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| Janet KingSummaryAffiliation: Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute Country: USA Publications
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Kinetic parameters and plasma zinc concentration correlate well with net loss and gain of zinc from menNicola M Lowe
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, UK
J Nutr 134:2178-81. 2004....- Tree nuts and peanuts as components of a healthy dietJanet C King
Children s Hospital, Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA 94690, USA
J Nutr 138:1736S-1740S. 2008..Yet, nuts are rarely consumed as meat substitutes. Because approximately 60% of the nuts consumed in the U.S. are eaten as snacks, emphasizing their use as a healthy snack may be more effective than inclusion within a food group... 
Plasma zinc but not the exchangeable zinc pool size differs between young and older Korean womenJihye Kim
Department of Food and Nutrition, Daegu University, Gyeongbuk, South Korea
Biol Trace Elem Res 142:130-6. 2011..However, absorbed zinc and zinc flux to slowly turning over tissues (Q7) were lower in Korean women than that of Americans (p < 0.01) suggesting the total body zinc content of Korean women is lower than that of American women...- Zinc: an essential but elusive nutrientJanet C King
Children s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA 94609, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 94:679S-84S. 2011..Measures of metallothionein or cellular zinc transporters may fulfill that role... - Maternal obesity, metabolism, and pregnancy outcomesJanet C King
Children s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, The University of California at Berkeley, and the University of California at Davis, Oakland, California 94609, USA
Annu Rev Nutr 26:271-91. 2006..Thus, current dietary guidelines regarding the amount and type of carbohydrates and fat for nonpregnant women seem appropriate for pregnant women as well... - An evidence-based approach for establishing dietary guidelinesJanet C King
Children s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA 94609, USA
J Nutr 137:480-3. 2007.... - Contributions of women to human nutritionJanet C King
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute and the University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, USA
J Nutr 133:3693-7. 2003 - Harmonization of nutrient intake valuesJanet C King
Children s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, 5700 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA 94609, USA
Food Nutr Bull 28:S3-12. 2007..Some examples include regulatory issues and trade, labeling, planning programs for alleviating public health nutrition problems, food fortification, and dietary guidance... - Nutrient intake values (NIVs): a recommended terminology and framework for the derivation of valuesJanet C King
Children s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, 5700 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA 94609, USA
Food Nutr Bull 28:S16-26. 2007..g., 2 standard deviations. Ideally, a second set of distributions of risk of excessive intakes is used as the basis for a UNL... - The risk of maternal nutritional depletion and poor outcomes increases in early or closely spaced pregnanciesJanet C King
Western Human Nutrition Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Nutr 133:1732S-1736S. 2003..Supplementation with food and micronutrients during the interpregnancy period may improve pregnancy outcomes and maternal health among women with early or closely spaced pregnancies... 
Does zinc absorption reflect zinc status?Janet C King
Children s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA 94609, USA
Int J Vitam Nutr Res 80:300-6. 2010..More research is needed to understand the effect of physiological state on zinc absorption...- Second International Nuts and Health Symposium, 2007: introductionJanet C King
Children's Hospital, Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA 94609, USA
J Nutr 138:1734S-1735S. 2008 - Galvanizing action: conclusions and next steps for mainstreaming zinc interventions in public health programsKenneth H Brown
Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
Food Nutr Bull 30:S179-84. 2009.... - Effects of maternal zinc supplementation on pregnancy and lactation outcomesSonja Y Hess
Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, USA
Food Nutr Bull 30:S60-78. 2009.... - Fructose consumption and moderate zinc deficiency influence growth and adipocyte metabolism in young rats prone to adult-onset obesityErin L Streiff
Department of Nutrition, University of California at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, USA
Biol Trace Elem Res 118:53-64. 2007..The mesenteric adipocytes from the animals in the LZF group utilized more glucose. Thus, the addition of fructose to a LZ diet reduced energy intake and growth and altered adipocyte fuel metabolism in young growing rats... - Use of serum zinc concentration as an indicator of population zinc statusSonja Y Hess
Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Food Nutr Bull 28:S403-29. 2007..Serum zinc concentration can be considered a useful biomarker of a population's risk of zinc deficiency and response to zinc interventions, although it may not be a reliable indicator of individual zinc status... - Calcium supplementation does not alter lipid oxidation or lipolysis in overweight/obese womenVanitha Sampath
Western Human Nutrition Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, University of California, Davis, California, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:2400-4. 2008..Calcium supplementation for 3 months increased urinary calcium excretion, decreased circulating levels of 1,25(OH)(2)-D, but had no effect on rates of lipid oxidation or lipolysis, in these overweight women... - International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group (IZiNCG) technical document #1. Assessment of the risk of zinc deficiency in populations and options for its controlKenneth H Brown
Program in International Nutrition, University of California, Davis, USA
Food Nutr Bull 25:S99-203. 2004 - Current dietary zinc intake has a greater effect on fractional zinc absorption than does longer term zinc consumption in healthy adult menCarolyn S Chung
