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Ismael San Mauro

Ismael San Mauro
  • PhD
  • Research Director at Research Centres in Nutrition and Health

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Research Centres in Nutrition and Health
Current position
  • Research Director
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November 2013 - present
Complutense University of Madrid
Position
  • Profesor en el Máster Oficial de Alimentación y Dietética Aplicada
October 2012 - present
Research Centers in Nutrition & health
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  • Project Manager
September 2012 - present
Complutense University of Madrid
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  • Profesor en 3º de Grado de Nutrición Humana y Dietética
Education
September 2012 - October 2016
Complutense University of Madrid
Field of study
  • Doctoral Tesis
October 2010 - September 2011
University of Granada
Field of study
October 2009 - September 2010

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Background Functional constipation includes a set of gastrointestinal symptoms unexplainable by an identifiable underlying physical cause or pathology. The prevalence of this condition is high and there is a need to develop strategies to reduce it. Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics may be an alternative treatment for chronic functional constip...
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The Mediterranean diet (MD) has beneficial effects on the intestinal microbiota by the promotion of bacteria associated with a healthy gut. However, its impact on intestinal fungi, among others, is still unknown, and how it affects digestive symptoms and different biomarkers in patients with gastrointestinal (GI) disorders has hardly been explored....
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Recientemente ha fallecido nuestro amigo y compañero Jesús Culebras Fernández. Faltaríamos a la verdad si afirmáramos que fue una gran sorpresa, puesto que muchos conocíamos que se venía enfrentando a la enfermedad desde hace ya tiempo, pero con una entereza y dignidad, que sólo los grandes hombres son capaces de hacer. Su última intervención acadé...
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As gluten may trigger gastrointestinal disorders (GIDs), its presence or absence in the diet can change the diversity and proportion of gut microbiota. The effects of gluten after six weeks of a double-blind, placebo-controlled intervention with a gluten-free diet (GFD) were studied in participants with GIDs suffering from migraines and atopic derm...
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Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by chronic musculoskeletal pain, muscle tension, joint mobility loss, and several psychological symptoms severely affecting patient well-being. Histamine is naturally degraded in the small intestine by diamine oxidase (DAO). Hereditary or acquired DAO deficiency causes extracellular histamine accumulation, leading...
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Background. Epidemiological studies show that over the last two de-cades obesity has risen to become a major public health problem. Eat-ing habits, lack of physical activity and the degree of obesity worsen over the years, turning adults and older adults overweight. The aim was to understand the relation between several modifiable factors (eating h...
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Introduction: metabolic syndrome comprises a combination of diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity, and metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is associated with it. Objective: to evaluate the effect of supplementation with S-adenosyl-L-methionine + N-acetylcysteine + thioctic acid + vitamin B6 (MetioNac®) for 3 months on lipidic a...
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Introduction: The amine oxidase copper-containing 1 (AOC1) gene encodes for the diamine oxidase (DAO) enzyme. DAO is an enzyme that catabolizes some molecules, including histamine, and is the degradative enzyme in the polyamine catabolic pathway that is active in intestinal mucosal cells. Variants of AOC1 are associated with reduced DAO activity, r...
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Diamine oxidase (DAO) is an enzyme that metabolizes intestinal histamine. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the Amine Oxidase Copper Containing 1 (AOC1) gene can lead to low enzymatic activity or functionality in histamine metabolism. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of DAO deficiency for four variants of the AOC1 gene, p.Thr16M...
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Diamine oxidase (DAO) is the enzyme responsible for the metabolism of intestinal histamine. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the AOC1 gene are associated with low enzymatic activity or functionality in the metabolism of histamine. The objectives of the present study were to determine the prevalence of DAO deficiency for four variants of th...
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Diamine oxidase (DAO) is the enzyme responsible for the metabolism of intestinal histamine. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the AOC1 gene are associated with low enzymatic activity or functionality in the metabolism of histamine. The objectives of the present study were to determine the prevalence of DAO deficiency for four variants of th...
