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Ergogenic dietary aids for the elderly
22 December 2011
Abstract: Ergogenic dietary aids might be useful adjunctive therapy to enhance the effects of exercise in the elderly, who lose physical function with age. Many such aids have been tested in athletes ...
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E. Paul Cherniack
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225-229
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The role of probiotics in gastrointestinal surgery
Abstract: The intestinal microbiota, which is a complex and dynamic population of different bacterial species, represents an important contribution to the health of the host. This microbiota plays a k...
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Maria Isabel T.D. Correia,
Juliana C. Liboredo,
Marcella L.D. Consoli
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230-234
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| Applied Nutritional Investigations |
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Sulfur amino acid-free diet results in increased glutamate in human midbrain: A pilot magnetic resonance spectroscopic study
15 September 2011
Abstract: Objective: This pilot study was designed to determine if metabolic effects in different brain regions (left and right parietal lobes, midbrain) caused by 3 d of food consumption without meth...
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Youngja Park,
Tiejun Zhao,
Nana Gletsu Miller,
Seoung Bum Kim,
Carolyn Jonas Accardi,
Thomas R. Ziegler,
Xiaoping Hu,
Dean P. Jones
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235-241
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Dietary patterns and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among Iranian children
26 August 2011
Abstract: Objective: This study was conducted to assess the relation of major dietary patterns identified by factor analysis to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a group of Iranian sc...
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Leila Azadbakht,
Ahmad Esmaillzadeh
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242-249
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Coenzyme Q10 supplementation reduces oxidative stress and increases antioxidant enzyme activity in patients with coronary artery disease
13 October 2011
Abstract: Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of coenzyme Q10 supplementation on oxidative stress and antioxidant enzyme activity in patients with coronary artery diseas...
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Bor-Jen Lee,
Yi-Chia Huang,
Shu-Ju Chen,
Ping-Ting Lin
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250-255
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Use of mean spot urine sodium concentrations to estimate daily sodium intake in patients with chronic kidney disease
13 October 2011
Abstract: Objective: Sodium intake is an important issue for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The two most widely used methods to measure sodium are 24-h urinary sodium excretion (24HUNa), ...
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Shin Sook Kang,
Eun Hee Kang,
Seon Ok Kim,
Moo Song Lee,
Changgi D. Hong,
Soon Bae Kim
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256-261
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Body mass index is directly associated with biomarkers of angiogenesis and inflammation in children and adolescents
24 November 2011
Abstract: Objectives: Childhood obesity is associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis, which can be mediated by an increase in angiogenesis and inflammation. The objective was to investigate...
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Mario Siervo,
Daniela Ruggiero,
Rossella Sorice,
Teresa Nutile,
Mario Aversano,
Michele Iafusco,
Francesco Vetrano,
Jonathan C. Wells,
Blossom C. Stephan,
Marina Ciullo
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262-266
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Malnutrition as an independent predictor of clinical outcome in critically ill children
29 August 2011
Abstract: Objective: To determine the nutritional status of a cohort of children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) and to assess the effect of malnutrition as an independent risk facto...
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Fernanda de Souza Menezes,
Heitor Pons Leite,
Paulo Cesar Koch Nogueira
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267-270
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Usefulness of the Malnutrition Screening Tool in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
07 November 2011
Abstract: Objective: To examine the relation between the Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST) and the mortality of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Methods: Fifty-two patients with pulmonary TB...
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Shigeru Miyata,
Mikio Tanaka,
Daizo Ihaku
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271-274
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Lipoic acid attenuates high-fat-diet–induced oxidative stress and B-cell–related immune depression
Abstract: Objective: This study investigated whether spleen oxidative stress induced by a high-fat diet (HFD) influences the expression of genes involved in B-cell activation, thus leading to B-cell–r...
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Jue Cui,
Ying Xiao,
Yong-Hui Shi,
Bin Wang,
Guo-Wei Le
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275-280
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Vitamin A deficiency aggravates iron deficiency by upregulating the expression of iron regulatory protein-2
12 December 2011
Abstract: Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism between vitamin A deficiency and anemia. Methods: In this study, we performed animal and in vitro experiments to investigate...
