Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.

Background: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is considered the gold standard for gastric bypass, displaying better results for metabolic disorders than other surgical procedures over the long term. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of bariatric surgery, in particular the RYGB technique, on metabolic syndrome (MS) and other biochemical parameters implicit in the comorbid conditions associated with obesity, as well as to explore the influence of this surgical procedure on psychiatric comorbidity in the study population.

Method: An observational retrospective cohort study based on 146 clinical records of patients having undergone RYGB between January 1, 2011, and January 1, 2014, was performed.

Nutritional status of intellectual disabled persons with Down syndrome.

Background: To evaluate the nutritional status in young adults with Down syndrome (DS).

Methods: 38 persons, 15 (39.5%) women and 23 (60.

The effectiveness of oral nutritional supplementation in the healing of pressure ulcers.

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of an oral nutritional supplement that is rich in protein and enriched with arginine, vitamin C and zinc on the healing of pressure ulcers.

Method: Thirty-nine patients with grade III or IV pressure ulcers were enrolled into this open intervention study. Subjects received an oral nutritional supplement daily for three weeks.