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Objective Baby-led-weaning (BLW) is a novel model of complementary feeding. Although there is little scientific evidence to support the suitability or superiority of this complementary feeding model, BLW is followed by many families today. The aim was to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of a group of parents and health professionals regarding B...
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Background and aim: Reduced intake of fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, and monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAP) is useful to treat functional gastrointestinal disorders. However, there is no consensus on which foods should be included in the list of FODMAP, due to the lack of FODMAP-profiles characterization of many different foods. Th...
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Introduction The Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) is a self-administered instrument designed to assess the personality/behavioural construct of impulsiveness. Impulsiveness has been associated with several psychiatric disorders, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study assesses the progression of impulsive behaviour in...
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Objective Baby-led-weaning (BLW) is a novel model of complementary feeding. Although there is little scientific evidence to support the suitability or superiority of this complementary feeding model, BLW is followed by many families today. The aim was to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of a group of parents and health professionals regarding B...
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Introduction: The market for food supplements is booming due to their increased consumption. European regulations include different ways in which vitamins/minerals are administered, without the consumer being clear if one formulation has advantages over the other. The aim was to compare the bioavailability of different forms of Mg and to analyze th...
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Chinese immigrants are a rapidly growing population in Spain, but the two countries have distinct diets. Chinese diet features low animal-based protein and plenty of plant-based foods, whereas Spanish diet is mostly animal-based with some vegetables and fruits. The present study examined the association between acculturation and dietary intakes amo...
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The effects of an intermittent fasting (IF) diet in the overweight or obese adult population are still controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an IF diet to reduce anthropometric parameters (body mass index, body weight, and waist circumference), change body composition (fat mass, lean body mass and muscle mass) and lipid p...
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Introduction: Certain weight management methods may be associated with unhealthy dietary intakes, skewing toward certain dietary components and lacking others. Management of weight should not ignore the quality of the diet, as both obesity and poor diet are associated with higher risk of chronic disease. Objective: To conduct a diet quality and exe...
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Objetivo: En el Perú, los sectores de salud y alimentación están relacionados económica y socialmente. El objetivo de la investigación es demostrar cuáles son las oportunidades y desafíos del sector alimentario peruano en relación con el sector salud humana, desde donde se tomarán decisiones futuras; y promover la tecnología y la innovación tecnoló...
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Background. Applying nutrition knowledge and skills to all aspects of health care are extremely important. The quantity and quality of formalized nutrition education is shrinking in curricula of health professions. Objective. To describe the level of general nutrition knowledge in students enrolled in the B.Sc. degree in Human Nutrition and Dietet...
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Introduction: The Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) is a self-administered instrument designed to assess the personality/behavioural construct of impulsiveness. Impulsiveness has been associated with several psychiatric disorders, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study assesses the progression of impulsive behaviour...
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Cardiovascular disease is linked to high serum low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol levels. Cardiovascular risk may be indirectly influenced by genetic load. Serum LDL-cholesterol levels may be reduced by the consumption of food enriched with plant sterols (PS). The aim was to test a plant sterol treatment on cholesterol levels according to di...
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Objetivo: En el Perú, los sectores de salud y alimentación están relacionados económica y socialmente. El objetivo de la investigación es demostrar cuáles son las oportunidades y desafíos del sector alimentario peruano en relación con el sector salud humana, desde donde se tomarán decisiones futuras; y promover la tecnología y la innovación tecnoló...
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Objetivo: En el Perú, los sectores de salud y alimentación están relacionados económica ysocialmente. El objetivo de la investigación es demostrar cuáles son las oportunidades y desafíosdel sector alimentario peruano en relación con el sector salud humana, desde donde se tomarándecisiones futuras; y promover la tecnología y la innovación tecnológic...
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Background: The aetiology of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) continues to be debated, although several contributing factors have been acknowledged. Objective: Assess the association between weight, birth attributes, exercise and sleep habits, dietary intake and adherence to a Mediterranean diet, and impulsive behaviour on Spanish AD...
