Man

Cecilia Albala Brevis

Director, full professor

INTA/U CHILE

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Epidemiología geriátrica y de enfermedades crónicas asociadas a nutrición; Epidemiología genética;Envejecimiento; Obesidad; Intervenciones Nutricionales; estudios poblacionales; demencia; expectativa de vida saludable

Educación

  •  Public Health, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1971
  •  salud pública, Geriatric Epidemiology 2. Italia, 1991
  •  salud pública, UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA. Chile, 1992
  •  salud pública, ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM. Holanda, 1993
  •  salud pública, ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM. Holanda, 1995

Experiencia Académica

  •   Director of Public Health Nutrition Unit Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Instituto de Nutrición y tecnología de los alimentos (INTA)

    santiago, Chile

    2010 - 2014

  •   Head Of Obesity Programme Full Time

    INTA/UdeChile

    INTA

    Santiago, Chile

    1995 - 2000

  •   Profesora Titular, Directora Magister en envejecimiento y calidad de vida Part Time

    Instituto de Nutrición y tecnología de los alimentos (INTA)

    Santiago, Chile

    2007 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    INTA/UCHILE

    Santiago, Chile

    1994 - 2000

  •   Assistant professor Full Time

    INTA/UCHILE

    Santiago, Chile

    1989 - 1994

  •   Full Professor Part Time

    Universidad de Chile

    Chile

    2000 - A la fecha

Formación de Capital Humano


Last five years
1. training MSc in Ageing and Quality of Life students in Geriatric Epidemiology at INTA, Universidad de Chile(mean 8 per year since 2007)
2. training MSc in Ageing and Quality of Life students in Quality of life research methods c
3. Training MSc in Nutrition in Epidemiology of Chronic diseases at INTA, Universidad de Chile (mean 20 per year 2000-2012)

4. PhDTesis in Public Health, University of Chile finished
4.1 Luisa Garmendia "EFECTIVIDAD DE UNA INTERVENCIÓN DE ACTIVIDAD FÍSICA SOBRE LA RESISTENCIA A LA INSULINA EN ADULTOS MAYORES DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE" 2009
4.2 Alejandra Fuentes García "El Efecto de la Posición Socioeconómica y del Apoyo Social en el Proceso de Discapacidad de Adultos Mayores Chilenos" 2014
En curso
4.3.Ximena Moreno Herrera "REPRESENTACIONES SOCIALES DE LA SALUD EN MUJERES Y HOMBRES MAYORES, USUARIOS DE CENTROS DE ATENCIÓN PRIMARIA DE SANTIAGO"
5. PhD in Nutrition University Of Chile
Nelly Bustos "Efectividad de una intervención en alimentación y actividad física, orientada a controlar el incremento de obesidad en niños pertenecientes a escuelas públicas de tres regiones del país"

6 MSc Aging and Quality of Life University of Chile Finished
6.1 Soraya Leon "Validation of the Spanish version of the oral health impact profile to assess the association between quality of life and oral health of elderly Chileans".2012
6.2 José Miguel Morales “BIENESTAR ESPIRITUAL Y AFRONTAMIENTO DE LA MUERTE EN PERSONAS MAYORES” 2013
6.3 Jaqueline Yuraszek "CARACTERIZACIÒN DE LOS ADULTOS MAYORES QUE VIVEN EN CHILE SOLOS Y SU ASOCIACIÒN CON FACTORES CONTEXTUALES" 2014

7. MSc Public Health Finished
Francisco Salas Serqueira. Médico Veterinario
Escuela de Salud Pública. Facultad de Medicina. U. de Chile
"Asociación entre depresión y posesión de mascotas en personas mayores" 2010

8. Post doctoral Training
Ana Cristina Campos Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), October 2013-January 2014 two papers submitted: "Socioeconomic inequalities in functional limitation in Brazilian older people – AGEQUOL study" and "Aging, Gender and Quality of Life (AGEQUOL) study: factors associated with good quality of life in Brazilian community-dwelling older people"


Premios y Distinciones

  •   “woman XXI century”

    Universidad de Chile

    Chile, 2004

    Award to conmemorate the International women day, granted to University out standing women

  •   “Dr. Abraham Steckel” award

    Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición

    Chile, 2004

    Award granted to professionals that have done a fundamental contribution to the development of nutrition in Chile

  •   BIMBO Pan American Nutrition and Food Technology award

    Bimbo

    México, 2008

    BIMBO Pan American Nutrition and Food Technology award 2008 to the paper “Effects of replacing the habitual consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages with milk in Chilean children”.

