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| Mairead KielySummaryAffiliation: University College Cork Country: Ireland Publications
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Dietary strategies to maintain adequacy of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrationsMairead Kiely
Vitamin D Research Group, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland
Scand J Clin Lab Invest Suppl 243:14-23. 2012....
Sampling description and procedures used to conduct the North/South Ireland Food Consumption SurveyM Kiely
Department of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition, University College, Cork, Republic of Ireland
Public Health Nutr 4:1029-35. 2001....
The efficacy and safety of nutritional supplement use in a representative sample of adults in the North/South Ireland Food Consumption SurveyM Kiely
Department of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition, University College, Cork, Republic of Ireland
Public Health Nutr 4:1089-97. 2001....
EuroFIR eBASIS: application for health claims submissions and evaluationsM Kiely
School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland
Eur J Clin Nutr 64:S101-7. 2010..This report evaluates the eBASIS biological effects database in the preparation and evaluation of health claims dossiers...
Phyto-oestrogen levels in foods: the design and construction of the VENUS databaseMairead Kiely
Nutritional Sciences, Department of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition, University College Cork, Ireland
Br J Nutr 89:S19-23. 2003..In addition, the design of the database is described, along with the data entry and quality control procedures used in its construction. Limitations of the data are discussed and guidelines for its use are provided...
Estimation of the dietary requirement for vitamin D in free-living adults >=64 y of ageKevin D Cashman
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland
Am J Clin Nutr 89:1366-74. 2009..Older adults may be more prone to developing vitamin D deficiency than younger adults. Dietary requirements for vitamin D in older adults are based on limited evidence...
Cholecalciferol supplementation throughout winter does not affect markers of bone turnover in healthy young and elderly adultsKelly M Seamans
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland
J Nutr 140:454-60. 2010..In conclusion, cholecalciferol supplementation alone throughout winter did not affect bone turnover markers in apparently healthy young and elderly adults, even when stratified by VDR genotype...
Incremental cholecalciferol supplementation up to 15 μg/d throughout winter at 51-55° N has no effect on biomarkers of cardiovascular risk in healthy young and older adultsSiobhan Muldowney
Vitamin D Research Group, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland
J Nutr 142:1519-25. 2012..Putative effects of vitamin D on cardio-metabolic health will only be evident at higher intakes than the current RDA and possibly in individuals at particular risk of low s25(OH)D and/or CVD risk...
Seasonal changes in vitamin D status and bone turnover in healthy Irish postmenopausal womenTom R Hill
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland
Int J Vitam Nutr Res 77:320-5. 2007..To examine the effect of season on biochemical markers of bone turnover in 51-to 75-year-old Irish women and to investigate whether such changes are related to vitamin D status...
Relative effectiveness of oral 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and vitamin D3 in raising wintertime serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D in older adultsKevin D Cashman
School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Department of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Am J Clin Nutr 95:1350-6. 2012..The relative potency of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 to vitamin D3 needs to be better defined so that food-composition tables can better reflect the true vitamin D nutritive value of certain foods...
Vitamin D status and its determinants in adolescents from the Northern Ireland Young Hearts 2000 cohortTom R Hill
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Republic of Ireland, UK
Br J Nutr 99:1061-7. 2008..There is a clear need for dietary recommendations for vitamin D in this age group and for creative strategies to increase overall vitamin D status in the population...
Low vitamin D status adversely affects bone health parameters in adolescentsKevin D Cashman
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Western Road, Cork, Ireland
Am J Clin Nutr 87:1039-44. 2008..The effects of subclinical vitamin D deficiency on bone mineral density (BMD) and bone turnover in adolescents, especially in boys, are unclear...
A preliminary assessment of vitamin K1 intakes and serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin levels in 11-13 year old Irish girlsAoife Collins
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland
Int J Vitam Nutr Res 76:385-90. 2006..538; p = 0.026). The data indicate that large-scale studies to examine relationships between vitamin K1 (and green vegetable) intakes and bone growth and development in adolescents are warranted...
Estimation of the dietary requirement for vitamin D in healthy adultsKevin D Cashman
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland
Am J Clin Nutr 88:1535-42. 2008..Knowledge gaps have contributed to considerable variation among international dietary recommendations for vitamin D...