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Introducción: La metabolómica permite estudiar la resistencia a insulina (RI), un factor de riesgo de pre-diabetes y diabetes. Quantose IR TM es el único test que mide la RI mediante la abrazadera hiperinsulinémica euglicémica. Objetivo: Se comprobó la eficacia de un test metabolómico en la detección de marcadores de RI en población infantil. Mat...
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Objective: Reducing obesity is a priority for employers seeking to lower the incidence and severity of chronic illness and associated health services. The aim was to identify if a workplace-based dietary intervention monitored by health professionals is effective at reducing obesity, as part of an obesity-control-program at work. Methods: A 12-w...
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Background Dyslipidemias have increased during the last decades in children. Aim The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of different polymorphisms in plasma triglyceride levels of children following a dietary treatment with plant sterols. Design A randomized, double-blind, crossover, controlled clinical trial was carried out in...
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BACKGROUND Alterante-day fasting regimens have been suggested as a possible approach for calorie restriction and weight loss. The aim was to compare the effect of a 6-week weight loss regimen based on the Mediterranean diet versus the Mediterranean diet with 5-day semi-fast, in achieving weight loss in overweight or obese people. METHOD Randomized...
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Introduction: Genetic load may indirectly influence on cardiovascular risk. This work aimed to analyze the influence of polymorphisms (APOA5 C56G-Ser19Trp, Prothrombin-G20210A, F5 Arg506Gln, MTHFR-C677T, LIPC-C-514T, LPA-I4300M, PPAR_ALPHA-L162V, APOA5-1131T > C, APOE-APOE2/3/4, and APOE-APOE2,3,4) in plasma triglyceride (TG) levels of patients ing...
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Objectives: Observe the association of foods habits, body composition, lifestyle habits, and loss of gustatory function with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Methods: This comparative study enrolled 75 patients with AD (mean age 77.5 years) and 267 healthy volunteers (mean age 73 years). Weight, height, body mass index (BMI), body fat, visceral fat, mu...
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The scientific evidence available on the association between moderate alcohol intake and levels of blood cardiometabolic markers is still inconsistent and difficult to interpret for future disease prevention. However, we hypothesize that moderate consumption of alcohol is associated with lower levels of inflammation markers and higher levels of pro...
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Objectives: Fibromyalgia syndrome is a chronic pain disorder of unknown causation associated with debilitating fatigue, unrefreshing sleep, cognitive and affective symptoms. There are no markers to monitor fibromyalgia progression and no cure. We aimed to analyze the effects of a turmeric-based supplement and a gluten-free, fermentable oligosacchar...
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Purpose The world’s aging population has led to a greater use of prescription and non-prescription medication by the elderly. Besides, older drinkers consume alcohol often regardless of the medication they consume. The purpose of this paper is to examine the intake of medication and alcohol simultaneously in a group of elderly in the community of...
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Background: The possible consequences of a fasting-mimicking schedule on certain immune constituents or haematological variables have not been extensively documented. Aim: To analyze the effect of an intervention based on Mediterranean diet, with a 5-day semi-fast, on immunology biomarkers in overweight type II (BMI >27) or obesity (BMI >30) people...
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Objective: A proper diet, from a macronutrients quantitative point of view, does not imply it is qualitatively correct. We demonstrate that quantitative dietary advice may be qualitatively deficient. Design and setting: A search for suitable recommendations of macronutrients contribution to total energy intake was performed. Two similar quantitativ...
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Fibromyalgia syndrome is defined as chronic widespread pain and tenderness. It is associated with fatigue, sleep disorder, functional somatic syndromes, mental and physical disorders, as well as disability and diminished quality of life. We aimed to analyse the effects of an olive tree-based supplement and a gluten-free, FODMAP and low histamine di...
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Raised serum cholesterol concentration is a well-established risk factor in cardiovascular disease. In addition, genetic load may have an indirect influence on cardiovascular risk. Plant-based sterol-supplemented foods are recommended to help reduce the serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level. The objective was to analyse the influence of d...
