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Featured article in the August, 2016 Issue of Nutrition Research Update; written by Christian Wright, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Nutrition Science Laboratory of Nutrition, Fitness, and Aging Purdue University It goes without saying that our nation currently faces a serious obesity crisis. Nearly half of the United States has an obesity prevalence greater than 30% and not a single […]

Featured article in the Summer 2016 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; written by Kylie Thompson, RDN As health professionals, we often idealize a nutrient-dense eating pattern as a tool to prevent disease. However, it is also important to recognize its role in the treatment of disease. Thisarticle describes the role of nutrition in the treatment of eating disorders (ED), and

Featured article in the Summer 2016 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; written by Kristen Arnold, RDN, LD The two leading causes of death for women in the United States, cardiovascular disease and breast cancer, are associated with elevated chronic inflammatory markers. Strategies to reduce inflammation are a possible treatment strategy to prevent rampant chronic diseases in postmenopausal women, a population particularly vulnerable to

Featured article in the Summer 2015 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; written by Beth H. Rice Bradley, PhD The World Health Organization lists coronary heart disease (CHD) as the leading cause of death, globally. It is no surprise that policymakers, academicians, health professionals and health-conscious consumers are interested in ways to decrease the burden of CHD on society.

Featured article in the Fall 2015 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; written by David Madsen Overweight and obesity (OW/OB) now present a major global health problem and challenge–a “pandemic.”1-4  The CDC estimates that 35% of adults in the U.S. are OW or OB,5 while 17% of children are affected.6 The global picture is similar: 37% for adults (mean,

Featured article in the August, 2016 Issue of Nutrition Research Update Vitamin D intakes are below recommendations for a large percentage of the population in the United States and Europe.  As such, supplementation is often recommended to maintain serum levels of vitamin D, particularly over winter.  An alternative approach is vitamin D fortification of suitable

Featured article in the Fall 2016 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; written by Pamela Hernandez, CPT In 1976 when U.S. Senator George McGovern convened hearings on the link between diet and disease, he started a chain reaction that led to dietary fat and cholesterol being assigned much of the blame for heart disease and obesity in America. In

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Featured article in the Fall 2017 Issue of Nutrition Close-Up; written by Rachel Bassler, RDN, CSSD, LDN Most pregnant women are bombarded with health and nutrition information via handouts from their doctor, advice from friends and family, or pregnancy smartphone apps (confession: I have three). Many times, information is geared towards what foods to avoid like raw

By: Jen Houchins, PhD The dietary carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin (yellow pigments) selectively accumulate in the retina of the eye and can be measured non-invasively with a test easily conducted outside the clinic.  The result of this short visual assessment is reported as Macular Pigment Optical Density (MPOD), which can range from 0 to values