  •   Chilean Academy of Medicine award

    Academia de Medicina de Chile

    Chile, 2010

    Award granted to out standing research Trajectory

  •   Condecoración al Mérito Amanda Labarca

    Universidad de Chile

    Chile, 2019

    Condecoración destinada a realzar la personalidad y la obra de mujeres universitarias que se hayan destacado con relieves excepcionales en el campo de su profesión, en el dominio de la cultura o en el servicio del país.


 

Article (145)

Exploring the Association between Vitamin D and Changes in Cognitive Function in Chilean Older Adults: Evidence from the ALEXANDROS Cohort Study.Subjective Assessments of Quality of Life Are Independently Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Older Adults Enrolled in Primary Care in Chile.
Frailty in Aging and the Search for the Optimal Biomarker: A Review.
Grip Strength Trajectories and Cognition in English and Chilean Older Adults: A Cross-Cohort Study
Grip Strength Trajectories and Cognition in English and Chilean Older Adults: A Cross-Cohort Study.
Multiple events case-control study in a prospective cohort to identify systemic, cellular, and molecular biomarkers of obesity-induced accelerated aging in 30-years-olds: the ObAGE study protocol.
Social participation and 5-year all-cause mortality in older Chilean people
Subjective Assessments of Quality of Life Are Independently Associated with Depressive Symptoms among Older Adults Enrolled in Primary Care in Chile.
Besides Sarcopenia, Pre-Sarcopenia Also Predicts All-Cause Mortality in Older Chileans
Calidad de vida en personas mayores con depresión y dependencia funcional: Validez del cuestionario SF-12
Dementia cases could be prevented in 40 % if risk factors were modified throughout life course
Osteosarcopenia Predicts Falls, Fractures, and Mortality in Chilean Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Socioeconomic inequalities in life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy among Chilean older adults
Socioeconomic inequalities in life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy among Chilean older adults: evidence from a longitudinal study
The contribution of social participation to differences in life expectancy and healthy years among the older population: A comparison between Chile, Costa Rica and Spain
Disability-free life expectancy and life expectancy in good self-rated health in Chile: Gender differences and compression of morbidity between 2009 and 2016
Factors related to depressive symptoms and self-reported diagnosis of depression in community-dwelling older Chileans: A national cross-sectional analysis
Genome-wide association study identifying novel variant for fasting insulin and allelic heterogeneity in known glycemic loci in Chilean adolescents: The Santiago Longitudinal Study
Prevalence of frailty among Chilean older people
Prevalencia de fragilidad en personas mayores de Chile: resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2016-2017
Software for the Diagnosis of Sarcopenia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Design and Validation Study
Analysis of the characteristics and components for the frailty syndrome in older adults from central Chile. The PIEI-ES study
Considerations for the Development of Innovative Foods to Improve Nutrition in Older Adults
Genetic determinants of BMI from early childhood to adolescence: the Santiago Longitudinal Study
Life expectancy with and without cognitive impairment among Chilean older adults: results of the National Survey of Health (2003, 2009 and 2016)
Measuring change in perceived well-being of family caregivers: validation of the Spanish version of the Perceived Change Index (PCI-S) in Chilean dementia caregivers
Reference values of hand-grip dynamometry and the relationship between low strength and mortality in older Chileans
The association of VDR polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes in older people living in community in Santiago de Chile
Validez y confiabilidad del cuestionario Eating Assessment Tool 10 (EAT-10) para detectar disfagia en adultos mayores chilenos
Breastfeeding as the sole source of milk for 6 months and adolescent bone mineral density
Frequency of frailty and its association with cognitive status and survival in older Chileans
Prevalence and associated factors of hearing aid use among older adults in Chile
The role of gender in the association between self-rated health and mortality among older adults in Santiago, Chile: A cohort study
FokI polymorphism in vitamin D receptor gene: Differential expression of TNF? in peripheral mononuclear cells of type 2 diabetic subjects
Impact of a school-based intervention on nutritional education and physical activity in primary public schools in Chile (KIND) programme study protocol: cluster randomised controlled trial
Low Leptin Availability as a Risk Factor for Dementia in Chilean Older People
Mini nutritional assessment short-form: Validation in five Latin American cities. SABE study
Social Representations of Older Adults Among Chilean Elders of Three Cities with Different Historical and Sociodemographic Background
Validation of the Spanish version of the oral health impact profile to assess an association between quality of life and oral health of elderly Chileans
Vitamin B-12 treatment of asymptomatic, deficient, elderly Chileans improves conductivity in myelinated peripheral nerves, but high serum folate impairs vitamin B-12 status response assessed by the combined indicator of vitamin B-12 status
Gender differences in predictors of self-rated health among older adults in Brazil and Chile
Healthy Chilean Adolescents with HOMA-IR >= 2.6 Have Increased Cardiometabolic Risk: Association with Genetic, Biological, and Environmental Factors
