Serum glutathione peroxidase is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children and adolescents.

Background and aims: oxidative stress is an important factor in the pathophysiology of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This study aimed to compare the serum levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and antioxidant micronutrients in children and adolescents with and without NAFLD. Methods: a cross-sectional study with patients between 8-18 years old, of both sexes.

Effects of using symbiotics in the clinical nutritional evolution of patients with chronic pancreatitis: Study prospective, randomized, controlled, double blind.

Unlabelled: Patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) present malabsorption and changes in nutritional status. In this prospective, randomized, controlled, double-blinded, intervention study, developed at the Clinic of Pancreas, we aimed to assess whether the use of symbiotics changes the nutritional status, the biochemical data and the intestinal rate of these patients. The intervention consisted of administering 12 g/day of symbiotics composed of Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium bifidum and fructooligosaccharides to the intervention group and 12 g/day of medium absorption complex carbohydrate to the control group.