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My Clinical Nutrition Internship: Enhancing Physician Education
By Hans Chiang I used to be very picky with my food as a child. My parents tried multiple ways
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Is Nutrition Influencing Puberty in Teen Girls?
By Meghan Anderson Thomas The age of menarche has decreased significantly in the past century, from an average age of
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Dr. Patrick Stover Reflects on Career Successes and Challenges
Student Blogger By Allison Dostal, PhD, RD Dept. of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and
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Submit Your Comments on the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines
2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans The U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) are seeking public
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What’s in a name? That which we call “sweet” by any other name may not be the same.
In the case of Shakespeare, a rose is a rose is a rose – all smell sweet. But, in the
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A Healthier Lifestyle in the New Year: The Evidence Behind 5 Diet Trends for 2019
It’s time for 2019 New Year’s resolutions, and many resolutions revolve around improving health. Choosing the resolution is easy…now how
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Plant Pigment Power of Phytonutrients and Vascular Health
Blueberries, Red Raspberries and Resveratrol Phytochemicals, also known as phytonutrients (phyto=plant) are plant-based compounds with certain biological actions that sustain
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Calcium intake from food and supplementation has declined in the Canadian population
Although best known for its protective role in bone health, calcium has other beneficial effects on human health. Studies suggest
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Are You Eating Enough Fish?
Scientific review published in Advances in Nutrition finds a link between fish consumption and a lower risk of several chronic
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Activity of β-carotene oxygenase 1 impacts circulating cholesterol concentrations
Atherosclerotic lesions containing lipoproteins form when elevated cholesterol levels lead to the accumulation of lipoproteins in the subendothelial space of
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