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Colorful carrots get a new use, producing tracers to study the brain
By Ann Liu, PhD Researchers are using carrots to produce a new tracer that will help scientists study vision and
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Nutritional Approaches for Osteosarcopenic Obesity: Interrelationships between Bone, Muscle and Fat
By Teresa Johnson, MSPH, RD A symposium chaired by Bahram Arjmandi, PhD, RD, and Carmen Castaneda-Sceppa, MD, PhD, provided insights
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Nutrition and Cognitive Outcomes
By Sheela Sinharoy ASN’s Scientific Sessions & Annual Meeting began on Saturday morning with a minisymposium on Nutrition and Cognitive
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Developing the Evidence Base for Nutrition Recommendations
By Ann Liu, PhD Systematic reviews are the basis for nutrition policy and guidance, but gaps in the evidence base
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Nutrition Superstition – How Your Grandma’s Tales Could Actually Be True
By Brett Loman Nutrition may be a relatively young science, but perhaps the intuition of our elders has informed us
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EB 2015 Preview: Nutrition and Inflammation
By Sheela Sinharoy The EB 2015 program is online! A highlight for me will be the symposium Approaches to Account
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Is There a Best Calorie Counter?
By Brett Loman Americans are more aware of what we are eating than ever before, but how we choose to
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Are We Doing Nutrition Messaging Right?
The other day I was sitting in class and the professor showed us a music video that compared sugar to
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Multiple Micronutrients Offer Multiple Possibilities for Pregnant Women and Newborns
By Marion L. Roche, PhD, Micronutrient Initiative An estimated 42% of pregnant women are anemic. Anaemia in pregnancy is associated
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