Podcasts: compartilhando informações de saúde para idosos em tempos de COVID-19 / Podcasts: sharing health information for elderly people in COVID-19 times

Durante a pandemia da COVID-19, doença causada pelo novo coronavírus (Sars-CoV-2), o isolamento social se apresentou como uma das medidas mais eficazes para a prevenção da doença e para desacelerar a transmissão do vírus, posto que, inicialmente, era inexistente medidas farmacológicos e/ou tratamento específico. Neste cenário pandêmico, houve um aumento da utilização de tecnologias e mídias, em que nos deparamos com inúmeros recursos digitais, e que passaram a ser o principal meio de interação entre as pessoas. Os podcasts, comparados aos programas de rádio, são outro canal de compartilhamento de conteúdo em formato de arquivo de áudio, permitindo criar conteúdo com temas ilimitados e direcionados a públicos diversos, pois são gravados e permitem que o público determine o tema e o que deseja ouvir. Isto posto, este estudo teve como objetivo descrever um relato de experiência sobre a produção e a difusão de materiais informativos e educativos, por meio da reprodução de podcasts transmitidos via rádio para propagar orientações de nutrição e cuidados com a saúde em tempo da COVID-19, como meio de interação com a população idosa. Para a realização das ações educativas foram produzidos sete podcasts abordando diversos temas como: higienização de embalagens de alimentos, aproveitamento integral dos alimentos, uso de ervas e temperos e sobre o consumo de chás. A reprodução dos podcasts na rádio local mostrou-se um meio de levar informações de saúde aos ouvintes, de forma eficiente e muito mais abrangente, beneficiando não só aos idosos, mas a toda população. 

Effect of maternal supplementation with vitamin E on the concentration of α-tocopherol in colostrum

Objective: To evaluate the effect of maternal supplementation with vitamin E on the concentration of α-tocopherol in colostrum and its supply to the newborn. Method: This randomized clinical trial enrolled 99 healthy adult pregnant women; of these, 39 were assigned to the control group and 60 to the supplemented group. After an overnight fast, 5 mL of blood and 2 mL of colostrum were collected. After the first sampling (0 h milk), the supplemented group received 400 IU of supplementary vitamin E. Another 2 mL milk aliquot was collected in both groups 24 h after supplementation (24 h milk). The samples were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. The α-tocopherol content provided by colostrum was calculated by considering a daily intake of 396 mL of milk and comparing the resulting value to the recommended daily intake for infants aged 0–6 months (4 mg/day). Results: The initial mean concentration of α-tocopherol in colostrum was 1509.3 ± 793.7 μg/dL in the control group and 1452.9 ± 808.6 μg/dL in the supplemented group. After 24 h, the mean α-tocopherol concentration was 1650.6 ± 968.7 μg/dL in the control group (p > 0.05) and 2346.9 ± 1203.2 μg/dL in the supplemented group (p  0,05), já no grupo suplementado a concentração média foi 2346,9 ± 1203,2 μg/dL (p < 0,001), aumentando assim a oferta de vitamina E para o recém-nascido para 9,3 mg/dia. Inicialmente 18 mulheres do grupo suplementado forneciam valores inferiores a 4 mg/dia de α-tocoferol em seu colostro, após suplementação apenas 6 continuaram a fornecer quantidade inferior ao recomendado. Conclusão: A suplementação materna com vitamina E promove o aumento do fornecimento da vitamina para o recém-nascido, fornecendo mais do que o dobroda Ingestão Diária Recomendada. Keywords: Maternal supplementation, Vitamin E, Alpha-tocopherol, Nutritional needs, Newborn, Human colostrum, Palavras-chave: Suplementação materna, Vitamina E, Alfa-tocoferol, Requerimento nutricional, Recém-nascido, Colostro human

Effect of maternal supplementation with vitamin E on the concentration of α‐tocopherol in colostrum

