Nutritional Status
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Acute malnutrition is common in Malawian patients with a Wilms tumour: A role for peanut butter.

13 Dec 2009 BACKGROUND: Children with cancer in resource limited countries are often malnourished at diagnosis. Acute malnutrition is associated with more infectious complications and an increased risk of morbidity and mortality in major surgery. METHODS: All ... Read more...

Stress and nutrition among African American women with hypertension.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations of cognitive, behavioral, and physical stress with health-promoting nutrition behaviors (HPNB) among African American women who are at risk for or diagnosed with hypertension and/or related health conditions. ... Read more...

Postmenopausal breast cancer risk and dietary patterns in the E3N-EPIC prospective cohort study.

12 Oct 2009 Since evidence relating diet to breast cancer risk is not sufficiently consistent to elaborate preventive proposals, the authors examined the association between dietary patterns and breast cancer risk in a large French cohort study. The analyses ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Nutritional Status'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Acute malnutrition is common in Malawian patients with a Wilms tumour: A role for peanut butter. 13 Dec 2009
• Teaching and learning moments. Food insecurity on three dollars a day. 30 Oct 2009
• Stress and nutrition among African American women with hypertension. 30 Oct 2009
• Postmenopausal breast cancer risk and dietary patterns in the E3N-EPIC prospective cohort study. 12 Oct 2009
• Body size, recreational physical activity, and B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk among women in the California teachers study. 10 Oct 2009
• Forward genetics used to identify new gene Mon1a with critical role in controlling macrophage iron metabolism and iron recycling from erythrocytes. 29 Sep 2009
• Polyunsaturated fatty acid status in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, and Alzheimer's disease: towards an omega-3 index for mental health? 29 Sep 2009
• Impact of micronutrient deficiencies on obesity. 29 Sep 2009
• Markers for the validation of reported dietary intake in adults with cystic fibrosis. 29 Sep 2009
• Validating dietary intake with biochemical markers. 29 Sep 2009
• Mental health context of food insecurity: a representative cohort of families with young children. 26 Sep 2009
• Hospital at home for elderly patients with acute decompensation of chronic heart failure: a prospective randomized controlled trial. 26 Sep 2009
• Nutrition in cystic fibrosis. 14 Sep 2009
• Cystic fibrosis. 14 Sep 2009
• Mechanisms of growth impairment in pediatric Crohn's disease. 30 Aug 2009
• Relationship between age and serum lipids in malnourished and well-fed pre-school children in Zaria, Nigeria. 30 Aug 2009
• Heart failure in children: part II: diagnosis, treatment, and future directions. 30 Aug 2009
• Metabolomics for assessment of nutritional status. 30 Aug 2009
• Advances in understanding and assessing malnutrition. 30 Aug 2009
• eComment: Re: Multi-modality blood conservation strategy in open heart surgery: an audit. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Nutritional Status'

Definition: State of the body in relation to the consumption and utilization of nutrients.

Descriptor UI: D009752

Alternative terms: Nutritional Status; Status, Nutritional; Nutrition Status; Status, Nutrition;

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects; ethnology;

Tree Number: G07.610.650; N01.224.425.525;

History Note: 87

Technical Notes: restrict to humans and other vertebrates