Validity of the GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition in patients with colorectal cancer: A multicenter study on the diagnostic performance of different indicators of reduced muscle mass and disease severity.

Objectives: To assess the concurrent and predictive validity of different combinations of Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria in patients with colorectal cancer considering different indicators of reduced muscle mass (MM) and the effects of the disease.

Methods: A secondary analysis with patients with colorectal cancer. The reduced MM was assessed by arm muscle area, arm muscle circumference, calf circumference, fat-free mass index, skeletal muscle index (SMI) and skeletal muscle.

Cinnamon Infusion Reduces Satiety and Increases Energy Intake: A Randomized Crossover Trial.

Background/aims: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the intake of a single dose of cinnamon infusion on energy metabolism, appetite responses, and food intake in healthy individuals.

Methods: This was an open randomized crossover clinical trial, with a minimum washout of 7 days, in which two standardized breakfasts were served randomly: one with cinnamon infusion (2 g, Cinnamomum sp.) and one with water (control).

Effect of thermal processing on the antigenicity of allergenic milk, egg and soy proteins.

The detection of allergenic proteins and the influence of processing on the structure and antigenicity of these proteins are relevant topics. Using commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits, this study aimed to evaluate the degradation profiles of milk, egg and soy proteins during the processing of semisweet biscuits. The formulations were baked under different conditions according to a complete factorial experiment that included a three-level temperature factor and a six-level time factor.

The impact of L-branched-chain amino acids and L-leucine on malnutrition, sarcopenia, and other outcomes in patients with chronic liver disease.

Introduction: Metabolic and hormonal disorders resulting from chronic liver diseases culminate in increased proteolysis and decreased protein synthesis, which contributes to the development and progression of malnutrition and, consequently, sarcopenia. Nutritional management of sarcopenia in liver cirrhosis is a continuously evolving field and data on essential amino acid supplementation in chronic liver diseases is scarce.

Areas Covered: This review encompasses the current literature on oral amino acids supplementation in patients with chronic liver disease or patients with liver cirrhosis to try to elucidate the possible effects of L-branched-chain amino acids and isolated L-leucine as a therapeutic approach to malnutrition and sarcopenia.

Energy expenditure in the immediate postpartum period: Indirect calorimetry versus predictive equations.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the resting energy expenditure (REE) of postpartum women by indirect calorimetry and to provide the most appropriate predictive equations to estimate it.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with 79 women in the maternity unit of a Brazilian city hospital. Information regarding age, income, gestational age, and breastfeeding was collected.

[Perception of students of a public university on the Education Program for Work in Health].

This study sought to analyze the Education Program for Work in Health from the perspective of students at a public university in Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, in their first year and its impact on the students' qualification. It is a prospective cohort study with students who participated on this program, and the data was collected by a structured and self-applied questionnaire, during the sixth and tenth months of the program, with sociodemographic questions, methodology, aims and impact of the program. The majority reported that the program's proposed aims were attained, especially interdisciplinary work and academic research focused on the Unified Health System's needs.