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![Strategies to improve bone health among Hispanic adults: where do we go next?](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bone-health-768x432.jpg)
Strategies to improve bone health among Hispanic adults: where do we go next?
A healthy, balanced diet is important for overall good health, but certain nutrients, such as protein, calcium, vitamin D, potassium,
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![Trending Articles from ASN Journals – Week of July 1, 2019](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/coffee-cup-information-97050-768x512.jpg)
Trending Articles from ASN Journals – Week of July 1, 2019
Just-published nutrition research has hit the news this week, and some older nutrition research has resurfaced. Keep reading to find
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![Multifaceted interventions improve motor and language skills in children](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tanaphong-toochinda-9x3jGcu3qQ0-unsplash-768x511.jpg)
Multifaceted interventions improve motor and language skills in children
Development of children can be influenced by multiple factors, including nutritional status (during pregnancy and in childhood), health, hygiene behaviors,
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![Brain concentrations of docosahexaenoic acid in neonatal mice are independent of fatty acid transporter expression](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dha.png)
Brain concentrations of docosahexaenoic acid in neonatal mice are independent of fatty acid transporter expression
Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids play many essential roles in mediating inflammatory reactions, brain myelination, and cognitive function. Docosahexaenoic acid
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![Should toddlers born prematurely continue to receive long chain fatty acid supplementation?](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Should-toddlers-born-prematurely-continue-to-receive-long-chain-fatty-acid-supplementation_.png)
Should toddlers born prematurely continue to receive long chain fatty acid supplementation?
During the last trimester of pregnancy and the first few years of life, long chain fatty acids such as docosahexaenoic
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![Could low levels of vitamin D contribute to behavioral problems in adolescence?](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1-768x512.png)
Could low levels of vitamin D contribute to behavioral problems in adolescence?
Most studies have focused on the potential effects of vitamin D status in pregnancy on behavior problems of the offspring.
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![Maternal dietary characteristics influence epigenetic aging in newborns](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/4.png)
Maternal dietary characteristics influence epigenetic aging in newborns
New research published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that epigenetic aging, defined as an age estimation based
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![Dairy cheese prevents sodium-induced vascular dysfunction by reducing superoxide levels](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1-3.png)
Dairy cheese prevents sodium-induced vascular dysfunction by reducing superoxide levels
A high sodium intake is associated with impairments in vascular function, including endothelial-dependent dilation (EDD). Recent evidence suggests the reduction
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![ATF4 regulates mTORC1 responses to prolonged leucine deprivation via REDD1 and Sestrin2](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/nxaa067fig1.jpeg)
ATF4 regulates mTORC1 responses to prolonged leucine deprivation via REDD1 and Sestrin2
The master protein kinase, mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1), promotes anabolism when it is activated by amino acids,
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![Study finds dietary hemp mitigates the development of obesity-related disorders in genetically obese rats](https://media.nutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/11.png)
Study finds dietary hemp mitigates the development of obesity-related disorders in genetically obese rats
Hemp seeds contain a variety of nutrients and bioactive compounds that may play an important role in human health. Of
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