• As seen from national levels: Developing world 

      Mata Jiménez, Leonardo; Mohs Villalta, Edgar (1978)
      The grim.realities involved with the solution of such world problems as .' food, energy and pollution make it difficult to address such issues with 'vhptimism (Meadows et al. 1972; Mesarovic and Peste! 1974). On the ...
    • Breast-feeding: main promoter of infant health 

      Mata Jiménez, Leonardo (1978-11)
      Unique immunological factors in breast milk arc responsible for the protection it affords infants against pathogenic agents. This protection is panicularly effective against the infectious agents which invade or colonize ...
    • Capacitación en nutrición a funcionarios y cocineras de la Reserva Natural Absoluta Cabo Blanco 

      Vega Quesada, Nathalie (2007-07-31)
      El proyecto Nutrición en la Reserva Absoluta Cabo Blanco consistió en el análisis del menú y capacitación del personal de cocina y funcionarios. El análisis reveló una serie de problemas para los cuales se hicieron las ...
    • Consumo de alimentos altamente procesados y de alta palatabilidad y su relación con el sobrepeso y la obesidad 

      Vindas Smith, Rebeca; Vargas Sanabria, Dayana; Brenes Sáenz, Juan Carlos (2022-01)
      Introducción: la obesidad es un rasgo multifactorial determinado por la interacción de factores biológicos, ambientales, psicosociales y político-socioeconómicos. Propósito: el objetivo de esta revisión descriptiva-exploratoria ...
    • Consumo de Yuca, Bocio Endémico y Desnutrición en Costa Rica 

      Mata Jiménez, Leonardo; Ulate Castro, Emilce; Jiménez, Sandra; Díaz, Carlos (Aspectos de la yuca y tiroides: aspectos de investigación y salud: IDERC p . 70-73, 1984)
      En Costa Rica se cultivan más de 100 variedades de Manihot esculenta, unas pocas de las cuales son nativas. Tres de las variedades cultivadas son muy populares: manggie, valencia y guácimo; esta última es una variedad local ...
    • Descenso de la mortalidad por desnutrición en niños menores de cinco años en Costa Rica, 1970 y 1976 

      Sittenfeld Appel, Ana; Solano Chinchilla, Mayra Emilia; Mata Jiménez, Leonardo (Revista Médica del Hospital Nacional de Niños Dr. Carlos Sáenz Herrera: 15(1): 31-44. 1980, 1980)
      En 1970 y 1976, la desnutrición como causa de muerte en niños menores de cinco años ocupó el décimo y quinto lugar, respectivamente, según las estadísticas vitales de Costa Rica. Tales cifras, revelaban un aumento de 119 ...
    • Diarrhea and malnutrition, research priorities: Research Priorities 

      Chandra, Ranjit K.; Greenough, William B.; Guerrant, Richard L.; Martorrel, Reynaldo; Mata Jiménez, Leonardo; Warren, Kenneth S.; Wu, Cheng-Chien (Diarrhea and malnutrition: interactions, mechanisms, and interventions; Plenum Press p 305 308, 1983)
      There have been many recent advances in our understanding of the etiology, pathogenesis, mechanisms, and management of acute and chronic diarrheal disease. Many studies have investigated the role of diarrhea in producing ...
    • Effects of fasting on endurance exercise in adult males: preliminary evidence for a "nocebo" effect 

      Beltranena Falla de Enríquez, María Mercedes; Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando; Salazar Rojas, Wálter (1998)
      The literature has repeatedly reported a negative effect of fasting on endurance exercise in humans. The goal of this study was to test the hypothesis that endurance performance is susceptible to a “negative placebo” or ...
    • Estudio de Puriscal I. Bases filosóficas, desarrollo y estado actual de la investigación actual de la investigación aplicada en nutrición 

      Mata Jiménez, Leonardo (Revista del Hospital Nacional de Niños 17(1y2):1-20, 1982)
      No obstante los importantes avances que Costa Rica ha logrado en el campo de la salud materno—infantil, esta sigue siendo prioritaria pare la investigación científica. Al consolidarse la profilaxis de las enfermedades ...
    • Leptina, lípidos y sobrepeso en escolares de sexto grado de un área urbano-marginal 

      Laclé Murray, Adriana; Tamada, Takayuki; Serrú Díaz, Lisseth; Salas Chaves, Pilar; Martínez, Virya; Salas, Edwin (Acta Médica Costarricense 45 (3) 107-112, 2003-06)
      Introduction: The hormone called Leptine has been associated with several factors of the Metabolic Syndrome, including hypertension, obesity, insulin resistance and high density lipoprotein, not only in adults but also in ...
    • Mezclas vegetales nutritivas y simples para el niño costarricense 

