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Biofortification increases iron content of potatoes and sweet potatoes, but does not negate need for additional iron to prevent deficiency
The prevalence of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in low- and middle-income countries is relatively high, in part, because
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Synbiotic yogurt may provide a calcium absorption advantage
A newly released study in The Journal of Nutrition shows that short-term daily consumption of yogurt containing both prebiotic and
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Vitamin D and COVID: A precautionary tale
*By David S. Seres, MD, ScM, PNS, director of medical nutrition and professor of medicine in the Institute of Human
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Fat-free mass loss and appetite regulation: Is there a link?
According to a new study published in The Journal of Nutrition percent fat-free mass loss, following diet-induced weight loss, is
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Iodine deficiency risk in children: Is there cause for concern?
The first study to examine iodine status and iodine intake in children < 2 y of age in Innlandet County
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Fish Consumption during Pregnancy: Weighing the Risk-Benefit
By Christopher Radlicz Currently, only one-quarter of pregnant women in the United States are eating the amount of fish recommended
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Study confirms the importance of national dietary guidelines
The Healthy Eating Index-2015 score measures adherence to recommendations from the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which emphasize the importance
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Searching for fatty acid density biomarkers and their associations with chronic degenerative diseases
Despite numerous observational and experimental studies, the relationship between types of dietary fat and certain chronic degenerative diseases remains unclear.
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Latest Digital Technologies Fuel New Discoveries in Nutrition
According to the United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition’s (UNSCN) June 2020 report, Nutrition in a Digital World, “digital
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A total fruit and vegetable intake prediction model may identify targets for biomarker development
Methods for determining diet and disease relationships rely on approaches that include measurement errors and biases, which contributes to the
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