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Should early enteral nutrition be used in the trauma intensive care unit?
(MedPharm Publications, 2015)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : Critical illness, sepsis, surgery, multi-organ failure and haemodynamic instability are conditions that are associated with feeding inadequacies and nutritional challenges. Conversely, meeting nutritional ...
Application of evidence on probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics by food industry : a descriptive study
(London : Biomed Central, 2014-10)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study assessed how the food industry applies the knowledge and evidence gained from synbiotics, probiotics or prebiotics research in infants, on the general paediatric population. This study ...
Food avoidance in irritable bowel syndrome leads to a nutrition-deficient diet
(MedPharm Publications, 2014-08)
Objective: The objective was to assess the dietary intake of subjects with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and to compare it to that of international recommendations. The hypothesising assumption of this study was that a ...
The role of human milk oligosaccharides in preventing necrotising enterocolitis and human immunodeficiency virus transmission
(MedPharm Publications, 2014-11)
The heavy burden of maternal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has resulted in a high prevalence of premature births, with an associated increase in the incidence of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC). NEC is a ...
Association between funding source, methodological quality and research outcomes in randomized controlled trials of synbiotics, probiotics and prebiotics added to infant formula : a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2013-11)
Background: There is little or no information available on the impact of funding by the food industry on trial
outcomes and methodological quality of synbiotics, probiotics and prebiotics research in infants. The objective ...
The association between tuberculosis and the development of insulin resistance in adults with pulmonary tuberculosis in the Western sub-district of the Cape Metropole region, South Africa : a combined cross-sectional, cohort study
(Biomed Central, 2017-08)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The existence of a bi-directional relationship between tuberculosis (TB) and insulin resistance (IR)/
diabetes has been alluded to in literature. Although diabetes has been linked to increased ...
Synbiotics, probiotics or prebiotics in infant formula for full term infants : a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2012-10)
Background: Synbiotics, probiotics or prebiotics are being added to infant formula to promote growth and
development in infants. Previous reviews (2007 to 2011) on term infants given probiotics or prebiotics focused on ...
Prevalence of glutamine deficiency in ICU patients : a cross-sectional analytical study
(BioMed Central, 2016-08)
Background: Not only is glutamine deficiency an independent predictor of mortality in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, but glutamine supplementation is also recommended for its proven outcome benefits. However, recent ...
Probiotics, prebiotics infant formula use in preterm or low birth weight infants : a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2012-08)
Background: Previous reviews (2005 to 2009) on preterm infants given probiotics or prebiotics with breast milk or mixed feeds focused on prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis, sepsis and diarrhea. This review assessed ...
Pancreas cancer with Whipple’s operation
(MedPharm Publications, 2015)
The following case study was discussed at the SASPEN Workshop held during the Nutrition Congress 2014. It is a reflection of the general opinion of the audience, followed by a rationale of the latest literature on the ...