Impact of Advanced Impregnation Technologies on the Bioactivity, Bioaccessibility, and Quality of a Hydrolyzed Collagen-Enriched Apple Snack.

The increasing demand for functional foods with added health benefits has driven the development of innovative food products. This study aimed to develop a functional snack made from Granny Smith apples enriched with hydrolyzed collagen using impregnation technologies, including vacuum impregnation (VI), ultrasound (US), and moderate electric field (MEF), and pretreatment with CO laser microperforations (MPs) combined with drying methods, including conventional drying (CD) and refractance window drying (RW). The collagen content increased significantly across treatments, with MP-I achieving the highest retention (79.

Forensic International Dental Database (FIDBv2) for adult age-at-death estimation in multiple forensic contexts: Strengthening the operationalization of the Lamendin criteria in a global scope model.

The aim of this study is to validate the FIDBv2 online procedure for adult age-at-death estimation using root dentine translucency (RDT) and periodontal retraction (PR) of single-rooted teeth in a worldwide sample. The sample includes 4810 teeth of 2559 individuals from 16 countries of America, Europe and Asia. Bias and inaccuracy between documented (DA) and estimated ages (EA) were calculated.

[Strategies on critical levels and nodes to improve self-management in people with cardiovascular risk factors in COVID-19 pandemic conditions].

Background: Chile faced the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic, which coexisted with food-nutritional problems related to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Due to this context, individuals with chronic conditions had less chance to receive medical attention due to the restructuring of the public health system.

Objective: The present study aimed to identify strategies that integrate the individual, community, and structural levels to improve health control in habitual and critical situations.

Correction: Effects of sociodemographic and health factors on the self-management of non-communicable diseases among Chilean adults during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Effects of sociodemographic and health factors on the self-management of non-communicable diseases among Chilean adults during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Individuals with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are potentially at increased vulnerability during the Covid-19 pandemic and require additional help to reduce risk. Self-management is one effective strategy and this study investigated the effect of sociodemographic and health factors on the self-management of some non-communicable diseases, namely hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia, among Chilean adults during the Covid-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional telephone survey was carried out on 910 participants with NCDs, from Santiago, Chile.

Relationship between age at giving fortified powdered cow's milk and cessation of breastfeeding on the nutritional status of a Chilean child cohort followed from birth to 3 years of age.

Background/objectives: To examine how much of the variation in weight-for-height (WHZ) z-scores were associated with age at which breastfeeding ceased and provision of fortified cow's milk (Leche Purita Fortificada, LPF) commenced in a cohort of children studied from birth to 3 years of age.

Subjects/methods: Longitudinal data were obtained from routine medical check-ups on 8373 children from nine Chilean counties through convenience sampling. WHZ z-scores were generated at six-monthly intervals using WHO 2006 standards from birth to 3 years old (seven measurements).

Trends of weight gain and prevalence of overweight and obesity from birth to three years of age.

Objective: To examine the changes in children's weight-for-height at six monthly intervals between birth and three years old (3yo) from different counties across Chile and to determine if children had overweight or obesity, and if so, whether it was a transient or persistent change.

Subjects And Methods: Longitudinal data were obtained from routine medical check-ups and 8,373 children were selected from nine counties in Chile through a non-randomised sample design. Weight-for-height z-scores (WHZ) were generated and categorized as wasted, normal, overweight, and obese using WHO standards.

Reliability of age estimation from iliac auricular surface in a subactual Chilean sample.

The aim of this study was to test the reliability of Osborne et al. (2004) [8] age estimation based on the iliac auricular surface of the ilium. We selected 172 skeletons with documented sex and age-at-death and established six uniformly distributed age intervals for analysis.

Dietary practices in ancient populations from northern Chile during the transition to agriculture (Tarapacá region, 1000 BC-AD 900).

Objective: The goal of this research is to understand the relevance of diet diversity during the transition to agriculture, in ancient populations from northern Chile, especially considering the significance of marine resources and crops in a lesser degree.

Methods: A total of 14 human individuals were sampled from the Tarapacá 40 cemetery. Both bone and tooth samples were collected.