Analysis of the impact of fortified food consumption on overall dietary quality in Irish adultsTriona Joyce
Irish Universities Nutrition Alliance at the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland
Br J Nutr 101:431-9. 2009..Thus it appears that FF consumption is a marker of both better dietary quality and healthy lifestyle behaviours...
Influence of moderate energy restriction and seafood consumption on bone turnover in overweight young adultsAlice J Lucey
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Am J Clin Nutr 87:1045-52. 2008..However, moderate energy restriction aimed at lowering body weight may promote bone turnover and bone loss. Inclusion of fish or fish oils in a weight-loss diet may attenuate these adverse skeletal effects...
An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of vitamin D food fortificationLucinda J Black
School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
J Nutr 142:1102-8. 2012..Safe and effective food-based strategies could increase 25(OH)D across the population distribution and prevent vitamin D deficiency with potential benefit for public health...
A systematic review and meta-regression analysis of the vitamin D intake-serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D relationship to inform European recommendationsKevin D Cashman
School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Republic of Ireland
Br J Nutr 106:1638-48. 2011..The model used to describe the vitamin D intake-status relationship needs to be considered carefully when setting new reference intake values in the Europe...
Vitamin D intakes in 18-64-y-old Irish adultsT R Hill
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland
Eur J Clin Nutr 58:1509-17. 2004..This, along with emerging evidence of low vitamin D status in at least some population subgroups, suggests that strategies to increase vitamin D intakes, including fortification of food, should be investigated...
The North/South Ireland Food Consumption Survey: mineral intakes in 18-64-year-old adultsE M Hannon
Department of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition, University College, Cork, Republic of Ireland
Public Health Nutr 4:1081-8. 2001..Intakes are reported for Ca, Mg, P, Fe, Cu and Zn. The adequacy of mineral intakes in the population and the risk of occurrence of excessive intakes are also assessed...
The impact of voluntary fortification of foods on micronutrient intakes in Irish adultsEvelyn M Hannon
Irish Universities Nutrition Alliance, Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland
Br J Nutr 97:1177-86. 2007....
Phylloquinone (vitamin K1) intakes and serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin levels in Irish postmenopausal womenAoife Collins
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland
Br J Nutr 95:982-8. 2006..04). On the basis of comparisons with both UK recommendations and US Adequate Intakes for phylloquinone, the habitual intakes of phylloquinone in a high proportion of Irish postmenopausal women may not be adequate...
Vitamin K status in patients with Crohn's disease and relationship to bone turnoverPaula Duggan
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, and Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College, Cork, Ireland
Am J Gastroenterol 99:2178-85. 2004..Furthermore, the rate of bone resorption in the CD was inversely correlated with vitamin K status, suggesting that it might be another etiological factor for CD-related osteopenia...
Selenium intakes in 18-64-y-old Irish adultsJ Murphy
Nutritional Sciences, Department of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition, University College, Cork, Ireland
Eur J Clin Nutr 56:402-8. 2002..1% of men had inadequate Se intakes. CONCLUSION: A significant prevalence of inadequate Se intakes was observed in Irish adults. Therefore, it would seem prudent that the Se status of the Irish population be investigated at this time...
Vitamin D status of Irish adults: findings from the National Adult Nutrition SurveyKevin D Cashman
School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland
Br J Nutr 109:1248-56. 2013..Food-based strategies, including fortified foods, need to be explored...
Young overweight and obese women with lower circulating osteocalcin concentrations exhibit higher insulin resistance and concentrations of C-reactive proteinAlice J Lucey
School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Nutr Res 33:67-75. 2013....
Towards prevention of vitamin D deficiency and beyond: knowledge gaps and research needs in vitamin D nutrition and public healthKevin D Cashman
Vitamin D Research Group, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Republic of Ireland
Br J Nutr 106:1617-27. 2011..It is intended to be of use to researchers, national policy makers, the public health community, industry groups and other relevant stakeholders including funding institutions...
Lack of correlation between calcium intake and serum calcium levels in stable haemodialysis subjectsFiona N Byrne
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
Nephron Clin Pract 113:c162-8. 2009..The relationship between calcium intake and serum calcium level in hemodialysis patients is poorly understood...
