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Use of calcium tracers and biomarkers to determine calcium kinetics and bone turnoverC M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Bone 22:103S-104S. 1998..Calcium kinetics and biomarkers of bone turnover can assess changes in calcium metabolism and bone turnover long before changes in bone density can be detected...- Calcium bioavailability of calcium carbonate fortified soymilk is equivalent to cow's milk in young womenYongdong Zhao
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
J Nutr 135:2379-82. 2005..217 +/- 0.040), but both were higher (P < 0.05) than that of TCPSM (0.181 +/- 0.039). Our result suggests that calcium absorption is equivalent for CCSM and cow's milk at similar calcium loads... - Vitamin D requirements: current and futureConnie M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 2059, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 80:1735S-9S. 2004..So much new information on vitamin D and health has been collected since the requirements were set in 1997 that this nutrient is likely the most in need of revised requirements... - 2003 W.O. Atwater Memorial Lecture: Defining nutrient requirements from a perspective of bone-related nutrientsConnie M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059, USA
J Nutr 133:4063-6. 2003 - Inulin, oligofructose and bone health: experimental approaches and mechanismsConnie M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 2059, USA
Br J Nutr 93:S99-103. 2005..Chicory long-chain inulin and oligofructose enhance femoral Ca content, bone mineral density and Ca retention through enhanced Ca absorption and suppressed bone turnover rates, but it is not bone-promoting under all conditions... - Biomarkers of bone health appropriate for evaluating functional foods designed to reduce risk of osteoporosisConnie M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 1264, USA
Br J Nutr 88:S225-32. 2002..Use of a rare isotope, 41Ca, and accelerator mass spectrometry offers a new approach for assessing the ability of functional foods to suppress bone resorption... - Adolescence: the period of dramatic bone growthConnie M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 1264, USA
Endocrine 17:43-8. 2002..Weight-bearing exercise can increase bone mass. Appropriate mineralization of the skeleton requires adequate dietary intakes of minerals involved in the formation of hydroxyapatite; the most likely to be deficient is calcium... - Impact of exercise on bone health and contraindication of oral contraceptive use in young womenC M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, 1264 Stone Hall, West Lafayette, IN 47907 1264, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 33:873-80. 2001..The effect of quantified resistance and high impact exercise training on bone mass as modified by age and oral contraceptive (OCont) use in young women was studied... - The growing years and prevention of osteoporosis in later lifeC M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 1264, USA
Proc Nutr Soc 59:303-6. 2000..Current Ca intakes for adolescent females are woefully inadequate... - Calcium requirements of physically active peopleC M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 1264, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 72:579S-84S. 2000..Calcium requirements as modified by physical activity need to be determined for each population subgroup according to sex, age, race, and cultural environment... - Choices for achieving adequate dietary calcium with a vegetarian dietC M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 1264, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 70:543S-548S. 1999..Although it is possible to obtain calcium balance from a plant-based diet in a Western lifestyle, it may be more convenient to achieve calcium balance by increasing calcium consumption than by limiting other dietary factors... - Phosphate-binding capacity of ferrihydrite versus calcium acetate in ratsC M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition and Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 34:324-7. 1999..An added advantage may result from the small amounts of iron absorbed in these chronically iron-deficient patients... 
Antiresorptive effects of phytoestrogen supplements compared with estradiol or risedronate in postmenopausal women using (41)Ca methodologyC M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 2059, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 94:3798-805. 2009..Isoflavones have been reported to protect bone from estrogen deficiency, but their modest effects on bone resorption have been difficult to measure with traditional analytical methods...- Dietary calcium, protein, and phosphorus are related to bone mineral density and content in young womenD Teegarden
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 1264, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 68:749-54. 1998..Dietary factors have been implicated in modifying bone health, although the results remain controversial, particularly in young women... - Dairy intakes affect bone density in the elderlyLinda D McCabe
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 80:1066-74. 2004..Calcium supplementation protected both men and women from bone loss in the longitudinal study of whites... - Parathyroid hormone is associated with decreased fat mass in young healthy womenC W Gunther
Interdepartmental Nutrition Program, Purdue University, Department of Foods and Nutrition, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Int J Obes (Lond) 30:94-9. 2006..CONCLUSION: Fasting serum PTH was associated with increased fat mass, in both cross-sectional and prospective analysis. Thus, serum PTH may play a role in the regulation of body fat mass in young women... 
