Nutrition
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Time to treatment response of a magnesium- and sulphate-rich natural mineral water in functional constipation.
First-line recommendations for the management of functional constipation include nutritional-hygienic measures. We previously showed that a natural mineral water rich in sulphates and magnesium (Hépar) is efficient in the treatment of functional constipation. The aim of this study was to consolidate those first results and determine a precise time to respond to Hépar. ⋯ This study confirms the efficacy and safety of Hépar in the treatment of functional constipation and shows that it is associated with a response within 7 d. Hépar could be a safe response to the current absence of first-line medication in the treatment of functional constipation.
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Multicenter Study
Effect of adherence to Mediterranean diet on first ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Insights from multiethnic case-control study.
This study aimed to assess the protective role of dietary habits and Mediterranean diet adherence in first acute myocardial infarction in patients enrolled in the multicenter and multiethnic FAMI (First Acute Myocardial Infarction) study. ⋯ The study found a protective effect of the Mediterranean diet and high fruit and vegetable consumption on the risk of first STEMI, regardless of traditional cardiovascular risk factors in the European population.
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Multicenter Study
Neck circumference is associated with nutritional status in elderly nursing home residents.
Anthropometry is an easy and noninvasive method to evaluate nutritional status in institutionalized elderly people who are often bedridden. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the neck circumference (NC) and nutritional status of elderly nursing home residents and to find cutoff points for NC size to identify individuals at risk of malnutrition. ⋯ NC is associated with other classical anthropometric parameters and malnutrition status in elderly people living in nursing homes.
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Multicenter Study
Effects of nutrition factors on mortality and sepsis occurrence in a multicenter university-based surgical intensive care unit in Thailand (THAI-SICU study).
The aim of this study was to demonstrate the role of nutrition factors on a 28-d mortality outcome and sepsis occurrence in surgical intensive care unit. ⋯ Nutrition factors affecting the mortality or sepsis occurrence in this study were BMI, enteral feeding or combination with parenteral nutrition, severe weight loss, preadmission albumin ≤2.5, and at risk according to NRS-2002.
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Multicenter Study
Inflammatory potential of diet is associated with cognitive function in an older adult Korean population.
To examine the association between the inflammatory potential of diet and the quality of cognitive function in an older adult Korean population. ⋯ Higher E-DII scores were associated with increased risk of cognitive impairment, suggesting that consuming a proinflammatory diet is associated with increased risk for cognitive impairment in the older Korean adults.