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Recent Literature

Vitamins, Minerals, Supplements and Dietary Approaches

Archer SL, Stamler J, Moag-Stahlberg A et al. Association of dietary supplement use with specific micronutrient intakes among middle-aged American men and women: the INTERMAP study.
J Am Diet Assoc 2005; 105: 1106–14. [Abstract]
Address:
None supplied
Baylin A, Villamor E, Rifai N et al. Effect of vitamin supplementation to HIV-infected pregnant women on the micronutrient status of their infants.
Eur J Clin Nutr 2005; 59: 960–8. [Abstract]
Address: A Baylin
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
E-mail: abaylin@hsph.harvard.edu
Bertone-Johnson ER, Hankinson SE, Bendich A et al. Calcium and vitamin D intake and risk of incident premenstrual syndrome.
Arch Intern Med 2005; 165: 1246–52. [Abstract]
Address: ER Bertone-Johnson
Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9304, USA
E-mail: ebertone@schoolph.umass.edu
Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Willett WC, Wong JB et al. Fracture prevention with vitamin D supplementation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
JAMA 2005; 293: 2257–64. [Abstract]
Address: HA Bischoff-Ferrari
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
E-mail: hbischof@hsph.harvard.edu
Bromley J, Hughes BG, Leong DC, Buckley NA. Life-threatening interaction between complementary medicines: cyanide toxicity following ingestion of amygdalin and vitamin C.
Ann Pharmacother 2005; 39: 1566–9. [Abstract]
Address: J Bromley
Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, The Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australia
Castro IA, Barroso LP, Sinnecker P. Functional foods for coronary heart disease risk reduction: a meta-analysis using a multivariate approach.
Am J Clin Nutr 2005; 82: 32–40.
Address: IA Castro
Department of Food and Experimental Nutrition, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Czeizel AE, Puho E. Maternal use of nutritional supplements during the first month of pregnancy and decreased risk of Down’s syndrome: case-control study.
Nutrition 2005; 21: 698–704. [Abstract]
Address: AE Czeizel
Foundation for the Community Control of Hereditary Diseases, Budapest, Hungary
Dennehy CE, Tsourounis C, Horn AJ. Dietary supplement-related adverse events reported to the California Poison Control System.
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2005; 62: 1476–82. [Abstract]
Address: CE Dennehy
School of Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco, USA
Frank J. Beyond vitamin E supplementation: an alternative strategy to improve vitamin E status.
J Plant Physiol 2005; 162: 834–43. [Abstract]
Address:
Department of Food Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7051, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
Fumeron C, Nguyen-Khoa T, Saltiel C et al. Effects of oral vitamin C supplementation on oxidative stress and inflammation status in haemodialysis patients.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2005; 20: 1874–9. [Abstract]
Address: C Fumeron
AURA Centre Henri Kuntziger, Necker Hospital, Paris, France
He J, Gu D, Wu X et al. Effect of soybean protein on blood pressure: a randomized, controlled trial.
Ann Intern Med 2005; 143: 1–9.
Address: J He
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, SL 18, New Orleans, LA 70112-2699, USA
Hermansen K, Hansen B, Jacobsen R et al. Effects of soy supplementation on blood lipids and arterial function in hypercholesterolaemic subjects.
Eur J Clin Nutr 2005; 59: 843–50. [Abstract]
Address: K Hermansen
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism C, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Hininger I, Waters R, Osman M et al. Acute prooxidant effects of vitamin C in EDTA chelation therapy and long-term antioxidant benefits of therapy.
Free Radic Biol Med 2005; 38: 1565–70. [Abstract]
Address: I Hininger
Laboratoire NVMC (Nutrition, Vieillissement, Maladies Cardiovasculaires), EA 3746, J Fourier University, Domaine de la Merci, 38700 La Tronche, France
Hutchins AM, McIver IE, Johnston CS. Hypertensive crisis associated with high dose soy isoflavone supplementation in a post-menopausal woman: a case report.
BMC Womens Health 2005; 5: 9.
Address:
None supplied
Hutchins AM, McIver IE, Johnston CS. Soy isoflavone and ascorbic acid supplementation alone or in combination minimally affect plasma lipid peroxides in healthy postmenopausal women.
J Am Diet Assoc 2005; 105: 1134–7. [Abstract]
Address:
None supplied
Kalantar-Zadeh K, Braglia A, Chow J et al. An anti-inflammatory and antioxidant nutritional supplement for hypoalbuminemic hemodialysis patients: a pilot/feasibility study.