The North/South Ireland Food Consumption Survey: vitamin intakes in 18-64-year-old adultsM M O'Brien
Department of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition, University College, Cork, Republic of Ireland
Public Health Nutr 4:1069-79. 2001..The adequacy of vitamin intakes in the population and the risk of occurrence of excessive vitamin intakes are also assessed...
Vitamin D status and parathyroid hormone relationship in adolescents and its association with bone health parameters: analysis of the Northern Ireland Young Heart's ProjectT R Hill
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland
Osteoporos Int 21:695-700. 2010..In boys, there was no plateau in PTH concentrations as 25(OH)D concentration increased. A 25(OH)D threshold of 60 nmol/l appears to have implications for bone health outcomes in both girls and boys...
The importance of composite foods for estimates of vegetable and fruit intakesM M O'Brien
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Republic of Ireland
Public Health Nutr 6:711-26. 2003..To evaluate the contribution of composite foods to vegetable and fruit intakes in Irish adults and to compliance with dietary guidelines for vegetable and fruit intake...
Impact of ready-to-eat breakfast cereal (RTEBC) consumption on adequacy of micronutrient intakes and compliance with dietary recommendations in Irish adultsM A Galvin
Irish Universities Nutrition Alliance IUNA at Department of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition, University College Cork, Republic of Ireland
Public Health Nutr 6:351-63. 2003..To describe the consumption of ready-to-eat-breakfast cereals (RTEBCs) in Irish adults and its impact on adequacy and safety of micronutrient intakes and compliance with dietary recommendations...
Prevalence of suboptimal vitamin D status in young, adult and elderly Irish subjectsT R Hill
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland
Ir Med J 99:48-9. 2006..These findings show that inadequate vitamin D status is quite common in healthy Irish subjects, especially and notably so in young girls and more elderly women...
Vitamin D intake and status in Irish elderly women and adolescent girlsD McCarthy
Dept of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland
Ir J Med Sci 175:14-20. 2006..CONCLUSION: Inadequate vitamin D status during winter time is quite common in elderly women and adolescent girls in Ireland...
The North/South Ireland Food Consumption Survey: the dietary fibre intake of Irish adultsM A Galvin
Department of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition, University College, Cork, Republic of Ireland
Public Health Nutr 4:1061-8. 2001..The contribution of food groups to DF and NSP intake is reported and fibre intakes are compared with dietary recommendations and with intakes in some European countries...
Vitamin D status of 51-75-year-old Irish women: its determinants and impact on biochemical indices of bone turnoverTom R Hill
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland
Public Health Nutr 9:225-33. 2006....
Relationships between acceptance of sour taste and fruit intakes in 18-month-old infantsIvonne Blossfeld
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, College Road, Cork, Co Cork, Republic of Ireland
Br J Nutr 98:1084-91. 2007..Furthermore, the present results suggest a relationship between acceptance of sour tastes and infants' fruit intakes...
Vitamin D intake and status in Irish postmenopausal womenT Hill
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland
Eur J Clin Nutr 59:404-10. 2005..33; P = 0.028). CONCLUSION: Suboptimal vitamin D status is common in postmenopausal Irish women during winter. Vitamin D supplementation is associated with improved vitamin D status, even during summertime...
Gender- and gestational age-specific body fat percentage at birthColin P Hawkes
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Pediatrics 128:e645-51. 2011..However, these measures poorly reflect neonatal adiposity. Air-displacement plethysmography has been validated for the measurement of body fat in the neonatal population...
Seasonality of vitamin D status and bone turnover in patients with Crohn's diseaseD McCarthy
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 21:1073-83. 2005..The impact of winter decline in vitamin D status and increase in bone turnover on long-term risk of osteopenia/osteoporosis in Crohn's disease patients is unclear...
Prevalence of suboptimal vitamin D status during pregnancyM N O'Riordan
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork University Maternity Hospital, Cork
Ir Med J 101:240, 242-3. 2008..These findings show that inadequate vitamin D status is common in Irish pregnant women...
Isoflavone intake in four different European countries: the VENUS approachMarie Agnes J van Erp-Baart
TNO Nutrition and Food Research, Department of Nutritional Epidemiology, PO Box 360, 3700 AJ Zeist, The Netherlands
Br J Nutr 89:S25-30. 2003..The results (including a subgroup analysis of soya product consumers) showed that such levels are difficult to achieve with the European diets studied here...
