Durval Ribas Filho

• Head of Department at Associação Brasileira de Nutrologia

Introduction: Vitamins are essential micronutrients for the body to function. Cobalamins (Cbls) are watersoluble compounds, acting as cofactors in enzymatic reactions. However, the use of Cbls in the clinical environment is still controversial. Objective: It was to discuss the topic and help guide different professionals, experts were brought toget...

Throughout a woman's life, the amount of calcium needed by her body changes, and in adulthood, this value is relatively lower than in adolescence and post-menopause. Even so, considering that bones are stores of calcium, consumption of the nutrient in adulthood is essential to avoid future problems such as osteoporosis and osteopenia. The objective...

O Congresso Brasileiro de Nutrologia, maior evento da área na América Latina e do mundo, está na sua 28ª edição. O CBN 2024 tem como missão prover articulação entre os mais renomados palestrantes nacionais e internacionais, juntamente com os profissionais da saúde - acadêmicos, médicos, nutricionistas, psicólogos - com o objetivo de transmitir conh...

Introduction: The medical schools of the São Paulo region perform sports competitions as a way of socialization and integration between them. Thus, each medical school has its training routine and focuses on performance during the year. However, these study places also have parties, which have as a characteristic the high consumption of alcoholic d...

The present study developed a cross-sectional observational research, in which eating habits and behaviors of women were collected, focusing on changes present during periods of the menstrual cycle, such as the follicular and luteal phases. The correlations present in the literature with subsequent hormonal variations and their outcomes (estrogen,...

O Congresso Nacional de Nutrologia, maior evento da área na América Latina, está na sua 27ª edição.O CBN 2023 tem como missão prover articulação entre os mais renomados palestrantes nacionais e internacionais, juntamente com os profissionais da saúde - acadêmicos, médicos, nutricionistas, psicólogos - com o objetivo de transmitir conhecimento e atu...

Background: This study performed a meta-analysis to compare the safety and efficacy of argon plasma coagulation (APC) concerning suture (SUT) and surgery (SUR). Methods: The One-Way tests were applied, with p <0.05 significant. The value of R2 was analyzed (heterogeneity), and the risk of bias of articles was evaluated. Results: A total of 34...

Introduction: Vitamin B12 deficiency is quite prevalent in all age groups and all regions of the country, however, there is a need for standardization of clinical management recommendations. Objective: It was to achieve a consensus on the diagnosis, prophylaxis, and treatment of vitamin B12 deficiency. Methods: An integrative review of the scientif...

Obesity is a disease stigmatized by society in general. Many tend not to consider it a disease, which makes it difficult to treat and worsens the pandemic generated by this condition. Considering the seriousness with which health professionals must face this problem, a form was applied to 511 Brazilian academic medical students, to understand how t...

Introduction: Obesity is a disease of increasing prevalence among adults in Brazil. It is an undesirable condition both from a health and an aesthetic point of view. The cult of the thin body sometimes motivates the adoption of restrictive diets, which significantly limit the menu. However, the use of this type of diet may be associated with unheal...

O XXVI Congresso Nacional de Nutrologia é o maior evento de nutrologia da América Latina e, em 2022, tem como objetivo geral transmitir conhecimentos científicos e atuais com palestrantes de renome nacional e internacional.Além disso, promove o envolvimento de acadêmicos, médicos, nutricionistas, psicólogos na elaboração e apresentação de trabalhos...

Introduction: The menstrual cycle is a natural phenomenon that occurs in two phases: follicular and luteal. Several hormonal, physical and psychological changes occur during this period, which influence the female diet. These changes and consequences are felt mainly in the luteal phase, that is between 1 to 5 days before the menstrual flow, charact...

Objective: To update of the consensus of the Brazilian Association of Nutrology regarding DHA consumption and supplementation during pregnancy, lactation and childhood. Methods: Scientific articles published until 2022 were reviewed in Pubmed/Medline, SciELO and Lilacs databases. Results: Considering the information obtained, the authors drafted th...

