Nutritional Factors and Food and Nutrition Insecurity in Patients with Tuberculosis.

: Brazil has a high incidence of new tuberculosis cases influenced by socioeconomic factors. Inadequate housing, limited access to health services, and insufficient food increase vulnerability to the disease. This study aimed to identify sociodemographic, nutritional, and anthropometric factors associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis.

Electrocardiographic abnormalities in chagasic patients compared to the general population: A systematic review with updated meta-analysis.

Introduction: Chagas disease (CD) remains a serious public health issue. It can progress from the acute phase to the chronic phase, manifesting as a cardiomyopathy with some typical electrocardiogram abnormality.

Objectives: This systematic review with meta-analysis aims to evaluate the overall prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias in patients with CD and discriminative values to clinical and epidemiological variables for specific arrhythmias.

High-protein diet based on whey protein isolate preserves muscle mass and its association with resistance training attenuates glomerular hypertrophy in rats.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of administering a high-protein diet (HP) based on whey protein isolate (WPI) associated with ST in rats.

Methods: Twenty-two Wistar rats were fed a diet containing either 14% WPI (normoproteic) or 35% WPI (high protein) and were subjected to stair training or kept sedentary for 12 weeks. SN = sedentary normoproteic; SH = sedentary high protein; TN = trained normoproteic; TH = trained high protein.

Environmental contamination by bisphenols: From plastic production to modulation of the intestinal morphophysiology in experimental models.

Bisphenols are frequently found in a range of plastic products and have been associated with the development of diseases such as diabetes mellitus type 2 and obesity. These compounds are known as endocrine disruptors and have led to restrictions on their use due to their presence in the environment and their association with non-communicable chronic diseases. The gastrointestinal tract, being the primary site of food and water absorption, is particularly vulnerable to the effects of bisphenols.

Plasma from hypertensive pregnancy patients induce endothelial dysfunction even under atheroprotective shear stress.

Preeclampsia (PE) is a challenge in maternal healthcare due to its complex nature, characterized by high blood pressure, protein in the urine, and damage to various organs. There is evidence linking PE to endothelial dysfunction (ED), triggered by substances released from an oxygen-deprived placenta. Previous in vitro studies have not considered the impact of in vivo elements, such as the different patterns of blood flow, and laminar (LSS) vs.