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Iron Deficiency Treatment, and Supplements
Can Dietary Treatment of Non-Anemic Iron Deficiency Improve Iron Status? Anne-Louise M. Heath, PhD, C. Murray Skeaff, PhD, Sue M. O’Brien, BHSc, RD(NZ), Sheila M. Williams, BS, PGDip, and Rosalind S. Gibson, PhD Departments of Human Nutrition (A.-L.M.H., C.M.S., S.M.O., … Continue reading
Dietary Methionine Restriction with Pharmacologic Cancer Therapy
Can Dietary Methionine Restriction Increase the Effectiveness of Chemotherapy in Treatment of Advanced Cancer? Daniel E. Epner, MD Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas [depner@bcm.tmc.edu] Most metastatic tumors, such as those originating in the prostate, lung, and gastrointestinal tract, respond … Continue reading
Calcium in Hypertension and Obesity
Calcium Modulation of Hypertension and Obesity: Mechanisms and Implications Michael B. Zemel, PhD Departments of Nutrition and Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee [mzemel@utk.edu] Regulation of intracellular calcium plays a key role in hypertension and obesity. Dysregulation of calcium homeostasis … Continue reading
Nonlipid Dietary Factors in Cardiovascular Disease
Dietary Effects on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Beyond Saturated Fatty Acids and Cholesterol Robert J. Nicolosi, PhD, FACN, Thomas A. Wilson, PhD, MPH, Carl Lawton, PhD, and Garry J. Handelman, PhD Departments of Health and Clinical Science and Chemical Engineering, … Continue reading
Fatty Acids and Bone Biology
Nutraceutical Fatty Acids as Biochemical and Molecular Modulators of Skeletal Biology Bruce A. Watkins, PhD, FACN, Yong Li, PhD, and Mark F. Seifert, PhD Department of Food Science, Lipid Chemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, and Department … Continue reading