abstract：:A comparison between the chemical composition and physical characteristics of ñame congo (Dioscorea bulbifera) and mapuey (Dioscorea trifida) white and purple varieties, was made. The tubers were evaluated for their physical attributes (morphology, size and weight). The chemical analysis was done according to AOAC met...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Rincón AM,Araujo de Vizcarrondo C,Carrillo de Padilla F,Martín E

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indicator and foodborne pathogen microorganisms in the "for export" hake fillets manufacturing were investigated in this study. Critical control points were identified and prevention activities and control were proposed during seafood elaboration process. 45 samples of hake from sequential processing operation stages,...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Estevao Belchior S,Pucci OH

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To know the distribution of certain anthropometric parameters and cardiovascular risk factors: hypercholesterolemia, arterial hypertension, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, smoking and diabetes mellitus in the population of the Canary Islands. DESIGN:Epidemiological, cross-sectional study, with description of p...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Navarro Rodríguez MC,Lainez Sevillano P,Ribas Barba L,Serra Majem L

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss of stature in certain elderly subjects can be attributed to diseases such as osteoporosis, as well as to age and generational effects. In addition, many elders cannot stand straight for accurate measurement. For these cases, total height can be estimated with regression equations based on knee height. The aims of...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Bermúdez OI,Tucker KL

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrofungi can accumulate some minerals, including toxic metals if present in the substrate. A periodic monitoring of these elements in mushrooms is recommended when the conditions of cultivation are altered. The aim of this work was to evaluate the mineral content of Pleurotus spp (hiratake and shimeji) and of import...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Sturion GL,de Camargo Ranzani MR

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of three storage temperatures (0, -9 and -18 degrees C) of the kiwi-fruit pulp reduced pressure concentrate, by a period of 3 months, in the physical (soluble solids, water activity, consistency and color), chemistry (pH, acidity, ascorbic acid, chlorophyll and pheophytin) and sensorial (appearance, aroma, ...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Hugo Núñez K,Marco Schwartz M,Muñoz AM

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a non-comprehensive overview of the latest 50 years about the evolution of iron metabolism and the methodology we currently have for the diagnosis of iron deficiency and its effects on human health. In the 40's iron absorption was determined by chemistry. The amount of iron absorbed was calculated as the diffe...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Layrisse M

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:That beta-carotene is the main source of vitamin A in fruits and vegetables has been known for many years. Many studies have been conducted to assess bioconversion of beta-carotene to vitamin A in animals. More recently, bioconversion studies using stable-isotopically labeled beta-carotene have been used to assess bio...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Nestel P,Trumbo P

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LATINFOODS is the Latin American organization, affiliated to INFOODS, involved in the generation and compilation of data on the composition of foods, and with the methods of analysis and the users of the data. UN and FAO are the organizations which have supported the activities of this network, through the realization...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Masson L

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food consumption and nutritional status were evaluated on 419 children having meals at school located in the surrounding of Santa Fe (Argentina). The protein, energy and calcium content of the meals were analyzed. Anthropometrical evaluation was made by the following indicators: weight to age, height to age and weight...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Diego Sánchez H,Osella CA,de la Torre MA,González RJ,Sbodio OA

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of C. perfringens was analyzed in 75 samples of pork sausages (chorizo, salchichon and bologna), obtained from five processing plants located in the Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica. Previously and after the biochemical identification of the strains, the most probable number (MPN) of C. perfringens per gra...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Morera J,Rodríguez E,Gamboa MM

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The energy requirements in free-living elderly rural people were investigated by measuring physical activity level and basal energy expenditure using a physical activity questionnaire and indirect calorimetry, respectively. Approximately 65 different occupational and leisure activities over the previous 12 months were...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Alemán-Mateo H,Reza-Durán GT,Esparza J,Valencia ME

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bread from wheat flour is one of the most widely consumed products by the Mexican population. In this study, proximate composition, and mineral content were determined, and cost per/gram of protein and energy of traditional and industrial bread were compared. Seven types of bread were analyzed: bolillo, virginia, whit...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： López Mazón L,Lozano ME,Grijalva Haro MI,Sandoval S

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Caracas Longitudinal Study, 147 boys and 111 girls--8 to 16 years of age--who had been classified as early, average and late maturers, were analyzed in the context of risk of overweight and obesity. Differences in Body Mass Index (BMI), Arm Circumference (AC), Triceps and Subscapular Skinfolds (TRSK, SSSK) were...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： López de Blanco M,de Espinoza I,Macías de Tomei C,Blanco de Cedres L