Prevalence of Diseases and Conditions Which Impact on Oral Health and Oral Health Self-Care Among Older Chilean
VALIDATION OF CUT POINTS OF SKELETAL MUSCLE MASS INDEX FOR IDENTIFYING SARCOPENIA IN CHILEAN OLDER PEOPLE
Aging, Gender and Quality of Life (AGEQOL) study: factors associated with good quality of life in older Brazilian community-dwelling adults
An update on aging and dementia in chile [Atualização em envelhecimento e demência no Chile]
ANTHROPOMETRIC MODEL FOR THE PREDICTION OF APPENDICULAR SKELETAL MUSCLE MASS IN CHILEAN OLDER ADULTS
Atualização em envelhecimento e demência no Chile
High cardiometabolic risk in healthy Chilean adolescents: Associations with anthropometric, biological and lifestyle factors
Validation of the Spanish version of the oral health impact profile to assess an association between quality of life and oral health of elderly Chileans.
VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH DOSES OD METFORMIN IN OLDER PEOPLE DIABETIC
Vitamin B12 status does not influence central motor conduction time in asymptomatic elderly people: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study
Adherence to a physical activity intervention among older adults in a post-transitional middle income country: A quantitative and qualitative analysis
Effectiveness of the National Program of Complementary Feeding for older adults in Chile on vitamin B12 status in older adults; secondary outcome analysis from the CENEX Study (ISRCTN48153354)
Global self-rated health and mortality in older people
Motor evoked potentials by transcranial magnetic stimulation in healthy elderly people
Oral health-related quality of life of older people from three South American cities
Self-assessed oral-health status and quality of life of older Chilean
Socioeconomic inequalities in the onset and progression of disability in a cohort of older people in Santiago (Chile)
Validity and reliability of the SF-36 in Chilean older adults: the ALEXANDROS study
Factors associated with life satisfaction in a cohort of older people in Santiago, Chile
Grandparenting and psychosocial health among older Chileans: A longitudinal analysis
Comparison of two modes of vitamin B-12 supplementation on neuroconduction and cognitive function among older people living in Santiago, Chile: a cluster randomized controlled trial. a study protocol [ISRCTN 02694183]
Comparison of two modes of vitamin B12 supplementation on neuroconduction and cognitive function among older people living in Santiago, Chile: a cluster randomized controlled trial. a study protocol [ISRCTN 02694183].
Efecto sobre la salud de las desigualdades socioeconómicas en el adulto mayor: Resultados basales del estudio expectativa de vida saludable y discapacidad relacionada con la obesidad (Alexandros)
Effect of a Nutrition Supplement and Physical Activity Program on Pneumonia and Walking Capacity in Chilean Older People: A Factorial Cluster Randomized Trial
Prevalence of zinc and copper deficiencies in older subjects living in Metropolitan Santiago
Socioeconomic inequalities in active life expectancy and disability related to obesity among older people
Prevalence of vitamin B-12 deficiency in older adults
Colon cancer in Chile before and after the start of the flour fortification program with folic acid
Compliance with guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia at primary health care centers
Homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) values in Chilean elderly subjects
Internal Medicine and Public Health
Methods for economic evaluation of a factorial-design cluster randomised controlled trial of a nutrition supplement and an exercise programme among healthy older people living in Santiago, Chile: the CENEX study
Statement about diagnosis assessment and non pharmacological treatment of obesity
Statement about the medical and surgical treatment of overweight and obesity
Differences in lipogenesis and lipolysis in obese and non-obese adult human adipocytes
Effects of replacing the habitual consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages with milk in Chilean children
Nutrition transition in Chile revisited: mid-term evaluation of obesity goals for the period 2000-2010
Obesity and eating behaviour in a three-generation Chilean family with carriers of the Thr150Ile mutation in the melanocortin-4 receptor gene
A factorial-design cluster randomised controlled trial investigating the cost-effectiveness of a nutrition supplement and an exercise programme on pneumonia incidence, walking capacity and body mass index in older people living in Santiago, Chile: the CEN
Anthropometry, body composition and functional limitations in the elderly
FABP2 Ala54Thr polymorphism and diabetes in Chilean elders
Indicadores antropométricos, composición corporal y limitaciones funcionales en ancianos
Larger anti-adipogenic effect of angiotensin II on omental preadipose cells of obese humans
Microsatellite polymorphism in the heme oxygenase-1 gene promoter is associated with iron status in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Multivariate study of the evolution of body dimensions in elderly Chilean women
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in a sample of Chilean children consulting in an obesity clinic
Síndrome metabólico en niños y adolescentes: asociación con sensibilidad insulínica y con magnitud y distribución de la obesidad
VDR polymorphisms influence the immune response in type 1 diabetic children from Santiago, Chile
Adiposity and bone mineral density of Chilean elderly women in relation to toll-like receptor 4 gene polymorphisms
