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Power Point Presentations at CENFFI – Seminar on Clinical Evaluation / Intervention Studies for New Foods & Food Ingredients- Current Status and Way Forward
2023
The Seminar look at current approaches for conducting Clinical Evaluation / Intervention Studies for Foods in India, the Importance of National Regulations, Data Requirements for Substantiation of Claim, Ethical Issues, Good Clinical Practices, Role of Stakeholders (FBOs, CROs, Regulators) in conducting Clinical Evaluation Activities and Best Practices for Conducting Clinical Evaluation.
Consumption of dietary fiber in the urban Costa Rican population
MEDICAL JOURNAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COSTA RICA, 2021
The consumption of dietary fiber is essential for intestinal health and has been associated with a lower risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The objective of this study is to analyze the consumption of total, soluble dietary fiber and insoluble, according to the sociodemographic characteristics, as well as the fiber source foods in the urban Costa Rican population that was part of the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS).
Process guides to guarantee the safety of three Costa Rican artisanal dairy products
Digital Magazine Horizonte Lechero, 2020
An important part of Costa Rican dairy products manufactured in an artisanal way, as in other countries in the region and the Caribbean, are made in small processing plants located in rural areas, sometimes with a low level of technification and with some opportunities for improvement. in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). There is also little scientific information available to producers on the most critical practices that must be followed to guarantee the safety of the products.
Analysis of Overweight, Obesity, Physical Activity and Self-Estimation of Children in the Metropolitan Area of the Educational Region of Panama City, Panama
MHSalud Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020
The high levels of overweight and obesity that produce diabetes, hypertension, and other chronic diseases are a public health threat that starts from childhood through the adult age, altering a person´s quality of life directly. The purpose of this study is to determine the levels of overweight and obesity, the levels of physical activity and self-esteem of children aging 9 to 13 years, in educational establishments from the center of Panama City, Panama.
Thirteen (13 educational centers participated pertaining to eight (8 territories from the capital of the country, where 748 students were evaluated. The instruments used to measure these variables were the measuring rod, the weight scale to measure the body mass index, the PAQ-C survey to measure the physical activity, and LAWSEQ to measure self-esteem in children. The studied population showed 17% of the students to be overweight, 13% obese, 70.05% with moderate physical activity, and 25.67% with low levels of physical activity. As far as self-esteem is concerned, 50.5% showed average self-esteem and 44% low self-esteem.
In conclusion, it is important to perform physical activities as prevention and attention actions to obesity, overweight, and improvement of self-esteem. e analysis of the results indicates a higher prevalence of obesity in girls, and greater levels of physical activity in boys, in the case of self-esteem, age plays an important role in personal perception, especially in the female sex.
Micronutrients inadequacy in urban population of Costa Rica
Archivos Latinoamericanos en Nutrición, 2020
Micronutrient deficiencies are still very common in developing countries. In Costa Rica there is little information on micronutrients intake and the impact of food fortification.This study aimed to determine the contribution of food fortification to the total intake, and to estimate the risk of inadequate intake of vitamins and minerals in an urban Costa Rican population.
As a part of the Latin American Nutrition and Health Study, we analyzed data from a nationally representative sampleof 798 urban residents from Costa Rica (15-65 years old) whom provided two 24-h dietary recalls.