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Asociación entre el polimorfismo rs9939609 del gen FTO y marcadores de adiposidad en población infantil chilena
(Chile. Universidad Mayor, 2020)
Introducción: La obesidad es una enfermedad inflamatoria donde la genética determina cierto nivel de riesgo. Aun cuando existen estudios que reportan asociación entre polimorfismos de FTO (fat-mass associated gene) y ...
The interaction of our genes with the obesogenic environment
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2019)
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A new piece in the genetic puzzle of obesity
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2019)
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One in five deaths are associated with an unhealthy diet worldwide: what is the current scenario in Chile?
(SOC CHILENA NUTRICION, BROMATOLOGIA & TOXICOLOGIA, 2019)
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Factors associated with cognitive impairment in older adults in Chile
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2019)
Background: The risk factors for the development of cognitive impairment are not well known. Aim: To identify socio-demographic, lifestyle and health-related factors associated with cognitive impairment in older Chilean ...
Association of the TCF7L2 (RS7903146) genotype with adiposity and metabolic markers in the Chilean adult population
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2019)
Background: Type 2 diabetes etiology has a strong genetic component. More than 20 genetic variants have been associated with diabetes and other metabolic markers. However, the polymorphism rs7903146 of the TCF7L2 gene has ...
The bitter reality of non-nutritive sweeteners: a global perspective applied to the Chilean context
(SOC CHILENA NUTRICION, BROMATOLOGIA & TOXICOLOGIA, 2020)
Currently, non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) are widely used to sweeten foods instead of simple sugars, as they possess the advantage of not contributing to energy intake. Although they do not present toxic effects in general, ...
The transcendence of prenatal feeding: from the Dutch hunger to the Chilean reality
(SOC CHILENA PEDIATRIA, 2019)
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Association between adiposity and asthma
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2019)
Background: In people with asthma, adiposity is associated with more symptoms and less control of the disease whereas on those without asthma adiposity is associated with a higher risk of developing the disease. Aim: To ...
Is waist-to-height ratio a better predictor of hypertension and type 2 diabetes than body mass index and waist circumference in the Chilean population?
(Elsevier Inc., 2020-12)
Objective: The aim of this study was to identify which anthropometric measurement (body mass index [BMI], waist circumference [WC], or waist-to-height ratio [WHtR]) is a better predictor of type 2 diabetes and hypertension ...