Looking Beyond the Marketing Claims of New Beverages: Health Risks of Consuming Sports Drinks, Energy Drinks, Fortified Waters, and Other Flavored Beverages [PDF]
Consumption of several new categories of beverages has increased significantly in recent years. Sold in cans and bottles in many venues and heavily marketed as health and strength enhancing, these beverages have become popular among children and ...
Christina Becker +2 more
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Quercetin metabolism by fecal microbiota from healthy elderly human subjects. [PDF]
Quercetin is a polyphenol found in food that has numerous health benefits. This study investigated the relationship between quercetin metabolism, gut microbiota composition, and dietary intake in elderly Japanese subjects.
Motoi Tamura +6 more
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Nutrition-Based Modulation of Poly-ADP-Ribosylation and its possible role in Alzheimer’s disease [PDF]
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease and the main reason of dementia in the elderly. On the pathological point of view, it is characterized by extracellular aggregates of amyloid peptides and intracellular deposits of tau
Fuso, Andrea, Martire, Sara
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EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS ON CONSUMPTION OF SELECTED FOOD NUTRIENTS [PDF]
The effects of socioeconomic and demographic factors on the consumption of food energy, protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, calcium, phosphorus, and iron are examined.
Nayga, Rodolfo M., Jr.
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Background Dietary nutrient intake plays a significant role in carcinogenesis. Few studies have investigated the association between dietary nutrient intake and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) risk in China.
Zhe Wang +13 more
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Background: The key issue is whether voluntarily fortified foods and vitamin/mineral supplements available on the market serve public health needs.
Ewa Sicińska +6 more
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Impact of voluntary food fortification practices in Ireland: trends in nutrient intakes in Irish adults between 1997-9 and 2008-10. [PDF]
Because of the discretionary nature of voluntary food fortification in the European Union, there is a need to monitor fortification practices and consumption of fortified foods in order to assess the efficacy and safety of such additions on an ongoing ...
Flynn, Albert +3 more
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Effects of food prices and consumer income on nutrient availability: An application of the demand for dairy products in Tunisia [PDF]
Number of Tunisian food demand studies have measured the influence of traditional variables, such as income and prices, and in some cases some socio-demographic variables.
Dhehibi, Boubaker, Laajimi, Abderraouf
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Determining the relative validity and reproducibility of a complementary food frequency questionnaire to assess nutrient intake in New Zealand infants aged 9 to 12 months : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand [PDF]
Background: Obtaining information on dietary intake in infants is challenging but necessary to help understand the relationship between diet and growth and development.
Judd, Amy
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Comparison of a web-based 24-h dietary recall tool (Foodbook24) to an interviewer-led 24-h dietary recall [PDF]
Web-based tools have the potential to reduce the cost of dietary assessment; however, it is necessary to establish their performance compared to traditional dietary assessment methods.
Blain, Richard J. +6 more
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