Publications by authors named "Lanuza F"
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- The study investigates the prevalence of diabesity (obesity and type 2 diabetes) and prediabesity in Chilean adults, using data from the 2016-2017 National Health Survey with nearly 5,000 participants.
- Findings reveal that 5.7% of participants had diabesity, 3.6% had prediabesity, and 2.5% were categorized as normo-diabetic, with higher rates among women, those with lower education levels, and individuals aged 45-46.
- The overall prevalence of prediabesity and diabesity stands at 9.3%, indicating an urgent need for preventive measures and strategies to address these health issues in the population.
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- The study explored the link between sedentary behavior, the FTO gene, and obesity markers in a Chilean population, focusing on how sedentary time might affect genetic predisposition to obesity.
- Data was gathered from 409 participants, measuring adiposity markers like body weight and BMI, while sedentary behaviors were tracked using accelerometers.
- Findings showed that higher sedentary time is more strongly associated with increased body weight and waist circumference in individuals carrying the risk variant of the FTO gene compared to non-risk carriers.
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- The study focuses on the impact of multimorbidity on overall mortality in Chile, highlighting a lack of attention to this issue in low- and middle-income countries.
- Data was gathered from 3,701 Chilean participants aged 15 and older, examining the prevalence of 16 self-reported health conditions during a follow-up period of 11 years.
- Results showed that individuals with four or more chronic conditions had a significantly higher risk of dying (1.66 times more) compared to those with no conditions, indicating that more chronic diseases lead to a higher mortality risk.
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- - The study aimed to explore how a lifestyle score, based on seven modifiable behaviors, affects all-cause mortality in the Chilean population.
- - Participants were assigned scores ranging from 0 (less healthy) to 7 (healthiest) based on their habits, and results showed that those with lower scores had a significantly higher mortality risk over a 10.9-year follow-up period.
- - It concludes that promoting healthier lifestyle choices through public health strategies could reduce mortality risk among Chileans, as less healthy individuals had a mortality risk 2.55 times greater than the healthiest group.
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- A study conducted in Chile aimed to assess adherence to Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (GABA) among adolescents aged 15-19, focusing on their diet and its relationship with health metrics.
- Only 5.6% of participants met three or more GABA recommendations, with higher compliance in water and legumes consumption, and notable differences in dietary habits between genders.
- The findings indicate that many adolescents struggle to follow GABA guidelines, which can negatively impact their overall health and lifestyle.
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- A study on plant-based diets in a Danish population examined how these diets relate to metabolic syndrome (MetS) and identified specific metabolites linked to dietary patterns.
- The research involved 676 participants who provided dietary information and underwent health examinations, leading to the classification of diet quality using healthful (hPDI) and unhealthful (uPDI) indices.
- Findings showed that higher hPDI scores correlated with a decreased risk of MetS, while higher uPDI scores increased the risk, with specific metabolites identified as key indicators of these associations.
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- Recent research indicates a link between low vitamin D levels and cognitive impairment in older adults, particularly in Chile.
- A study involving 1,287 Chilean participants aged 65 and over assessed their vitamin D levels and cognitive function, revealing significant deficits in vitamin D among the majority.
- Results showed that individuals with severe vitamin D deficiency had nearly double the odds of cognitive impairment, suggesting a potential area for further investigation into their relationship.
Background And Aims: Polyphenol-rich foods have beneficial properties that may lower cardiometabolic risk. We aimed to prospectively investigate the relationship between intakes of dietary polyphenols, and metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components, in 676 Danish residents from the MAX study, a subcohort of the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health-Next Generations (DCH-NG) cohort.
Methods And Results: Dietary data were collected using web-based 24-h dietary recalls over one year (at baseline, and at 6 and 12 months).
Anthocyanins (ACNs) are (poly)phenols associated with reduced cardiometabolic risk. Associations between dietary intake, microbial metabolism, and cardiometabolic health benefits of ACNs have not been fully characterized. Our aims were to study the association between ACN intake, considering its dietary sources, and plasma metabolites, and to relate them with cardiometabolic risk factors in an observational study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPerceptual blindless in nutrition: We are in a critical time to be connected.