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Shan Jiang,
Chao-xu Wang,
Lan Lan,
Dan Zhao
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281-287
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| Basic Nutritional Investigations |
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Effects of dietary glutamine on inflammatory mediator gene expressions in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes
13 October 2011
Abstract: Objectives: This study investigated the effects of glutamine (Gln) supplementation on gene expressions of inflammatory mediators and cytokines associated with T-helper cell type 17 (Th17) re...
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Pei-Hsuan Tsai,
Chui-Li Yeh,
Jun-Jen Liu,
Wan-Chun Chiu,
Sung-Ling Yeh
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288-293
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Intermittent fasting up-regulates Fsp27/Cidec gene expression in white adipose tissue
13 October 2011
Abstract: Objective: Fat-specific protein of 27 kDa (FSP27) is a novel lipid droplet protein that promotes triacylglycerol storage in white adipose tissue (WAT). The regulation of the Fsp27 gene expre...
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Joanna Karbowska,
Zdzislaw Kochan
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294-299
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Caffeoylquinic acid-rich extract from chicory seeds improves glycemia, atherogenic index, and antioxidant status in rats
20 October 2011
Abstract: Objective: Comparison of the effects of a high-fructose diet supplemented with rutin, a phenolic compound with well-recognized bioavailability and bioactivity, and a chicory (Cichorium intyb...
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Adam Jurgoński,
Jerzy Juśkiewicz,
Zenon Zduńczyk,
Bogusław Król
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300-306
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Adipocyte morphology and leptin signaling in rat offspring from mothers supplemented with flaxseed during lactation
13 October 2011
Abstract: Objective: We have recently shown that maternal flaxseed supplementation during lactation induces insulin resistance in adult offspring. Here, we studied the effects of maternal dietary flax...
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Mariana Sarto Figueiredo,
Magna Cottini da Fonseca Passos,
Isis Hara Trevenzoli,
Aline Andrade Troina,
Aluana Santana Carlos,
Celly Cristina Alves Nascimento-Saba,
Mabel Carneiro Fraga,
Alex C. Manhães,
Elaine de Oliveira,
Patrícia Cristina Lisboa,
Egberto Gaspar de Moura
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307-315
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Effects of high-fat diet on plasma lipids, adiposity, and inflammatory markers in ovariectomized C57BL/6 mice
14 November 2011
Abstract: Objective: We hypothesized that a high-fat (HF) diet aggravates ovariectomy-related complications. To test this hypothesis, ovariectomized (OVX) mice were fed a HF diet, and we investigated ...
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Antonio Ludgero-Correia,
Marcia B. Aguila,
Carlos A. Mandarim-de-Lacerda,
Tatiane S. Faria
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316-323
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Influence of dietary blueberry and broccoli on cecal microbiota activity and colon morphology in mdr1a−/− mice, a model of inflammatory bowel diseases
24 November 2011
Abstract: Objective: Enteric microbiota has been shown to be associated with various pathological conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This study aimed to determine the anti-inflammato...
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Gunaranjan Paturi,
Tafadzwa Mandimika,
Christine A. Butts,
Shuotun Zhu,
Nicole C. Roy,
Warren C. McNabb,
Juliet Ansell
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324-330
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Skim milk powder enhances trabecular bone architecture compared with casein or whey in diet-induced obese rats
28 November 2011
Abstract: Objective: We previously showed that skim milk powder (SMP) prevents weight gain more so than casein or whey alone. Dairy foods and changes in body mass can affect bone architecture; therefo...
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Aviv Fried,
Sarah L. Manske,
Lindsay K. Eller,
Caeley Lorincz,
Raylene A. Reimer,
Ronald F. Zernicke
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331-335
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Cysteine: The Fun-Ke Nutraceutical
04 October 2011
The “conditionally essential” sulphur-amino acid cysteine plays a critical role in antioxidant defenses and has extensive involvement in many biologic pathways. Lacking in many diets, levels of cystei...
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Robert A. McPherson,
Gil Hardy
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336-337
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Functional foods: Needs, claims, and benefits
02 December 2011
Medicinal chemistry originates in the extraction of plant-based products based on the recognition that “foods” have healing properties. The best example of this is the derivation of digitalis from fox...
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Adele H. Hite,
Larry H. Bernstein
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338-339
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