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Seven Deadly Sins of Nutrition Therapy in Critically Ill Patients.
Loss, SH, Franzosi, OS, Nunes, DSL, Teixeira, C, Viana, LV
Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2020;(2):205-210
Abstract
This article presents 7 nutrition steps that, if not followed by the clinical staff, may be metaphorically considered as "7 deadly sins" of nutrition therapy. In this review, we suggest approaches that must be avoided or accomplished to increase compliance with the "Ten Commandments" of good nutrition practice in the intensive care setting. Multiple aggressive and simultaneous sets of therapies are implemented in the intensive care setting, which include nutrition and metabolic support as important components in these therapies. "Sins" should be remembered as a mnemonic device for nutrition standard care in the intensive care unit; this incorporates nutrition adequacy and protocol adherence.
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Effects of individual micronutrients on blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
de Paula, TP, Kramer, CK, Viana, LV, Azevedo, MJ
Scientific reports. 2017;:40751
Abstract
To investigate the effects of micronutrients on blood pressure (BP) in patients with type 2 diabetes through a systematic review and meta-analysis, randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of the effects of individual micronutrients on BP in patients with type 2 diabetes were searched in the Medline, Embase, Cochrane, and Clinical Trials.gov databases through April 2016. From the 28,164 studies, 11 RCTs (13 interventions, 723 patients, 54% males) with 3 to 52 weeks of follow-up were classified according to the type of micronutrient intervention: sodium (n = 1), vitamin C (n = 2), vitamin D (n = 7), and magnesium (n = 1). The available data enabled us to perform meta-analyses of vitamins C and D. Vitamin C reduced diastolic BP [WMD -2.88 mmHg (95%CI -5.31, -0.46; P = 0.020)] but not systolic BP [WMD -3.93 mmHg (95%CI -14.78, 6.92; P = 0.478)]. Vitamin D caused a reduction of 4.56 mmHg (WMD; 95%CI -7.65, -1.47; P = 0.004) for systolic BP and 2.44 mm Hg (WMD; 95%CI -3.49, -1.39; P < 0.001) for diastolic BP. In conclusion, vitamin D and possibly vitamin C have beneficial effects on BP in patients with type 2 diabetes. These interventions might represent a novel approach to the treatment of hypertension in these patients.
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Dietary intervention in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials on maternal and newborn outcomes.
Viana, LV, Gross, JL, Azevedo, MJ
Diabetes care. 2014;(12):3345-55
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Diet is the cornerstone treatment of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), but its role in maternal and newborn outcomes has been scarcely studied. The purpose of this study was to analyze the efficacy of dietary interventions on maternal or newborn outcomes in patients with GDM. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of dietary intervention in GDM or pregnancy with hyperglycemia was performed. MEDLINE, Embase, ClinicalTrials.gov, Cochrane, and Scopus were searched through to March 2014. The main evaluated maternal outcomes were proportion of patients using insulin and proportion of cesarean delivery; the newborn outcomes were proportion of macrosomia and hypoglycemia and newborn weight. RESULTS From 1,170 studies, nine RCTs, including 884 women aged 31.5 years (28.7-33.2) with 27.4 weeks (24.1-30.3) of gestation, were eligible. We divided the RCTs according to the type of dietary intervention: low glycemic index (GI) (n = 4; 257 patients), total energy restriction (n = 2; 425 patients), low carbohydrates (n = 2; 182 patients), and others (n = 1; 20 patients). Diet with low GI reduced the proportion of patients who used insulin (relative risk 0.767 [95% CI 0.597, 0.986]; P = 0.039) and the newborn birth weight (weight mean differences -161.9 g [95% CI -246.4, -77.4]; P = 0.000) as compared with control diet. Total restriction and low carbohydrate diets did not change either maternal or newborn outcomes. CONCLUSIONS A low GI diet was associated with less frequent insulin use and lower birth weight than control diets, suggesting that it is the most appropriate dietary intervention to be prescribed to patients with GDM.