Category: Supplements
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
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
Serum Vitamin B12, C and Folate Concentrations in the New Mexico Elder Health Survey
Robert D. Lindeman, MD, FACN, Linda J. Romero, MD, Kathleen M. Koehler, PhD, MPH, FACN, Hwa Chi Liang, MA, Asenath LaRue, PhD, Richard N. Baumgartner, PhD, and Philip J.Garry, PhD, FACN Department of Internal Medicine (R.D.L., R.N.B.), Department of Family … Continue reading
The Interaction Between Dietary Fructose and Magnesium Adversely Affects Macromineral Homeostasis in Men
David B. Milne, PhD, and Forrest H. Nielsen, PhD United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota Objective: Studies with rats have found that an interaction between fructose and magnesium … Continue reading