Leptin and Sickle Cell Disease

Posted on December 25, 2010 by admin

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 for Nutrition (M.S.B., L.A.S.) and Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center (E.A.T.) at Meharry Medical College, 1005 D.B. Todd Blvd. and Departments of Medicine (K.Y.C., M.S.B.), Surgery (P.J.F.), and Preventive Medicine (B.G.M.) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 21st Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee

Objective: To examine the association between fasting plasma leptin concentrations and the hypercatabolic state observed in sickle cell disease SCD. Continue reading →

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Calcium and PMS

Posted on December 25, 2010 by admin

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 described as one of the most common disorders in women. Continue reading →

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Magnesium in Human Milk

Posted on December 25, 2010 by admin

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 75 % of reported mean concentrations below 35 mg/L. Continue reading →

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Calcium and Osteoporosis

Posted on December 25, 2010 by admin

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 problem. 139 papers published since 1975 and describing studies of the relationship of calcium intake and bone health are briefly analyzed. Continue reading →

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Milk Protein Quality : Amount of Protein in Milk Types

Posted on December 25, 2010 by admin

Nutritional and Physiological Criteria in the Assessment of Milk Protein Quality for Humans

Cécile Bos, PhD, Claire Gaudichon, PhD, and Daniel Tomé, PhD

INRA, Nutrition Humaine et Physiologie Intestinale, Institut National Agronomique, Paris-Grignon, 16 rue Claude Bernard, Paris, France

Dietary protein quality is influenced by several factors and especially the amino acid composition as well as the bioavailability of the protein. The method to assess the dietary, protein quality recommended by the FAO/WHO (1985, 1990) is based on the ability of the protein to satisfy the indispensable amino acid requirements. Continue reading →

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