Introdução: A partir do início do século XXI, um novo conceito começou a emergir nos meios científicos e sociais: os primeiros 1.000 dias de vida. Nessa mesma linha um movimento internacional iniciado no mesmo período começou a discutir sobre a “origem desenvolvimentista da saúde e da doença”. Inúmeros problemas que acometem o ser humano em todo se...

Introduction: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disease among women of reproductive age 6 to 15% its presentation is complex and heterogeneous and is characterized by clinical and laboratory findings of hyperandrogenism, oligo-anovulation, metabolic abnormalities such as insulin resistance (IR), overweight, obesity, type...

Introduction: Celiac disease (CD) is one of the most common disorders related to diet, with a global prevalence of about 1%. The aggravations caused by CD promote an imbalance in the gut microbiota (GM). However, it is not yet known specifically how the gut microbiota plays a role in the pathogeny of this disease, and whether microbiota dysbiosis w...

Introduction: Pandemics cause strong social, economic, and political impacts. Social isolation to reduce the virus’ impact and to retard the health system breakdown caused by SARS-Cov-2 have affected the population’s lifestyle, including medical students. Objective: Identity which impacts the daily meal plan has the COVID-19’s Pandemic caused in me...

Introduction: Obesity stands out as a multifactorial disease that can cause several public health problems. Currently, more than 30% of the world's population is overweight or obese. By 2020, it is estimated that over 60% of the world population will be overweight or obese. It has been postulated that a healthy nutritional status promotes immune fu...

Introduction: The effects on human health caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome of coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lead to hyperinflammation processes, which can lead to meta-inflammation. This process can aggravate skin diseases, especially psoriasis. This is a chronic inflammatory skin disease associated with significant morbidity. This prob...

Polyols are poorly digestible carbohydrates present in small amounts in some fruits and vegetables. Xylitol and erythritol are used as table sweeteners. These compounds are widely used in the food industry due to their low-calorie content. Erythritol is the only noncaloric polyol. Xylitol is the sweetest of the polyols, being the only one with swee...

The present study seeks to discuss the incidence of a stress fracture in not athletes. This type of pathology occurs as a result of a repetitive number of movements in a given region, fatigue and muscle imbalance are the main responsible for these fractures, which mainly affect runners and military, groups that are more susceptible to a large amoun...

Introduction: In the scenario of vitamin D deficiency, this incident is prevalent and with risks to public health in the world, reaching approximately 90% of individuals. Hypovitaminosis D can cause, mainly in the elderly, lower bone mineral density, fractures, muscle weakness, falls, and acute respiratory infection. Objective: To evaluate the main...

Nutrology based on the analysis of benefits and harms generated by the ingestion of nutrients and assessing individual organic needs promotes the maintenance of health and the reduction of disease risk, as well as the treatment of manifestations of deficiency or excess. Obesity is defined by a body mass index greater than 30 kg/m². Its manifestatio...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) refers to an alteration in neurological development typified by deficits in social communication, as well as in restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities, varying in a continuum demarcated by the severity levels of their symptomatic pictures. It is estimated that about 45 to 90% of child...

Crohn's disease (CD) is an inflammatory, chronic and progressive disease that affects the digestive tract. Despite optimized drug therapy, the risk of multiple surgical interventions over the years is high, leading the patient to develop short bowel syndrome (SBS). Thus, adequate management in the postoperative period directly interferes with the l...

Introduction: Hypovitaminosis D is highly prevalent and constitutes a public health problem worldwide. It can affect more than 90% of individuals, depending on the population studied. Objective: To make a broad analysis of the world literature to compose the State of the Art on serum vitamin D levels and its adequate supplementation, to prevent and...

One of the main factors for the increase in the incidence of skin cancer in Brazil today is exposure to solar radiation. The main means of prevention is through photoprotection, together with factors such as solar incidence in the region, the habits of the population, and the skin phototype. The relationship between photoprotection and vitamin D is...

