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Antioxidant Nutrients and Type 2 Diabetes
Use of Antioxidant Nutrients in the Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Rodney C. Ruhe, PhD, and Roger B. McDonald, PhD Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California [rbmcdonald@ucdavis.edu] Type 2 diabetes, or non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), … Continue reading
Soy Isoflavones
Soy Isoflavones – Benefits and Risks from Nature’s Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) Kenneth D. R. Setchell, PhD Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio [SETCK0@CHMCC.ORG] Phytoestrogens have become one of the more topical areas of interest in … Continue reading
Iron Deficiency in Women of Childearing Age
Dietary and Supplement Treatment of Iron Deficiency Results in Improvements in General Health and Fatigue in Australian Women of Childbearing Age Amanda J. Patterson, PhD, Wendy J Brown, PhD, and David C.K. Roberts, PhD Research Centre for Gender and Health … Continue reading
Cinnamon-derived Hydroxychalcone in Adipocytes
A Hydroxychalcone Derived from Cinnamon Functions as a Mimetic for Insulin in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes Karalee J. Jarvill-Taylor, PhD, Richard A. Anderson, PhD, and Donald J. Graves, PhD Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa (K.J.J.-T., … Continue reading
Monounsaturated Fat and LDL
Effects of Monounsaturated Enriched Sunflower Oil on CHD Risk Factors Including LDL Size and Copper-Induced LDL Oxidation Emma L. Ashton, PhD, James D. Best, MD, and Madeleine J. Ball, MBBCh, MD School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Tasmania, Tasmania (E.L.A., … Continue reading