Nutrition
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This study investigated the relationship between saturated fatty acid (SFA) intake and hypertension and oxidative stress. ⋯ Our results support a relationship existing between SFA intake and hypertension and oxidative stress, and suggest that the regular consumption of SFA contributes to the prevention and treatment of hypertension in elderly patients.
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sarcopenia on functional outcomes, including activities of daily living (ADLs); dysphagia status; and the rate of home discharge, among hospitalized adults receiving convalescent rehabilitation. ⋯ Sarcopenia is associated with worse recovery of ADLs and dysphagia and a lower rate of home discharge in hospitalized adults undergoing convalescent rehabilitation. Early detection of sarcopenia and treatment by rehabilitation nutrition should be implemented in this population.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia in patients without nutritional risk and the association between sarcopenia and postoperative outcomes after radical gastrectomy in these patients. ⋯ Sarcopenia was a significant independent risk factor for postoperative complications after gastrectomy in patients without nutritional risk. Preoperative assessment and management of sarcopenia should be helpful for improving clinical outcomes for patients without nutritional risk.
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The genetics of binge-eating disorder (BED) is an emerging topic and one candidate pathway, namely the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene, may be implicated because of its role in food reward sensitivity and self-regulation of eating. The aims of this study were to examine the independent effects of variants of FTO on binge frequency in women with and without BED and to examine the moderating role of interpersonal attachment in this association. ⋯ FTO genotypes associated with risk for obesity and loss of control of eating, specifically rs1421085, may interact with insecure attachment in a way that may exacerbate binge eating among women with BED.
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The aim of this study was to verify if the selenium status of patients residing in locations with selenium-poor soil who receive parenteral nutrition (PN) without selenium supplementation is associated with the inflammatory process. ⋯ Very low values of selenium and GPx from the beginning of PN were identified. The correlation of selenium levels with GPx in only 14 d of PN, regardless of inflammation, may reflect a critical selenium status, mainly because the correlation was verified after the acute phase. Therefore it is important to emphasize that supplementation should be started from the beginning of PN, especially in regions with selenium-deficient soil.