Karen Rafferty

Summary

Affiliation: Creighton University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The selection and prevalence of natural and fortified calcium food sources in the diets of adolescent girls
    Karen Rafferty
    Osteoporosis Research Center, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
    J Nutr Educ Behav 43:96-102. 2011
  2. ncbi Determinants of endogenous calcium entry into the gut
    K Michael Davies
    Osteoporosis Research Center, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 80:919-23. 2004
  3. ncbi The effect of soy protein isolate on bone metabolism
    J Christopher Gallagher
    Bone Metabolism Unit, School of Medicine and the Osteoporosis Research Center, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA
    Menopause 11:290-8. 2004
  4. ncbi Potassium intake and the calcium economy
    Karen Rafferty
    Creighton University, Osteoporosis Research Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
    J Am Coll Nutr 24:99-106. 2005
  5. ncbi Calcium fortification systems differ in bioavailability
    Robert P Heaney
    Creighton University Medical Center, 601 N 30th Street, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
    J Am Diet Assoc 105:807-9. 2005
  6. ncbi Nutrient effects on the calcium economy: emphasizing the potassium controversy
    Karen Rafferty
    Creighton University Osteoporosis Research Center, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
    J Nutr 138:166S-171S. 2008
  7. ncbi Preponderance of the evidence: an example from the issue of calcium intake and body composition
    Robert P Heaney
    Creighton University Medical Center, Osteoporosis Research Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
    Nutr Rev 67:32-9. 2009
  8. ncbi Effect of yogurt on a urinary marker of bone resorption in postmenopausal women
    Robert P Heaney
    Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
    J Am Diet Assoc 102:1672-4. 2002
  9. ncbi Decline in muscle mass with age in women: a longitudinal study using an indirect measure
    K Michael Davies
    Creighton University Osteoporosis Research Center, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
    Metabolism 51:935-9. 2002

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi The selection and prevalence of natural and fortified calcium food sources in the diets of adolescent girls
    Karen Rafferty
    Osteoporosis Research Center, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
    J Nutr Educ Behav 43:96-102. 2011
    ..To assess the impact of calcium-fortified food and dairy food on selected nutrient intakes in the diets of adolescent girls...
  2. ncbi Determinants of endogenous calcium entry into the gut
    K Michael Davies
    Osteoporosis Research Center, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 80:919-23. 2004
    ..CONCLUSION: As a first approximation, the amount of endogenous calcium entering the digestive stream rises with body size and with the amount of phosphorus-rich food consumed...
  3. ncbi The effect of soy protein isolate on bone metabolism
    J Christopher Gallagher
    Bone Metabolism Unit, School of Medicine and the Osteoporosis Research Center, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA
    Menopause 11:290-8. 2004
    ..This double-blind, 15-month pilot study was designed to investigate the effect of soy protein isolate with varying concentrations of isoflavones on early postmenopausal bone loss and lipids...
  4. ncbi Potassium intake and the calcium economy
    Karen Rafferty
    Creighton University, Osteoporosis Research Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
    J Am Coll Nutr 24:99-106. 2005
    ..Dietary potassium intake (K) lowers urinary calcium (Ca) excretion and, in short-term studies, may improve Ca balance...
  5. ncbi Calcium fortification systems differ in bioavailability
    Robert P Heaney
    Creighton University Medical Center, 601 N 30th Street, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
    J Am Diet Assoc 105:807-9. 2005
    ..Nutritionists and dietetics professionals should encourage manufacturers of fortified products to provide information on bioavailability...
  6. ncbi Nutrient effects on the calcium economy: emphasizing the potassium controversy
    Karen Rafferty
    Creighton University Osteoporosis Research Center, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
    J Nutr 138:166S-171S. 2008
    ..Mean 24-h urinary potassium averaged 92% of dietary intake. According to nationwide food consumption surveys, milk is the number 1 single food source of potassium in all age groups in the United States...
  7. ncbi Preponderance of the evidence: an example from the issue of calcium intake and body composition
    Robert P Heaney
    Creighton University Medical Center, Osteoporosis Research Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
    Nutr Rev 67:32-9. 2009
    ..In this review, one way of doing so is proposed and the recently emergent literature concerning calcium intake and body composition is used as an illustration of how such an approach might be used...
  8. ncbi Effect of yogurt on a urinary marker of bone resorption in postmenopausal women
    Robert P Heaney
    Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
    J Am Diet Assoc 102:1672-4. 2002
    ..Moreover, bone resorption responds rapidly and sensitively to improvements in calcium intake that are readily achievable by an older female population...
  9. ncbi Decline in muscle mass with age in women: a longitudinal study using an indirect measure
    K Michael Davies
    Creighton University Osteoporosis Research Center, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
    Metabolism 51:935-9. 2002
    ..Our study is the largest longitudinal study reported to date and provides, perhaps, a more secure basis for estimating muscle mass change with age than has been available heretofore...