The role of nutritional status in the prognosis of subjects with severe chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease was studied in a cohort of Canadian men and women followed for 3 to 5 yr. A …

Although chronic pain is a frequent cause of suffering and disability and is costly to society,
there continues to be limited access to specialty pain clinic services. Hence, there is a need …

PURPOSE: Little is known about how seasonal variation in physical activity relates to declining
physical activity in adolescence. We quantified how each of daily weather conditions and …

Background: Some pregnant women may be advised or choose to restrict milk consumption
and may not take appropriate supplements. We hypothesized that maternal milk restriction …

OBJECTIVES. The aim of this study was to describe dietary intake and identify predictors of
energy and protein intake in a group of high-risk elderly people. METHODS. All elderly …

Objective To evaluate the impact of nutritional supplementation on nutritional status, muscle
strength, perceived health, and functional status in a population of community-living, frail, …

OBJECTIVES: Dysphagia affects 35% to 60% of the institutionalized elderly population. This
study aimed at evaluating the nutrient intake of frail institutionalized elderly persons with …

Understanding differences in dietary patterns by smoking status is important for nutritionists
and health educators involved in helping individuals to make healthy dietary and lifestyle …

To avoid methodologic pitfalls in previous observational studies linking formula supplementation
in the hospital to early discontinuation of breast-feeding, a controlled clinical trial of …

Risk factors for institutionalization of frail elderly have been studied but the role of nutritional
status has not been addressed. A prospective cohort of 288 frail elderly (81 male; 207 female…