Objective: To evaluate the effect of maternal supplementation with vitamin E on the concentration of α‐tocopherol in colostrum and its supply to the newborn. Method: This randomized clinical trial enrolled 99 healthy adult pregnant women; of these, 39 were assigned to the control group and 60 to the supplemented group. After an overnight fast, 5 mL of blood and 2 mL of colostrum were collected. After the first sampling (0 h milk), the supplemented group received 400 IU of supplementary vitamin E. Another 2 mL milk aliquot was collected in both groups 24 h after supplementation (24 h milk). The samples were analyzed by high‐performance liquid chromatography. The α‐tocopherol content provided by colostrum was calculated by considering a daily intake of 396 mL of milk and comparing the resulting value to the recommended daily intake for infants aged 0–6 months (4 mg/day). Results: The initial mean concentration of α‐tocopherol in colostrum was 1509.3 ± 793.7 μg/dL in the control group and 1452.9 ± 808.6 μg/dL in the supplemented group. After 24 h, the mean α‐tocopherol concentration was 1650.6 ± 968.7 μg/dL in the control group (p > 0.05) and 2346.9 ± 1203.2 μg/dL in the supplemented group (p < 0.001), increasing the vitamin E supply to the newborn to 9.3 mg/day. Initially, 18 women in the supplemented group provided colostrum α‐tocopherol contents below 4 mg/day; after supplementation only six continued to provide less than the recommended amount. Conclusion: Maternal vitamin E supplementation increases the supply of the vitamin to the infant by providing more than twice the Recommended Daily Intake

Effect of maternal supplementation with vitamin E on the concentration of α-tocopherol in colostrum,

Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the effect of maternal supplementation with vitamin E on the concentration of α-tocopherol in colostrum and its supply to the newborn. Method: This randomized clinical trial enrolled 99 healthy adult pregnant women; of these, 39 were assigned to the control group and 60 to the supplemented group. After an overnight fast, 5 mL of blood and 2 mL of colostrum were collected. After the first sampling (0 h milk), the supplemented group received 400 IU of supplementary vitamin E. Another 2 mL milk aliquot was collected in both groups 24 h after supplementation (24 h milk). The samples were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. The α-tocopherol content provided by colostrum was calculated by considering a daily intake of 396 mL of milk and comparing the resulting value to the recommended daily intake for infants aged 0-6 months (4 mg/day). Results: The initial mean concentration of α-tocopherol in colostrum was 1509.3 ± 793.7 µg/dL in the control group and 1452.9 ± 808.6 µg/dL in the supplemented group. After 24 h, the mean α-tocopherol concentration was 1650.6 ± 968.7 µg/dL in the control group (p > 0.05) and 2346.9 ± 1203.2 µg/dL in the supplemented group (p < 0.001), increasing the vitamin E supply to the newborn to 9.3 mg/day. Initially, 18 women in the supplemented group provided colostrum α-tocopherol contents below 4 mg/day; after supplementation only six continued to provide less than the recommended amount. Conclusion: Maternal vitamin E supplementation increases the supply of the vitamin to the infant by providing more than twice the Recommended Daily Intake

Alpha-tocopherol concentration in serum and colostrum of mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare the levels of &#945;-tocopherol in colostrum and in the serum of healthy and diabetic mothers.METHODS: This cross-sectional study enrolled 51 volunteer mothers, 20 with the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus and 31 without associated diseases. Serum and colostrum samples were collected in fasting in the immediate postpartum period and &#945;-tocopherol was analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). In order to define the nutritional status of vitamin E, the cutoff point for the serum (697.7µg/dL) was adopted. Student's t-test for independent variables compared the average concentrations of &#945;-tocopherol in the serum and in the colostrum between control and gestational diabetes mellitus groups. Pearson's correlation was used to assess the relationship between the concentration of &#945;-tocopherol in serum and colostrum for both groups. Differences were considered significant when p<0.05.RESULTS: The &#945;-tocopherol concentration in colostrum was 1,483.1±533.8µg/dL for Control Group and 1,368.8±681.8µg/dL for diabetic women, without differences between groups (p=0.50). However, &#945;-tocopherol concentration in the serum was 1,059.5±372.7µg/dL in the Control Group and 1,391.4±531.5µg/dL in the diabetic one (p<0.01). No correlation was found between the concentration of &#945;-tocopherol in the serum and in the colostrum for control and diabetic groups.CONCLUSIONS: The groups had adequate nutritional status of vitamin E. Gestational diabetes was not associated with changes in &#945;-tocopherol concentration in colostrum