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Leucine Metabolite, Beta-Hydroxy Beta-Methylbutyrate (HMB) as an Intervention to Maintain Lean Body Mass and Performance during Sustained Military Operations
Soldiers in combat conduct sustained operations (SUSOPS) characterized by prolonged physical activity coupled with inadequate recovery and nutrition. This high operational tempo creates a catabolic condition in soldiers causing...
The Association of Leptin and Adiponectin with Bone and Body Composition during a Six Month Weight Loss Period in Overweight and Obese Postmenopausal Women
Osteoporosis and obesity are well-known public health concerns, particularly for postmenopausal women. Recently, an increasing research interest has been focused on the adipocyte-secreted hormones, leptin and adiponectin, as potential...
Background: Nighttime eating, particularly before bed, has received considerable media attention in recent years. The common thought was to avoid caloric intake post-dinner and pre-sleep due to worries of weight gain and a negative...
Fish provides a valuable source of many essential nutrients. However, it is also one of the "Big Eight" allergenic foods that account for more than 90% of food allergic reactions, so reliable detection of its presence is crucial. The...
Introduction: Inflammation has been shown to play a role in a variety of disease states including osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of daily prune consumption on inflammatory...
Lycopene is an unsaturated carotenoid that provides fruits and vegetables with a natural red pigment. Lycopene is predominately found in tomatoes, watermelon, papaya, and grapefruit. Lycopene has eleven linear conjugated bonds allowing...
The Effects of an Acute Bout of Continuous versus Accumulated Exercise of Isocaloric Energy Expenditure on Blood Lipids, Lipoproteins and Related Enzyme Activities
Effects of acute bouts of continuous versus accumulated exercise of isocaloric energy expenditure on blood lipids, lipoproteins and related enzyme activities. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if exercise, whether...
Background: Less than 20% of non-heme iron is absorbed in the small intestine and the remaining iron travels to the lower intestine for excretion. Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) and other enteric pathogens may...
In the US, 0.2% children and 0.5% adults are suffering from tree nut allergies while almond allergy ranks the third among tree nut allergies. Several allergenic proteins are identified in almond. The major protein in almond, amandin, ...
PURPOSE: Objective 1 - To determine whether trained cyclists exhibit lower bone mineral density (BMD) than recreational cyclists. Objectives 2&3 - To determine the effects of 12 weeks supplementation with calcium collagen chelate (CCC)...
Effects of Pre-and Post-Exercise Intake of Performance Supplements on Body Composition, Muscle Isokinetic, Isometric, and Isotonic Strength and Power, and Mood in Trained Men Following 6 Weeks of Resistance Training
Performance supplements (PS) consumed in close proximity to resistance exercise (RE) are an increasingly common product, especially among young males1, 2 and athletes3-6. The composition of PS vary widely, but the principle ingredients...
Osteoporosis is a serious public health problem which threatens millions of people worldwide. Since there is no cure for osteoporosis, prevention strategies such as educational programs are critical. Educational approaches to...
Recent work has identified stem cells in the central nervous system that are capable of proliferating into adulthood. While adult neuronal stem cells hold a great deal of therapeutic potential, to be a useful clinical tool, we must first...
Caffeine is the most commonly used drug in the world, often consumed in the form of coffee, sodas, teas, energy drinks, and chocolate. It is also generally regarded as very safe to consume. As one of the most thoroughly investigated...
A decrease in dietary fat does not alter the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, or cardiovascular disease (CVD) in postmenopausal women (SOR: B, based on a single RCT), nor does it significantly alter CHD in women aged 30 to...
Moffitt's (1993) taxonomy of adolescence-limited and life-course-persistent offenders suggests, among other things, that an early onset of antisocial behavior a) increases the likelihood of a life-course persistent offending trajectory...
In the US, among edible tree nut seeds consumed, almonds are ranked number one. Almonds are considered heart healthy and approved by FDA for qualified health claim. Almonds are consumed as natural raw unprocessed or as variously...
Meat species adulteration is a worldwide problem, which violates food labeling laws, constitutes economic fraud, and raises ethical, religious and food safety concerns. In the US retail market, sheep is a major substituting species in...
Protein is often recognized as the most influential macronutrient to lead to positive alterations in body composition. A diet higher in protein is not only beneficial to athletes, but also a potentially effective strategy used to promote...
Fish is classed as a major allergenic food under the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA), which requires accurate information on food allergens to be included in the label of food products. Fishmeal, a fish by...
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome has paralleled the sharp increase in obesity. Given its tremendous physical, emotional, and financial burden, it is of critical importance to identify who is most at risk and the potential points of...
A survey of the dietary habits of a group of Leon County high school students planned to investigate the relation of dietary practices to the adequacy of the diet
Transcription of the p53 gene is stimulated by DNA damage. Newly synthesized p53 is translocated to the nucleus where it binds DNA and acts as a transcription factor to regulate gene transcription, suppress the cell cycle, and halt...
