Browsing Theses by Subject "Nutrition"
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Adolescent Maternal Nutrition and Health in Uganda: Voices from the Community
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-23)INTRODUCTION: Over one quarter of adolescent girls in rural Uganda and more than one fifth of them in the Busoga region of Eastern Uganda experience pregnancy and childbirth. These young mothers have disproportionately ... -
A Comprehensive Assessment of Nutritional Status and Factors Impacting Nutrition Recovery in Hospitalized, Critically Ill Patients Following Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-19)Disease related malnutrition is a concern for the critically ill, however there is a paucity of research examining nutrition recovery in survivors of critical illness. Prior to the development of nutrition interventions ... -
Development and Validation of a Human Blood Acyl-Specific Lipidomic Profiling Method for Clinical Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-18)Blood fatty acid levels have been used to determine dietary intakes of omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids, but also to examine the link between blood fatty acids, health and disease. However, these lipid analyses are ... -
Evaluating Implementation Of The Ontario School Food And Beverage Policy (P/Pm 150) In Waterloo Region: Role Of Food Services
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-10)Objectives. The purpose of this study was to assess food service organizations’ experiences with the implementation of P/PM 150, perceived strengths and weaknesses of food services organizations implementing P/PM150, and ... -
Evaluation of the Role of Phospholipids in Fatty Acid Delivery to the Fetus During Pregnancy
(University of Waterloo, 2013-07-26)Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acid that plays an important role in fetal brain development. The fetal demand for DHA appears to be met by placental transport and various maternal ... -
Frailty and Health Related Outcomes in Acute Care
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-08)Background: Current frailty screening tools have not been validated for day-to-day use in acute care (Binder, 2015). Many recommended tools include subjective questions and take too much time to complete in a fast-paced ... -
“Putting Quality Food on the Tray”: Assessing Patients’ Expectations and Experiences of Meals Served in Sixteen Ontario Hospitals
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-29)Background: Malnutrition is prevalent among hospital patients and occurs in up to 45% of Canadian medical and surgical patients. Hospital malnutrition is associated with detrimental outcomes for patients, such as further ... -
School Beverage Contracts & Childhood Obesity: A Case Study
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The objective of this study was to describe the issue of school beverage contracts and childhood obesity from the perspectives of a broad group of stakeholders. Specifically, the perspectives concerning contracts in two ... -
Stress-Immune-Growth Interactions in Fish: Mechanisms and Nutritional Modulation
(University of Waterloo, 2014-06-13)The primary adaptive organismal response to stress involves the activation of the hypothalamic-sympathetic-chromaffin cell (HSC) axis leading to rapid secretion of catecholamines, predominantly epinephrine. The ... -
Surveying Local Community Members on the Viability of Mitigating Anemia in Ica, Peru, through School Gardening
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-27)Anemia remains one of Peru’s most pressing public health issues, affecting a significant proportion of the country’s population. The disease’s impacts on the physiological and cognitive development of young children affected ...