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Nutrition Affects HIV Progression And Transmission
In HIV-infected individuals, micronutrient deficiencies and iron loading may accelerate progression of HIV infection, as shown in the conceptual framework in Figure 2. Deficiencies of antio...
Immune Functions And Resistance To Infections
Immune suppression caused by lack of nutrients has been called nutritionally acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or NAIDS. Lack of zinc, of which only about 1 mg is needed every day to repl...
How The Elderly Can Reduce Some Aging- Associated Problems With Nutrition
See Table 4 on how to avoid eating problems in the elderly.
How Nutrition In The Elderly Differs From Nutrition In Adults
Population-based nutritional surveys show a gradual decline in energy intake in the elderly, accompanied by an increase in energy from carbohydrates and a decrease in energy from fat (van S...
Trends In Overweight/Obesity
In the United States, as in most other countries, the prevalence of adult overweight/obesity has risen steadily in recent decades, chiefly due to marked increases in obesity. Based on the N...
Selected Epidemiologic Concepts In Observational Studies Confounding
The possibility of confounding, which is especially likely to occur in observational studies, usually needs to be considered when trying to interpret associations between exposures and dise...
Some Uses Of Observational Epidemiology
Some Uses Of Observational Epidemiology
One use of observational studies is to determine the magnitude and impact of diseases or other conditions in populations or in selected subgroups of t...Morbidity And Mortality Related To OSAS
It has long been suggested that OSAS is associated with a significant morbidity and mortality and that it presents a major public health burden. Excessive daytime sleepiness is the most com...
Approaches To Studying And Obtaining Information On Work-Related Injury And/Or Disease
Most of the studies of work-related fatal injury are essentially cohort studies of the population of interest, with the population being all working persons or subgroups of the population i...