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Is the perceived neighborhood built environment associated with domain-specific physical activity in Latin American adults? An eight-country observational study 

Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Werneck, André de Oliveira; da Silva, Danilo Rodrigues; Kovalskys, Irina; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Zalcman Zimberg, Ioná; Guajardo, Viviana; Pratt, Michael; Cristi Montero, Carlos; Rodríguez Rodríguez, Fernando; Marques, Adilson; Cerin, Ester; Van Dyck, Delfien; Pires, Carlos; Fisberg, Mauro (2020-10-01)
Methods This study examined data from 8185 adults (aged 18–65 years) from eight Latin American countries. The Neighbourhood Environment Walkability Survey - Abbreviated (NEWS-A) scale was used to assess perceptions of ...
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Socio-demographic patterning of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviours in eight Latin American countries; findings from the ELANS study 

Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Kovalskys, Irina; Fisberg, Mauro; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Zalcman Zimberg, Ioná; Guajardo, Viviana; Pratt, Michael; Cristi Montero, Carlos; Rodríguez Rodríguez, Fernando; Scholes, Shaun; Celis Morales, Carlos A.; Chaput, Jean Philippe; Solé, Dirceu (2019-10-30)
Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviours (SB) are two independent risk factors for non-communicable diseases. However, there is a lack of objectively measured information on PA and SB in low- and middle-income ...
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Chemical composition of Schinus molle essential oil and its cytotoxic activity on tumour cell lines 

Díaz Oreiro, Cecilia; Quesada Mora, Silvia; Brenes García, Oscar Gerardo; Aguilar, Gilda; Cicció Alberti, José Francisco (2008-11)
The leaf essential oil hydrodistilled from Schinus molle grown in Costa Rica was characterised in terms of its chemical composition, antioxidant activity, ability to induce cytotoxicity and the mechanism of cell death ...
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Arachidonic acid in adipose tissue is associated with nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in the Central Valley of Costa Rica 

Baylin, Ana; Campos Núñez, Hannia (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 ...
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Oral rehydration of neonates with dehydrating diarrhoeas 

Pizarro Torres, Daniel; Mata Jiménez, Leonardo; Posada S., Gloria; Nalin, David R.; Mohs Villalta, Edgar (The Lancet Vol 314(8154): 1209-1210. Dec 08, 1979., 1979-12-08)
Thirty-nine of forty neonates with mean dehydration equivalent to 6.7% of bodyweight were orally rehydrated with a glucose/electrolyte solution. Only one patient required any intravenous fluids for rehydration. ...
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Voluntary Hydration with Skimmed Lactose-Free Milk during Exercise in the Heat: Exploring Effectiveness and Tolerance 

Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando; Garzón Mosquera, Julián Camilo; Montoya Arroyo, Jhonny Alberto (2023)
Replacement of fluid losses (dehydration) during sports activities in the heat has been investigated with different beverages. Bovine milk has been recommended for post-exercise rehydration, but its use during exercise ...
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The importance of breast-feeding for optimal child health and well-being 

Mata Jiménez, Leonardo (Clinical nutrition, Manual of clinical nutrition; 3 (1) (Suppl 3): 28-33, 1984-01)
Breast-fed infants can thrive even under unhygienic conditions in areas of extreme poverty. The anti-infectious properties of human milk account for the very high resistance of the nursing infant to infection in general ...
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Uso de suplementos nutricionales en la población urbana costarricense
Use of nutritional supplements in the Costa Rican urban population 

Guerrero Calderón, Fabiola; Pacheco Arteaga, María Amalia; Gómez Salas, Georgina (2019-07)
Objetivo: diversos estudios revelan que el per l de los consumidores de suplementos nutricionales corresponde a individuos con estilos de vida saludables y ambiente sociodemográ co favorable. Sin embargo, en Costa Rica no ...
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The evolution of diarrhoeal diseases and malnutrition in Costa Rica: The role of interventions 

Mata Jiménez, Leonardo (Assignment Child (61-62) p.195-224, 1983)
Costa Rica has an infant mortality rate of 17.7%, one of the lowest for developing countries. While it is noted that it is difficult to demonstrate the contributions of specific interventions in accounting for the drastic ...
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Anthropometry, dietary intake, physical activity and sitting time patterns in adolescents aged 15-17 years; an interational comparison in eigth Latina American countries 

Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Kovalskys, Irina; Fisberg, Mauro; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Pareja Torres, Rossina Gabriella; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Zalcman Zimberg, Ioná; Guajardo, Viviana; Pratt, Michael; Previdelli, Ágatha Nogueira; Scholes, Shaun; Celis Morales, Carlos A.; Solé, Dirceu (2020-01-21)
Background: Although there is high prevalence of obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors among Latin American adolescents, there is limited evidence on dietary intake and physical activity (PA) patterns in this ...
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