Category Archives: Archive

Iron Absorption and Malnutrition

Iron Absorption during Recovery from Malnutrition Edgar Vasquez Garibay, MD, Irene Santos Torres, MD, Steven E. Nelson, BA, Ekhard E. Ziegler, MD, FACN, Ronald R. Rogers, BS, Morteza Janghorbani, PhD, and Samuel J. Fomon, MD Instituto de Nutricion Humana, Hospital … Continue reading

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Arabinogalactan and Gastrointestinal Function

Effects of Dietary Arabinogalactan on Gastrointestinal and Blood Parameters in Healthy Human Subjects Ramona R. Robinson, MS, RD, Joellen Feirtag, PhD, and Joanne L. Slavin, PhD, RD Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota [jslavin@tc.umn.edu] … Continue reading

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Carotenoids and LDL Oxidation

No Significant Effects of Lutein, Lycopene or Beta-Carotene Supplementation on Biological Markers of Oxidative Stress and LDL Oxidizability in Healthy Adult Subjects Isabelle A. Hininger, PhD, Anita Meyer-Wenger, PhD, Ulrich Moser, PhD, Anthony Wright, PhD, Susan Southon, PhD, David Thurnham, … Continue reading

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Garlic Supplements : Uses and Effects

Hypocholesterolemic Effect of an Enteric-Coated Garlic Supplement David Kannar, PhD, Naiyana Wattanapenpaiboon, PhD, Gayle S Savige, PhD, Mark L Wahlqvist, MD, FACN Department of Medicine, Monash Medical Centre (D.K.), Asia Pacific Health and Nutrition Centre, Monash Asia Institute (N.W.), International … Continue reading

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Calcium and Bone Mass Among Adolescent Girls

Calcium Intake and Bone Mass Development Among Israeli Adolescent Girls Geila S. Rozen, RD, PhD, Gad Rennert, MD, Hedy S. Rennert, MPH, Gissel Diab, RD, MSc, Dib Daud, MD, Sofia Ish-Shalom, MD Department of Diet and Nutrition (G.S.R., G.D.), Metabolic … Continue reading

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Zinc and Chromium Supplements in Diabetics

Potential Antioxidant Effects of Zinc and Chromium Supplementation in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Richard A. Anderson, PhD, CNS, FACN, Anne-Marie Roussel, PhD, FACN, Nouri Zouari, MD, PhD, Sylvia Mahjoub, MD, Jean-Marc Matheau, and Abdelhamid Kerkeni, PhD Nutrient Requirements … Continue reading

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Benefits of Breast and Bottle Fed Infants

A Comparison of Intakes of Breast-Fed and Bottle-Fed Infants during the First Two Days of Life Shaul Dollberg, MD, Sigalit Lahav, RN, Francis B. Mimouni, MD, FACN The Department of Neonatology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel … Continue reading

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High Energy Diets

High-Energy Diets, Fatty Acids and Endothelial Cell Function: Implications for Atherosclerosis Bernhard Hennig, PhD, RD, FACN, Michal Toborek, MD, PhD, FACN, and Craig J. McClain, MD, FACN Departments of Animal Sciences (B.H.) and Surgery (M.T.), and Graduate Centers for Nutritional … Continue reading

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Is Calcium Important For Children?

Calcium Requirements during Adolescence to Maximize Bone Health John J. B. Anderson, Ph.D., FACN Schools of Public Health and Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill [jjb_anderson@unc.edu] The calcium requirements of boys and girls during adolescence have largely been based … Continue reading

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What Foods Have Calcium?