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BACKGROUND: Intake of sugar sweetened beverages has been consistently linked to increased risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease, among other diseases. Putative underlying mechanisms include incomplete compensation for liquid calories, adverse glycemic effects, and increased hepatic metabolism of fructose leading...
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ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Chronic diseases are recognized as a major health challenge. Given the population projections which predict a doubling of the elderly population over the next 30 years, this will give rise to a significant increase in chronic diseases. IGUBAC Diet® (Inflammatory Gut-Brain Axis Control Diet) is an evidence-based personalized di...
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Plant sterols are recommended to decrease low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). Possible differences between sexes in efficacy were analyzed. In a double-blind crossover clinical trial, 30 women and 24 men were divided into 2 phases of 3 weeks, separated by a 2-week washout period. Subjects ingested 2.23 g/day of sterols in 700-mL milk. Tota...
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The objectives of this study were: 1. To compare the presence of overweight and obesity in adolescents from Ar-gentina vs. Spain, 2. To compare personality according to nutritional diagnosis (ND) and place of residence (PR), and 3. To identify the presence of psychopathological risk (PR). A total of 272 adolescents, men and women from 11 to 16 year...
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Los péptidos bioactivos son un conjunto de moléculas de naturaleza proteica presentes en la leche de forma natural, con potenciales efectos beneficiosos en el organismo humano. El objetivo es realizar una revisión actualizada de la literatura científica sobre la acción de estos compuestos en el organismo. Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica con l...
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Los péptidos bioactivos son un conjunto de moléculas de naturaleza proteica presentes en la leche de forma natural, con potenciales efectos beneficiosos en el organismo humano. El objetivo es realizar una revisión actualizada de la literatura científica sobre la acción de estos compuestos en el organismo. Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica con l...
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Physical activity provides benefits, both to healthy as to ill population, but can also lead to psychological and emotional problems in response to stress. Furthermore, those athletes with lower body weight have higher indicators of depression and anger. We propose to relate body fat on the expression of anger and to understand the relationship bet...
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Introduction: Detox diets are popular dieting strategies that claim to facilitate toxin elimination and weight loss, thereby promoting health and well-being. Objective: To examine whether detox diets affect antioxidant markers in blood and body composition. Methods: 14 participants were randomly divided into two groups: a) Group 1/Detox diet: foll...
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Objectives: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been related to nutrient deficiencies and ‘unhealthy’ diets, and to date there is only one study that examined the relationship between the Mediterranean diet and ADHD. The aim was to determine the association between those environmental, nutritional, and body composition factors that...
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Physical activity, adherence to a healthy diet, and healthy beverage pattern are considered essential components of a healthy lifestyle. We aimed to evaluate the associations between physical exercise, diet quality, and total fluid intake, along with fluid recommendations compliance in a sample of adults. Data on fluid intake from different types o...
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Introducción: La prevalencia de la obesidad entre los adolescentes ha aumentado con el paso de los años, lo que supone un reto en salud pública. Objetivo: Determinar el grado de asociación de las horas de sueño y los hábitos alimentarios como factores determinantes de la obesidad en adolescentes de un país europeo y otro sudamericano. Materiales y...
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Introduction. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is an important global health issue which prevalence has been increasing in the last years. Many studies have linked chromium supplementation with improvement of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Aim. Perform a meta-analysis of single and double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled trials, where participants diagnose...
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Resumen Fundamentos: Una alimentación y estilo de vida adecuados son fundamentales para la prevención de la malnutrición, que afecta a grupos de riesgo como los presos. Métodos: Se evaluaron los conocimientos de nutrición, mediante un cuestionario ad hoc, de 53 reclusos en Aranjuez y Valdemoro, y de 45 sujetos control. Se valoró la eficacia de la e...
