FEATURES OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF STUDENTS OF BASHKIR STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

It was established that 77,72 ± 1,38 % of students have normal nutritional status, 13,50 ± 2,57 %– inadequate nutritional status, and of 8,78 ± 2,70 % – redundant power status. A significant part of the diets account for bakery and confectionery products, at the same time revealed a low consumption of such basic foods as milk and dairy products, meat, fish. The energy value of the diets of the students were below the physiological norms by reducing the income of protein and carbohydrates. Students are also experiencing a shortage of virtually all vitamins and most minerals. It was established that the quality of life of students with different nutritional status differs, girls have reduced quality of life when excess nutritional status, in boys – while insufficient.

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Proteomic Advances in Milk and Dairy Products

Molecules ◽

10.3390/molecules26133832 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (13) ◽

pp. 3832

Author(s):

Rubén Agregán ◽

Noemí Echegaray ◽

María López-Pedrouso ◽

Radwan Kharabsheh ◽

Daniel Franco ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dairy Products ◽

Two Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis ◽

Vast Number ◽

Post Translational Modifications ◽

Fundamental Parameters ◽

Complex Fluid ◽

Proteins And Peptides ◽

Milk And Dairy Products

Proteomics is a new area of study that in recent decades has provided great advances in the field of medicine. However, its enormous potential for the study of proteomes makes it also applicable to other areas of science. Milk is a highly heterogeneous and complex fluid, where there are numerous genetic variants and isoforms with post-translational modifications (PTMs). Due to the vast number of proteins and peptides existing in its matrix, proteomics is presented as a powerful tool for the characterization of milk samples and their products. The technology developed to date for the separation and characterization of the milk proteome, such as two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE) technology and especially mass spectrometry (MS) have allowed an exhaustive characterization of the proteins and peptides present in milk and dairy products with enormous applications in the industry for the control of fundamental parameters, such as microbiological safety, the guarantee of authenticity, or the control of the transformations carried out, aimed to increase the quality of the final product.

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Integrative Treatment of Lung Cancer Patients: Observational Study of 57 Cases

Asian Journal of Oncology ◽

10.1055/s-0040-1722380 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Lorenzo Anelli ◽

Alessia Di Nardo ◽

Massimo Bonucci

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Lung Cancer ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Immune Status ◽

Conventional Medicine ◽

Integrative Therapy ◽

Lung Cancer Patients ◽

Retrospective Clinical Study

Abstract Introduction A retrospective clinical study was performed to identify the characteristics of patients with lung cancer treated with integrative cancer treatment in addition to conventional medicine. Materials and Methods We reviewed medical records for lung cancer patients who visited a single integrative setting in Rome, Italy. A total of 57 patients were included, and the majority had advanced-stage cancer. All of them underwent integrative therapy with nutrition and phytotherapy indications. The diet was designed to reduce most of possible factors promoting cancer proliferation, inflammation, and obesity. Foods with anti-inflammatory, prebiotic, antioxidant, and anticancer properties had been chosen. Herbal supplements with known effects on lung cancer were prescribed. In particular, astragal, apigenine, fucosterol, polydatin, epigallocatechin gallate, cannabis, curcumin, and inositol were used. Furthermore, medical mushrooms and other substances were used to improve the immune system and to reduce chemotherapy side effects. Five key parameters have been evaluated for 2 years starting at the first surgery: nutritional status, immune status, discontinuation of therapy, quality of life, and prognosis of the disease. Results A relevant improvement in parameters relative to nutritional status, immune status, and quality of life has been observed after integrative therapy compared with the same parameters at the first medical visit before starting such approach. Conclusion The results suggest that integrative therapy may have benefits in patients with lung cancer. Even though there are limitations, the study suggests that integrative therapy could improve nutritional status and quality of life, with possible positive effect on overall survival.

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Women's Role in Food Production and Nutrition: Implications for Their Quality of Life

Food and Nutrition Bulletin ◽

10.1177/156482658801000307 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Gerd Holmboe-Ottesen ◽

Ophelia Mascarenhas ◽

Margareta Wandel

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Food Chain ◽

Food Production ◽

Women's Work ◽

Energy Expenditures ◽

Work Allocation ◽

The Subject ◽

Women's Role

The authors review the literature on the subject of how women's work along the food chain may affect their nutritional status and other aspects of their lives. They point out the discrimination against women in food and work allocation: women often work harder and have greater energy expenditures than men but get less food. Bennett makes this point in her article too, and McGuire touches on it as well.

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