- Agricultural and Food Sciences
- Male Reproductive Health Studies
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Rural Development and Agriculture
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications
- Digestive system and related health
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Coconut Research and Applications
- Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Tannin, Tannase and Anticancer Activities
- Medicinal Plant Research
- Food, Nutrition, and Cultural Practices
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
2014-2022
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
2012
Butia capitata, native to the Brazilian cerrado, is underutilized for human consumption. The objective was determine physical characteristics of fruit, centesimal composition, bioactive and antioxidant activity. Fruits obtained in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Diameter, height weight were evaluated. moisture analyzed by gravimetry after oven drying, ashes calcining a muffle furnace, proteins Kjeldahl method, gravimetric lipids extraction ethyl ether, carbohydrates difference total...
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the association between habit of reading food labels and health related factors in elderly individuals who are members social groups city Governador Valadares, state Minas Gerais, Brazil. Methods This cross-sectional study interviewed 141 individuals, groups. The socioeconomic profile was defined based on sex, age, marital status, educational level, disease occurrence, use medication, physical exercise self-perception health. assessed through question: “Do...
Objetivo: Investigar a associação entre autopercepção negativa de saúde e características individuais idosos grupos comunitários do Sudeste Brasil. Métodos: Trata-se estudo transversal, realizado os anos 2014 2017, com amostra 157 participantes 2 convivência dispositivos sociais e/ou religiosos da cidade Juiz Fora, Minas Gerais, Por meio um questionário estruturado, baseado em questões utilizadas inquérito populacional aferição medidas antropométricas peso, altura circunferência cintura...
Objetivo: Analisar as preparações de um cardápio oferecido aos estudantes universitários. Métodos: Para análise do foi utilizado o método Análise Qualitativa das Preparações Cardápio (AQPC). Foram avaliados os cardápios refeições servidas no almoço segunda a sexta, elaborados para mês abril 2019. Os foram analisados seguindo seguintes critérios: oferecimento folhosos e frutas, monotonia cores, presença duas ou mais ricas em enxofre, oferta carne gordurosa, frituras, forma isolada associadas...
Objectives: To analyze the influence of type delivery on pelvic floor muscle strength (PFMS) women with urinary incontinence (UI), before and after physical therapy intervention relationship between different types UI delivery. Materials Methods: In this nonrandomized, uncontrolled clinical trial, 46 (35 to 78 years) a medical diagnosis (stress – SUI, mixed MUI, urgency UUI), who did not undergo gynecological surgery were included. The voluntaries evaluated (perineometry bidigital test)...
Colorectal cancer is a life-threatening disease. This study evaluates whether sour coconut (<i>Butia capitata</i>) prevents the appearance of aberrant crypt foci (ACF) in colon rats, induced with 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH). The test subjects were divided into four treatment groups: I - Control; II aqueous extract pulp; III DMH and IV Aqueous pulp + DMH. colons submitted to ACF count, analysis gene expression histopathological. count differed proximal portion between animals...