Association of Eating Patterns and Diabetic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the relationship between eating patterns and diabetic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: Outpatients underwent clinical and nutritional evaluation. Dietary information was obtained through a validated quantitative food frequency questionnaire, and eating patterns were identified by cluster analysis.

Description of a Nutrition Screening and Assessment Tool and Associations with Clinical Outcomes in Preterm Newborns.

Background: Preterm newborns have higher nutrition risk and mortality. Nutrition risk screening enables early intervention. This article evaluates a nutrition screening tool in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Does the Sequence of Anthracycline and Taxane Matter? The NeoSAMBA Trial.

Background: Taxanes usually follow anthracyclines in breast cancer neo/adjuvant treatment, likely because of their later introduction into clinical practice. However, there is no biological rationale that justifies this current standard of care. We compared a taxane followed by an anthracycline-based regimen with the reverse sequence in the neoadjuvant setting.

Neoadjuvant zoledronic acid for HER2-positive breast cancer: the Zo-NAnTax trial.

Background: Preclinical evidence suggests that zoledronic acid (ZOL) works synergistically with chemotherapy by enhancing anti-tumor activity. ZOL blocks the mevalonate pathway and may indirectly interact with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) pathway activation. The clinical efficacy and biological rationale of chemotherapy plus anti-HER2 therapy and ZOL as a part of neoadjuvant therapy has not been previously tested.

Periodontitis and tooth loss have negative impact on dietary intake: A cross-sectional study with stable coronary artery disease patients.

Background: Despite the association between cardiovascular diseases and periodontitis, there are scarce data on the impact of oral health in the dietary intake of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of this study was to assess the association between dietary intake with periodontitis and present teeth in individuals with stable CAD.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 115 patients with stable CAD (76 males, aged 61.

Diet Quality and Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

Background: The overall diet quality of individuals and populations can be assessed by dietary indexes based on information from food surveys. Few studies have evaluated the diet quality of individuals with type 2 diabetes or its potential associations with glycemic control.

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between diet quality and glycemic control.

Association between progranulin serum levels and dietary intake.

Introduction: Progranulin (PGRN) is secreted by adipose tissue and has been linked to obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus. There is evidence that a high fat diet increases PGRN expression in rodent adipose tissue. In humans, the relationship between diet composition and concentration of PGRN is still unknown.

The effect of shift work on eating habits: a systematic review.

Objective This systematic review aimed to evaluate the association between shift work and eating habits. Methods The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (number 42015024680). PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched for published reports.

Neoadjuvant Treatment of Stage IIB/III Triple Negative Breast Cancer with Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, and Cisplatin (CAP Regimen): A Single Arm, Single Center Phase II Study (GBECAM 2008/02).

Background: The DNA damaging platinum salts have been explored in the treatment of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) based on preclinical, and, more recently, clinical evidence of specific susceptibility of TNBC to these agents. Despite the increased toxicity, treatment intensification with polychemotherapy improves response and might be of interest in patients presenting with large primaries. In this trial, we aimed at exploring the efficacy and tolerability of the addition of cisplatin to standard anthracycline-cyclophosphamide backbone in patients with stage IIB/III TNBC.

Eating Patterns and Health Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.

Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between eating patterns and therapeutic target's achieving in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, patients underwent clinical, laboratory, and nutritional evaluations. Dietary intake was assessed by a quantitative food frequency questionnaire and eating patterns identified by cluster analysis.

Diet quality and therapeutic targets in patients with type 2 diabetes: evaluation of concordance between dietary indexes.

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the concordance between two dietary indexes, the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) and the Diabetes Healthy Eating Index (DHEI), in evaluating diet quality and its possible association with therapeutic targets in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: Cross-sectional study of outpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated at a university hospital. Dietary information was obtained from a quantitative food frequency questionnaire (previously validated for use in patients with type 2 diabetes) and converted into daily intakes.

Diet effects in the asthma treatment: A systematic review.

Introduction: Obesity in asthmatic patients has important relationships with asthma control, pulmonary function, and quality of life. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the literature on the effect of diet on asthma management in adults.

Methods: We searched PubMed, Embase, and Scopus (January 1948-October 2014) for randomized clinical trials that evaluated the effects of diet in adults with asthma.

Increased protein intake is associated with uncontrolled blood pressure by 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Objective: To analyze possible associations of dietary components, especially protein intake, with blood pressure (BP) during ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, BP of outpatients with type 2 diabetes was evaluated by 24-hour ABPM (Spacelabs 90207) and usual diet by 3-day weighed diet records. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to their daytime ABPM: uncontrolled BP (systolic BP ≥ 135 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥ 85 mmHg) and controlled BP (systolic BP < 135 mmHg and diastolic BP < 85 mmHg).

Incidence of cancer following bariatric surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Obesity is linked to the development of cancer. Previous studies have suggested that there is a relationship between bariatric surgery and reduced cancer risk. Data sources were from Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Library.

Reproducibility and validity of a quantitative FFQ designed for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus from southern Brazil.

Objective: To evaluate the reproducibility and validity of a previously constructed FFQ to assess the usual diet of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Design: Cross-sectional survey using two quantitative FFQ (1-month interval) supported by a food photograph portfolio, a 3 d weighed diet record (WDR) and urinary N output measurement (as a biomarker of protein intake).

Setting: Group of Nutrition in Endocrinology, southern Brazil.

Development of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire for Brazilian patients with type 2 diabetes.

Background: To investigate the association between dietary components and development of chronic diabetic complications, the dietary evaluation should include a long period, months or years. The present manuscript aims to develop a quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and a portfolio with food photos to assess the usual intake pattern of Brazilian patients with type 2 diabetes to be used in future studies.

Methods: Dietary data using 3-day weighed diet records (WDR) from 188 outpatients with type 2 diabetes were used to construct the list of usually consumed foods.

Antioxidant micronutrients and cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes: a systematic review.

Background: Inverse associations between micronutrient intake and cardiovascular outcomes have been previously shown, but did not focus on diabetic patients.

Objective: To systematically review the role of micronutrients in the development/presence of cardiovascular outcomes in patients with diabetes.

Methods: We searched Medline, Embase, and Scopus (January/1949-March/2012) for observational studies that evaluated micronutrients and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with diabetes, and then selected and extracted the data (two independent reviewers).