The effect of chemotherapy on dietary intake and nutritional status in patients with colorectal neoplasms and the importance of nutritional counseling.

Purpose: This study aimed at assessing the effect of chemotherapy on dietary intake and nutritional status of patients with colorectal cancer undergoing chemotherapy.

Methods: Observational, cross-sectional study conducted with 35 patients of both sexes, aged 50 years or older. Dietary intake was assessed four times: before (T), twice during (T and T), and after (T) chemotherapy.

DYNAMIC POSTURAL BALANCE IS MEDIATED BY ANTHROPOMETRY AND BODY COMPOSITION IN OLDER WOMEN.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between anthropometry and body composition with dynamic postural balance in elderly women with low bone mineral density (BMD).

Methods: 45 older women (≥ 60 years), low BMD and nutritional diagnosis of low weight to overweight. For the assessment of body composition, Dual energy X-ray emission densitometry and anthropometric examination were used to measure: body mass (kg), height (cm) and BMI (k/m).