The general objective of this work was to offer nutritional food and health education using instructive lessons that were prepared based on the diagnostic of knowledge among teachers and children in the School of La Rinconada. The study is descriptive-cross performed from October 2000 to June 2001. The universe of study is 100% of teachers and children attending schools in the communities of La Rinconada and Cuambo, totaling 104. The considered variables are diet, nutrition, and health-related topics. These variables contemplate the elementary education plan of study, besides providing training to students and teachers. Because the project was developed primarily for educational purposes, the lessons were customized for each community. Ten lectures were taught. These lectures are composed of the following parts: topic, addressee, message, objective, technique, materials, preliminary preparation, initial evaluation, class development, revision, reinforcement, final evaluation, and analysis. The pamphlets of the Healthy Schools (Escuelas Saludables), which became the main source of instruction, were used as the supporting educational material.

This investigation was conducted with the collaboration of the authorities of the Carrera de Nutrición y Dietética (UMSA) and the Institute of Agriculture and Food Science Ezra Taft Benson. The general secretaries, mayor scholars Management 1998, rural professors and farmers of the communities of Copalacaya, Choquenaira, Callisaya and Muruamaya of the province of Ingavi of the Department of La Paz. It has been very gratifying for the author to carry out this research in said communities, in addition to knowing the reality in which these farmers live, with whose collaboration valuable information was collected that permitted an analysis on the education, social and food situation that are present. The document that offers the dissemination, confirms that it the work performed by the investigator is important, applying to the education to improve to a certain extent the food situation of these families. I desire that this study be fruitful for the career of Nutrition and Dietetics of UMSA. The institute of Agriculture and Food Sciences Ezra Taft Benson, as for any institution that wants to take as a point of reference for further research. My message of OVERCOMING in diverse manual, social and cultural areas goes to farming mothers; and this in every moment of life.

The rural communities of the province of Imbabura present multiple problems of environmental, educational, and economic kind. Previous studies show that the rural communities of the Ecuadorian population present serious problems of health and nutrition, among those that excel are: poliparasitosis, respiratory infections and diarrheal, malnutrition, deficiency of micro nutrients, sanitary deficiency, scarce economic resources and low level of instruction. All these factors have caused a decrease in the productive capacity of the country and affected their level of development. In addition, delay exists in size in the students, which leads to a decrease in the capacity for physical work, alterations of mental development and frequent repetitions of the school grade. The malnutrition is a product of biological, social and environmental factors directly influence good health, intellectual development and academic performance. In the province of Imbabura, there is no up to date information relating to diet, nutrition and some aspects of the health of the students. Therefore it has been considered important to perform a food, nutritional and health diagnosis that contributes to the planning and development of actions that will improve the situation.

Mothercraft, or Nutritional Rehabilitation, Centers have been instituted throughout the Third World, in order to alleviate malnutrition in preschool populations. Analysis of Centers, however, is complicated by problems with evaluative methods. There is controversy over the best measure of a child's nutritional status, while confusion has also arisen from the use of static methods for dynamic data. And this author noted that maintenance of any certain Percent Standard Weight (PSW) is often wrongly interpreted as a 100 Percent Standard Weight Gain. From 1964 through 1969, when the Center in Fond Parisien was operating, agricultural improvement programs were also being conducted there. Improvements seen in the nutritional survey could not, therefore, be credited to any single program. The community child health survey indicated that the health of the preschool children who never attended the Center worsened during this period. But both surveys were subject to sampling bias, and no clear conclusions could be drawn. Fond Parisien Center data indicated initial age and PSW as statistically significant influences on the percentage points a child gained in his PSW (percent gain). Regression equations based on these two variables were found to predict the percent gain after three and four months in the Center. Indications from this data are that most children do not profit in their percent gain from a fourth month in the Center. Follow-up data was inconclusive. Comparisons between non-Center and Center children indicated no long-term benefits of the Center. Detailed long-range study of a few Centers is needed. / Master of Science

Undocumented end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients in the United States only have access to emergency dialysis. To compensate for the lack of regular dialysis these patients must follow strict renal dietary restrictions. However, nutrition counseling by a dietitian is not part of the renal management of patients on emergency dialysis. The purpose of this quantitative quasi-experimental treatment-control study was to assess how the application of nutritional counseling that is both culturally and linguistically competent affects dialysis frequency and biochemical lab values such as serum potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin D of patients in emergency dialysis. The study was grounded on the social cognitive theory and consisted of a secondary data analysis of information collected from electronic medical records. The sample size consisted of 96 emergency dialysis patients, 51 from the intervention group, and 45 from the control group. Results from Quade's test revealed there is statistically significant difference in serum levels of phosphorus [F(1,94) = 9.616, p = 0.003] and levels of Vitamin D [F(1,94) = 51.411, p = .000] between the intervention and control groups, controlling for age, gender, and time on dialysis. These findings suggest the implementation of nutrition counseling that is both culturally and linguistically competent can improve phosphorous and vitamin D levels among emergency dialysis patients. The potential social change implication of this study is that its findings may serve to assist health care professionals to design and implement interventions to improve the health status of emergency dialysis patients and reduce their impact on the public health system.

