Nutrition
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The relationship between psychosocial factors/mental health/depressive symptoms and inadequate gestational weight (GW) change remains poorly understood. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the association between depressive symptoms and inadequate GW change according to the criteria established by the Institute of Medicine in 2009. ⋯ The presence of depressive symptoms significantly increased the chance of insufficient GW change. This finding enhances the need for screening for depression in prenatal care.
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Case Reports
Vitamin B12 deficiency presenting as intestinal pseudo-obstruction in short bowel syndrome: A case report.
Bowel obstruction and nutrient deficiencies are commonly encountered complications seen during follow-up of patients with short bowel syndrome. It is rare to see vitamin B12 deficiency among micronutrient deficits. The onset of B12 deficiency can be insidious, with autonomic features preceding other symptoms. In this study, we report a case in which vitamin B12 deficiency presented with intestinal dysmotility mimicking mechanical bowel obstruction.
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The aim of this study was to validate the cachexia staging score (CSS), a multidimensional, item-based diagnostic method of cachexia severity, for patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative care. ⋯ The CSS predicted life expectancy in a population of patients receiving palliative care and had excellent prognostic discriminative power to classify patients at different stages of cachexia.
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Adults with diabetes are at an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), and food insecurity may be a major and underappreciated risk compounder in this population. We sought to analyze the prevalence of food insecurity and its association with ASCVD in adults with diabetes. ⋯ We showed that 13% of U.S. adults with diabetes are food insecure, which was associated with ASCVD independent of traditional and socioeconomic risk factors. Our findings emphasize the importance of recognizing food insecurity as a driver of ASCVD in adults with diabetes, and encourage future efforts at reducing this disparity.
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Anemia is one of the most important nutritional deficiency diseases among schoolchildren worldwide. More attention needs to be focused on anemia prevalence in ethnic minorities in the multiethnic country of China. This study was conducted in Mengzi City, Yunnan Province, which has the largest variety of ethnic minorities in China, to investigate the anemia prevalence among ethnic minority schoolchildren ages 6 to 15 y. ⋯ Although the prevalence of anemia among schoolchildren in Mengzi is a mild public health problem, the rate among ethnic minorities is consistently higher than among Han Chinese and keeps rising. Measures to prevent and control anemia need to be prioritized in ethnic minorities, particularly those of Hani Nationality, females, and underweight schoolchildren.