Introduction: Sarcopenia is characterized by the association of loss of lean mass and functionality, and in cancer patients it is a frequent situation. Thus, the study aims to assess the presence of sarcopenia in hospitalized patients with cancer of the gastrointestinal tract using alternative assessments to analyse the patient’s strength and functionality. Methods: To assess sarcopenia in cancer patients, the thickness of the adductor pollicis muscle (APM), dynamometry to assess handgrip strength and the Barthel Scale to analyse functionality were collected, associating APM and dynamometer and MAP. with Barthel scale in cancer patients. Results: Twenty patients participated in the study, with moderately malnourished patients showing greater strength in the dynamometer in relation to the well-nourished ones and that obese individuals had greater APM in relation to other nutritional states. Regarding functionality, most patients 80% were classified as independent. Patients with esophageal cancer had MAP inferior to the other locations of the body evaluated, but compared with the dynamometer they presented better results. Conclusions: There was no high prevalence of sarcopenia among patients with cancer of the gastrointestinal tract using the methods used APM, dynamometer and Barthel Scale.
O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a efetividade de uma estratégia nutricional em mulheres obesas com Síndrome Metabólica (SM). Estudo longitudinal caso-controle estruturado com dois grupos, sendo mulheres obesas com diagnóstico clínico de SM (Grupo Caso) e mulheres obesas sem diagnóstico de SM (Grupo Controle), em acompanhamento nutricional na Clínica Escola de Nutrição da Unicentro. A coleta de dados ocorreu em duas etapas, com intervalos de um mês, sendo realizadas medidas antropométricas, análise do consumo alimentar e exames bioquímicos. A estratégia nutricional utilizada foram orientações nutricionais e plano alimentar individualizado. Foram avaliadas 20 mulheres, cada grupo com número equivalente. Pacientes com SM apresentaram valores de CC e glicemia em jejum superiores ao grupo controle (p
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