITRI ‘AZUAN MAT DAUDMay 2014Advisor : Dr. Pramod KhoslaMajor : Nutrition and Food ScienceDegree : Doctor of PhilosophyMortality rate in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis (HD) in the United Statesremain unacceptably high despite improvement in dialysis technology. Cardiovascular disease...

Background and Objectives: Regarding the high prevalence of unhealthy food habits among Iranian children, we aimed to assess the effect of a school-based nutrition education program on nutritional status of primary school students in Shiraz. Materials and Methods: This randomized educational controlled trial was carried out on 221 primary school age children selected by cluster sampling in t...

Nutritional status is a dynamic entity that changes because of interactions between nutrient intake and absorption and requirements and disease. Clinically relevant nutritional assessment should determine whether the patient's nutritional status will decline in the absence of nutritional support. In addition, such assessment should predict complications in the absence of nutritional interventio...