Caffeine and Effects on Hydration

Posted on December 27, 2010 by admin

The Effect of Caffeinated, Non-Caffeinated, Caloric and Non-Caloric Beverages on Hydration

Ann C. Grandjean, EdD, FACN, CNS, Kristin J. Reimers, RD, MS, Karen E. Bannick, MA, and Mary C. Haven, MS

The Center for Human Nutrition, (A.C.G., K.J.R.), School of Allied Health Professions, University of Nebraska Medical Center (M.C.H.), Omaha, Nebraska, Bannick Consulting, Isle, Minnesota (K.E.B.) E-mail: agrandjean@unmc.edu

Objective: To examine the effect of various combinations of beverages on hydration status in healthy free-living adult males. Continue reading →

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Weight Loss Diets and Reviews

Posted on December 27, 2010 by admin

Health Advantages and Disadvantages of Weight-Reducing Diets: A Computer Analysis and Critical Review

James W. Anderson, MD, FACN, Elizabeth C. Konz, MS, RD, David J. A. Jenkins, PhD, MD, FACN

Metabolic Research Group, Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, and Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (J.W.A., E.C.K.),Clinical Nutrition & Risk Factor Modification Center, St. Michael’s Hospital, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA, (D.J.A.J.) E-mail: jwandersmd@aol.com

Background: Some weight-loss diets are nutritionally sound and consistent with recommendations for healthy eating while others are “fad” diets encouraging irrational and, sometimes, unsafe practices.

Objective: The purpose of the study was to compare several weight loss diets and assess their potential long-term effects. Continue reading →

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Nutrition Associated Complications

Posted on December 27, 2010 by admin

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 of Clinical Pharmacy (G.S.S., K.D.), Family Medicine (W.H.R.),and Medicine (V.L.C., M.M.), The University of Mississippi Jackson, Mississippi, and Department of Pharmacy Services (T.C.), Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas E-mail: gsacks@pharmacy.umsmed.edu

Objective: The primary objective of this study was to assess the use of Subjective Global Assessment to identify nutrition-associated complications and death in a geriatric population. A secondary objective was to evaluate the ability of Subjective Global Assessment to identify geriatric residents of long-term care facilities who were undernourished or at risk for developing undernutrition. Continue reading →

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Lycopene, Cancer and Heart Disease

Posted on December 27, 2010 by admin

Role of Antioxidant Lycopene in Cancer and Heart Disease

A. Venket Rao, PhD, and Sanjiv Agarwal, PhD

Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 150 College Street, Toronto, Ontario CANADA E-mail: v.rao@utoronto.ca

Lycopene, a carotenoid without provitamin-A activity, is present in many fruits and vegetables; however, tomatoes and processed tomato products constitute the major source of lycopene in North American diet. Among the carotenoids, lycopene is a major component found in the serum and other tissues. Continue reading →

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Nutrients From Eggs

Posted on December 25, 2010 by admin

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

Objectives: The main purposes of this study were (1) to assess the nutritional significance of eggs in the American diet and (2) to estimate the degree of association between egg consumption and serum cholesterol concentration. Continue reading →

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