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An acidificant psychrotrophic bacteria was isolated from raw milk from Bromocresol Purple Agar medium, after incubation at 7 degrees C, for 10 days. Cells from the culture, at the beginning of the stationary phase, were inoculated sterilized in powder milk, reconstituted at 12% of total solids, resulting in approximat...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Alfenas Rde C

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This communication offers suggestions for programs and policies in relation to stunting within the infant population. The proposal is based on current social strategies and the results of research carried out on Chilean school children. These results indicate that height deficit is concentrated in sectors of the popul...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Amigo H,Bustos P

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein quality of edible mushrooms besides being species/strain specific, could also vary with the growth substrate. The aim of this work was to determine the amino acid composition of the protein from edible mushrooms--Pleurotus sp. "Florida" (L1), P. ostreatoroseus (L2) and P. sajor-caju (L3), cultivated on ban...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Ranzani MR,Sturion GL

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nutritional characteristics of a cookie formulated with bovine plasma as main protein source was evaluated. Bovine plasma was mixed with wheat flour, sugar or salt, condiments and vegetable oil. The mix was placed in trays and baking at 120 degrees C during 1 hour. Moisture, fat, protein, carbohydrate, metabolizab...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Márquez Salas E,Benitez Payares B,Méndez Gil N,Rangel Matos L,Medrano I,Venencia I,Izquierdo P,Romero R,Castejón HV

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some individuals with functional limitations or in some clinical or field areas have troubles to get stature and body weight measurement done. It does exist the alternative of estimating these variables from measurements of body segments like knee height (KH) and mid arm circumference (MAC). Of a sample of 113 healthy...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Marquez Acosta M,Yépez Rivas RD,Rivas de Yépez CE,de Naranjo RS,Ramos G,Rincón Silva M,Díaz N,Pontiles M

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative study was carried out over two samples of 50 families each. Both groups belong to the low income social level from Gran La Plata. One of the groups was made up of families in which at least one child suffer malnutrition. The other group of families did not present children under malnutrition conditions. ...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Ortale S,Rodrigo MA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of total coliforms, Escherichia coli and Listeria sp. was evaluated in 65 samples of enteral nutrition formulas. In more than the 75% of the samples made up from cooked vegetables, fruits or meat broth, the score level of total coliforms was of 10(4) UFC/g. In 12-31% of the different enteral food formula,...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Arias ML,Monge R,Rodríguez J

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nutritional status and some of their conditioning factors of 257 students from 7 to 13 years of age registered at the Integrated Public Education Centers--CIEP's in American, state of São Paulo, are analyzed. Height of students is used to determine the nutritional status, with the classification based on standard ...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： da Silva MV

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elderly people is at high nutritional risk for zinc, specially marginal deficit, which could contribute to complications of chronic diseases and undernutrition. The aim of study was to know the zinc status of 83 elderly people (older than 60), from both sexes, living in geriatric home. Zinc serum levels, alkaline phos...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Meertens L,Solano L,Peña E

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the objective of producing packaged tortillas with a longer shelf-life which, at the same time, have the qualities of fresh tortillas, the effects of preservatives and texture conditioners on rheologic and sensory characteristics and shelf-life of tortillas made with nixtamalized corn flour were studied. The pres...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Ordaz Ortíz JJ,Vázquez Carrillo MG

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Multimistura (MM)--sweet cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) leaf flour, wheat bran (Tritium aestivum L.), egg shell powder, pumpkin (Cucurbita Spp) and sunflower (Heliantus annus) seed flours--was added to a mixture of Beans, 7% (Phaseolus vulgaris) and Rice, 3% (Oryza sativa) and its effects, were assessed in weanl...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Bion FM,Pessoa DC,Lapa MA,Campos Fde A,Antunes NL,Lopes SM

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, elevated homocysteine blood concentrations have been identified as an independent risk factor for the development of atherosclerotic lesions. The amino acid homocysteine is metabolized in the human body involving the vitamins folic acid, B12 and B6 as essential cofactors and coenzymes, respectively. There is...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Pietrzik K,Brönstrup A

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The economic situation of Indonesia is characterized by a large increase in the gross national product which has been on average 7% annually during the last ten years. This was accompanied by rapid urbanization. With the economic improvement, "First World" and "Third World" health and nutrition problems are coexisting...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Gross R,Schultink W