Obesity (Silver Spring)
February 2023
Our health and well-being are affected by our food systems. The new nutrition reality has been linked to complex food systems, interrelated with several pathways and determinants, including physical, socioeconomic, environmental, and ecological, and lately, has been strongly associated with population health, the increase in chronic diseases, and climate change. We briefly comment on four pillars, namely food environments, food security, food supply, and safety and nutritional epidemiology, all of which are key determinants of food systems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Older adults with poor oral health may be at higher risk of being pre-frail or frail. However, very few studies have examined this association in Latin American countries and middle-aged individuals. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the association between oral health and frailty status among Chilean adults ≥40 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis research aimed (1) to examine the agreement between body mass index (BMI)-based nutritional status and perceived nutritional status overall and by socio-demographic factors and (2) to state the association between the accuracy of weight perception and weight control practices in the Chilean adult population. A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out with 5,192 Chilean adult participants from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016-2017. Agreement between BMI-based weight status and body weight perception for the total sample and across subgroups was determined using the weighted kappa coefficient.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Appetite regulation is integral to food intake and is modulated by complex interactions between internal and external stimuli. Hormonal mechanisms which stimulate or inhibit intake have been characterized, but the physiologic effects of serum levels of such hormones in short-term appetite regulation have received little attention.
Aim: To evaluate whether fasting levels of orexigenic/anorexigenic hormones were associated with energy intake at breakfast, served soon after drawing a fasting blood sample, in a group of adolescents.
Purpose: (Poly)phenols are bioactive compounds widely distributed in plant-based foods. Currently, limited data exist on the intake distribution of (poly)phenols across meals. This study aimed to estimate dietary intakes of all individual (poly)phenols and total intake per class and subclass by meal event, and to identify their main food sources in the subcohort MAX from the Diet, Cancer and Health-Next Generations cohort (DCH-NG).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFlavonoids are bioactive plant compounds that are widely present in the human diet. Estimating flavonoid intake with a high degree of certainty is challenging due to the inherent limitations of dietary questionnaires and food composition databases. This study aimed to evaluate the degree of reliability among flavonoid intakes estimated using four different approaches based on the two most comprehensive flavonoid databases, namely, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Phenol Explorer (PE).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOrexin-A, a hormone secreted by orexin neurons, is involved in caloric-intake regulation. Current understanding is based primarily on animal studies. Studies of orexin in humans are scarce, and to our knowledge there are no prior studies in adolescents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the relationship of a healthy eating score with depression in Chilean older adults.
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Setting: Older adults from the Chilean National Health Survey 2016-2017.
Background: The increasing prevalence of obesity in children has raised the incidence of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) in this age group. Given the short- and long-term health impact of MetS, it is essential to prevent its onset by detecting its main triggers. Besides, genetic factors play an essential role in influencing which individuals within a population are most likely to develop obesity in response to a particular environment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim was to determine the effect of the herbage allowance (HA) and supplement type (ST) on dry matter intake (DMI), milk production and composition, grazing behavior, rumen function, and blood metabolites of grazing dairy cows in the spring season. Experiment I: 64 Holstein Friesian dairy cows were distributed in a factorial design that tested two levels of daily HA (20 and 30 kg of dry matter (DM) per cow) and two ST (high moisture maize (HMM) and cracked wheat (CW)) distributed in two daily rations (3.5 kg DM/cow/day).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Depression has been previously associated with cognitive impairment in high income country populations. However, its association in the Chilean population has not been investigated.
Aim: To investigate the association between depression and cognitive impairment.
Wholegrain (WG) consumption has been associated with reduced risk factors for cardiorenal metabolic diseases (CRMD). In Latin-America. WG intake is low and scarce studies on this subject have been found.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo estimate the association between eating habits and quality of life (QOL) in Chilean university students. 1,212 students from the Universidad de La Frontera, Chile (mean age 18.7 ± 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Lifestyle factors could promote healthy ageing.
Aim: To investigate the association between physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior and cognitive impairment in Chilean older adults.
Material And Methods: We included 1,390 participants from the National Health Survey (2009-2010).