The Importance of Meeting Calcium Needs with Foods Gregory D. Miller, PhD, FACN, Judith K. Jarvis, MS, RD, LD, Lois D. McBean, MS, RD National Dairy Council, Rosemont, Illinois (G.D.M., J.K.J.), Nutrition Consultant, Ann Arbor, Michigan (L.D.M.) [gregorym@rosedmi.com] Calcium can … Continue reading

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Oxidative Stress in Cystic Fibrosis

Oxidative Stress in Cystic Fibrosis: Dietary and Metabolic Factors Lisa G. Wood, BSc (Hons), Dominic A. Fitzgerald, MBBS, PhD, Peter G. Gibson, MBBS, David M. Cooper, MBBS, Clare E. Collins, PhD, and Manohar L. Garg, PhD Discipline of Nutrition and … Continue reading

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Immune Enhancement from Lactobacilli

Systemic Immunity-Enhancing Effects in Healthy Subjects Following Dietary Consumption of the Lactic Acid Bacterium Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 Ying-H. Sheih, MD, B.-L. Chiang, MD, L.-H. Wang, MD, Chuh-K. Liao, MD, and Harsharnjit S. Gill, PhD Taipei Medical College Hospital (Y.-H.S., C.-K.L.), … Continue reading

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Flaxseed in Lupus Nephritis

Flaxseed in Lupus Nephritis: A Two-Year Nonplacebo-Controlled Crossover Study William F. Clark, MD, Claude Kortas, MD, A. Paul Heidenheim, MSoc, Jocelyn Garland, MD Evelyn Spanner, RPDt, and Anwar Parbtani, PhD London Health Sciences Centre – Westminster Campus, The University of … Continue reading

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Nutritional Status of Elderly in Taiwan

Nutritional Status of Functionally Dependent and Nonfunctionally Dependent Elderly in Taiwan Yi-Chia Huang, RD, PhD, Song-Lin Wueng, RD, MS, Chu-Chyn Ou, RD, MS, Chien-Hsiang Cheng, MD, and Kuo-Hsiung Su, PhD School of Nutrition and Institute of Nutritional Science, Chung Shan … Continue reading

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Folate Status in Women after Folic Acid Fortification

Folate Status in Women of Childbearing Age Residing in Southern California after Folic Acid Fortification Marie A. Caudill, PhD, RD, Thia Le, MS, Sheniz A. Moonie, MS, Setareh Torabian Esfahani, MS, and Edward A Cogger, PhD Food, Nutrition and Consumer … Continue reading

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Genetics of Nutrition and Toxicology

Genetic Aspects of Nutrition and Toxicology: Report of a Workshop Michael C. Archer, PhD, Thomas W. Clarkson, PhD, and J. J. (Sean) Strain, PhD Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA (M.C.A.), Environmental Health Science Center, University … Continue reading

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Zinc’s Effect on The Eye

Zinc and the Eye Bruce H. Grahn, DVM, Phyllis G. Paterson, PhD, Katherine T. Gottschall-Pass, PhD, and Zhen Zhang, MSc Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine B.H.G.), College of Pharmacy and Nutrition (P.G.P., Z.Z.), University … Continue reading

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GI Effects of Guar Gum

The Effect of Different Dosages of Guar Gum on Gastric Emptying and Small Intestinal Transit of a Consumed Semisolid Meal Michiel A. van Nieuwenhoven, PhD, Eva M.R. Kovacs, MSc, Robert-Jan M. Brummer, MD, PhD, Margriet S. Westerterp-Plantenga, PhD, and Fred … Continue reading

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Nutrition and IGF-I in Tube-Feeding

The Influence of Nutrition on IGF-1 in Tube-Fed Profoundly Retarded Adults Norris R. Glick, MD, Milton H. Fischer, PhD, and William N. Adkins, Jr., MD Central Wisconsin Center (N.R.G., M.H.F., W.N.A.) and Departments of Pediatrics (N.R.G., W.N.A.) and Rehabilitation Medicine … Continue reading

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Skin Aging and Food Intake in Elderly

Skin Wrinkling: Can Food Make a Difference? Martalena br Purba, BSc, MCN, Antigone Kouris-Blazos, PhD, Naiyana Wattanapenpaiboon, PhD, Widjaja Lukito, MD, PhD, Elizabet M Rothenberg, PhD, Bertil C. Steen, MD, PhD, and Mark L. Wahlqvist, MD, FACN International Health and … Continue reading

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