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Introduction: overweight and obesity achieve a high prevalence among children and adolescents in Spain. Modifiable habits, combined with the genetic load and weight perception, declines over the years making children overweight adults. Our aim was to analyze the relevance in excess weight of various modifiable factors (dietary habits, physical acti...
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Introduction: overweight and obesity achieve a high prevalence among children and adolescents in Spain. Modifiable habits, combined with the genetic load and weight perception, declines over the years making children overweight adults. Our aim was to analyze the relevance in excess weight of various modifiable factors (dietary habits, physical acti...
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Introduction: Sleep restriction is an independent risk factor for weight gain and obesity and is significantly associated with the incidence and prevalence of obesity and various chronic non-communicable diseases. It leads to endocrine changes that might be associated with a higher intake of food and diurnal preference for energy-dense foods, gener...
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People with intellectual disability (PID) (0.7-1.5% of the population) have higher rates of obesity, since caloric values and nutritional status are deficient. We aimed to determine nutritional habits, analyze the effectiveness of nutritional education and improvement by introducing exercise and nutrition workshops, in a group with ID. Nutritional,...
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Background: Present in several types of food, bioactive amines are described as organic bases of low molecular weight, which constitute a potential health risk. An awareness of amine levels in foods today is therefore important in relation to food safety and patient care. This review aims to emphasise the need to unify the information on the conte...
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Purpose This work was aimed to study the relationships of moderate alcohol intake and the type of beverages consumed with health behaviors and quality of life in elderly people. Methods In this observational study, 231 subjects (55–85 years) voluntarily answering to advertisements were enrolled and divided in three study groups: abstainers and occa...
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Introducción: existen alteraciones frecuentes en la alimentación de la población infantil femenina, y especialmente en atletas de deportes estéticos por la presión ejercida para mantener un cuerpo.Objetivos: evaluar los aspectos nutricionales, antropométricos y la percepción del peso de niñas que realizan gimnasia rítmica frente a un grupo control....
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Introduction: Achieving an adequate intake of water is crucial within a balanced diet. For that purpose, dietary guidelines for healthy eating and drinking are an important consideration and need to be updated and disseminated to the population. Aim: We aimed to evaluate the liquid intake habits of a Mediterranean and Latin American population (Spa...
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Introducción: recientemente ha surgido el interés por el posible papel de la microbiota intestinal como agente potenciador del rápido aumento que se está observando en el aumento de la prevalencia de obesidad en todo el mundo.Objetivos: relacionar las modificaciones que puede ocasionar el consumo de antibióticos en la microflora intestinal con la o...
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Introducción: la tradición de la comida picante desempeña un papel muy importante en el gusto por este tipo de comida y su tolerancia. Las preferencias alimentarias muestran influencia genética y ambiental. Objetivos: estudiar la tolerancia y el gusto por el picante de tres poblaciones, y la influencia hereditaria y del ambiente. Métodos:se realizó...
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Introduction: Achieving an adequate intake of water is crucial within a balanced diet. For that purpose, dietary guidelines for healthy eating and drinking are an important consideration and need to be updated and disseminated to the population. Aim: We aimed to evaluate the liquid intake habits of a Mediterranean and Latin American population (...
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Introducción: existen alteraciones frecuentes en la alimentación de la población infantil femenina, y especialmente en atletas de deportes estéticos por la presión ejercida para mantener un cuerpo.Objetivos: evaluar los aspectos nutricionales, antropométricos y la percepción del peso de niñas que realizan gimnasia rítmica frente a un grupo control....
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Introducción: recientemente ha surgido el interés por el posible papel de la microbiota intestinal como agente potenciador del rápido aumento que se está observando en el aumento de la prevalencia de obesidad en todo el mundo.Objetivos: relacionar las modificaciones que puede ocasionar el consumo de antibióticos en la microflora intestinal con la o...
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Introducción: la tradición de la comida picante desempeña un papel muy importante en el gusto por este tipo de comida y su tolerancia. Las preferencias alimentarias muestran influencia genética y ambiental.Objetivos: estudiar la tolerancia y el gusto por el picante de tres poblaciones, y la influencia hereditaria y del ambiente.Métodos:se realizó u...
