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- Pregnancy-induced hypertension (Clinical case)Publication . Sousa, Bruno; Tavares, NelsonA pregnant 27-year old woman, a human resources technician, with recently diagnosed high blood pres sure. She was followed by the family doctor and ob stetrician. She was sent to the Nutrition Consultation for overweight and pregnancy-induced hypertension. Blood pressure was monitored at home.
- Development of cereal bars with adequate nutritional profile for each trimester of pregnancy– An exploratory studyPublication . Montenegro, Sara Sofia; Raposo, António; Sousa, Bruno; Tavares, NelsonNutrition plays a crucial role in pregnancy as it may help to prevent pregnancy complications and fetal pathologies. It is beneficial for pregnant women to have a fractionated alimentation, as it minimizes symptoms of hyperemesis gravidarum and reduces the increased risk of hypoglycemia. The objective of this study was the preparation of three cereal bars, each one suitable for a trimester of pregnancy for pregnant women without known nutritional deficiency or pathology. Three cereal bars with a common base were obtained, to which were added nutritionally adequate ingredients for the nutritional needs of each respective trimester. The bars respected the increase of the caloric intake during the pregnancy, but, in terms of micronutrients, it was verified that no micronutrient has reached the total Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) through the consumption of two cereal bars. Still, these bars may become important tools for adherence and maintenance of healthy alimentation by the pregnant woman.
- Chronic gastritis (Clinical case)Publication . Sousa, Bruno; Tavares, NelsonA 42-year-old heavy-duty driver (from 9 am to 5 pm) with a part-time as a cook (7 pm to 11:30 pm), who has complaints of dyspepsia. He was sent to the Nutrition Consultation by his General Practitioner with Sucral fate, Diazepan and Esomeprazole and diagnosed with chronic gastritis.
- Lynfocytic colitis (Clinical case)Publication . Sousa, Bruno; Tavares, NelsonA 67-year-old woman, retired, with several associated pathologies, presented at a Nutrition Consultation with complaints of diarrhea and abdominal cramps for ap proximately five months, medicated during this time by her General Practitioner with Racecadotril and Aty flor®. Awaits consultation of gastroenterology.
- Trimethylaminuria (Case study)Publication . Sousa, Bruno; Silva, Rui; Tavares, NelsonA 39-year-old female civil servant was sent to the Nutri tion consultation for food and nutrition monitoring af ter she went to her attending physician with complaints of intense and unpleasant body odor, as well as foul smelling urine. According to the patient, the situation would have been due to eating some squid that were spoiled. The hypotheses of urinary infection, vaginal Trichomoniasis and Trimethylaminuria were placed by the physician.
- Hereditary hemochromatosis (Clinical case)Publication . Sousa, Bruno; Tavares, NelsonA sixty-eight-year-old retired man was sent for Nutrition Consultation by his family doctor due to hereditary hemochromatosis (homozygosity H63D) and other pathologies that require nutritional therapy. He was also sent to a Transfusion Medicine and Rheumatology Consultation.
- Herpetiform dermatitis (Clinical case)Publication . Sousa, Bruno; Tavares, NelsonA 44-year-old female teacher was referred to the Nutrition Consultation for Dermatology for a gluten-free diet. She had experienced a cluster of red and intensely itchy blisters at the cutaneous level for approximately six months. After a study by Dermatology, a herpetiform dermatitis was diagnosed. While waiting for the Nutrition Consultation, she removed the gluten from her diet and saw improvements in symptoms. Awaiting Gastroenterology Consultation.
- Evaluation of the nutritional status in pre-school and school children, Madeira Island, PortugalPublication . Ferreira, Mafalda; Faria, Verónica; Sousa, Bruno; Tavares, NelsonIn order to evaluate the nutritional status of Câmara dos Lobos Municipality students, all pre-primary and primary public schools located in the municipality were contacted. The assessment of height and body weight, used to calculate body mass index as a method of diagnosing low weight, overweight, or obesity, was performed in 1405 students aged 3 to 9 years. The cut-off points of the BMI adopted by the IOTF were used to calculate the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity. The prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity was 2.5%, 36.9% and 13.1%, respectively. In children between the ages of 3 and 5 the prevalence of overweight (including obesity) is 6.9-12.8% in boys and 6.9- 9.8% in girls. Six-year-olds had a higher prevalence of overweight when compared to other children. Students from the schools of the Estreito community in Câmara de Lobos presented the highest prevalence of low weight (3.5%). Students from the community of Curral das Freiras presented a higher prevalence of overweight (42.0%), and the prevalence of obesity was 21.0%. In order to prevent childhood obesity the municipality of Câmara de Lobos might consider these results for appropriate action.