Basal and resting metabolic rates of physically disabled adult subjects: a systematic review of controlled cross-sectional studies.

Aim: To systematically review studies that investigated the basal metabolic rate (BMR) and resting metabolic rate (RMR) of physically disabled adult subjects.

Methods: The studies were identified via MedLine, Science Direct, Science Search, Scientific Electronic Library Online, Wiley, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, Cochrane, Indice Bibliográfico Espanõl de Ciencias de la Salud, Scopus, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database and System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe. No restriction on publication date was imposed.

A study on the prevalence of adequacy of iron and vitamin C in children's diets.

The aim of this study was to apply methodological procedures to determine the prevalence of adequacy of Iron and vitamin C in children's diets. It was included 238 children aged 2 to 3 years enrolled in 2009 in 25 day care centers in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. Dietary intake was assessed by weighing the food and food record.

Disordered eating among adolescent female swimmers: dietary, biochemical, and body composition factors.

Objective: To verify associations among body composition, biochemical parameters, and food intake in adolescent female swimmers with and without disordered eating (DE).

Methods: Seventy-seven athletes 11 to 19 y old from clubs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil were studied. DE was assessed through three questionnaires (Eating Attitudes Test-26; Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh; and Body Shape Questionnaire), body composition by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, and food intake by a 3-d diet record.

Female athlete triad in elite swimmers of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Objective: Female athlete triad (FAT) is a syndrome characterized by the simultaneous presence of disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteopenia or osteoporosis. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of FAT in adolescent elite women swimmers.

Methods: The sample was composed of 78 athletes in the age range of 11-19 y from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

Nutritional profile of the Brazilian Amputee Soccer Team during the precompetition period for the world championship.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the dietary and anthropometric profiles of the Brazilian amputee soccer players during the training period before the world soccer amputee championship, according to their positional roles in the game.

Methods: Fifteen male athletes participated in the study. Data on height, weight, skinfold thickness, and circumferences were collected to assess nutritional status.