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Adherence to the Mediterranean diet as a possible additional tool to be used for screening the metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) phenotype
Abstract Background The terms metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) and metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) categorize subjects with obesity based on the presence or absence of cardio-metabolic risk factors. Detecting MUO phenotype is crucial due to the high risk of cardio-metabolic complications…
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Bridging the gap: technology-driven solutions to overcome food insecurity and improve nutrition access for older adults
Food insecurity and social isolation are interrelated challenges affecting many older adults, with overlapping pathways that include limited income, reduced mobility, difficulty shopping or preparing meals, loss of shared mealtime routines, and lack of practical support for food procurement. These…
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Sociodemographic and spatiotemporal distribution of tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection in three cantons of Guayas, Ecuador: A cross-sectional study.
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection are major public health problems in Latin America and Africa. The province of Guayas in Ecuador has a high proportion of cases but there is limited information on their sociodemographic characteristics and spatial…
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Disparidades rural-urbanas en la mortalidad materna en Ecuador: Un análisis desde una perspectiva de género (2019–2021)
La mortalidad materna es un indicador sensible de desigualdad en los sistemas de salud. En Ecuador persisten marcadas brechas sociales entre zonas rurales y urbanas, acentuadas por factores estructurales como el territorio, la etnicidad y el género. Este estudio analiza las disparidades…
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Estudio Observacional: Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans, Serie de casos.
Introducción: El dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP), es uno de los tumores cutáneos menos frecuentes, se clasifica dentro de los sarcomas fibrohistociticos y está caracterizado por un crecimiento lento y progresivo. Métodos: Se realizó una serie de casos retrospectiva de los pacientes con DFSP…
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Socioeconomic disparities and nutritional aging: how food insecurity and financial hardship accelerate health decline in older adults
This narrative review examines how socioeconomic disparities accelerate health decline in older adults. As the global population ages, older age represents a major risk factor for chronic diseases, frailty, and disability, particularly in socially disadvantaged groups. While adequate nutrition is…
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Personalized nutrition for healthy aging: precision diets based on genomic, metabolic, and microbiome profiles
The global increase in life expectancy has been accompanied by a parallel rise in the burden of chronic diseases, many of which are influenced by diet and lifestyle. Conventional dietary guidelines, though broadly beneficial, often fail to account for the wide heterogeneity in nutritional needs…
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Digital workflow with intraoral scanning and CAD/CAM PMMA crowns in a non-cooperative pediatric patient with early childhood caries: a case report
Early childhood caries can cause extensive coronal destruction in preschool children, often requiring complex rehabilitation at an age when cooperation is limited. This case report describes a behavior-adapted digital workflow used to complete full-mouth rehabilitation in a four-year-old boy with…
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Biomedical MXene-polymer nanocomposites: advancing photothermal therapy, antibacterial action, and smart drug delivery: a review
MXenes are hydrophilic, conductive, tunable, and biocompatible two-dimensional ceramic materials prepared by etching the 'A' layer from their precursor MAX phases. Although MXenes show exceptional promise in photothermal therapy, biosensing, and regenerative medicine, they face challenges such as…
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Harnessing nutrition to combat MASLD: a comprehensive guide to food-based therapeutic strategies
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease is a growing global health issue linked to obesity, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome. Diet plays a key role in its progression and management. This narrative review highlights evidence-based nutritional strategies, including the…
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Obesity and periodontitis: a comprehensive review of their interconnected pathophysiology and clinical implications
Obesity and periodontitis are significant health problems with a complex bidirectional relationship. Excess body fat is linked to systemic diseases and can lead to persistent inflammation, potentially harming periodontal health. Periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory condition affecting the…
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Exploring the genetic basis of violence: The impact of Y and X chromosomes
Violence is a pressing global concern, causing more than 475 000 deaths annually and disproportionately affecting women and children. While environmental, genetic, and epigenetic factors contribute to violent behavior, this article focuses on the genetic aspect, particularly the roles of the X and…
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Genetics, genomics, and diet interactions in obesity in the Latin American environment
Obesity is a chronic disease characterized by abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that could impact an individual’s health; moreover, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared obesity a global epidemic since 1997. In Latin America, in 2016, reports indicated that 24.2% of the adult…
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Associations of the exact-overlap Farm-to-Diet Coupling Index and production diversity with market dependence among smallholder farming households in Los Ríos, Ecuador: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundSmallholder farming households may produce food while remaining dependent on markets for household consumption. We examined whether household production diversity and exact production–self-consumption overlap were associated with market dependence, food insecurity, market-dependent…
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Innovation and bioethics in surgery: Redefining boundaries for a safe and human-centered future
Since surgery is a complex procedure due to multiple factors, it is more difficult to rigorously evaluate innovative processes in this field than clinical trials of new drugs. Being able to carry out an adequate study design with all its corresponding implications, achieving high-quality standards…
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Obesity and endometrial cancer: biological mechanisms, nutritional strategies, and clinical perspectives
Obesity is a major modifiable risk factor for endometrial cancer, significantly increasing incidence and worsening clinical outcomes. The underlying biological mechanisms include chronic inflammation, insulin resistance, hormonal dysregulation, and microbiome alterations, all of which contribute to…
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Thyroid cancer in Ecuador: A genetic variants review and a cross-sectional population-based analysis before and after COVID-19 pandemic
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to describe the genetic variants present in the Ecuadorian population and the incidence and mortality patterns of thyroid cancer in Ecuador from 2016 to 2021. Methods: The present research constitutes a nationwide cross-sectional study encompassing all…
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Weight loss, changes in body composition and inflammatory status after a very low-energy ketogenic therapy (VLEKT): does gender matter?
Abstract Background Considering differences in body composition and inflammatory status between sexes, as well as recent recommendations advocating for personalized dietary approaches, this study aimed to explore how sex influences weight loss, changes in body composition, and inflammatory status…
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Fungal biopolymer-based nanoparticles for wound healing: Mechanisms, applications, and future perspectives
Fungal derived biopolymers have emerged as a promising alternative to the existing synthetic materials and have gained heightened interest in wound healing platforms due to their unique properties, such as durability, biodegradability, biocompatibility, low-toxicity, non-immunogenicity, and analogy…