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Subclinical inflammation does not affect retinol isotope dilution estimates of total liver vitamin A reserves
Accurate estimates of vitamin A status is necessary in order to appropriately supplement children with deficiency and avoid causing hypervitaminosis
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Vitamin D status and COVID-19 severity: Is there a link?
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Co-V-2) has caused a global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Infected persons display
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Eggs: A dietary defense against wintertime decline in Vitamin D levels
A newly released study in The Journal of Nutrition shows that consuming 7 commercially available eggs per week for 12
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ASN Journals Address Links between Nutrition and Viral Infection: Part Two
Part One of this blog post presented scientific reviews published in Advances in Nutrition that explored links between nutrition and
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Does gestational diabetes complicate newborn vitamin D status?
A new study published in The Journal of Nutrition found that most women with gestational diabetes had adequate vitamin D
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Sun-exposed oyster mushrooms help patients fight tuberculosis
Bread containing the low-cost mushrooms increased vitamin D levels and boosted immune response of TB patients Baltimore (June 9, 2019)
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Ebola virus disease: Can vitamin A supplementation lower overall mortality?
There is a crucial need for impactful care strategies to combat the frequent outbreaks and high mortality associated with Ebola
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Vitamin A absorption may be estimated using a plasma isotope ratio method
To effectively recommend appropriate levels of vitamin A and estimate vitamin A status using retinol isotope dilution, it is imperative
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Dietary Vitamin C may help reduce age-related muscle loss
Age-related skeletal muscle loss and function, known as sarcopenia, can lead to frailty and loss of mobility among older adults.
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Quinones with varying sidechain lengths are precursors to tissue menaquinone-4 in mice
Vitamin K is a term used to represent multiple compounds derived from plants (phylloquinone, PK) and bacteria (menaquinones, MKn). Menaquinone-4
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