In a modern world, where day-to-day worry and stress prevails, along with an ever-increasing workday, care with diet is often overlooked and, combined with a sedentary lifestyle, increases obesity rates in all the world. The purpose of this work is to analyze society's view about the treatment of obesity with medications, comparing it with the trea...

Introduction: According to data provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), 5,941,223 confirmed cases and 366,601 deaths had already been reported by May 31, 2020. Higher rates of infection, hospitalization, submission to the Intensive Care Units, and fatalities were attributed to obese patients. Objective: To gather the available data on obes...

Magnesium is an important nutrient for the organism present in several enzymatic reactions. The reduced daily intake of this mineral (below 310 to 320 mg, for women, and 400 to 420 mg, for men) is associated with several chronic diseases. Thus, based on the hypothesis that medical students have a deficient intake of the mineral, this study sought t...

Introduction: The concept of body image is defined as the subjective image about the forms and characteristics of the body itself, which integrates physical, mental, and emotional levels about this perception. Excessive concern with weight and body shape and the divinization of exaggerated thinness can lead to eating disorders, which are characteri...

Resumo Introdução Síndrome Metabólica é um conjunto de fatores bioquímicos, fisiológicos, clínicos e metabólicos que se iniciam com a resistência periférica à insulina e que, quando concomitantemente presentes, elevam o risco de desenvolvimento de aterosclerose, eventos cardiovasculares, diabetes mellitus tipo 2 e mortalidade por qualquer causa. Em...

Chronobiology is the process that studies the biological rhythms of living beings, in which each organism has its own biological clock. Sleep is a state of unconsciousness, characterized by the active inhibitory process, and that has an important relationship with feeding, mainly due to the possibility of sleep privation increasing starvation throu...

Resumo Sociedades organizadas, governo e indústria têm buscado formas de garantir ao consumidor informações nutricionais confiáveis e de fácil interpretação. Um dos aspectos que se tem discutido refere-se à possibilidade de oferecer um número maior de dados, em relação a aspectos críticos à saúde, que possam decodificar, sem substituir, aqueles já...

Objective To publish a consensus on the milky feeding of children aged between 1 and 5 years old, in the face of the nonuniformity of indication and the lack of standardization, in Brazil, on the nomenclature and classification of milky products produced for this stage. Methods Literature review and members discussion. Results The review showed the...

Resumo Objetivo Estabelecer um posicionamento a fim de padronizar as recomendações da Associação Brasileira de Nutrologia quanto ao manejo da deficiência de vitamina D na prática clínica, em relação aos critérios de investigação, diagnóstico, tratamento e prevenção. Métodos Foi realizada revisão da literatura nas bases de dados PubMed, Lilacs e Sci...

Introduction Obesity shows a multifactorial disease and presents a serious public health problem, with an alarming epidemic character. According to NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) from 2015 to 2016, 39.6% of American adults and 18.5% of young people were obese and 7.7% of adults and 5.6% of young people had severe obesity....

Background Statistical data from the USA estimate that 5.7 million Americans over 20 years of age have congestive heart failure (CHF) and this number is expected to increase approximately 46.0% between 2012 and 2030. In Brazil, there are no epidemiological studies involving the incidence of heart failure; however, according to other countries, it c...

Introdução Dificuldades alimentares são queixas extremamente frequentes na faixa etária pediátrica, sendo relevante a padronização das condutas pelos profissionais envolvidos no tratamento. Uma das ferramentas que pode ser utilizada é a suplementação nutricional. Objetivos Estabelecer as recomendações da Associação Brasileira de Nutrologia sobre a...

Introdução Há um conceito disseminado de que o pH dos alimentos tem relação direta com o aparecimento e a progressão de doenças crônicas como osteoporose, câncer, doenças cardiovasculares entre outras e águas com pH ácido também contribuiriam para esse cenário. Objetivos Sistematizar o conhecimento científico produzido acerca do potencial hidrogeni...

