Biomedical subjects

E Oria

Publications and source records attributed to E Oria.

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PubMed2004

[Acute nutritional problems in the oncology patient].

Alterations to the nutritional state are frequent in oncology patients. These constitute an important medical problem, with a tendency to rise in recent years. Some tumours usually appear more frequently in persons with prior malnutrition or excessive consumption of alcohol or tobacco. But besides, either because of the disease, or because of the treatment to which they are subjected, it is frequently the case that oncology patients show problems of deglutition and require the placement of probes for enteral nutrition. The present paper offers an initial evaluation of the nutritional state of these patients and, subsequently, of the most important problems that patients with enteral nutrition can present in emergencies.

Enteral Nutrition↗

PubMed2003

[Preventive and nutritional factors of osteoporosis].

In osteoporosis there is a reduction in the protein and mineral matrix of the bone, with an increase in the risk of fracture, especially of some bones. The present paper discusses some of the preventive factors relating to nutrition and life style. The acquisition of bone mass in infancy and adolescence is fundamental, carrying out a reasonable amount of exercise and a minimum exposure to sunlight, together with a high consumption of calcium proceeding from dairy products. The pharmacological supplement of calcium would be justified when the ingestion of milk and its derivatives is low in the juvenile and perimenopausal ages, as well as in cloistered or institutionalised persons, for whom vitamin D supplements should be added. Avoiding the following risks, smoking, the abusive consumption of alcohol, intense weight loss and diets that are extremely hypercaloric, a sedentary lifestyle and excessive exercise would all be other preventive measures for osteoporosis.

Bone Density↗

PubMed2002

[Body composition and obesity].

Obesity is a disease that is characterised by a pathological excess of adipose tissue. Normally, this excess is measured according to its repercussion on weight and on the index of body mass. The methods for measuring body composition, some of which are of recent introduction, are showing the consequences on health of excess fat, especially visceral fat. A review is offered of the epidemiological markers of obesity, the techniques for evaluating fatty mass, the influence of the distribution of the adipose tissue and the factors that condition visceral fat, as well as the influence of this tissue on the metabolic profile of the obese patient.

English Abstract↗

PubMed1997

[Weight-loss drugs: composition of diet pills prescribed in Navarra].

BACKGROUND: The prescription, dispensation and sale of "Magisterial formulas" for weight loss is a very extended practice in Spain, in spite of being strongly unadvised by different Administration Department as well as by medical and sanitary groups. The composition of these preparations is not labelled if so only in a generic way. METHODS: The content of 54 capsules from 6 different origins (3 medical consultations, 1 pharmacist consultation, 1 free sale in pharmacies and 1 free sale in stores) was analysed in 2 laboratories. The presence and quantity of 29 active principles was searched by spectrophotometry, chromatography and radioimmunoassay. RESULTS: The presence of some of the 12 following substances was confirmed in 42 samples (77.8%): hormones (levothyroxine, cortisol and cortisone), appetite suppression phenetilamines (amphetamine, amphepranone, fenfluramine and fenproporex), benzodiazepines (diazepam, clorazepato and chlordiazepoxide) and diuretics (triamterene and ciclotiazide). The quantities of active principles was very variable in and among the six groups. In 13 of the capsules 1 active principle and in 29 combinations of two or more was found. None component of the labels, when available, corresponded with their analysed components. In 12 samples (22.2%) none of the which may correspond to some substances different from the 29 sought ones. CONCLUSIONS: The usage of formulas as the studied here on the overweight and obesity treatment should be obviously unadvised.

Anti-Obesity Agents↗