Research Paper Title Vitamin B12 Deficiency. Abstract Vitamin B12 is an essential cofactor that is integral to methylation processes important in reactions related to DNA and cell metabolism, thus a deficiency may lead to disruption of DNA and cell metabolism and thus have serious clinical consequences. Intracellular conversion of vitamin B12 to two active coenzymes, adenosylcobalamin in mitochondria and methylcobalamin in… Read More
Research Paper Title Australian Parents’ Perceptions of Factors that Influence their Children’s Pork Consumption: An Exploratory Qualitative Study. Background Pork provides key nutrients such as protein, thiamin and selenium, however fresh pork is not commonly included in the diets of Australian children, with processed pork preferred. Current dietary guidelines emphasise the consumption of fresh meat… Read More
Cooks make tastier food when they can see their customers. Researchers set up four scenarios in a real cafeteria for two weeks. In the first, diners and cooks could not view one another; In the second, the diners could see the cooks; In the third, the cooks could see the diners; and In the fourth,… Read More
Research Paper Title Prognostic Value of Fasting vs. Non-Fasting Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels on Long-term Mortality: Insight from the National Health and Nutrition Survey III (NHANES-III). Background National and international guidelines recommend fasting lipid panel measurement for risk stratification of patients for prevention of cardiovascular (CV) events. Yet, the prognostic value of fasting vs.… Read More
High gluten cereals are the result of intense hybridisation dating back only about 4000 years, so they are not part of the diet that humans evolved to eat. More than one Briton in ten avoids eating wheat. As such, many people who do not have the defining antibodies for coeliac disease find that eating gluten… Read More
Research Paper Title Severe Decrements in Cognition Function and Mood Induced by Sleep Loss, Heat, Dehydration, and Undernutrition during Simulated Combat. Background Military exercises generate high levels of stress to simulate combat, providing a unique opportunity to examine cognitive and physiologic responses of normal humans to acute stress. Methods Cognitive and physiologic markers of stress… Read More
Research Paper Title Nutrition Knowledge and Supplement Use Among Elite U.S. Army Soldiers. Background A U.S. Army Special Forces (SF) unit was studied to determine characteristics of supplement users, assess nutrition knowledge, and identify nutrition information sources. Methods SF-qualified (n = 119) and non-SF, support soldiers (n = 38) participated. Results Most soldiers (87%) reported… Read More
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