Significance: About 17.5million people die each year from cardiovascular disease (CVD). In Brazil, CVDs are leading causes of death. They represent 29.0% of the deaths and, in January 2017, they were responsible for more than 30 thousand deaths. In 2016, the Brazilian Society of Cardiology recorded 349,938 deaths. An estimated 6,000 adults are diag...

p>Objetivo Estabelecer consenso sobre o manejo da dislipidemia secundária à obesidade infanto-juvenil. Métodos Foi realizada pesquisa bibliográfica nas bases de dados Medline, Scielo e LILACS. Com base nas evidências científicas, o grupo de trabalho estabeleceu as condutas recomendadas pelo Departamento de Nutrologia Pediátrica da ABRAN. Resultados...

ANAIS DO XXI CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE NUTROLOGIA

RESUMO Objetivo Estabelecer consenso sobre o manejo da dislipidemia secundária à obesidade infanto-juvenil. Métodos Foi realizada pesquisa bibliográfica nas bases de dados Medline, Scielo e LILACS. Com base nas evidências científicas, o grupo de trabalho estabeleceu as condutas recomendadas pelo Departamento de Nutrologia Pediátrica da ABRAN. Resul...

In this century, among the numerous chronic diseases, we highlight obesity and osteoporosis as a result of the growing and high prevalence which are now considered epidemic and two major public health problems. There is little multidisciplinary research related to musculoskeletal clinical symptoms in patients with overweight and simultaneously eval...

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The obesity epidemic has reached a new level with some impressive numbers recently published in the United States of America. Even more alarming is the rapid increase in childhood obesity, which has been universally documented over the past few decades. The reasons underlying the problem of obesity can be simplified into three categories: i) routin...

RESUMO Introdução: O azeite de oliva é reconhecido devido a suas propriedades antioxidantes de forma a ser incorporado na culinária, contudo, a forma mais utilizada do azeite é na apresentação fria. O objetivo desse estudo foi verificar as modificações de propriedades do azeite de oliva após cozimento e fritura. Métodos: Pesquisa ativa de artigos n...

RESUMO O presente estudo visa analisar o perfil do praticante de atividade física que faz uso de suplementos alimentares ergogênicos, baseando-se no seu gênero, idade, índice de massa corporal(IMC), escolaridade e os suplementos nutricionais utilizados. Foram entrevistados 229 praticantes através de questionário em 7 cidades do Nordeste e Noroeste...

Vildagliptin is an agent in a new class of medications called dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitors. By inhibiting DPP4, vildagliptin causes an increase in the action of incretins, intestinal hormones that aid in glucose homeostasis and cause an increase in up to 60% of postprandial insulin secretion (phenomenon termed “incretin effect”). Glucag...

Total parenteral nutrition is essential for the survival of short bowel syndrome patients. However, in the long term it is associated with complications such as metabolic bone disease. This complication has been attributed, among other causes, to an increased urinary calcium loss, which might be related to the amount of aminoacids, glucose and calc...

Background: Sugar cane used for alcohol production is a very important economic activity in rural areas of Sao Paulo state. There is still a population of workers that are essential for cutting the plants. Therefore, the investigation of their eating habits, and the quantification of nutrient intake might help the government to develop public healt...

Electrolyte imbalances are common in clinical practice. However, if untreated they can lead to severe complications including neurologic disturbances, cardiac rhythm alterations and even death. They can be diagnosed by a detailed clinical history, a careful physical examination and serum determinations. Their etiology is broad, including renal and...

It has been demonstrated that glutamine, a conditionally essential amino acid, improves nitrogen balance, acts as a stimulant of protein synthesis, and decreases proteolysis in myopathic children. In contrast, other studies have shown no beneficial effect of glutamine supplementation on burn victims or critically ill patients. Nonetheless, we hypot...

4 1 MD, MS, MBA, FACN, MFICAN, Head membership of the Board of Directors of Associação Brasileira de Nutrologia (ABRAN/Brazil), director of the Department of Prevention and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity - ABRAN/Brazil, chief of the Ambulatory of Prevention and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity of ABRAN - Regional Estado do Rio de Janeiro/Br...