Nutritional Disorders

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Journal Article

Food Policy Research: We Need Better Measurement, Better Study Designs, and Reasonable and Measured Actions Based on the Available Evidence — Jan 1, 2013

The authors' findings support restricting the development of fast-food outlets and attracting grocery stores, and are committed to additional research that overcomes the limitations of large studies.

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Coexistence of Obesity and Anemia in Children Between 2 and 18 Years of Age in Mexico — Nov 1, 2011

This article carries out a secondary data analysis to determine the frequency of anemia in different categories of body mass index (BMI) and the frequency in which obesity and anemia co-occurred in children between 2 and 18 years of age.

Journal Article

A Qualitative Study of Families of a Child with a Nut Allergy — Jan 1, 2011

In many ways, nut allergy may be considered a form of disability, because it imposes social barriers on participating fully in society.

Research Brief

Diagnosing and Treating Food Allergies: The State of the Research — Jun 8, 2010

A systematic review of food allergy research found that the prevalence of food allergy in the United States appears to be between 1 and 10 percent, but estimates remain questionable because of poor reliability of the tests used for allergy diagnosis.

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Effect of Eradication of Helicobacter Pylori and Iron Supplementation on the Iron Status of Children with Iron Deficiency — Jan 1, 2010

Iron supplementation increases the storage of iron in school-age children with iron deficiency.

Journal Article

Diagnosing and Managing Common Food Allergies: A Systematic Review — Jan 1, 2010

This systematic review of scientific knowledge on food allergies found that evidence for the prevalence and management of food allergy is limited by a lack of uniform criteria for making a diagnosis.

Journal Article

Factors Influencing the Enrollment of Eligible Extremely-Low-Birth-Weight Children in the Part C Early Intervention Program — Jan 1, 2009

Moderate iodine deficiency in Mexican schoolchildren was associated with a 4.26 times higher risk of low IQ. More attention is needed to ensure effective salt iodination processes.

Journal Article

La Deficiencia De Hierro Y La Anemia En Ninos Mexicanos: Acciones Para Prevenirlas Y Corregirlas — Jan 1, 2008

In Mexico in 2006, 37.8% of children under 2 were diagnosed as anemic. Strategies to prevent and treat anemia focus on either increasing the amount of ingested iron or lowering iron losses; in newborns, delayed umbilical cord clamping is advised.

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Iodine Deficiency and Its Association with Intelligence Quotient in Schoolchildren from Colima, Mexico — Jan 1, 2008

To determine the prevalence of iodine deficiency, its causes and its association with intelligence quotient (IQ) in Mexican schoolchildren.

Journal Article

The Social Construction of Anemia in School Shelters for Indigenous Children in Mexico — Jan 1, 2006

Indigenous children in school shelters in Mexico suffer from anemia in spite of food that is subsidized, prepared, and served to them.

Journal Article

Iron Nutrition in Schoolchildren of Western Mexico: The Effect of Iron Fortification — Jan 1, 2006

This study was carried out in a population of school children believed to be at risk of various micronutrient deficiencies, including iron.

Journal Article

Health-related Quality of Life, Depressive Symptoms, Anemia and Malnutrition at Hemodialysis Initiation — Jan 1, 2002

Reports results of administering the Kidney Disease Quality of Life short form and a three-item depression screener to 422 patients with end-stage renal disease who began maintenance hemodialysis at 151 outpatient dialysis facilities across the US.

Report

Measurement of Physiologic Health for Children : Volume 5, Anemia — Jan 1, 1983

The RAND Health Insurance Experiment (HIE) uses data on the prevalence and adverse impact of anemia to investigate the effects of differing levels of health insurance on health status and quality of care for children.

Report

Conceptualization and Measurement of Physiologic Health for Adults: Vol. 6, Anemia — Jan 1, 1980

Anemia, defined as abnormally low levels of hemoglobin in the blood, is an important sign of underlying disease. ... investigate the effect of different levels of insurance on health status and quality of care because of its ease of diagnosis,...

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