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Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the most important cause of death worldwide. The etiology is multifactorial, they may be influenced by various factors such as diet, lifestyle, level of exercise or genetics. The large number of genes involved, as well as its various forms, can influence the risk of cardiovascular diseases through different...
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Introduction: Hypercholesterolemia is one of the most relevant risk factors in cardiovascular disease, and plant sterols have been postulated as beneficial regulator agents for the control of the disease. Objective: Analyze the effect of added plant sterols in milk in reducing plasma cholesterol in young adults. Methods: A randomized, clinical cont...
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Introducción: la hipercolesterolemia es uno de los principales factores de riesgo en la enfermedad cardiovascular. Los esteroles vegetales se han postulado como agentes reguladores y beneficiosos para el control de esta.Objetivo: analizar el efecto de los esteroles vegetales añadidos en una leche en la reducción del colesterol plasmático en adultos...
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Introduction. Intellectual disability refers to substantial limitations in intellectual functioning, affecting 0.7-1.5% of the population. People with intellectual disability have higher rates of obesity, since caloric values and nutritional status, are deficient. Aims. To determine the nutritional habits, analyze the effectiveness of nutritional e...
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Introduction: Gluten not only affects humans by causing celiac disease or non- celiac sensibility to gluten, but also contributes to other pathologies associated with glycoproteins. Gluten can cause neurologic damage through a combination of cross-reactive antibodies, complex immune diseases, and direct toxicity. Aim: The aim of our study is to rev...
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Introduction. Theories linking physical activity and body fat or weight have long suggested the presence of an inverse relationship between the two variables. Aim. The aim was to evaluate the association between exercise and Body Mass Index (BMI) in adults. Methods. 318 subjects aged 17-62 years were recruited from different sport clubs in Madrid (...
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Abstract Aim. The aim was to evaluate the association between polymorphisms -113C>T (rs662799) and 56C>G (rs3135506) and plasmatic triglycerides levels in adults. Methods. A randomized clinical trial of 44 subjects from two hospital centers from Madrid (Spain). Anthropometric survey, blood test, genetic analysis and an Ad hoc survey (lifestyle habi...
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Children, adolescents, and adults have dropped foods from the Mediterranean diet in favor of less healthy products. Seventeen nutritional features of sandwiches were calculated for a 2500 kcal diet (5%-10% for midday and afternoon breaks). Ideal reference values of macronutrients were obtained using the Mediterranean diet energy distribution. Sandw...
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Study objective: Epidemiological studies have shown an inverse relationship between sleep duration and body mass index. Respiratory sleep problems are also correlated with abdominal adiposity and fat mass indicators. We analyzed if body fat has influence on sleep duration and quality, according to percentiles, gender and exercise. Methods: An obser...
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Introduction: Chromium is an essential trace mineral for carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, which is currently prescribed to control diabetes mellitus. Results of previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses of chromium supplementation and metabolic profiles in diabetes have been inconsistent. Aim: The objective of this meta-analysis was to ass...
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ABSTRACT. Introduction: Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder, characterized by the presence of disse-minated demyelinating lesions in the central nervous system. Gluten not only affects the organism causing celiac disease, but it also intervenes in other pathologies associated with glycoproteins. Gluten can cause neurol...
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Introducción: las enfermedades cardiovasculares (EC) constituyen la principal causa de muerte a nivel mundial. La etiología es multifactorial, pueden influir diversos factores como la dieta, los hábitos de vida, el nivel de ejercicio físico o la carga genética. El gran número de genes implicados, así como sus diversas variantes, pueden influir sobr...
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Introduction: Hypercholesterolemia is one of the most relevant risk factors in cardiovascular disease, and plant sterols have been postulated as beneficial regulator agents for the control of the disease. Objective: Analyze the effect of added plant sterols in milk in reducing plasma cholesterol in young adults. Methods: A randomized, clinical cont...