Simple isotopic method using oral stable or radioactive tracers for estimating fractional calcium absorption in adult womenW H Lee
Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 2059, USA
Osteoporos Int 22:1829-34. 2011..Fractional calcium absorption can be estimated by using either a radioactive or stable oral isotope across the entire age spectrum of adult women...- Bone-seeking labels as markers for bone turnover: validation of urinary excretion in ratsJ M K Cheong
Foods and Nutrition, 700 West State St, West Lafayette, IN 47907 2059, USA
Osteoporos Int 22:153-7. 2011..Urinary excretion of tritiated tetracycline ((3)H-TC) and (41)Ca tracers was validated as reflecting skeletal disappearance of these bone-seeking tracers as a direct measure of bone turnover following ovariectomy in rats... - Soy isoflavones do not affect bone resorption in postmenopausal women: a dose-response study using a novel approach with 41CaJ M K Cheong
Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, 700 West State Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 2059, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 92:577-82. 2007.... - Bone mineral and predictors of bone mass in white, Hispanic, and Asian early pubertal girlsC M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, 700 W State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907 2059, USA
Calcif Tissue Int 81:352-63. 2007..Bone size explained most of the racial/ethnic differences in BMC, although behavioral indicators were also significant predictors of BMC... - High impact exercise is more beneficial than dietary calcium for building bone strength in the growing rat skeletonJ M Welch
Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Bone 42:660-8. 2008..In conclusion, impact exercise was more beneficial than adequate dietary calcium to growing bones, although sufficient dietary calcium was beneficial in rats not subjected to impact exercise... - Predictors of calcium retention in adolescent boysKathleen M Hill
Purdue University, Foods and Nutrition, 700 W State Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 2059, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93:4743-8. 2008..The relationship between calcium (Ca) intake and Ca retention in adolescent boys was recently reported... - The health benefits of calcium citrate malate: a review of the supporting scienceSusan Reinwald
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Adv Food Nutr Res 54:219-346. 2008.... - Racial differences in skeletal calcium retention in adolescent girls with varied controlled calcium intakesMichelle Braun
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 85:1657-63. 2007..Higher bone mass in blacks than in whites has been related to greater calcium utilization efficiency. Dietary calcium requirements for maximal skeletal calcium accretion during puberty may differ between the races... - A soybean cultivar lacking lipoxygenase 2 and 3 has similar calcium bioavailability to a commercial variety despite higher calcium absorption inhibitorsH S D Martino
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA
J Food Sci 73:H33-5. 2008..05) found in the UFV-116 variety did not affect calcium absorption. Therefore, the new variety is a comparable source of high bioavailable calcium... - Peak spine and femoral neck bone mass in young womenY-C Lin
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1264, USA
Bone 32:546-53. 2003..We conclude that age of attaining peak bone mass at the hip is younger than at the spine, and BMC and BSA at the spine continue to increase through the early thirties in females... - Diet calcium level but not calcium supplement particle size affects bone density and mechanical properties in ovariectomized ratsMohammad Shahnazari
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
J Nutr 139:1308-14. 2009.... - Previous milk consumption is associated with greater bone density in young womenD Teegarden
Department of Foods and Nutrition and Health, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 69:1014-7. 1999..Dietary calcium and milk intakes at specific ages may influence bone mineral measures at specific sites during development of peak bone mass... - Calcium absorption from three salts and CaSO(4)-fortified bread in premenopausal womenBerdine R Martin
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1264, USA
J Agric Food Chem 50:3874-6. 2002..0675 +/- 0.016). Calcium sulfate is a bioavailable fortificant for white bread that compares favorably with milk and two other salts... - Supplemental dietary racemic equol has modest benefits to bone but has mild uterotropic activity in ovariectomized ratsLeecole L Legette
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
J Nutr 139:1908-13. 2009..Dietary equol had no stimulatory effect on mammary gland epithelium. We conclude that in OVX rats, a dietary equol dose that had modest effect on bone also exerts mild uterotropic effects... - Racial differences in bone turnover and calcium metabolism in adolescent femalesR J Bryant