Asociación entre polimorfismos de la región promotora del gen del factor de necrosis tumoral alfa (TNF-alfa) con obesidad y diabetes en mujeres chilenas
Association between tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes and obesity in Chilean elderly women
Insulin sensitivity in children aged 6 to 16 years. Association with nutritional status and pubertal development
Lack of association between the fatty acid binding protein 2 (FABP2) polymorphism with obesity and insulin resistance in two aboriginal populations from Chile
Polimorfismo de la proteína ligante de ácidos grasos intestinal (FABP2), obesidad e insulina resistencia
Sensibilidad insulínica en niños de 6 a 15 años: asociación con estado nutricional y pubertad
Calcium-sensing receptor expression in human adipocytes
Cardiovascular risk and metabolic profile in obese children and adolescents with low insulin sensitivity
Chile's national nutritional supplementation program for older people: Lessons learned
ESTRATEGIA DE PROMOCIÓN DE LA SALUD EN ESCOLARES DE EDUCACIÓN BÁSICA MUNICIPALIZADA DE LA COMUNA DE CASABLANCA, CHILE
Perfil metabólico de riesgo cardiovascular en niños y adolescentes obesos con menor sensibilidad insulínica
Potentially productive years of life lost among adults in Metropolitan Santiago. Is there an improvement in equality?
Predictive equations for stature in the elderly: A study in three Latin American cities
The health, well-being, and aging (SABE") survey: Methodology applied and profile of the study population"
Trends in height and BMI of 6-year-old children during the nutrition transition in Chile
Anthropometric measurements in the elderly population of Santiago, Chile
Desigualdades en salud: adulto en comunas del Gran Santiago
Estado nutricional y resistencia aeróbica en escolares de educación básica: línea base de un Proyecto de Promoción de la Salud
Intestinal FABP2 A54T polymorphism: Association with insulin resistance and obesity in women
Niveles plasmáticos de citoquinas IL-1ß, IL2 e IL-4 en niños diabéticos tipo 1 de diagnóstico reciente y su asociación con anticuerpos ß pancreáticos
Nutritional status and aerobic capacity among children attending public elementary schools in Chile
Prevalence of type 2 diabetes and obesity in two Chilean aboriginal populations living in urban zones
Prevalencia de diabetes tipo 2 y obesidad en dos poblaciones aborígenes de Chile en ambiente urbano
Validación de un test de tamizaje para el diagnóstico de demencia asociada a edad, en Chile
Vitamin D receptor polymorphism and susceptibility to type 1 diabetes in chilean subjects: A case-parent study
Anticuerpos anti-albúmina bovina (BSA) en niños diabéticos tipo 1 recién diagnosticados y su asociación con lactancia materna y exposición a leche de vaca
No evidence for an association between genetic polymorphisms of beta(2)- and beta(3)-adrenergic receptor genes with body mass index in Aymara natives from Chile
Nutrition transition in Chile: determinants and consequences
Trends in overweight and obesity prevalence in Chilean children: comparison of three definitions
Uso de tríos caso-padres en estudios epidemiológicos de asociación entre polimorfismos genéticos y enfermedades complejas
Association between HLA-DQB1 alleles and type 1 diabetes in a case-parents study conducted in Santiago, Chile
Incidence rate and spatio-temporal clustering of type 1 diabetes in Santiago, Chile, from 1997 to 1998
Low prevalence of type 2 diabetes despite a high average body mass index in the Aymara natives from Chile
Obesity trends in Latin America: Transiting from under- to overweight
Perfil de auto-anticuerpos y lactancia materna en pacientes diabéticos tipo 1
Prevalence of Type 2 diabetes and obesity in rural Mapuche population from Chile
Transmisson of high-risk HLA-DQB1 alleles in Chilean type 1 diabetic patients and their parents: Stratification by the presence of ICA or GAD65 autoantibodies
Associations between HLA-DQB1 high-risk alleles and type I diabetes do not depend on cytomegalovirus antibody statas at onset: A case-parent study conducted in Chile
Body mass index and leptin levels in three Chilean aboriginal populations
Dietary isoflavones affect sex hormone-binding globulin levels in postmenopausal women
Nutrition policy in the Chilean transition
Plasma leptin and insulin levels in Aymara natives from Chile
Relationship between leptin and insulin blood levels in obese and lean Chilean women
Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in elderly Chilean people with Alzheimer's disease
Applicability of the case-parent design in the etiological research of Type 1 diabetes in Chile and other genetically mixed populations
Childhood nutrition in Chile: From deficit to excess
Leptin levels distribution and ethnic background in two populations from Chile: Caucasian and Mapuche groups
Lipid composition of shell eggs from hens fed marine protein and fat products Composición lipídica de huevos de gallinas alimentadas con productos grasos y proteicos marinos
Different statistical models used in the calculation of the prevalence of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus according to the polymorphism of the HLA-DQ region
Validation of an anthropometric model for total body water determination in the elderly
Copper status and intake in aged healthy men and chronic patients
Epidemiology and clinical aspects of osteoporosis Epidemiología y clínica de la osteoporosis
Influence of nutrition and physical activity on bone mineralization Influencia de la nutrición y de la actividad física en la mineralización ósea
Obesity as a protective factor for postmenopausal osteoporosis
Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis Prevención y tratamiento de la osteoporosis

