Category: Nutrition

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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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 Bone … 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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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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