BackgroundIt is conceivable that lean patients (body mass index 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 (HF) have low body weight due to low food consumption and that this may contribute to micronutrient deficiencies and to their poorer prognosis compared with overweight/obese patients. We hypothesized that lean patients have a greater number of inadequate micronutrient intakes (<50% of recommendations) than overweight/obese patients and that this also depends on age.Methods and ResultsLean (n = 15) and overweight/obese (n = 49) patients underwent 24‐hour diet and physical activity recall interviews. Inadequate essential micronutrient intakes were ubiquitous (intakes of 13 ± 1 of 27 micronutrients were inadequate) and did not depend on race, income status, or access to supermarkets. Younger (40–64 y) lean patients had inadequate intakes of 20 ± 2 micronutrients, which was more than the other weight/age subgroups (all P < .01). Physical activity levels did not differ across weight/age subgroups.ConclusionsPatients with HF may be at risk of malnutrition due to numerous inadequate micronutrient intakes; younger lean patients may have an especially high risk. Future studies are needed to confirm these preliminary findings and to investigate the possibility that incorporating a micronutrient‐dense meal plan will improve patient outcomes.Support or Funding InformationSaint Louis University Beaumont Award
Introduction Anaemia and undernutrition, is a common problem in children below 5 years of age and women in reproductive age group. Poor nutritional status predisposes the individual to several diseases, which further deteriorates their nutritional status leading to a vicious cycle. Nutritional Intervention Programmes focuses on women in reproductive age group, pre-school children and adolescent girls. There are no active measures taken to improve the nutritional status of boys. Methodology The study was conducted in seventh standards students of a public school in Mumbai. A written consent of the school authorities and parents was taken prior to undertaking the study. Haemoglobin and Body Mass Index was assessed along with nutrition education emphasising on the importance of iron rich food and balanced diet using interactive teaching methodology. Results Haemoglobin and Body Mass Index was assessed in 116 and 114 students respectively. Mean age of of the students was 12.97 years. Only 9.5% of the students had normal haemoglobin; 7% boys and 11.9% girls. Undernutrition was found in 62.3% of the students; 64.9% boys and 59.6% girls. The observed difference between boys and girls was found to be statistical significant. Conclusion The higher percentage of boys with anaemia and under nutrition is a cause of concern. Weekly iron folic acid supplementation for the girls by the government seems to have contributed to a slightly lower prevalence of anaemia in girls as compared to boys. It is time that adolescent boys are also included in the nutritional intervention programmes. Information on fatal work injuries (FWI) are unreliable in Brazil. The Information System of the Ministry of Social Security, fed by Work Accident Communications (WAC), covers only work accidents (WA) over formal labour, governed by the Consolidation of Labour Laws. To collect data of major injuries (accidents and diseases) related to work, the Ministry of Health established an Information System for Notifiable Diseases (SINAN NET). Notification is mandatory and can be made by any health professional trained. The Mortality Information System (SIM) provides information on FWI, also with acknowledged underreporting. To reduce underreporting of FWI in the SIM and SINANET in Belo Horizonte, this work was carried out crossing information from SIM and SINAN NET. We also crossed component data from death certificates and the records of investigation in which there was plausibility of FWI between the profession of the deceased and the type of accident and there was no explicit statement of whether it was work accident or death. Underreporting was evident in both the SINAN NET and the SIM and the study led to a significant increase in the number of FWI in the city. SP5-7 FATAL ACCIDENTS AT WORK: IMPROVING THE IDENTIFICATION AND MEASUREMENT IN BELO HORIZONTE
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