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality during and after cooking of four pastas spaghetti type. Rice bran was used as ingredient in order to increase protein and dietetic fiber content. In two of the four formulation, semolina durum was supplemented with 10 and 20% rice bran. In the other two formulation...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Sangronis E,Cafiero J,Mosqueda M

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some Aeromonas strains are well recognized enteropathogens according to microbiological, clinical, immunological and epidemiological evidence. The main source of infection seems to be untreated water, these microorganisms can be found in virtually all aquatic environments. Additionally, some Aeromonas, which include e...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Hernández P,Rodríguez de García R

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this work was to reduce the content of crude fibre (CF) and to determine the content of phenolics compounds (PC) and trypsin inhibitors (TI) in safflower meal (SM), in order to recommend the possibility of utilization it in human food. The SM (23.3% of CF, 22.4% of protein and 1.75% of PC was grinded in...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Martínez Flores H,Cruz Mondragón C,Larios Saldaña A

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the nutritional status and body composition of an elderly free-living population from the State of Zulia, Venezuela, ninety-four persons (47 male and 47 female), ages ranging from 60 to 88 years (mean age 69.55 +/- 6.60) (X +/- SD) were studied. Anthropometric measurements, and a dietary study by means of 24...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Falque-Madrid L,Piñero-Corredor MP,Zambrano de Rodriguez N,Quintero J,Souki de Gabarrón A,Arias-Marquez N

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pacific white shrimp were fed diets containing natural pigments from Aztec marigold (Tagetes erecta) petals extracts (esterified and saponified). The pigmenting effect of these carotenoids was compared with a carotenoid-free control diet and a synthetic astaxanthin (Roche Carophyll Pink) supplemented diet. It was foun...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Vernon-Carter EJ,Ponce-Palafox JT,Pedroza-Islas R

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone mineral content was measured in the whole body, the spine (L2-L4) and hip by Dual Photonic Absorpciometry (densitometer Norland 2600 Gd-153), in seventeen celiac patients, aged 6 to 12 years, with good adherence to the gluten free diet. The diagnosed was made before 30 months of age in 50% of cases. Average treat...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Leiva L,Burrows R,Ríos G,Bergenfried C,Larrain F,Wenger J,Lillo R,Espinoza J,Pumarino H,Muzzo S

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During three months, a group of people (meat consumers and active personnel) of a Venezuelan packing house were asked to assign discretionary scores to a sample of 103 beef longissimus steaks in order to familiarize them with the score sheet and to their future job as panelists. Scores assigned to 37 steaks by seven c...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Huerta-Leidenz N,Jerez-Timaure N,Morón-Fuenmayor O,Rincón Urdaneta E,Caro R

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes briefly the history of infant foods, from the alternate ways of feeding developed during the late 19th century to the present-day infant formulas, and enumerates the different available types (milk-based, soy-based, hypoallergenic, lactose-free, etc,). Among the nutritional aspects the main charac...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Ronayne de Ferrer PA

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In accordance with the fact the aging process is closely related to the individual nutrition, it is possible to infer that the daily diet could help and improve, to a certain degree, to the elderly well-being. Based on this and making use of the food technology expertise, the development of a low cost, easily prepared...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Morales de León JC,Cecin Salomón P,Crail Chávez ML

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally agreed that the population of lactic acid bacteria in yogurt must be not less than 10(6) ufc/g. Viability of the lactic flora until the end of shelf-life is affected for many factors, which has incidence in the recuperability of this microflora. MRS and LEE agar were selected for the total count of lac...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Briceño AG,Martínez R

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of the meal given to Basic Cycle students of the Public Teaching Network in comparison to the daily recommendations of energy and nutrients was observed. The study was carried out in seven State schools in Piracicaba, SP. Weighing of food served in the school meal was used as a means for obtaining dat...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： da Silva MV

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in cooking requirements and chemical composition of whole and dehulled soybeans, stored in 2 different environments [25 degrees C /75% R.H. (Environment 1) and 38 degrees C /90% R.H. (Environment 2)], were studied. Rate of water absorption and solid losses during cooking were higher for the dehulled soybeans a...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Cabral LC,Serna-Saldivar SO,Tinsley AM

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tannins are natural compounds that abound in herbs, wood and fruits. Their numerous hydroxyl radicals confer them a strong avidity for metals such as Fe, Zn and Cu. This property makes them strong inhibitors for the gastrointestinal absorption of these metals. Our purpose was to determine the tannin content of herbal ...

journal_title：Archivos latinoamericanos de nutricion

authors： Pizarro F,Olivares M,Hertrampf E,Walter T

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00