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The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has released a new position statement on Vitamin D for older adults which makes important recommendations for vitamin D nutrition from an evidence-based perspective.
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Tags: Bone Metabolism, Bone Strength, Clinical Indicator, Dietary Intake, Fracture Risk, International Osteoporosis Foundation, Iof, Lower Limb, Malabsorption, Muscle Development, Nmol, Older Adults, Osteoporosis International, Osteoporotic, Risk Individuals, Sun Exposure, Tufts University, Vital Component, Vitamin D Deficiency, Vitamin D3 
Comments OffScientists funded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) found that volunteers who followed a low-calorie diet or a very low-calorie diet not only lost weight, but also significantly enhanced their immune response.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Agricultural Research Service, Animal Models, Baseline Study, Biologic Markers, Calorie Restricted Diet, Calorie Restriction, Cell Mediated Immunity, Cell Response, Delayed Type Hypersensitivity, Human Nutrition Research, Human Nutrition Research Center, Immune Markers, Jean Mayer Usda, Low Calorie Diet, Nutrition Research Center, Nutritional Immunology Laboratory, Study Outcomes, T Cells, Tufts University, White Blood Cell Comments OffIncreasing calcium intake is a common–yet not always successful–strategy for reducing bone fractures. But a study supported in part by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) underscores the importance of vitamin D and its ability to help the body utilize calcium.
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Health-conscious consumers long have chosen meals that include oats—in part due to a snappy “heart healthy” claim that prominently appears on the labels of packaged oat products sold nationwide.
Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Artery Walls, Avenanthramides, Blood Cells, Boston Massachusetts, Cancer Cell, Colon Cancer, Conscious Consumers, Free Radical Biology, Human Nutrition Research, Human Nutrition Research Center, Jean Mayer Usda, Lesion Development, Molecular Mechanisms, Nutrition Research Center, Oat Products, Smcs, Smooth Muscle Cell, Tufts University, Vascular Biology Laboratory, Vascular Endothelial Cells Comments OffBenefits of Compound in Turmeric Spice Studied
There may be a new way to spice up your weight loss routine, according to results from a new animal model study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists and colleagues.
The researchers theorized that dietary curcumin could stall the spread of fat-tissue by inhibiting new blood vessel growth, called angiogenesis, which is necessary to build fat tissue.
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