Publications by authors named "Juliana C Liboredo"
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Analysis of Body Weight Variations and Their Implications for Daily Habits.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
November 2024
Assessing changes in lifestyle, dietary habits, eating behaviors, and stress during the pandemic and their impact on weight is crucial for developing effective interventions. This study investigated weight variations among Brazilians and associated habit changes over nine months during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online questionnaire was applied (T0/T1, T2).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe objective of this study was to investigate the perceptions and attitudes of consumers toward food service safety and hygiene when purchasing ready-to-eat food. Data were collected at three time points: before (T0) and during the COVID-19 pandemic (T1 and T2). Among the 333 participants, 45.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- - The study explores how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the daily habits of Brazilians, focusing on aspects like sleep, alcohol, smoking, screen time, physical activity, and diet across three time points.
- - Results indicated some behaviors remained relatively stable, such as smoking and drinking levels, while screen time increased significantly and physical activity initially decreased but returned to baseline levels by the end of the study.
- - Dietary changes showed an initial rise in unhealthy food consumption, which then decreased later, while the consumption of certain food groups like legumes and dairy increased over time.
Introduction And Aims: The behavioral changes that arose from quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted the weight of people. This study aims to investigate the incidence and predictors of weight gain during the quarantine period.
Methods: An online survey was performed five months after the social distance measures implementation.
The study aimed to assess the eating behavior [uncontrolled eating (UE), emotional eating (EE), and cognitive restraint (CR)], the perceived stress, and independently associated factors among Brazilians during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online survey was conducted and data about 1,368 participants were evaluated. Multivariate logistic regression models were performed to identify factors independently associated (socioeconomic, lifestyle, and eating habits data) with eating behaviors and perceived stress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess changes in daily habits, food choices and lifestyle of adult Brazilians before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Design: This observational study was carried out with Brazilian adults through an online questionnaire 5 months after the social distance measures implementation. The McNemar, McNemar–Bowker and Wilcoxon tests were used to investigate differences before and during the COVID pandemic period, adopting the statistical significance of P < 0·05.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of Saccharomyces boulardii on the intestinal permeability, laboratory parameters and MELD and Child-Pugh severity scores in cirrhotic patients eligible for liver transplantation.
Methods: Eighteen patients followed in a Transplant Outpatient Clinic were evaluated immediately before the beginning of treatment, after a 30-day period of treatment period with probiotics and at the end of the second study month (after a thirty-day period without probiotics). Fifteen healthy controls also underwent the intestinal permeability test (lactulose/mannitol).
Background: Increased intestinal permeability has been reported in multiple studies of cirrhotic patients, although specific factors associated with this finding have not been fully elucidated. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate whether there was an association between nutrition status measured by different methods and intestinal permeability in cirrhotic patients who were candidates for liver transplantation.
Materials And Methods: The study group comprised 18 cirrhotic patients and 15 healthy controls.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to see how probiotics affect the growth of precancerous lesions in the colon of mice exposed to a harmful chemical.
- - Mice were divided into five groups: one control group that only got the carcinogen and four others that received different types of probiotics alongside the carcinogen.
- - Results showed that certain probiotics (L. delbrueckii and B. animalis) significantly reduced the number of precancerous cells, while combined treatments with these probiotics and another yeast didn't have any beneficial effect.
The intestinal microbiota, which is a complex and dynamic population of different bacterial species, represents an important contribution to the health of the host. This microbiota plays a key role by promoting the integrity of the epithelial barrier and the development of mucosal immunity. However, under some stressful situations, such as after gastrointestinal surgery, infectious complications may originate from the intestinal microbiota of the patient.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a disorder in which obesity, insulin resistance, high blood pressure and dyslipidemia coexist. This study assessed the prevalence of MetS and its associated factors in patients who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLTx).
Methods: Post-OLTx patients were assessed for the presence of MetS according to the diagnostic criteria proposed by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/American Heart Association (NHLBI/AHA).
Rationale: Probiotic bacterial strains have been increasingly used in clinical practice as many health benefits result from their use. However, severe side effects such as bacteremia and fungemia have been reported in inmunocompromised patients and those with chronic disease.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to report the impact of probiotic supplementation on the mortality of mice undergoing carcinogenesis induction with 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH).