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Free Radicals in Infants
Effects of the Early Nutrition on Free Radical Formation in VLBW Infants with Respiratory Distress Erika Tomsits, MD, PhD, Katalin Rischák, and Lajos Szollár 2nd Department of Pediatrics, Department of Pathophysiology, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary Objective: We studied … Continue reading
Leptin and Sickle Cell Disease
Plasma Leptin Association with Body Composition and Energy Expenditure in Sickle Cell Disease Maciej S. Buchowski, PhD, Lorenza A. Simmons, BS, Kong Y. Chen, PhD, Paul J. Flakoll, PhD, FACN, Beverly G. Mellen, PhD, and Ernest A. Turner, MD Center … Continue reading
Calcium and PMS
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
Magnesium in Human Milk
Magnesium in Human Milk José G. Dórea, Ph.D. Department of Nutrition, Universidade de Brasilia,70919-970 Brasilia, Brazil Reported concentrations for magnesium in breast milk vary over a wide range (15 to 64 mg/L) with a median value of 31 mg/L and … Continue reading
Calcium and Osteoporosis
Calcium, Dairy Products and Osteoporosis Robert P. Heaney, MD, FACP, FAIN John A. Creighton University Professor, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska Osteoporosis is a multifactorial disorder in which nutrition plays a role but does not account for the totality of the … Continue reading