Abstract (49)

Effect of vitamin B12 supplementation on B12 status and neurophysiological function in older Chileans analyzed by the combined indicator of B12 status
PREVALENCE OF AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH URINARY INCONTINENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OLDER POPULATION
COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH PLASMA LEVELS OF VITAMIN D IN CHILEAN OLDER PEOPLE
EXPLORING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN OBESITY AND DEMENTIA.
IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT TO COPE WITH THE BURDEN OF CAREGIVING ELDERLY PEOPLE IN CHILE
INSULIN RESISTANCE AND VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN CHILEAN OLDER PEOPLE.
IS AGE A LEVELER FOR THE INEQUALITIES IN THE PROCESS OF DISABILITY OF OLDER ADULTS IN A MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY?
OSTEOARTHRITIS, PAIN AND FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS IN CHILEAN OLDER PEOPLE
QUALITY OF LIFE AND FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS IN CHILEAN OLDER PEOPLE
THE RISK OF VITAMIN B12 DEFICIT ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF METFORMIN IN CHILEAN OLDER PEOPLE
VALIDATION OF CALF CIRCUMFERENCE AS A PROXY FOR BMI IN THE SHORT-FORM MINI NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT IN CHILEAN OLDER PEOPLE
ASSOCIATION OF SELF-REPORTED HEALTH AND THE PRESENCE OF NUTRITION-RELATED CHRONIC DISEASES AMONG LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME ELDERLY FROM SANTIAGO, CHILE
Cyanocobalamin treatment improves vitamin B12 status and peripheral neuroconduction in deficient Chilean elderly
Out of pocket spending-a solution to health expenditure?
SARCOPENIA IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AS DETERMINANT OF OSTEOPOROSIS IN CHILEAN ELDERS
SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITIES IN THE PROCESS OF DISABILITY AMONG CHILEAN OLDER PEOPLE: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY
TOTAL AND ACTIVE LIFE EXPECTANCY IN CHILEAN OLDER PEOPLE. SOCIOECONOMIC AND GENDER DIFFERENTIALS
Cognitive function in Chilean elderly with low B12 and high folate status
HIGH PLASMA FOLATE AND LOW VITAMIN B12: A DOUBLE THREAT FOR THE ELDERLY
BODY COMPOSITION AND 5Y INCIDENCE OF OSTEOPOROSIS IN CHILEAN ELDERS
HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHILEAN ELDERS AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS
IMPACT OF OSTEOPOROSIS ON HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE (SHORT-FORM 36) IN CHILEAN ELDERS: THE ALEXANDROS STUDY
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS SHAPING OLDER PEOPLE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN LATIN-AMERICA. THE CASE OF CHILE
EFFECTIVENESS OF A NATIONAL NUTRITION SUPPLEMENT PROGRAMME (PACAM) ON VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY IN ELDERLY CHILEAN
Functional impact of vitamin B12 deficiency on nerve conduction parameters in the elderly
Melanocortin 4 receptor mutations in chilean obese subjects
Obesity, mortality and mobility in Chilean elders
Oxidative stress in overweight women with metabolic syndrome
Genetic variation in the melanocortin 3 receptor gene (MC3R): association with obesity in Chilean families
Impact of milk consumption on BMI and height in children
VDR gene polymorphisms in Chilean patients with type 1 diabetes compared to healthy controls: effect of vitamin D levels and autoantibodies profile
Association of serum TNFa and its soluble receptors STNFR1 and STNFR2 with obesity and insulin resistance
Evaluation of a school-based obesity prevention program for Chilean children
High frequency of exon-3 deleted polymorphism of the growth hormone receptor gene (GHRd3) in Type 1 diabetics from Chile
Prevalence of obesity in the elderly in Chile.
Searching a common definition for functional limitation in Latin America
Prevalance of cognitive impairment in four Latin American cities: The SABE Project
Prevalance of depression in four Latin-American cities: Results of the SABE project
Health conditions of the elderly in Santiago, Chile. The sabe project.
Prevalence of cognitive impairment in the elderly in Santiago, Chile the sabe project
Prevalence of cognitive impairment in the elderly in Santiago, Chile. The sabe project.
Anti-BSA antibodies, breast feeding duration and haplotypes in type 1 diabetes in Chile.
Auto-antibodies profile and breast-feeding duration in type 1 diabetic patients from Chile.
Physician's attitudes and beliefs toward obese persons.
Assessment of gene-environment interaction in type 1 diabetes: Reanalysis of a case-control study
Association between type 1 diabetes and immunogenetic markers in a case-parental study conducted in Santiago, Chile
Interaction between HLA-DQ alleles and breast feeding duration in type 1 diabetes in Chile: Case-parental study.
Obesity and risk of diabetes 2 in Chile.
Overweight and obesity prevalence in Chilean primary schoolchildren: Results from different definitions.

