Publications by authors named "Edna Gamboa"

Introduction: Diet-based interventions may be a culturally acceptable option to decrease mercury levels and thus prevent the adverse effects of this metal on population health. Selenium is an element present in Colombian geology that can act as a chelator, decreasing mercury concentrations in the human body.

Objective: To identify potentially useful selenium-rich foods to control the effects of mercury exposure among Afro-Colombians.

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Article Synopsis
  • - The study reviews how gene-diet interactions impact cardiovascular diseases (CVD) by analyzing research conducted up until June 2022, focusing on various types of studies, including randomized controlled trials and cohorts.
  • - A total of 59 articles were included where 35.6% were deemed high quality; the studies examined 50 dietary factors and 52 genetic variants, highlighting alcohol intake and ADH1C variants as key focuses.
  • - Out of 266 tested interactions between diet and genetics, only 18.8% were statistically significant, with some inconsistencies in findings, indicating that while certain gene-diet effects exist, they may vary across studies.
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Parental practices can affect children's weight and BMI and may even be related to a high prevalence of obesity. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between parents' practices related to feeding their children and excess weight in preschoolers in Bucaramanga, Colombia, using artificial intelligence. A cross-sectional study was carried out between September and December 2017.

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The objective of this study was to estimate inequalities in the consumption of fruits and vegetables. A multilevel study was performed based on cross-sectional data of adults from 18 to 64 years of age (n = 5,217) and in geodemographic units (n = 33). The consumption of fruits and vegetables was estimated with a food frequency questionnaire administered as part of the 2010 Colombian National Nutrition Survey (ENSIN).

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Background: This study characterizes the intake of sweetened beverages and establishes whether economic inequalities in their consumption exists.

Methods: Ecological study. Mixed methods using food frequency questionnaire and inequality indices.

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