Orientador: Thais Borges Cesar / Vivian Marques Miguel Suen / Anderson Marliere Navarro / Resumo: Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o efeito do consumo diário de suco de laranja sobre os parâmetros de risco cardiometabólicos em indivíduos com síndrome metabólica. Métodos: O desenho do estudo foi paralelo, controlado e randomizado e, todos os participantes foram previamente classificados com síndrome metabólica. Os voluntários foram orientados para o consumo de uma dieta nutricionalmente equilibrada, e energeticamente compatível com peso atual. Os participantes foram randomicamente divididos em: Grupo Controle (n=42), que foram submetidos à orientação nutricional durante todo o período do experimento, e Grupo Suco de Laranja (n=42), com orientação nutricional acompanhada da ingestão de 500 mL/dia de suco de laranja 100% integral durante 12 semanas. Parâmetros bioquímicos, metabólicos, antropométricos, hemodinâmicos, dietéticos foram analisados em intervalos regulares ao longo das 12 semanas de intervenção. Resultados: Os indivíduos de ambos os grupos apresentaram redução da circunferência da cintura (6%), área de gordura visceral (4,5%), pressão arterial sistólica e diastólica (8% e 9%,) e glicemia (3%) (p<0,05), sem alterações na massa muscular e níveis de insulina. Ambos os grupos apresentaram resultados semelhantes para consumo de energia e macronutrientes e, a ingestão de vitamina C e de ácido fólico foi 133% e 43%, respectivamente, maior no grupo suco de laranja em relação ao grupo controle ao final das 12 semanas de intervenção. Conclusão: Conclui-se, por... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of daily orange juice consumption on cardiometabolic risk parameters in subjects with metabolic syndrome. Methods: The study design was parallel, controlled and randomized, and all participants were previously classified with metabolic syndrome. The volunteers were oriented to the consumption of a nutritionally balanced diet, energetically compatible with current weight. The participants were randomly divided into: Control Group (n = 36), who underwent nutritional orientation throughout the experiment, and Orange Juice Group (n = 36), with nutritional orientation followed by ingestion of 500 mL / day of 100% whole orange juice for 12 weeks. Biochemical, metabolic, anthropometric, hemodynamic, dietary parameters were analyzed at regular intervals throughout the 12 weeks of intervention. Results: Individuals in both groups presented a reduction in waist circumference (6%), visceral fat area (4.5%), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (8% and 9%) and glycemia (3%) (p < 0.05), without changes in muscle mass and insulin levels. Both groups presented similar results for energy consumption and macronutrients, and vitamin C and folic acid intake were 133% and 43%, respectively, higher in the orange juice group than in the control group at the end of the 12 weeks of intervention. Conclusion: It was concluded, therefore, that the inclusion of orange juice in the diet of patients with metabolic syndrome did not promote adverse effects on body composition, cardiometabolic or hemodynamic risk factors, with a reduction on number of individuals diagnosed with metabolic syndrome, in addition to improving the quality of diet by increasing the intake of vitamins and bioactive compounds... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

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Nearly 11 million deaths in 2012 can be attributed to ischemic and hypertensive heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Yet, these diseases are highly preventable and even treatable via improvement in nutritional intake and physical activity. From a public health perspective, primary care providers have promising and population-wide potential for modifying patient behavior to reduce dietary risk factors. However substantial socio-structural barriers prevent physicians from applying nutrition to improve patient outcomes. In my thesis, I first examine the epidemiological context in both the populations of United States and Switzerland. I then elucidate the importance and context of the application of nutrition knowledge in primary care based on the ideologies of holistic, patient-centered health. Then, I identify and analyze the obstacles physicians face in applying nutrition in patient care, as well as the sociological structures in which these barriers arise. Lastly, I set forth models of progress to improve patient outcome via reformed and restructured application of nutrition in primary care, using studies of exemplary strategies for addressing these barriers to nutrition counseling.

Professional ice hockey players from the International Hockey League (IHL) were asked to complete an 87 item nutrition survey. The survey reviewed sports supplement use, hydration, nutrition beliefs and practices, and asked from whom athletes obtain nutrition information. The survey was available in English and Russian.This study found the nutrition practices of ice hockey players to be similar to those reported of other team sports. The ice hockey players were likely to believe sports nutrition myths, especially those regarding the use of protein and amino acids. In addition, the subjects routinely experimented with sports supplements. The majority of subjects reported having tried new sports supplements at least once per season.Nutrition information sources were most frequently teammates, athletic trainers, and the media. Registered dietitians were not widely reported as a nutrition information resource as the majority of the athletes did not have access to a registered dietitian.Given the nutrition beliefs and practices of the athletes surveyed, it is clear the athletes would benefit from nutrition education specific to the sport of ice hockey. More research is needed to establish actual nutrient intake. Other studies focusing on nutrition knowledge of athletic trainers and other cited nutrition resources would also be beneficial. / Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

The aim of this diploma thesis is the design and implementation of web based individual information system for nutritional counseling organizations. This work is divided into several parts. The first part is devoted to the description and evaluation of applications available to support nutrition counseling organizations with reasoning why these applications are not very viable option. The second part is devoted to the analysis and design of the system in terms of vision, specification of functional and non-functional requirements, description of use cases, screen designs and architecture design using conceptual data schema and sitemap. This section is written according to the modified methodology MMSP. The third section demonstrates the implementation of the system on code written in ASP.NET language for three selected webpages. These pages are about dealing with the list of values and creating food recipes. The current version of the information system is added as an attachment.