      Murillo González, Sandra; Mata Jiménez, Leonardo (Revista Medica Hospital Nacional de Niños Dr. Carlos Sáenz Herrera, Costa Rica 15(1): 71-90, 1980)
      Con el fin de contribuir a mejorar la alimentación del niño costarricense, se elaboraron mezclas vegetales teóricas de alto valor nutritivo. Esas mezclas consisten en la combinación de una leguminosa con un cereal o ...
    • Mucosal infection and malnutrition 

      Mata Jiménez, Leonardo; Salas Chaves, Pilar (Neonatal infection. Grune y Stratton p. 299- 213, 1984)
      The mucosal infections that result in acute diarrheal diseases (ADD) and acute respiratory infections (ARI) account for more than one half of all the morbidity of infants and young children throughout the less ...
    • El niño agredido y la desnutrición: observaciones epidemiológicas en Costa Rica 

      Mata Jiménez, Leonardo; Quesada, Ana Virginia; Saborío, Flory; Mohs Villalta, Edgar (Revista Médica del Hospital Nacional de Niños Dr. Carlos Sáenz Herrera: 15(1), 137-148. 1980, 1980)
      The present paper analyzes hospital records of 33 cases of battered child syndrome in connection with variables of the mother and in relation to the nutrítional state of the children involved. Associations indicate that ...
    • Nutrition and health in societies in transition 

      Mata Jiménez, Leonardo (In: Nutrition in Transition: Proceedings of the Western Hemisphere Nutrition Congress V, Quebec 1977, edited by Philip L. White and Nancy Selvey. (Chicago) American Medical Association, 1978, pp. 351-358, 1978-02-01)
      One often hears the expression that a country or society is "in transition," but there is not a clear definition of such, nor is there an effort to quantitate or characterize the level of transition undergone by a given ...
    • Nutrition and infection 

      Mata Jiménez, Leonardo (Tropical and Geographical Medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill, pp. 206-211, 1984)
      The association of malnutrition and infectious disease (faminepestilence) had been recognized since the beginning of human history, but it was not until the late 1950s that such an interaction was scientifically documented ...
    • Nutritional status of the elderly in Palmares, Costa Rica 

      Havlir, Diane V.; Murillo González, Sandra; Robles, Eduardo; Trejos Willis, Alfonso; Mata Jiménez, Leonardo (Arch Latinoam nutr 33 (2) 409-422, 1983-04-01)
      The nutritional status of aged persons living in a small Costa Rican community was evaluated using anthropometric measurements, clinical findings and dietary surveys. Eighteen per cent of the aged were overweight, a condition ...
    • Prevalence and determinants of misreporting of energy intake among Latin American populations: results from ELANS Study 

      Previdelli, Ágatha Nogueira; Gómez Salas, Georgina; Kovalskys, Irina; Fisberg, Mauro; Cortés Sanabria, Lilia Yadira; Pareja, Rossina Gabriela; Liria Domínguez, María Reyna; Yépez García, Martha Cecilia; Herrera Cuenca, Marianella; Rigotti, Attilio; Guajardo, Viviana; Zalcman Zimberg, Ioná; Murillo Solís, Ana Gabriela (2019-08)
      Underreporting and overreporting of energy intake (EI) have been recognized as potential sources of bias. Dietary data mainly rely on proxy respondents, but little is known about the determinants of misreporting of EI among ...
    • Promoción y apoyo de una alimentación complementaria apropiada en el periodo del destete y el uso de recursos locales para este fin 

      Vargas, William (Revista Médica del Hospital Nacional de Niños Dr. Carlos Sáenz Herrera, 14(1): 53-79. 1979, 1979)
      La experiencia acumulada en la última década sobre los factores que favorecen o interfieren el crecimiento y desarrollo normal del niño, permite reconocer que la alimentación juega un papel preponderante. En base a este ...
    • Promotion of Breast Feeding, Health, and Survival of Infants Through Hospital and Field Interventions 

      Mata Jiménez, Leonardo; Carvajal, Juan J.; García, María Eugenia; Sáenz, Patricia; Allen, María de los Ángeles; Araya, José R.; Rodríguez, María E. (Malnutrition: Determinants and consequences.New York: Liss, Inc 123-138, 1984)
      Most authorities agree that the decline in the rate and duration of breast feeding in urban areas in many developing countries has been the result of urbanization and influences of Western culture. Two sequalae have been ...
    • Quality of Science Reports:Analysis of Sports Nutrition 2013 ACSM Annual Meeting Abstracts 

      Incera Castro, Ana Patricia; Aburto Corona, Jorge Alberto; Acuña Espinoza, Alejandro; Capitán Jiménez, Catalina; Flores Salamanca, Rebeca; Scaglioni Solano, Pietro; Aragón Vargas, Luis Fernando (2014-05)
      The objective of the ACSM Annual Meeting is the exchange of scientific information. Authors of free communications must submi t abstracts by a specific deadline for evaluation. As the written record of those presentations, ...