A5016969160- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Birth, Development, and Health
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Fluoride Effects and Removal
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
Center for Advancing Health
2022-2025
Texas A&M University
2022-2025
Texas A&M University System
2022-2025
Mitchell Institute
2022-2023
Purdue University West Lafayette
2015-2022
American Society for Nutrition
2022
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
2021
State Street (United States)
2017-2020
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
2020
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2020
Micronutrients are essential to sustain life and for optimal physiological function. Widespread global micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs) exist, with pregnant women their children under 5 years at the highest risk. Iron, iodine, folate, vitamin A, zinc most widespread MNDs, all these MNDs common contributors poor growth, intellectual impairments, perinatal complications, increased risk of morbidity mortality. Iron deficiency is MND worldwide leads microcytic anemia, decreased capacity work,...
Background: Dietary supplements are used by more than half of adults, although to our knowledge, the reasons motivating use have not been previously examined in US adults using nationally representative data.The purpose this analysis was examine motivations for dietary supplement use, characterize types products most commonly reported motivations, and role physicians health care practitioners guiding choices about supplements.Methods: Data from (Ն20 years; n=11 956) were 2007-2010 National...
<h3>Importance</h3> Nutrition during pregnancy is a critical dimension not only for women's health but also the lifelong of offspring. Very limited national data exist on usual dietary intakes pregnant women. <h3>Objective</h3> To estimate total nutrient (from foods and supplements) population prevalence meeting or exceeding National Academies Sciences, Engineering, Medicine Dietary Reference Intake recommendations among US <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> A cross-sectional analysis...
High intake of added sugars is associated with excess energy and poorer diet quality. The objective this cross-sectional study (n = 16,806) was to estimate usual intakes the primary food sources across range (i.e., deciles) among U.S. children (2–8 years), adolescents teens (9–18 adults (≥19 years) using National Health Nutrition Examination (NHANES) data from 2009–2012. percent contributed by 14.3 ± 0.2% 16.2 13.1 suggesting highest are teens. However, foods/beverages that contribute were...
Background: Dietary supplement use is extensive in US adults. Some reports suggested that users had higher nutrient intakes from the diet than did nonusers, but to our knowledge this finding has not been examined nationally representative survey data.Objective: In analysis, we mineral by supplement-use categories and how these supplements contributed meeting or exceeding Reference Intakes for selected minerals.Design: Data adults (≥19 y of age; n = 8860) who participated NHANES 2003–2006, a...
The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence use and types dietary supplements (DS) used by U.S. adults (≥19 years) sociodemographic characteristics: family income-to-poverty ratio (PIR), food security status, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation using NHANES 2011⁻2014 data (n = 11,024). DS ascertained via a home inventory retrospective 30-day questionnaire. Demographic socioeconomic differences related were evaluated univariate t statistic. Half (52%)...
A reverse J-shaped association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) concentration and all-cause mortality was suggested in a 9-year follow-up (1991-2000) analysis of the Third National Health Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III, 1988-1994).Our objective to repeat analyses with 6 years additional evaluate whether persists through 15 follow-up.The study included 099 participants aged ≥ 20 3784 deaths.Relative risk (RR) death from all causes adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity,...