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 88:1043-7. 2003..05) and decreased urinary calcium (1.15 +/- 0.95 vs. 2.50 +/- 1.35 mmol/d, P < 0.001), compared with whites. The racial differences in calcium retention in adolescence can account for the racial differences in bone mass of adults... - Vitamin D status and calcium metabolism in adolescent black and white girls on a range of controlled calcium intakesConnie M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 2059, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93:3907-14. 2008..There are limited data in adolescents on racial differences in relationships between dietary calcium intake, absorption, and retention and serum levels of calcium-regulating hormones... - Botanicals for age-related diseases: from field to practiceConnie M Weaver
Foods and Nutrition, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 87:493S-7S. 2008..Botanicals and their relation to bone antiresorptive capacity, cognitive function, vascular effects, and cancer are principal themes in our center... - Inulin effects on bioavailability of soy isoflavones and their calcium absorption enhancing abilityTasleem A Zafar
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
J Agric Food Chem 52:2827-31. 2004..01) when inulin was added to the diet containing isoflavones. We conclude that isoflavones enhance calcium absorption, without synergy from inulin, and that inulin decreases equol production... - Equol, via dietary sources or intestinal production, may ameliorate estrogen deficiency-induced bone lossConnie M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
J Nutr 140:1377S-9S. 2010..In menopausal Western women, equol status did not affect the modest, but significant, reduction in bone resorption achieved with a soy isoflavone intervention... - Pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of 14C-labeled grape polyphenols in the periphery and the central nervous system following oral administrationElsa M Janle
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 2059, USA
J Med Food 13:926-33. 2010..Our observations indicate that some grape-derived polyphenolics do reach the brain, which suggests their potential value for applications in neurodegenerative disorders... - Measuring calcium absorption and utilization in humansConnie M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 2059, USA
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 9:568-74. 2006..Calcium dynamics are studied with the use of isotopic tracers. We also cover state-of-the-art methods for stable calcium isotope ratio analysis and offer insights on experimental design... - Calcium retention in adolescent boys on a range of controlled calcium intakesMichelle Braun
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 84:414-8. 2006..CONCLUSION: The higher calcium retention in boys than in girls was attained through higher net calcium absorption and lower urinary excretion than in girls... - Current calcium recommendations in North AmericaConnie M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 2059, USA
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 17:30-2. 2008..Issues that are receiving attention currently include possible catch up growth, dairy vs. calcium intake, and how to establish optimal intakes... - Soy isoflavones and bone health: the relationship is still unclearConnie M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
J Nutr 135:1243-7. 2005..This overview will summarize these discrepancies and will suggest future studies to clarify the conditions under which these dietary substances can be helpful for bones... - Dairy versus calcium carbonate in promoting peak bone mass and bone maintenance during subsequent calcium deficiencyConnie M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 2059, USA
J Bone Miner Res 24:1411-9. 2009..4%) and a trend (p = 0.02) toward greater peak breaking force (17%). Thus, NFDMs improved bone measures during growth and protected bone against a subsequent period of calcium depletion compared with CaCO(3)... - Should dairy be recommended as part of a healthy vegetarian diet? PointConnie M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 89:1634S-1637S. 2009..Overall, evidence suggests that being a lactovegetarian has greater health benefits and reduced health risks than being a vegan... - The role of nutrition on optimizing peak bone massConnie M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 2059, USA
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 17:135-7. 2008..Dietary salt increases urinary calcium excretion. Exercise can enhance the effect of dietary calcium through enhanced bone geometry... - Role of dairy beverages in the dietConnie M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, 700 W State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907 2059, USA
