Category Archives: Nutrition

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Effects of a Cereal Rich in Soluble Fiber on Body Composition and Dietary Compliance During Consumption of a Hypocaloric Diet Edward Saltzman, MD, Julio C. Moriguti, MD, Sai Krupa Das, MS, Alberto Corrales, Paul Fuss, Andrew S. Greenberg, MD, and … Continue reading →

Nutrition in Bone Health Revisited: A Story Beyond Calcium Jasminka Z. Ilich, PhD, RD, Jane E. Kerstetter, PhD, RD University of Connecticut, School of Allied Health, Storrs, Connecticut [ernst@uconnvm.uconn.edu] Osteoporosis is a complex, multi-factorial condition characterized by reduced bone mass … Continue reading →

Use of Subjective Global Assessment to Identify Nutrition-Associated Complications and Death in Geriatric Long-Term Care Facility Residents Gordon S. Sacks, PharmD, Kaye Dearman, PharmD, William H. Replogle, PhD, Virginia L. Cora, DSN, RNCS, Mark Meeks, MD, Todd Canada, PharmD Departments … Continue reading →

Nutritional Contribution of Eggs to American Diets Won O. Song, PhD, MPH, RD, and Jean M. Kerver, MS, RD Food and Nutrition Database Research Center, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan E-mail: song@pilot.msu.edu … Continue reading →

Lactoferrin Levels in Term and Preterm Milk Patricia A. Ronayne de Ferrer, PhD, Andrea Baroni, BS, María E. Sambucetti, PhD, Nora E. López, MD, and José M. Ceriani Cernadas, MD Department of Nutrition and Food Science, School of Pharmacy and … Continue reading →

Micronutrients and the Premenstrual Syndrome:The Case for Calcium Susan Thys-Jacobs, MD Clinical Director, Metabolic Bone Center, St.Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York Premenstrual syndrome afflicts millions of premenopausal women and has been … Continue reading →

Instructions for Authors The Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition welcomes manuscripts of high scientific quality which are relevant to human nutrition. Submissions will be considered in the following categories: 1. Original articles pertaining to innovative … Continue reading →