Maria Mulhern (nee Barnes)

Summary

Affiliation: University of Ulster
Location: Coleraine, N. Ireland
URL: http://biomed.science.ulster.ac.uk/niche/Mulhern-nee-Barnes-Maria-Dr.html#page=background
Summary:
Influence of nutrition on cognitive development
Vitamin D requirements for health
Nutritional status during pregnancy
Dietary modulation of immune function

Publications

  1. ncbi Effect of vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D status and bone turnover markers in young adults
    M S Barnes
    Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK
    Eur J Clin Nutr 60:727-33. 2006
  2. ncbi Assessment of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 concentrations in male and female multiple sclerosis patients and control volunteers
    M S Barnes
    Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health NICHE, University of Ulster, Coleraine BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland, UK
    Mult Scler 13:670-2. 2007
  3. ncbi Estimation of the dietary requirement for vitamin D in healthy adults
    Kevin D Cashman
    Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland
    Am J Clin Nutr 88:1535-42. 2008
  4. ncbi Estimation of the dietary requirement for vitamin D in free-living adults >=64 y of age
    Kevin D Cashman
    Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland
    Am J Clin Nutr 89:1366-74. 2009
  5. ncbi Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in pregnant women: a longitudinal study
    Valerie A Holmes
    Nursing and Midwifery Research Unit, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen s University, Belfast BT9 5BN, UK
    Br J Nutr 102:876-81. 2009
  6. ncbi Cholecalciferol supplementation throughout winter does not affect markers of bone turnover in healthy young and elderly adults
    Kelly M Seamans
    Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland
    J Nutr 140:454-60. 2010
  7. ncbi Maintenance of wintertime vitamin D status with cholecalciferol supplementation is not associated with alterations in serum cytokine concentrations among apparently healthy younger or older adults
    Maria S Barnes
    Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health, University of Ulster, Coleraine, BT52 1SA, Republic of Ireland
    J Nutr 141:476-81. 2011
  8. ncbi Effect of adiposity on vitamin D status and the 25-hydroxycholecalciferol response to supplementation in healthy young and older Irish adults
    L Kirsty Forsythe
    Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health, University of Ulster, Coleraine BT52 1SA, UK
    Br J Nutr 107:126-34. 2012

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Publications8

  1. ncbi Effect of vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D status and bone turnover markers in young adults
    M S Barnes
    Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK
    Eur J Clin Nutr 60:727-33. 2006
    ..Achievement of an optimum vitamin D status among young adults may have future positive health implications...
  2. ncbi Assessment of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 concentrations in male and female multiple sclerosis patients and control volunteers
    M S Barnes
    Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health NICHE, University of Ulster, Coleraine BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland, UK
    Mult Scler 13:670-2. 2007
    ..677, P=0.001). Significant sex differences in vitamin D metabolism were observed and were most marked in individuals with MS, suggesting that vitamin D requirements may differ between the sexes, as well as by underlying disease state...
  3. ncbi Estimation of the dietary requirement for vitamin D in healthy adults
    Kevin 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...
  4. ncbi Estimation of the dietary requirement for vitamin D in free-living adults >=64 y of age
    Kevin 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...
  5. ncbi Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in pregnant women: a longitudinal study
    Valerie A Holmes
    Nursing and Midwifery Research Unit, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen s University, Belfast BT9 5BN, UK
    Br J Nutr 102:876-81. 2009
    ..Given the potential consequences of hypovitaminosis D on health outcomes, vitamin D supplementation, perhaps at higher doses than currently available, is needed to improve maternal vitamin D nutriture...
  6. ncbi Cholecalciferol supplementation throughout winter does not affect markers of bone turnover in healthy young and elderly adults
    Kelly 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...
  7. ncbi Maintenance of wintertime vitamin D status with cholecalciferol supplementation is not associated with alterations in serum cytokine concentrations among apparently healthy younger or older adults
    Maria S Barnes
    Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health, University of Ulster, Coleraine, BT52 1SA, Republic of Ireland
    J Nutr 141:476-81. 2011
    ..05). The long-term effects of low vitamin D status remain to be elucidated and optimization of vitamin D status in otherwise healthy individuals may potentially have lasting beneficial effects on the immune system...
  8. ncbi Effect of adiposity on vitamin D status and the 25-hydroxycholecalciferol response to supplementation in healthy young and older Irish adults
    L Kirsty Forsythe
    Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health, University of Ulster, Coleraine BT52 1SA, UK
    Br J Nutr 107:126-34. 2012
    ..Results suggest that adiposity may need to be taken into account when determining an adequate wintertime dietary vitamin D intake for healthy older adults residing at higher latitudes...