J Ren Nutr 2005; 15: 318–31. [Abstract]
Address: K Kalantar-Zadeh
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Los Angeles Biomedical Institute at Harbor – UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509-2910, USA
Keisler BD, Hosey RG. Ergogenic AIDS: an update on ephedra.
Curr Sports Med Rep 2005; 4: 231–5. [Abstract]
Address: BD Keisler
University of Kentucky, K308 Kentucky Clinic, 740 S Limestone, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
Ko WS, Guo CH, Hsu GS et al. The effect of zinc supplementation on the treatment of chronic hepatitis C patients with interferon and ribavirin.
Clin Biochem 2005; 38: 614–20. [Abstract]
Address: WS Ko
Department of Food and Nutrition, Hung Kuang University, Taichung 433, Taiwan, China
Lee IM, Cook NR, Gaziano JM et al. Vitamin E in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer: the Women’s Health Study: a randomized controlled trial.
JAMA 2005; 294: 56–65. [Abstract]
Address: IM Lee
Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Marniemi J, Alanen E, Impivaara O et al. Dietary and serum vitamins and minerals as predictors of myocardial infarction and stroke in elderly subjects.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2005; 15: 188–97. [Abstract]
Address: J Marniemi
National Public Health Institute, Department of Health and Functional Capacity, Peltolantie 3, FI–20720 Turku, Finland
Merchant AT, Msamanga G, Villamor E et al. Multivitamin supplementation of HIV-positive women during pregnancy reduces hypertension.
J Nutr 2005; 135: 1776–81.
Address: AT Merchant
Population Health Research Institute and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Nakamura K, Kariyazono H, Komokata T et al. Influence of preoperative administration of omega-3 fatty acid-enriched supplement on inflammatory and immune responses in patients undergoing major surgery for cancer.
Nutrition 2005; 21: 639–49. [Abstract]
Address: K Nakamura
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
Neiva RF, Al-Shammari K, Nociti FH et al. Effects of vitamin-B complex supplementation on periodontal wound healing.
J Periodontol 2005; 76: 1084–91. [Abstract]
Address: RF Neiva
Department of Periodontics/Prevention/Geriatrics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Newby P, Tucker KL, Wolk A. Risk of overweight and obesity among semivegetarian, lactovegetarian, and vegan women.
Am J Clin Nutr 2005; 81: 1267–74.
Address: P Newby
Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Ullegaddi R, Powers HJ, Gariballa SE. Antioxidant supplementation enhances antioxidant capacity and mitigates oxidative damage following acute ischaemic stroke.
Eur J Clin Nutr 2005; 59: 1367–73. [Abstract]
Address: R Ullegaddi
Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing and Human Nutrition Unit, University of Sheffield, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
Villamor E, Fawzi WW. Effects of vitamin A supplementation on immune responses and correlation with clinical outcomes.
Clin Microbiol Rev 2005; 18: 446–64. [Abstract]
Address: E Villamor
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Whiting SJ, Calvo MS. Vitamin D and cancer symposium: dietary recommendations to meet both endocrine and autocrine needs of vitamin D.
J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2005; 97: 7–12. [Abstract]
Address: SJ Whiting
College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, 110 Science Place, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5C9
Witte KK, Nikitin NP, Parker AC et al. The effect of micronutrient supplementation on quality-of-life and left ventricular function in elderly patients with chronic heart failure.
Eur Heart J 2005; 26: 2238–44. [Abstract]
Address: KK Witte
Department of Academic Cardiology, Castle Hill Hospital, Castle Road, Cottingham, Hull HU16 5JQ, UK
Wiygul JB, Evans BR, Peterson BL et al. Supplement use among men with prostate cancer.
Urology 2005; 66: 161–6. [Abstract]
Address: JB Wiygul
Division of Urology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Wolters M, Hickstein M, Flintermann A et al. Cognitive performance in relation to vitamin status in healthy elderly German women – the effect of 6-month multivitamin supplementation.
Prev Med 2005; 41: 253–9. [Abstract]
Address: M Wolters
Nutrition Physiology and Human Nutrition Unit, Institute of Food Science, Centre of Applied Chemistry, University of Hanover, Wunstorfer Street 14, Hanover, DE–30453, Germany