Physiol Behav 100:63-6. 2010..Concerns over milk consumption have focused on saturated fats historically. More research is needed to resolve potential concerns of milk consumption and risk of several disorders including ovarian cancer and soft tissue calcification... - Evaluation of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry for in situ measurement of bone mineral density of equine metacarpiS R McClure
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906-1248, USA
Am J Vet Res 62:752-6. 2001..Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry may be used for studies to evaluate the effects of diet or drugs on bone density or density changes from bone remodeling that develop prior to stress fractures... - Validation of a simple isotope method for estimating true calcium fractional absorption in adolescentsW Lee
Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 2059, USA
Osteoporos Int 22:159-66. 2011..Developed equations with an oral isotope including a single blood draw or spot urine collection can be used to evaluate fractional calcium absorption in adolescents which allows flexibility in developing protocols... - Milk--good for bones, good for reducing childhood obesity?Connie M Weaver
Food and Nutrition Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 103:1598-9. 2003 - Bone seeking labels as markers for bone turnover: effect of dosing schedule on labeling various bone sites in ratsJennifer M K Cheong
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, 700 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907 2059, USA
Calcif Tissue Int 85:444-50. 2009..The amount of label incorporation into bone was greater in bone sites that were more metabolically active and in all sites when closer vs farther from OVX... - Nondigestible oligosaccharides increase calcium absorption and suppress bone resorption in ovariectomized ratsTasleem A Zafar
Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
J Nutr 134:399-402. 2004..We conclude that feeding NDO at 5.5 g/100 g for 21 d has a positive effect on calcium absorption and retention in ovariectomized rats... - Tetracycline and calcium kinetics are comparable for estimating bone resorption in ratsYongdong Zhao
Foods and Nutrition Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
J Nutr 140:1704-9. 2010..The tracers (45)Ca and (3)H-TC can be used interchangeably to determine bone resorption rates in OVX rats. Thus, both labels can be used to screen dietary and other interventions for beneficial effects on bone... - Cross-calibration of 45calcium kinetics against dynamic histomorphometry in a rat model to determine bone turnoverMohammad Shahnazari
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, 700 W State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Bone 46:1238-43. 2010..2% (34.2 vs. 23.8 mg/d and 10.4 vs. 5.1 mg/d, respectively, p<0.001). Our data suggest that Ca kinetic studies can be used reliably to rapidly detect changes in bone turnover at the whole skeletal level in response to interventions... - Exercise and calcium supplementation: effects on calcium homeostasis in sportswomenBerdine R Martin
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 2059, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:1481-6. 2007..A second aim was to determine the effectiveness of calcium supplementation to offset any calcium loss... - Comparative effect of soy protein, soy isoflavones, and 17beta-estradiol on bone metabolism in adult ovariectomized ratsDavid J Cai
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
J Bone Miner Res 20:828-39. 2005..CONCLUSION: Estrogen, but not isoflavones at the levels tested, suppressed bone remodeling in both trabecular and cortical bone after ovariectomy... - Soy isoflavones and bone health: a double-edged sword?Susan Reinwald
Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 2009, USA
J Nat Prod 69:450-9. 2006..The effects of chronic consumption of high levels of soy isoflavones at each life stage to assess risk-benefit ratios should be a high priority of research... - An inflection point of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D for maximal suppression of parathyroid hormone is not evident from multi-site pooled data in children and adolescentsKathleen M Hill
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA
J Nutr 140:1983-8. 2010.... - Daily supplementation with 25 μg cholecalciferol does not increase calcium absorption or skeletal retention in adolescent girls with low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin DClara Y Park
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 2059, USA
J Nutr 140:2139-44. 2010..In pubertal girls with vitamin D status considered insufficient in adults, vitamin D supplementation of 25 μg/d for 4 wk did not improve fractional Ca absorption, net Ca absorption, or Ca retention... - Racial differences in calcium retention in response to dietary salt in adolescent girlsKarin Wigertz
