Kiriaque Barbosa

Universidade Federal de Sergipe · Núcleo de Nutrição

Background: The conventional treatment of obesity presents unsatisfactory results on weight loss and its long-term sustainability, therefore bariatric surgery has been suggested as an effective therapy, determining sustainable long-term weight loss, reversal of components of cardiometabolic risk and improved quality and life expectancy. Aim: To...

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, an intracellular bacillus of airborne transmission. The disease affects the skin and peripheral nerves and can cause neurological sequelae. The bacillus multiplies slowly in the host and the disease probably occurs due to malfunctioning in host immune response. This review addr...

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between plasma TAC and anthropometrical, biochemical, clinical and dietary measurements in young and apparently healthy individuals. Methods One hundred fifty six individuals (91 women and 65 men; age: 23.1 ± 3.5 years; body mass index: 22.0 ± 2.9 kg/m2) were evaluated for anthro...

Export Date: 18 October 2014

Background: Oxidative stress has a pivotal role in the onset of obesity-related chronic diseases. This study assessed potential gender differences in the associations of adiposity (total vs. central) with oxidative stress markers in healthy young adults. Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 272 subjects (97 males, 175 females; 22 ± 3 yea...

This cross-sectional study assessed the potential contribution of gender, body fat distribution, and their interactions to some inflammatory marker concentrations [C-reactive protein (CRP), complement factor 3 (C3), and ceruloplasmin (Cp)] in young adults. Measurements included body composition, lifestyle features, blood biochemical and selected in...

To evaluate the association between serum concentrations of complement factor-3 (C3) with anthropometric, biochemical, and lifestyle features in healthy young adults. From 157 young healthy adults 18 to 35 y old, anthropometric measurements and body composition, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, and lifestyle data were collected and analyzed....

The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to assess the potential relationships between fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption and some oxidative stress markers in young adults, with particular emphasis on fibre and vitamin C intake. The study enrolled 246 healthy subjects (eighty-eight men and 158 women), with a mean age of 22 (sd 3) years an...

ABSTRACT: Dietary total antioxidant capacity (TAC) has been assumed as a useful tool to assess the relationship between the cumulative antioxidant food capacity and several chronic disorders. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the potential relationships of dietary TAC with adiposity, metabolic and oxidative stress markers in...

Table S1: Spearman bivariate correlation between anthropometric data and ox-LDL concentrations (n = 160).

Despite oxidized low density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) plays important roles in the pro-inflammatory and atherosclerotic processes, the relationships with metabolic and oxidative stress biomarkers have been only scarcely investigated in young adult people. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess plasma ox-LDL concentrations and the potential associati...

There is evidence that oxidative stress, defined as a persistent imbalance between the production of highly oxidative compounds and antioxidant defenses, leads to tissue damage. Oxygen metabolism generates free radicals and/or non-radical reactive oxygen species. The mitochondria, through the electron transport chain, are the main generator of thes...

Antimicrobial packaging, besides protecting the product from external environment, inhibits or retards microorganism growth in foods, minimizing direct addition of preservatives and satisfying the actual demand of consumers for healthier foods, containing less additives. Pediocins are antimicrobial peptides produced by Pediococcus sp. and researche...

Four samples of ice cream were prepared with four different concentrations of granola and fructooligosaccharide (FOS). The concentration of fiber was evaluated using the AOAC method. The acceptance evaluation was conducted by 78 consumers between 15 and 25 years of age. The consumers evaluated the global acceptance of the formulations through the s...

Four samples of ice cream were prepared with four different concentrations of granola and fructooligosaccharide (FOS). The concentration of fiber was evaluated using the AOAC method. The acceptance evaluation was conducted by 78 consumers between 15 and 25 years of age. The consumers evaluated the global acceptance of the formulations through the s...

La instauración del estrés oxidativo se relaciona con la existencia de un desequilibrio entre los sistemas oxidativos y antioxidantes, a favor de los primeros. Tal proceso se ha involucrado en el desarrollo de las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles, entre ellas: obesidad, aterogénesis, diabetes, transtornos neurodegenerativos y cáncer. El estré...

Oxidative stress is related to an imbalance between the production of reactive species and the antioxidant defenses. In essence, oxidative stress has been defined as a disturbance in the pro-oxidant/antioxidant balance, leading to potential damage. It has been suggested that oxidative stress is involved in the etiology of several chronic diseases i...

Given the difficulties surrounding evaluating food consumption, specifically during adolescence, the goal of the present study was to compare different dietary assessment instruments used for this age group. The study was carried out with a group of 60 female adolescents between 14 and 18 years of age. Three repetitions of 24-Hour Recall, three-day...

Dietary records used for food consumption evaluation in adolescents: comparison among methods. Given the difficulties surrounding evaluating food consumption, specifically during adolescence, the goal of the present study was to compare different dietary assessment instruments used for this age group. The study was carried out with a group of 60 fe...

Puberty phenomena concerning ages of onset and ending, speed and magnitude of expression, and interrelations are variable. Such phenomena influence anthropometric and body composition changes characterizing the process of growth and development during adolescence. This article has the objective of analyzing the influence of sexual maturing status o...

RENHE, I. R. T.; STRINGHETA, P. C. Omega-3 and 6 fatty acids and implications on human health. Nutrire: rev. Soc. Bras. Alim. Nutr. = J. Brazilian Soc. Food Nutr., São Paulo, SP, v. 32, n. 2, p. 129-145, ago. 2007. Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids are structurally, functionally and metabolically different. Such fatty acids play opposite biological f...

O estudo objetivou relacionar o consumo alimentar, com marcadores de risco para a síndrome metabólica. Tal estudo foi realizado com 60 adolescentes, do sexo feminino, entre 14 e 18 anos de idade, estudantes do Colégio de Aplicação do município de Viçosa MG. Foram aplicados quatro instrumentos de inquérito dietético: Recordatório de 24 Horas (R24H),...