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Acute Hepatic Response to Diet Modification and Exercise-induced Endotoxemia during a Laboratory-based Duathlon
(2010-01)The purpose of the study was to compare the acute hepatic response to diet modification and exercise-induced endotoxemia, and to determine if associations exist between liver damage markers, body core temperature, and ... -
Alcohol Contribution to Total Energy Intake and Its Association with Nutritional Status and Diet Quality in Eight Latina American Countries
(2021-11-05)Alcohol consumption is a modifiable risk factor for non-communicable diseases. This study aimed to characterize alcohol consumers at the nutritional, anthropometric, and sociodemo- graphic levels. Data from 9218 participants ... -
Alcohol intake, drinking patterns, and risk of nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in Costa Rica
(2005-12)Background: Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a lower risk of myocardial infarction (MI). Whether alcohol is truly protective or whether the amount, type, or pattern of intake is the most important is still ... -
El ambiente biológico y el estado nutricional
(Análisis de la situación alimentania-nutricional en Costa Rica. Secretaría de la Política Nacional de Alimentación y Nutrición. L. Sánz, editor. p.113-129, 1981., 1981)Los estados de buena o mala nutrición -y sus grados intermedios- son el resultado de la interacción del huésped (el hombre) con su ambiente. Se entiende por ambiente todo aquello que rodea al ser humano y que es capaz de ... -
Anemia hipocrómica en niños preescolares de una comunidad urbano marginal, San José, Costa Rica
(Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex 59 (1) 85-88, 2002-01)La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) define anemia en niños menores de cinco años de edad como aquellos valores inferiores de hemoglobina (Hb) a 11 g/dL y de hematócrito (Hto) a 0.33 L/L (33%). Sin embargo, diversos ... -
Arachidonic acid in adipose tissue is associated with nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in the Central Valley of Costa Rica
(2004-11)Arachidonic acid (AA), a precursor of prothrombotic eicosanoids, is potentially atherogenic, but epidemiologic data are scarce. We evaluated the hypothesis that increased AA in adipose tissue is associated with increased ... -
As seen from national levels: Developing world
(1978)The grim.realities involved with the solution of such world problems as .' food, energy and pollution make it difficult to address such issues with 'vhptimism (Meadows et al. 1972; Mesarovic and Peste! 1974). On the ... -
Attività fisica ed idratazione: quando l’acqua non basta
(2005-10)During sports training and games, thermoregulation may be a challenge when environmental conditions are hot and/or humid. In addition, limited opportunities to drink may promote dehydration and exacerbate the thermoregulatory ... -
Awareness of Fluid Losses Does Not Impact Thirst during Exercise in the Heat: A Double-Blind, Cross-Over Study
(2021-12-03)Background: Thirst has been used as an indicator of dehydration; however, as a perception, we hypothesized that it could be affected by received information related to fluid losses. The purpose of this study was to ... -
Breast milk consumption in rural Costa Rica
(Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición p. 337 - 386, 1983)Breast milk consumption was measured in 20 breast-feeding infants, aged two days to six months. This was achieved by test-weighing infants before and after every feeding over a 24-hour period. Infant length, weight, number ... -
Breast-feeding, infections and infant outcomes: an international perspective
(1990)Most rural mothers from Puriscal, a typical transitional population in Costa Rica, breastfeed their infants; more than one half breast-feed beyond 6 months. This situation was brought about by commencement of rooming-in ... -
Breast-feeding: helping to reduce the severity of diarrhoea. Protection, energy and nutrients
(Diarrhoea Dialogue ;17:p. 4-5, 1984-05)Leonardo Mats considers the unique role of breastfeeding in child health and survival, and possible interventions to promote it in areas where bottle-feeding is common. The exceptional properties of human milk are the: ... -
Breast-feeding: main promoter of infant health
(1978-11)Unique immunological factors in breast milk arc responsible for the protection it affords infants against pathogenic agents. This protection is panicularly effective against the infectious agents which invade or colonize ... -
Calidad de la dieta y su relación con obesidad en ocho países de América Latina
(2020-09-28)El presente estudio se llevó a cabo en el marco del Estudio Latino Americano de Nutrición y Salud, el cual evaluó el consumo de alimentos, la actividad física y el perfil antropométrico de 9,218. Se evaluó la ingesta ... -
Canasta básica del costarricense, 1980
(Revista Médica Hospital Nacional de Niños, Costa Rica 15(1): 101-114, 1980)Se definió la "canasta básica" como la cantidad de alimento que un hombre adulto (mayor de 25 años, de 65 Kg. de peso promedio, en un trabajo de actividad moderada) debe consumir diariamente para completar un total de 2900 ...