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Foods, Fortificants, and Supplements: Where Do Americans Get Their Nutrients?

Journal of NutriLife, 2011
Limited data are available on the source of usual nutrient intakes in the United States. This analysis aimed to assess contributions of micronutrients to usual intakes derived from all sources (naturally occurring, fortified and enriched, and dietary ...
V. Fulgoni, D. Keast, R. Bailey, J. Dwyer   +3 more
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Estimation of Water Footprint Compartments in National Wheat Production

مجله آب و خاک, 2016
Introduction: Water use and pollution have raised to a critical level in many compartments of the world. If humankind is to meet the challenges over the coming fifty years, the agricultural share of water use has to be substantially reduced.
B. Ababaei, H. Ramezani Etedali
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The Mediterranean Diet and Nutritional Adequacy: A Review

Nutrients, 2014
The Mediterranean dietary pattern, through a healthy profile of fat intake, low proportion of carbohydrate, low glycemic index, high content of dietary fiber, antioxidant compounds, and anti-inflammatory effects, reduces the risk of certain pathologies ...
I. Castro-Quezada, Blanca Roman-Viñas, L. Serra-Majem   +2 more
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Are women with history of pre-eclampsia starting a new pregnancy in good nutritional status in South Africa and Zimbabwe?

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background Maternal nutritional status before and during pregnancy is an important contributor to pregnancy outcomes and early child health. The aim of this study was to describe the preconceptional nutritional status and dietary intake during pregnancy ...
Gabriela Cormick, Ana Pilar Betrán, Janetta Harbron, Tina Dannemann Purnat, Catherine Parker, David Hall, Armando H. Seuc, James M. Roberts, José M. Belizán, G. Justus Hofmeyr, on behalf of the Calcium and Pre-eclampsia Study Group   +10 more
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Protein intake trends and conformity with the Dietary Reference Intakes in the United States: analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2014.

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2018
Background Systematic analysis of dietary protein intake may identify demographic groups within the American population that are not meeting the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs). Objective This cross-sectional study analyzed protein intake trends (2001-
C. Berryman, H. Lieberman, V. Fulgoni, S. Pasiakos   +3 more
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Inadequacy of Immune Health Nutrients: Intakes in US Adults, the 2005–2016 NHANES

Nutrients, 2020
A well-functioning immune system is essential for human health and well-being. Micronutrients such as vitamins A, C, D, E, and zinc have several functions throughout the immune system, yet inadequate nutrient intakes are pervasive in the US population. A
C. Reider, R. Chung, Prasad P. Devarshi, R. Grant, Susan Hazels Mitmesser   +4 more
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Determination of Endodormancy Break in Almond Flower Buds by a Correlation Model Using the Average Temperature of Different Day Intervals and its Application to the Estimation of Chill and Heat Requirements and Blooming Date [PDF]

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 2005
Almond ( Prunus amygdalus Batsch.) blooming date is determined by the temperatures during the dormancy period, from the onset of endodormancy to just before blooming. In this work we have developed a model, based on several years data, to estimate the mean transition date from endodormancy to
J.M. Alonso, J.M. Ansón, M.T. Espiau, R. Socias i Company   +3 more
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Biofortification of field-grown cassava by engineering expression of an iron transporter and ferritin

Nature Biotechnology, 2019
Less than 10% of the estimated average requirement (EAR) for iron and zinc is provided by consumption of storage roots of the staple crop cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in West African human populations. We used genetic engineering to improve mineral
N. Narayanan, G. Beyene, R. Chauhan, Eliana Gaitán-Solís, J. Gehan, Paula A. Butts, Dimuth Siritunga, I. Okwuonu, A. Woll, D. M. Jiménez-Aguilar, E. Boy, M. Grusak, Paul Anderson, N. Taylor   +13 more
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Differences in nutritional status of preschool children in the context of the maternal social characteristics

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2017
Objectives: It is generally accepted that maternal factors are important in maintaining the adequate nutritional status of young children. This study was aimed at verifying whether mother’s socio-demographic (age and relationship status) and socio ...
Adrianna Potocka, Aleksandra Jacukowicz
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Vitamin E and Mortality in Male Smokers of the ATBC Study: Implications for Nutritional Recommendations

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2020
The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI)-monograph (USA/Canada) states that the estimated average requirement (EAR) of vitamin E for men and women of any age is 12 mg/day.
Harri Hemilä
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