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Chemical composition and antinutritional factors of Lycianthes synanthera leaves (chomte)
(2006)
Abstract
The leaves of Lycianthes synanthera (chomte), an edible Guatemalan plant, were analysed for some nutritional and antinutri tional factors. Results of this study indicated that chomte leaves are rich sources of ...
Hábitos alimentarios de la población urbana costarricense
Food habits of urban Costa Rican population
(2019-10)
Objetivo: Es sabido que los malos hábitos alimentarios contribuyen a la aparición de enfermedades crónicas, como la obesidad y la diabetes mellitus, sin embargo, no existe información actualizada respecto a la alimentación ...
Alimentación y nutrición durante la pandemia del COVID-19
(2020)
El coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) es el causante de la enferme- dad COVID-19, altamente contagiosa, y que ha sido declarada por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), como una emergencia mundial de salud pública. Esta pandemia ...
A Comparison of Associations Between Self-Reported and Device-Based Sedentary Behavoir and Obesity Markers in Adults: A Multi-National Cross-Sectional Study
(2021-05-28)
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between self-reported and device-based measures of sedentary behavior (SB) with obesity markers in adults from Latin American countries. Sitting time and total time ...
HRMS characterization, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of polyphenols in Malus domestica cultivars from Costa Rica
(2021)
There is increasing interest in research into fruits as sources of secondary metabolites because of their potential bioactivities. In this study, the phenolic profiles of Malus domestica Anna and Jonagold cultivars from ...
Polyphenolic QTOF-ESI MS characterization and the antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of Prunus domestica.
(2021)
There is an increased interest in plum research because of their metabolites’ potential bioactivities. In this study, the phenolic profiles of Prunus domestica commercial cultivars (Methley, Pisardii and Satsuma) in Costa ...
Latin American consumption of major food groups: results from the ELANS study
(2019-12-26)
Background
The Latin American (LA) region is still facing an ongoing epidemiological transition and shows a complex public health scenario regarding non-communicable diseases (NCDs). A healthy diet and consumption of ...
Consumo de azúcar añadido en la población urbana costarricense: Estudio Latinoamericano de Nutrición y Salud ELANS-Costa Rica
Added sugar intake in a Costa Rican urban population: Latin American nutrition and health study ELANS-Costa Rica
(2019-07)
Objetivo: el objetivo del estudio fue analizar el consumo de azúcares añadidos por la población urbana costarricense y los factores asociados a este.
Método: estudio transversal donde se analizan los datos de 798 participantes ...
Total and Added Sugar Intake: Assessment in Eight Latin American Countries
(2018-03)
Non-communicable diseases are growing at an alarming rate in Latin America. We assessed total and added sugar intake in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, to verify the adequacy ...
Prevalence and determinants of misreporting of energy intake among Latin American populations: results from ELANS Study
(2019-08)
Underreporting and overreporting of energy intake (EI) have been recognized as potential sources of bias. Dietary data mainly rely on proxy respondents, but little is known about the determinants of misreporting of EI among ...