Nancy Turner, PhD
Nancy Turner is a Professor of Nutrition at Michigan State University. Her research focus is on the role of diet on colon cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. She is the author of many papers on this topic, as well as the co-editor of a book, and co-author of a textbook.
Food pattern modeling is used to develop food based dietary guidelines for infants and toddlers
There is little literature available describing the associations between dietary intake and health outcomes in infants and toddlers (6 to
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Mitochondrial function is impaired by folate deficiency and Shmt2 expression
Genomic stability is dependent upon availability of sufficient thymidylate to support DNA synthesis and limit misincorporation of uracil into newly
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Although erythroferrone is associated with hepcidin, it is not a good indicator of neonatal iron status
Because iron is critical for fetal development, the fetus produces hormones to regulate iron availability. A newly identified hormone, erythroferrone
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Child macular pigment levels are associated with single nucleotide polymorphisms in CD36
Among the carotenoids in the diet, lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso-zeaxanthin can be found in the macular region of the retina,
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Taste perception profiles using all five perception scores may capture individual variability in taste and diet quality
Diet quality is a major factor in the occurrence of many diet-related health outcomes, and work is starting to indicate
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Supplement intake frequency questionnaire ranks nutrients correctly
Supplements are routinely consumed by many in the US, and they contribute towards the intake of nutrients and nonnutritive dietary
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Carbohydrate intake level may impact brain reward region and impede weight loss maintenance
Maintaining weight loss achieved through calorie restriction is difficult because of the biological adaptations elicited by the approach. Existing literature
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Obesity and overweight during pregnancy reduces cord blood hepcidin
Iron availability during pregnancy and in the infant after birth are critical for neurocognitive and socioemotional development of the child.
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Agroecology intervention leads to improved child diet diversity and food security but not child growth
Food insecurity is increasing around the world and agricultural interventions that not only improve food availability but also protect the
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