Departments of Foods and Nutrition and of Statistics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 81:845-50. 2005..05). CONCLUSIONS: Calcium retention is significantly greater in black girls than in white girls but is significantly reduced in girls of both races in response to salt loading... - Adaptations to free-fall impact are different in the shafts and bone ends of rat forelimbsJ M Welch
Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette 47907-2059, USA
J Appl Physiol 97:1859-65. 2004..These results indicate that adaptation to impact may occur by different mechanisms in bone end and shaft regions... - Absorption of calcium fumarate salts is equivalent to other calcium salts when measured in the rat modelConnie M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, 1264 Stone Hall, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1264, USA
J Agric Food Chem 50:4974-5. 2002..05). Thus, when measured in the rat model, calcium from calcium fumarate and calcium malate fumarate is absorbed equally well as compared to other salts, which are common calcium sources in many foods, beverages, and supplements... - The effect of exercise on water balance in premenopausal physically active womenEileen M Weinheimer
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 108:1662-7. 2008..This controlled feeding study examined the effects of exercise on daily water intake (particularly ad libitum water intake), water output, whole-body water balance, and hydration status in physically active, premenopausal women... - Calcium bioavailability and kinetics of calcium ascorbate and calcium acetate in ratsJianwei Cai
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 229:40-5. 2004..The higher bioavailability of calcium ascorbate was due to a longer transit time in the small intestine compared with ASC... - Food insecurity is associated with iron deficiency anemia in US adolescentsHeather A Eicher-Miller
Department of Foods and Nutrition and Statistics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 2059, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 90:1358-71. 2009..Food insecurity, a condition of low or very low food security, is associated with decreased nutrient intake and poor health, which can lead to nutrient deficiency in children, including iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia... - Sodium retention in black and white female adolescents in response to salt intakeCristina Palacios
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 89:1858-63. 2004..In summary, black girls showed greater Na(+) retention compared with white girls. The difference in Na(+) handling may contribute to underlying racial differences in susceptibility to hypertension... - Technologies and experimental approaches at the National Institutes of Health Botanical Research CentersStephen Barnes
Botanical Center for Age Related Disease, Purdue University University of Alabama at Birmingham, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 87:476S-80S. 2008..In summary, the skills needed to carry out botanical centers' research are extensive and may exceed those practiced by most NIH investigators... - Comparison of 24 hour whole body versus patch tests for estimating body surface electrolyte lossesCristina Palacios
Department of Foods adn Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1264, USA
Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab 13:479-88. 2003..2X for sodium and calcium, 3.6X for magnesium, and 1.3X for potassium. CONCLUSIONS: Regional patch methods are more appropriate for relative comparisons than for accurately determining total daily dermal electrolyte losses... - The effect of soy protein and soy isoflavones on calcium metabolism in postmenopausal women: a randomized crossover studyLisa A Spence
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 81:916-22. 2005..This finding reinforces the importance of evaluating all aspects of calcium metabolism. Soy isoflavones did not significantly affect calcium metabolism... - Acute and chronic effects of honey and its carbohydrate constituents on calcium absorption in ratsMerlin W Ariefdjohan
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, 700 West State Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 2059, USA
J Agric Food Chem 56:2649-54. 2008.... - Vitamin D, calcium homeostasis, and skeleton accretion in childrenConnie M Weaver
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, USA
J Bone Miner Res 22:V45-9. 2007..Current cross-sectional studies in children suggest that vitamin D status is less important for bone accrual than for bone health in adults. Intervention studies are needed to identify responsive groups... - Acute versus chronic effects of whey proteins on calcium absorption in growing ratsYongdong Zhao
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, 700 W. State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059, USA
Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 230:536-42. 2005..However, the initial enhancement of calcium absorption by whey protein was sufficient to increase BMC... - Comparison of self-reported, measured, metabolizable energy intake with total energy expenditure in overweight teensRajni Singh
