Category: Archive
The Bioavailability of Dietary Calcium
Léon Guéguen, MsScAgr, and A. Pointillart, DVM, PhD Laboratoire de Nutrition et Sécurité Alimentaire, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Jouy-en-Josas, France This update focuses on the bioavailability of dietary calcium for humans. Fundamentals of calcium metabolism, intestinal absorption, urinary … Continue reading
CLA and Disease
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a derivative of a fatty acid linoleic acid (LA), has been reported to decrease tumorigenesis in animals. CLA is unique because unlike most antioxidants which are components of plant products, it is present in food from … Continue reading
Physical Maturity and Bone Mass
A Noninvasive Measure of Physical Maturity as a Predictor of Bone Mass in Children Dorothy A. Nelson, PhD, and David A. Barondess, PhD Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan Objective: The … Continue reading
The Effects of Varying Dietary Fat on the Nutrient Intake in Male and Female Runners
Peter J. Horvath, PhD, FACN, CNS, Colleen K. Eagen, MS, Stacie D. Ryer-Calvin, BA, and David R. Pendergast, EdD, FACN Departments of Physical Therapy, Exercise & Nutrition Sciences and Physiology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York Objective: The present study … Continue reading
A Diet High in Whole and Unrefined Foods Favorably Alters Lipids, Antioxidant Defenses and Colon Function
Bonnie Bruce, DrPH, MPH, RD, FACN, Gene A. Spiller, PhD, DSc, FACN, CNS, Leslie M. Klevay, MD, and Sandra K. Gallagher Sphera Foundation, Los Altos, California (B.B., G.A.S.), USDA-ARS Human Nutrition Research Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota (L.M.K., S.K.G.) Objective: … Continue reading