ConferencePaper (1)

School-based obesity prevention program in Chilean school children: primary outcomes

JournalWhole (1)

Anthropometric model for the prediction of appendicular skeletal muscle mass in chilean older adults

Proyecto (22)

DISENTANGLING THE COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY AND DEMENTIA
Efecto del uso de metformina en los niveles plasmáticos de vitamina B12 en adultos mayores diabéticos usuarios de centros de atención primaria de salud
Elaboración de una metodología para la identificación de sarcopenia en Adultos Mayores chilenos usuarios de centros de atención primaria de salud
PERFIL INFLAMATORIO EN LA DIABETES TIPO 2 Y SU INTERACCION CON POLIMORFISMOS DEL RECEPTOR DE VITAMINA D, POSIBLE ROL MODULADOR DE LA VITAMINA D
Expectativa de vida saludable y su relación con obesidad en adultos mayores chilenos.
EXPECTATIVA DE VIDA SALUDABLE Y SU RELACION CON OBESIDAD EN ADULTOS MAYORES CHILENOS
IMPACTO FUNCIONAL DE DEFICIENCIA SUBCLINICA DE VITAMINA B12 SOBRE LAS ESFERAS COGNITIVA Y DE NEUROCONDUCCION EN ADULTOS MAYORES. EVALUACION CONTROLADA DE UN PROGRAMA DE SUPLEMENTACION.
Impacto funcional de diferencia subclínica de vitamina B12 sobre las esferas cognitivas y de neuroconducción en adultos mayores. Evaluación controlada de un programa de suplementación.
VARIACION GENETICA EN LOS RECEPTORES 3 Y 4 DE MELANOCORTINA=> ASOCIACION CON LA OBESIDAD DE NIÑOS Y ADOLESCENTES EN UN ESTUDIO INTRAFAMILIAR.
Cost-effectiveness Evaluation of a Nutrition supplementation and Exercice programme for older people in Santiago, Chile (CENEX-Chile). Responsable del estudio en Chile de Estudio en Chile.
"EFECTO DEL MICROPOLIMORFISMO DE LA HEME OXIGENASA 1 EN LA ASOCIACION ENTRE DEPOSITOS DE HIERRO Y DIABETES MELLITUS TIPO 2".
EL PAPEL DE LA ANGIOTENSINA II GENERADA POR EL TEJIDO ADIPOSO HUMANO EN EL CONTROL DE LA FORMACION DE NUEVOS ADIPOCITOS.
INTERACCION ENTRE POLIMORFISMO DEL RECEPTOR DE VITAMINA D (VDR) Y MARCADORES INMUNOGENETICOS HLA-DQB1* EN LA DIABETES TIPO 1=> POSIBLE ROL MODULADOR DE LA VITAMINA D.
ASOCIACION DEL POLIMORFISMO DE ALA54THR DE LA PROTEINA LIGANTE DE ACIDOS GRASOS (FABP2) CON INSULINO RESISTENCIA=> POSIBLE EFECTO MEDIADOR DE TNF a.
INTERACCION ENTRE FACTORES NUTRICIONALES , GENETICOS E INMUNOLOGICOS EN LA PATOGENESIS DE LA DIABETES TIPO 1 EN CHILE=> DISENO DE CASOS Y PADRES COMO CONTROLES
INTERACCION ENTRE MARCADORES INMUNOGENETICOS E INFECCIONES VIRALES EN EL DESARROLLO DE DIABETES MELLITUS INSULINO-DEPENDIENTE EN UN DISENO DE CASOS Y PADRES COMO CONTROLES
ACCION ESTROGENICA VERSUS ANTIESTROGENICA DE LOS FITOESTROGENOS=> UNA ALTERNATIVA PARA LA TERAPIA DE SUSTITUCION HORMONAL EN LA PREVENCION DE ENFERMEDADES CARDIOVASCULARES EN LA MUJER POSTMENOPAUSICA
OBESIDAD INFANTIL EN CHILE=> SUS FACTORES DE RIESGO Y SU RELACION CON EL CRECIMIENTO EN TALLA
POLIMORFISMO DE APOLIPOPROTEINA E COMO MARCADOR BIOLOGICO EN ENFERMEDAD DE ALZHEIMER.
OBESIDAD=> FACTOR PROTECTOR DE LA OSTEOPOROSIS POSTMENOPAUSICA
TRANSICION EPIDEMIOLOGICA => SITUACION DE CHILE EN EL CONTEXTO AMERICANO
METODO DE DILUCION ISOTOPICA CON DEUTERIO EN LA VALIDACION DE ANTROPOMETRIA EN ANCIANOS