Department of Foods and Nutrition and Statistics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 2059, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 89:1744-50. 2009..The accuracy of dietary energy assessment tools is critical to understanding the role of diet in the increasing rate of obesity... - Effects of hindlimb unloading and bisphosphonates on the serum proteome of ratsYongdong Zhao
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, 700 W State St, West Lafayette, IN 47907 2059, USA
Bone 41:646-58. 2007..e. drug related), and 17 common to HU and HUA (e.g. potential mental stress or muscle loss markers). Spots were identified by LC-MS/MS after in-gel trypsin digestion and were found to relate to a variety of physiological functions... - Calcium requirements and metabolism in Chinese-American boys and girlsLu Wu
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
J Bone Miner Res 25:1842-9. 2010..Recommendations for calcium requirements should be lowered for Chinese-American adolescents... - Whole versus the piecemeal approach to evaluating soySusan Reinwald
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 2059, USA
J Nutr 140:2335S-2343S. 2010..It explores the rationale for focusing research on whole soy in an attempt to understand it better rather than trying to replicate the health benefits by targeting various soy components, which has been plagued by inconsistent results... - Soy components vs. whole soy: are we betting our bones on a long shot?Susan Reinwald
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 2059, USA
J Nutr 140:2312S-2317S. 2010..This forces one to ask whether whole soy might provide a superior effect on bone... - Calcium and exercise affect the growing skeletonJo M Welch
School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nutr Rev 63:361-73. 2005.... - Newer perspectives on calcium nutrition and bone qualityRobert P Heaney
Creighton University Medical Center, 601 N 30th St, Suite 4841, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
J Am Coll Nutr 24:574S-81S. 2005..High calcium intakes in postmenopausal and older women reduce this homeostatic remodeling to approximately pre-menopausal values and improve bone strength immediately, well prior to any appreciable change in bone mass... - Back to basics: have milk with mealsConnie M Weaver
J Am Diet Assoc 106:1756-8. 2006 - Calcium intake, body fat, and bones--a complex relationConnie M Weaver
Am J Clin Nutr 86:527. 2007 - Calcium utilization in young women: new insights from modelingMeryl E Wastney
Metabolic Modeling Services Ltd, Hamilton 2030, Dalesford, New Zealand
Adv Exp Med Biol 537:193-205. 2003 - MyPyramid food intake pattern modeling for the Dietary Guidelines Advisory CommitteePatricia Britten
USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Alexandria, VA 22302, USA
J Nutr Educ Behav 38:S143-52. 2006..Modeling analyses can help researchers explore the overall effect of specific dietary recommendations on intake patterns... - Calcium and vitamin DRobert P Heaney
Department of Medicine, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 32:181-94, vii-viii. 2003..Prudent nutritional support for osteoporosis prevention and treatment consists of 30 to 40 mmol Ca/d together with sufficient vitamin D to maintain serum 25(OH)D levels above 80 nmol/L (i.e., approximately 25 microg vitamin D/d)... - Are current calcium recommendations for adolescents higher than needed to achieve optimal peak bone mass? The controversyStephanie A Atkinson
Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
J Nutr 138:1182-6. 2008 - Race and diet interactions in the acquisition, maintenance, and loss of boneMARCELLA D WALKER
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolic Bone Disease Unit, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Nutr 138:1256S-60S. 2008..Predictors of aBMD have been reported for African American and American white adults and predictors of aBMD in Chinese American women have recently been studied. Much remains to be studied regarding interactions between race and diet... - Sorting out bioactivity in flavonoid mixturesMary Ann Lila
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 7715, USA
J Nutr 135:1231-5. 2005..The biolabeled materials are now being investigated to determine tissue localization, structures of bioactive components, and the interactions between flavonoid components that contribute to bioactive potential... - Black and white female adolescents lose vitamin D metabolites into urineMyrtle Thierry-Palmer
Department of Biochemistry, Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30310 1495, USA
Am J Med Sci 335:278-83. 2008..We tested the hypothesis that urinary vitamin D metabolite content and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) binding activity of black female adolescents would be greater than that of white female adolescents...