A poorer nutritional status impacts quality of life in a sample population of elderly cancer patients.

Rationale: Quality of Life (QoL) is impaired in cancer, and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to malnutrition. A diagnosis of cancer in elderly patients further exacerbates risks of negative health outcomes. Here we investigated associations between QoL and nutritional status in a sample population of mostly socially deprived elderly cancer patients.

Phase angle and metabolic parameters in severely obese patients.

Introduction: obese patients present an inflammatory and metabolic profile that leads to oxidative stress and cellular damage. Phase angle is an indicator of cellular integrity and has been proposed as a prognostic parameter for changes in the metabolic profile. Objective: to investigate the possible association between phase angle and metabolic parameters in obese patients.

Reduction of relative handgrip strength and cardiometabolic risk in individuals with HIV/AIDS.

Introduction: Low handgrip strength (HS) is associated with cardiometabolic alterations that have affected people with HIV/AIDS.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study performed in adults receiving antiretroviral treatment. HS was evaluated using a dynamometer and divided by body weight to obtain the relative strength.

Micronutrient intake in elderly living in nursing homes.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the ingestion of micronutrients in elderly living in nursing homes.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, conducted with 216 individuals of both sexes, age equal or greater than 60 years, living in nursing homes for elderly in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Direct weighing of the food was used to get food intake, and prevalence of inadequacy was obtained using the software Multiple Source Method (MSM) and evaluated by estimated average requirement (EAR).

Blood count parameters as a marker for metabolic syndrome in older adults.

Background And Aim: Blood count parameters are associated with the metabolic syndrome (MS). However, few studies have evaluated the precision of blood count components to identify MS in older adults. We evaluated the accuracy of blood count components as a screening method and a marker of MS in older adults.

Factors associated with sarcopenia in institutionalized elderly.

Introduction: The sarcopenia is a negative aspect for the health of the elderly, increased the risk for disease and mortality. Additionally can contributes greatly to functional reducing capacity and quality of life.

Objective: To identify the prevalence and factors associated with sarcopenia in institutionalized elderly.

Correction: Factors Associated with Anemia in the Institutionalized Elderly.

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Factors Associated with Anemia in the Institutionalized Elderly.

As a common problem in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), anemia affects 25-63% of the elderly. The aim of the present study was to describe the prevalence and characteristics of anemia and its associated factors in the institutionalized elderly. The cross-sectional study was carried out with three hundred thirteen individuals aged ≥ 60 years, of both genders, living in long-term care facilities for the elderly in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

Nutritional assessment in surgical oncology patients: a comparative analysis between methods.

Background And Aims: The malnutrition found in oncology patients is the main responsible for the increase in morbimortality and worsening of their quality of life. Currently, the assessment of malnutrition is performed by subjective and objective methods, or the combination of them. Although these methods are routinely applied and their association is very common in clinical practice, there are few studies on the agreement between them.

Hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype: association with metabolic disorders and visceral fat in adults.

Objective: To evaluate the association of Hypertriglyceridemic waist with metabolic disorders and visceral fat in adults.

Methods: Cross-sectional study with 191 individuals of both sexes. Subjects were grouped according to Waist Circumference (WC) ratings (Men: > 90 cm; Women: > 80 cm) and triglycerides (TG) (> 150 mg/dl) in Group 1 (HTW Phenotype): elevated WC and TG; Group 2 (absence of HTW Phenotype): elevated WC and normal TG or normal WC and elevated TG or normal WC and TG.

Nutritional status of institutionalized elderly Brazilians: a study with the Mini Nutritional Assessment.

Objective: To assess the nutritional status of elderly living in nursing homes in the city of Salvador, Brazil and associated factors.

Methods: Cross-sectional study performed with 359 individuals of both sexes, ages equal or over 60 years old, located in Nursing Homes in the urban area of the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

Results: Regarding nutritional status according to Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), 66.

[In-service training for pedagogical coordinators in school nutrition: the report of an experience].

This article describes the experience of in-service training for pedagogical coordinators of the Brazilian School Nutrition Program (PNAE) developed by the Cooperation Center for Student Food and Nutrition of the Federal University of Bahia (CECANE-UFBA). Participant observation and analysis of data documented in films, group discussion summaries, procedural and final evaluations and field diaries are used. The formative experiences were in 2011, in two municipalities in Bahia and Sergipe states, involving 118 pedagogical coordinators from 79 municipalities in both states.

[School: a place for studying and eating].

This study seeks to discuss the significance of school nutrition expressed by students in public schools from the state of Bahia, Brazil. The objective is to understand the symbolic aspects associated with school nutrition. The results of a survey into the significance of nutrition offered by the Brazilian School Nutrition Program (PNAE) expressed by students from six public schools in municipalities in the state of Bahia, Brazil, are presented.