Report (1)

Años de vida perdidos por muerte prematura (AVPP) en adultos del Gran Santiago: ¿Hemos ganado con equidad?

Review (6)

Prevalence of dementia in Latin America: a collaborative study of population-based cohorts
Fatty acid binding protein 2 (FABP-2) polymorphism, obesity and insulin resistance
Epidemiología genética de la obesidad: estudios familiares
Genetic epidemiology of obesity. Family studies
The health, well-being, and aging ("SABE") survey: Methodology applied and profile of the study population [Encuesta salud, bienestar y envejecimiento (SABE): Metodología de la encuesta y perfil de la población estudiada]
Use of case-parenteral controls for epidemiological studies of association between genetic polymorphisms and complex diseases
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Cecilia Albala

Director, full professor

INTA/U CHILE

Santiago, Chile

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Lydia Lera

Profesor Titular

INTA University of Chile

Santiago de Chile, Chile

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Hugo Sanchez

Asesor

Subdirección Medica

Servicio de Salud Metropolitano sur

SANTIAGO, Chile

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JOSE SANTOS

Full Professor

Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

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Ricardo Uauy

Professor

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

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Patricia Arroyo Albala

Radiólogo

Radiología

Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

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Ximena Cea

Docente

Departamento de Atención Primaria y Salud familiar

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

12
Fernando Vio

Profesor Titular

INSTITUTO DE NUTRICION Y TECNOLOGIA DE LOS ALIMENTOS

Chile

10
Alejandra Fuentes

Académica

Facultad de Medicina

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

9
Juliana Kain

Profesor Asociado

INTA

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

7
Mariana Cifuentes

Professor

Instituto de Nutricion y Tecnologia de los Alimentos

INTA UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

7
Carlos Márquez

Instructor Adjunto

INTA

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

5
Sonia Olivares

Profesor Titular

Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

5
Ximena Moreno

Docente Investigadora

Facultad de Psicología

Universidad San Sebastián

Santiago, Chile

5
Raquel Burrows

PROFESOR TITULAR

Instituto de Nutricion y Tecnologia de los Alimentos

universidad de

Santiago, Chile

4
Patricio Fuentes

Medico Neurologo

Medicina

Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

4
Daniel Bunout

INTA UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

4
Ricardo Cerda

Profesor Asistente

Ciencias de la Salud

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
Nelly Bustos

Profesor asistente

INSTITUTO DE NUTRICIÓN Y TÉCNOLOGIA DE LOS ALIMENTOS (INTA)

