摘要：Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a disease in which the heart can no longer meet the demands the body。 CHF can be caused by hypertension, myopathy, diabetes, coronary artery disease, or defective...

摘要：In the current issue of the Journal (1), Chiu et al describe their observations of a new aspect of diet that may be related to one type and stage of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) of the ey...

摘要：ABSTRACTBackground: Interest in the development of dairy products naturally enriched in conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) exists。 Objective: This study investigated the effects of consuming dairy pro...

摘要：The identification of modifiable factors, such as diet, that influence serum CRP concentrations may provide the means for reducing the risk of these diseases。 Data on longitudinal associations bet...

摘要：Objective: The objective was to determine whether energy intake modulates the effects of low-fat, high-carbohydrate intakes on inflammatory markers。 11 y, who were not receiving hormone replacemen...

摘要：ABSTRACTBackground: Smoking causes genetic damage in buccal cells and increases the risk of oral cancer。 Because folate is instrumental in DNA synthesis and repair, it is a determinant of genetic ...

摘要：ABSTRACTBackground: Several dietary factors have been linked to age-related maculopathy (ARM), the early form of age-related macular degeneration, and there is reason to think that dietary carbohyd...

摘要：ABSTRACTBackground: The results of randomized controlled trials indicate that the amount and type of dietary fat are important predictors of serum cholesterol concentrations。 However, the results ...

摘要：Rachael Z Stolzenberg-Solomon, Shih-Chen Chang, Michael F Leitzmann, Karen A Johnson, Christine Johnson, Saundra S Buys, Robert N Hoover and Regina G Ziegler1 From the Nutritional Epidemiology Bran...

摘要：ABSTRACTBackground:Epidemiologic studies of choline and betaine intakes have been sparse because a food-composition database was not available until recently。 The physiologic relevance of a variat...

摘要：nlDear Sir:With interest we read in the Journal the findings of a recent study by Larbi et al (1), in which the authors reported on the suppressive effects on T cell activation and function, togeth...

摘要：C CarpentierDivision of Endocrinology Department of Medicine Centre de recherche clinique Etienne-Le Bel Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke 3001 -12th Avenue North Sherbrooke, PQ Canada...

摘要：that different neural systems might be affected differently by nutritional manipulations, and, thus, some outcomes might be more sensitive indicators than others with respect to the role of a parti...

摘要：orgDear Sir:We thank Wainwright for her kind words about our review on the n–。3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LCPUFA) docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (1)。 Our review was the first in a se...

摘要：Both studies showed that a low-fat diet (30% total energy from fat) lowered LDL-cholesterol concentrations by 7–。 One possible explanation for the contrasting effects on the concentrations of ...

摘要：eduDear Sir:Giugliano and Esposito are correct in noting that in our study (1) HDL-cholesterol concentrations declined, whereas triacylglycerol concentrations increased, when participants were fed ...

摘要：ObjectivesAfter evaluating an article designated for Continuing Medical Education (CME) in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN), participants in the American Society for Nutrition (ASN...

摘要：ObjectivesAfter evaluating an article designated for Continuing Medical Education (CME) in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN), participants in the American Society for Nutrition (ASN...

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摘要：Marilyn S EdwardsUniversity of Texas Medical School, HoustonINTRODUCTIONOne of the objectives of the American Society for Clinical Nutrition (ASCN) and the Committee on Professional Nutrition Educa...