Children s Hospital of Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 87:1224-9. 2008..No studies have examined the independent effects of current and longer-term dietary zinc intakes on zinc absorption... - Daily supplementation with iron increases lipid peroxidation in young women with low iron storesSarah M King
Children s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, 5700 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA 94609, USA
Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 233:701-7. 2008..The increased indicators of lipid peroxidation with duration of supplementation and as iron status improved suggest that providing daily nearly 100 mg iron may not be a totally innocuous regimen for correcting iron depletion in women... - Plasma selenium decrease during pregnancy is associated with glucose intoleranceWayne Chris Hawkes
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Human Nutrition Research Center and Department of Nutrition, University of California at Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, USA
Biol Trace Elem Res 100:19-29. 2004.... - Iron and zinc absorption from two bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes in young womenCarmen M Donangelo
Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1 Shields Avenue, 1155 Surge 4, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
J Agric Food Chem 51:5137-43. 2003..Selective breeding for high-zinc bean genotypes may improve zinc status. However, high-iron genotypes appear to have little effect on iron status when fed alone in single meals to women with low iron reserves... - Biotechnology: a solution for improving nutrient bioavailabilityJanet C King
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Western Human Nutrition Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Int J Vitam Nutr Res 72:7-12. 2002..Genetic engineering has tremendous potential for revolutionizing nutrition. However, public concerns regarding safety, appearance, and ethics must be overcome before these products can be effectively introduced into the food supply... - Evaluating the impact of plant biofortification on human nutritionJanet C King
U S Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Western Human Nutrition Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Nutr 132:511S-513S. 2002..A multidisciplinary team including consumers, policymakers, health leaders, as well as scientists is required for successful completion of the community trial... - Doris Howes Calloway (1923-2001)Janet C King
U.S. Department of Agriculture/ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Nutr 133:2113-6. 2003 - Application of nutrient intake values (NIVs)Hester H Vorster
Faculty of Health Sciences, NWU Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
Food Nutr Bull 28:S116-22. 2007..Applications in both developed and developing countries are also described. In summary, NIVs are the scientific backbone of all aspects of nutrition policy in countries and regions worldwide... - Impact of maternal nutrition and metabolism on health of the offspringLiza H Kunz
University of California Davis, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 4860 Y Street, Suite 2500, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 12:71-7. 2007..This paper summarizes the nutritional and metabolic causes of both these conditions and also reviews the interventions that have been tested to mitigate these effects... - Supplemental zinc lowers measures of iron status in young women with low iron reservesCarmen M Donangelo
, , Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J Nutr 132:1860-4. 2002..However, use of a modest zinc supplement improves zinc indices, but also appears to induce a cellular iron deficiency and, possibly, further reduce iron status... - Zinc supplementation reduces fractional zinc absorption in young and elderly korean womenJihye Kim
Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
J Am Coll Nutr 23:309-15. 2004..But, plasma and urinary zinc concentrations did not increase in the elderly following zinc supplementation suggesting that age altered the use of the additional zinc... - Zinc absorption from zinc oxide, zinc sulfate, zinc oxide + EDTA, or sodium-zinc EDTA does not differ when added as fortificants to maize tortillasChristine Hotz
Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
J Nutr 135:1102-5. 2005..The addition of EDTA with zinc oxide or the use of prechelated sodium-zinc EDTA as fortificants did not result in higher zinc absorption from the test meal... - The milk debateJanet C King
Arch Intern Med 165:975-6. 2005 - Zinc absorption and kinetics during pregnancy and lactation in Brazilian womenCarmen M Donangelo
, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Am J Clin Nutr 82:118-24. 2005..Plasma zinc was distributed into a different exchangeable pool at LP than at EL... - Energy requirements during pregnancy and lactationNancy F Butte
USDA ARS Children s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Public Health Nutr 8:1010-27. 2005..To estimate the energy requirements of pregnant and lactating women consistent with optimal pregnancy outcome and adequate milk production... - Effect of maximal exercise on the short-term kinetics of zinc metabolism in sedentary menStella Lucia Volpe
Division of Biobehavioral and Health Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
Br J Sports Med 41:156-61. 2007..To examine the effect of acute exhaustive exercise versus rest on short-term zinc kinetics in men... - Enhanced zinc utilization during lactation may reduce maternal and infant zinc depletionJanet C King
Am J Clin Nutr 75:2-3. 2002
Research Grants
- IRON SUPPLEMENTS AND ZINC IN PREGNANCY AND LACTATIONJanet King; Fiscal Year: 2001..Results from this comprehensive, longitudinal study will provide new data on the effects of iron supplementation on zinc utilization during pregnancy and lactation. ..
- International Trace Elements ConferenceJanet King; Fiscal Year: 2002..A local organizing committee, chaired by Janet King, has planned the meeting...
- DIET GLYCEMIC LOAD & METABOLISM IN OBESE PREGNANT WOMENJanet King; Fiscal Year: 2009..In addition, new information on how the source of maternal carbohydrate intake affects carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in pregnancy will be generated. ..