229781557, Chile

3
Jose Matamala

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Department of Neurological Science

University of Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
Bárbara Leyton

Academico

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
Macarena Valladares

Profesor asociado

UNIVERSIDAD BERNARDO O'HIGGINS

Santiago, Chile

3
Paola Amador

Fisiatra. Jefa de Servicio

de Medicina

Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
Marcela Reyes

Profesor Asistente

INSTITUTO DE NUTRICIÓN Y TECNOLOGÍA DE LOS ALIMENTOS (INTA)

Santiago, Chile

3
Estela Blanco

Profesor Asistente

Universidad Mayor de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Renato Verdugo

Professor

Medicine

Clinica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo

Santiago, Chile

2
igor cigarroa

Académico asociado

Facultad de Salud

Universidad Santo Tomás

Los Angeles, Chile

2
Eduardo Fuentes

Profesor Asistente

Ciencias de la Salud

Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Jose Aravena

PhD student

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Yale University

Santiago, Estados Unidos

2
Dominique Masferrer

Docente investigadora

Facultad de Medicina

Universidad del Desarrollo

Santiago, Chile

2
Miquel Martorell

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Nutrición y Dietética

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepción, Chile

2
Diego Garcia

Associate Professor

Nutricion

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Fernando Carrasco

Médico nutriólogo

Nutrición y Vida Saludable

Clínica Las Condes

Santiago, Chile

2
Monica Manrique

JEFE

ESPECIALIDADES CLÍNICAS

CLÍNICA MEDS LA DEHESA

LAS CONDES, Chile

2
Maria Garmendia

Academic

Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA)

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
María Acuña

Directora de Investigación, académico e investigador

Universidad Bernardo O´Higgins

Santiago, Chile

1
Alvaro Castillo

Associate Professor

Universidad Mayor de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Adrian Fuente

Profesor asociado

Fonoaudiología

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, ESCUELA DE FONOAUDIOLOGIA

Santiago, Chile

1
gabriel rada

director

Centro Evidencia UC

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

santiago, Chile

1
paula margozzini

Associate Professor

Public Health

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Guillermo Petzold

Associate Professor

Departament of Food Engineering

UNIVERSIDAD DEL BÍO-BÍO

Chillan, Chile

1
Manuel Espinoza

Profesor Asociado

Salud Pública

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Gonzalo Klaassen

Profesor asociado

especialidades

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
María Barrera

ACADEMICO

INSTITUTO DE NUTRICIÓN Y TECNOLOGÍA DE LOS ALIMENTOS

INTA. UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
MARIA JOSE HORMAZABAL

Doctorado Nutrición y alimentos

Universidad de Chile

santiago, Chile

1
Germán Lobos

Profesor Asociado

Economía y Finanzas

Universidad de Talca

Talca, Chile

1
Ana Pino

Associated Professor

LABORATORY OF CELL BIOLOGY

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, INSTITUTO DE NUTRICIÓN Y TECNOLOGÍA DE LOS ALIMENTOS (INTA)

Santiago, Chile

1
Rodrigo Giacaman

Full Professor

Oral Rehabilitation

UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA

Talca, Chile

1
Miguel Bustamante

DIRECTOR

OTEC

RYPA CAPACITACIÓN

Talca, Chile

1
Maria Martinez

Profesor Auxiliar

Instituto de Farmacia

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
Moisés Sandoval

Profesor Asistente

Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (INTA)

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Sandra Hirsch

planta

ECRAN

INTA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
CLAUDIA BAMBS

PROFESORA ASOCIADA

SALUD PÚBLICA

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Eduardo Fuentes

Profesor Asociado

Universidad de Talca

Talca, Chile

1
Iván Palomo

Hematology Professor

Clinical Biochemistry and Immunohematology

UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA

Talca, Chile

1
Rodrigo Mariño

Professor in Population Oral Health

Dental School

University of Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia

1
Juan Tapia

Profesor Asociado

UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA

Talca, Chile

1
Sergio Wehinger

Académico Asociado

Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunohematología

UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA

Talca, Chile

1
Mario Ociel Moya

Profesor adjunto

INTA

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
MARIA PAULINA CORREA

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION & FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Universidad de Chile

SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Chile

1
Nora Lutz

Directora Departamento Salud Pública

Salud Pública

UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO

Valparaiso, Chile