Background and Significance: The prevalence of type II-diabetes mellitus is increasing in the United States (U.S.) and was estimated to affect 29.1 million Americans in 2012. Several factors including genetics, insulin resistance, and...
According to the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act, fish is one of the eight major allergen foods. Reliable analytical methods for the detection of food ingredients derived from fish are important for the protection of...
Polyphenolic-rich fruits and vegetables have been shown to possess anti-inflammatory properties. Cornus officinalis (CO) are berries found predominantly in China and Korea and have been used in Eastern herbal medicine and tonics for over...
The number of women participating in resistance training has increased from 14.4% in 1994 to 21.0% in 2010 (418). Resistance training is known to enhance body composition (20); however, the effects of an acute bout of resistance exercise...
The evaluation of an eating disorders prevention curriculum on eating attitudes and behaviors of female college students. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an academic college course on eating attitudes...
Detection of mammalian tissue in non-mammalian meat or feed products is important for enforcement of food-labeling laws and prevention of the spread of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs). This study was conducted to develop...
Introduction. Aging involves in a series of deterioration including: brain shrinkage (e.g. loss of neurons and plasticity) and declines in cognitive and physical functions (e.g. memory loss, reduced gait and balance, and loss of muscle...
Interventions that incorporate behavioral techniques such as self-monitoring appear to be very effective at achieving and maintaining weight loss in both adults and adolescents. Electronic diaries (EDs) have been used for self-monitoring...
Effects of Blackberry and Blueberry Polyphenol Extracts on Nitric Oxide and Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Production in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated RAW264.7 Macrophages
Plants are rich sources of polyphenols which are reported to play an important role in promotion of human health. Epidemiological studies have shown that populations who consume foods rich in polyphenols have lower incidence of chronic...
Mating incurs costs to lifespan across species. Given that mating is a necessity for survival of most species, but yet has health costs, a method of modulating reproductive strategies under various environmental conditions to give...
The food matrices in the category of dairy, nuts, vegetables, legumes, cereal, cereal products, fruits and confectionery, salt, seeds, tea and color were analyzed for the matrix effect. Most of the food matrices under the category of...
Background: Female aesthetic athletes strive to attain an ideal body image for their sports. Dancers in particular pose an addition issue in that they are performing artists and are often not considered athletes. The physical demands...
PURPOSE: To determine the acute effects of nighttime pre-sleep consumption of casein protein and a placebo supplement on morning measures of RMR and appetite in pre- and postmenopausal women. METHODS: This study was a randomized...
Previous studies investigating the effects of high altitude (1500 – 3500 m) exposure on energy balance demonstrate various physiological adaptations that support negative energy balance, such as increases in resting metabolic rate and...
Both leptin (LEP) and amylin (AMN) are putative weight-reducing factors of clinical relevance to the treatment of obesity. First, we examined the possibility that chronic peripheral LEP infusion at physiological levels would inhibit food...
Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of death among all age-related diseases. One potential way to attenuate aging is to reduce the accumulation of aging cells, also called senescent cells. Our lab previously reported that zinc overload...
Fish allergy is a worldwide problem, especially in industrialized countries where fish consumption is high. Fish contains a wide variety of proteins but, only few of them are responsible for triggering an allergic reaction. The major...
ABSTRACT Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease that is characterized by the progressive degradation and loss of articular cartilage. The etiology of OA is complex; however, it is well known that advanced age is a major risk factor for...
Nutritional Status and the Relationship of Dietary and Serum Advanced Glycation End-Products with Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Purpose: This study examined dietary and anthropometric components of diabetic patients with or without diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) and the association between advanced glycation end-products (AGE) and serum markers of oxidative stress...
Aside from existing drug therapies, certain lifestyle and nutritional factors are known to reduce the risk of osteoporosis. Among the nutritional factors, dried plum or prunes (Prunus domestica L.) is the most effective fruit in both...
Shifts in circadian rhythms, like in shift work or jet lag, have been shown to increase the risk of many metabolic disorders. Therefore, it is not surprising that many genes involved in the circadian clock mechanism have demonstrated a...
Osteosarcopenic obesity (OSO) is a recently identified geriatric syndrome characterized by simultaneous presence of osteopenia/osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and increased adiposity either as overt overweight or fat infiltration into bone and...
The Effects of a Multi-ingredient Dietary Supplement on Body Composition, Adipokines, Blood Lipids, and Metabolic Health in Overweight and Obese Men and Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: The present study investigated the effects of a multi-ingredient dietary supplement (MIDS) containing caffeine, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), green tea, and branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) taken for 8 weeks on body...
Menopause leads to an increased risk for osteoporosis in women. Although drug therapies exist, increasing numbers of people prefer alternative therapies such as dietary supplements, e.g. calcium, vitamin D, and collagen hydrolysates for...
It is well known that chronic resistance exercise training (RET) generates increases in muscular strength and that a variety of factors influence these gains, including neurological adaptations. Neurological adaptations to RET are a...
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