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Grandmothers and Granddaughters: Old-Age Pensions and Intrahousehold Allocation in South Africa
, 2003
"... This article evaluates the impact of a large cash transfer program in South Africa on children’s nutritional status and investigates whether the gender of the recipient affects that impact. In the early 1990s the benefits and coverage of the South African social pension program were expanded for t ..."
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This article evaluates the impact of a large cash transfer program in South Africa on children’s nutritional status and investigates whether the gender of the recipient affects that impact. In the early 1990s the benefits and coverage of the South African social pension program were expanded
and Dissertations
"... (Name of Style Manual used in this Study) The status of hydration of forty elderly, who were residing in Lyngblomsten Care Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, was investigated in this study. The subjects were further separated into two groups using the Minimum Data Set (MDS) screening. The MDS was used t ..."
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to screen and assess the subjects for cognitive patterns, communication/hearing patterns, physical functioning and structural problems, and oral/nutritional status. Using the MDS, the subjects were separated into dependent and independent feeding groups. The amount of food and beverages consumed by each
APPLIED NUTRITIONAL INVESTIGATION Nutritional Status of an Adult Cystic Fibrosis Population
"... Nutritional management and dietary recommendations in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) have changed considerably over the past 10–15 y. The nutritional status of adult CF patients was assessed in a clinical survey before these changes in nutritional management. The aim of the study was to assess t ..."
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in the present study receive dietary oral and/or enteral supplements. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that nutritional management was principally responsible for improvements in nutritional status. The findings suggest that there has been a significant improvement in the nutritional status
Nutritional Status of Nursing Home Residents in Taiwan
"... The purpose of this study was to explore the nutritional status of nursing home residents. A convenience sample of 111 residents from four nursing homes in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, was recruited. The residents ’ nutritional status was assessed on the basis of body mass index (BMI) and serum albumin level. ..."
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The purpose of this study was to explore the nutritional status of nursing home residents. A convenience sample of 111 residents from four nursing homes in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, was recruited. The residents ’ nutritional status was assessed on the basis of body mass index (BMI) and serum albumin level
Vitamin B6 nutritional status of pellagrins
"... in pellagrins whose staple is sorghum have been ascribed to an amino acid imbalance caused by excess intake of leucine. Studies in normal human volunteers and in experimental animals have shown that administration of vitamin B6 will counteract some of the metabolic effects of leucine. In view of the ..."
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of these observations, two clinical studies were conducted-one to investigate the vitamin B8 nutritional status of pellagrins and the other to determine whether plasma leucine clearance in pellagrins is different from that of normals. Vitamin B6 nutritional status of pellagrins was found to be far from satisfactory
Oral
"... glucose-electrolyte therapy for diarrhea: A means to maintain or improve nutrition?1 ’ 2 ..."
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glucose-electrolyte therapy for diarrhea: A means to maintain or improve nutrition?1 ’ 2
The Importance of Women's Status for Child Nutrition in Developing Countries
- International Food Policy Research Institute
, 2003
"... This report uses data from 36 countries in three developing regions to establish empirically that women's status, defined as women's power relative to men's, is an important determinant of children's nutritional status. It finds that the pathways through which status influences c ..."
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This report uses data from 36 countries in three developing regions to establish empirically that women's status, defined as women's power relative to men's, is an important determinant of children's nutritional status. It finds that the pathways through which status influences
Nutrition
- 1997. to in County.” Nutrition Review
"... Awareness of carotenemia is important to avoid confusion with jaundice and unnecessary diagnostic studies. It is surprising how little information can be found about this relatively common condition in the standard pediatric textbooks. Ingestion of excessive amounts of carrots is the usual cause of ..."
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not occur despite massive doses of carotene because the conversion of carotene to vitamin A is slow. Hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus, hepatic and renal diseases may be associated with carotenemia, but are not caused by in-gestion of carotene. The absence of yellow pigment in the sclera and oral cavities
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