Category: Supplements
Iron Deficiency Treatment, and Supplements
Can Dietary Treatment of Non-Anemic Iron Deficiency Improve Iron Status? Anne-Louise M. Heath, PhD, C. Murray Skeaff, PhD, Sue M. O’Brien, BHSc, RD(NZ), Sheila M. Williams, BS, PGDip, and Rosalind S. Gibson, PhD Departments of Human Nutrition (A.-L.M.H., C.M.S., S.M.O., … Continue reading
Calcium in Hypertension and Obesity
Calcium Modulation of Hypertension and Obesity: Mechanisms and Implications Michael B. Zemel, PhD Departments of Nutrition and Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee [mzemel@utk.edu] Regulation of intracellular calcium plays a key role in hypertension and obesity. Dysregulation of calcium homeostasis … Continue reading
Nutrient Interactions with SERMs
Constructive Interactions among Nutrients and Bone-Active Pharmacologic Agents with Principal Emphasis on Calcium, Phosphorus, Vitamin D and Protein Robert P. Heaney, MD John A. Creighton University Professor, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska [rheaney@creighton.edu] Current and emerging bone active pharmacologic agents are … Continue reading
Phytoestrogens and Osteoporosis
The Role of Phytoestrogens in the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Ovarian Hormone Deficiency Bahram H. Arjmandi, PhD, RD Department of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma [arjmand@okstate.edu] Ovarian hormone deficiency is a major risk factor for osteoporosis … Continue reading
Anti-inflammatory Activities of Lactoferrin
Antiinflammatory Activities of Lactoferrin Orla M. Conneely, PhD Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas [orlac@bcm.tmc.edu] Lactoferrin is a non-heme iron binding glycoprotein produced during lactation and by epithelial cells at mucosal surfaces. The protein … Continue reading