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Introduction: Appropriate hydration is essential for health. Water and other beverages are generally available to the population without limitations, but consumption patterns show variability across Europe. Objective: To evaluate the liquid intake habits of a Mediterranean population (Spain- Portugal) and if they support the current EFSA policies a...
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Toledo, December 2-4, 2015 43 Conclusions: The sample does not meet the minimum recommendations set out by EFSA but women are more in line with those recommendations. Further studies on the habits of hydration in university population are needed. Introduction: Water is essential to health, but is often overlooked. This can result in vulnerable indi...
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Existe un creciente interés en conocer herramientas nutricionales al alcance de profesionales para el manejo de la modulación del sistema inmunitario del humano. Esta revisión bibliográfica se centra en los potenciales efectos beneficiosos sobre el sistema inmune atribuidos a productos alimenticios compuestos por β-glucanos de Pleurotus ostreatus,...
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Introduction: calcium and vitamin D are essential for the human being. Scientific evidence supports the correlation between both nutrients and their essential processes in the correct functioning of the human's organism, which is what justifies the increase of the recommended ingestion in Spain, since 2001 until nowadays. Objectives: to analyse...
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Introduction: in the last few years, as the rate of childhood obesity has been rising, there has been a parallel increase in the incidence of dislipemia in the pediatric population, in which blood triglycerids might play an important role. Plant sterols have been shown to be useful in the tratment of hypercholesterolemia, but not of hypertryglicer...
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Introduction: Overweight and obesity has high prevalence in children and adolescents in Spain. Objective: To determine the degree of influence of four modifiable factors (dietary habits, physical activity, sedentary and sleep) jointly on the weight status of a group of school children and adolescents in Madrid. Methods: 189 schoolchildren aged 6 to...
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Introduction: Overweight and obesity has high prevalence in children and adolescents in Spain. Objective: To determine the degree of influence of four modifiable factors (dietary habits, physical activity, sedentary and sleep) jointly on the weight status of a group of school children and adolescents in Madrid. Methods: 189 schoolchildren aged...
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Introduction: In women’s soccer, meeting the nutritional requirements could have a positive impact on athletic performance. The aim of this study was to analyze dietary intake and body composition (CC), proving their relationship with athletic performance. Material and Methods: Observational, descriptive, prospective, and correlational study perfor...
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Introduction: In women’s soccer, meeting the nutritional requirements could have a positive impact on athletic performance. The aim of this study was to analyze dietary intake and body composition (CC), proving their relationship with athletic performance. Material and Methods: Observational, descriptive, prospective, and correlational study perfor...
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Epidemiological studies show that during the last two decades childhood obesity has increased dramatically to become, one of the major public health concerns. Dietary habits, lack of physical activity and the degree of obesity rates and worsen over the years making overweight children overweight adults. determine the influence of various modifiable...
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Background: Numerous studies have shown an inverseassociation between cholesterol´s concentration associated with High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) and cardiovascular risk. The present study intends to investigate the possible relation between Apolipoprotein A (ApoA1) and HDL-C as a new strategy to reduce cardiovascular risk. Aim: was de...
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Introduction: Epidemiological studies show that during the last two decades childhood obesity has increased dramatically to become, one of the major public health concerns. Dietary habits, lack of physical activity and the degree of obesity rates and worsen over the years making overweight children overweight adults. Aim: determine the influence of...
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Background: Numerous studies have shown an inverse association between cholesterol´s concentration associated with High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) and cardiovascular risk. The present study intends to investigate the possible relation between Apolipoprotein A (ApoA1) and HDL-C as a new strategy to reduce cardiovascular risk. Aim: was d...
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Introduction: Gluten is a glycoprotein present in some cereals. The incidence of disorders related to gluten, including the EC, is increasing, even pathologies far from an etiology or treatment with GFD. Aims: Review the scientific literature related to the ingestion of gluten and pathogenesis of different diseases. Methods: A literature search in...

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