Aging and Chronic Disease (ACD) RIS

Newsletter March 2015

Carmen Castaneda-Sceppa, MD, PhD Chair, c.sceppa@neu.edu Bahram H. Arjmandi, PhD, RD Chair-Elect, barjmandi@fsu.edu Christy C. Tangney, PhD, CNS, FACN Past Chair, ctangney@rush.edu Elizabeth J. Reverri, PhD, RD, LDN Secretary, EJReverri@gmail.com Katie P. Starr, PhD, RD, LDN Postdoctoral Representative, kathryn.starr@duke.edu Susannah L. Gordon, MS, RD Graduate Student Representative, gordon72@purdue.edu

Saves the dates for EB in Boston 2015 Saturday, March 28 3-5pm Late Breaking Symposium – Nutritional Approaches for Osteosarcopenic Obesity: Interrelationships between Bone, Muscle, and Fat (Chair: Dr. Bahram H. Arjmandi, Co-Chair: Dr. Castaneda-Sceppa), Room 157 ABC

5-7pm Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition, Ballroom East Sunday, March 29 12:45-2:45pm Poster Session – Risk Factor Modification for Cardiometabolic Health and Chronic Disease 12:45-2:45pm Poster Session – Nutritional Needs and Assessment in Older Adults/Populations Monday, March 30 7-8:30am Annual Business Meeting, Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel Caspian Room, including guest speaker Dr. Clara Lau, Director of Nutrition Research at the National Cattleman’s Beef Association 12:45-2:45pm Poster Session – Nutrition and Sarcopenia 12:45-2:45pm Poster Session – Nutrition and Osteoporosis Tuesday, March 31 8-10am Minisymposia – Aging: Risk Factor Modification for Healthy Aging (Chair: Dr. Bahram H. Arjmandi, Co-Chair: Dr. Elizabeth J. Reverri), Room 154 10:30-12:30pm Minisymposia – Nutrition Across the Lifespan (Co-Sponsor: Aging, Obesity and Nutrition Translation) (Chair: Dr. Castaneda-Sceppa, Co-Chair: Dr. Christy C. Tangney), Room 153C

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12:45-2:45pm Poster Session – Nutrition Across the Lifespan: Nutrition, Neurobiology, Mood, and Behavior (Co-Sponsor: Aging, Obesity and Nutrition Translation)

Member Spotlight STEFAN M. PASIAKOS, PhD Nutritional Physiologist, Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Institute of Environmental Medicine

Dr. Stefan Pasiakos is a Nutritional Physiologist and Principal Investigator in the Military Nutrition Division at the United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM). Dr. Pasiakos’ undergraduate training focused on physiology, with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in human exercise physiology. He then studied under the mentorship of Dr. Nancy Rodriguez at the University of Connecticut, completing his doctoral degree in Nutritional Sciences by assessing the effects of weight loss and dietary

protein intake on human skeletal muscle protein turnover. Dr. Pasiakos then accepted a direct commission as a uniformed officer in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps and served as a post-doctoral physiologist at USARIEM from 2008 to 2012. During that time, he completed several studies, including a large-scale, randomized clinical controlled trial, in collaboration with scientists from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center and Eastern Michigan University, assessing the efficacy of higher-protein diets on lean mass and muscle anabolic sustainment during energy deficit. Dr. Pasiakos then accepted his current position as a civilian scientist at USARIEM, where he conducts complex multidisciplinary human and animal studies in collaboration with other investigators at USARIEM and with outside government, academic, military, and industry leaders, to include the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Norwegian Defense Research Establishment, United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, and Kinemed. The goal of Dr. Pasiakos’ research program at USARIEM is to identify nutritional strategies that promote Warfighter resilience by maintaining skeletal muscle mass and attenuating the effects

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of military operational stress on physiological health and performance. APRIL JOY STULL, PhD, RD Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Diabetes, Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Dr. Stull is an Assistant Professor in Nutrition and Diabetes, and also a Registered Dietitian at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, LA. Dr. Stull’s research focus is on botanical dietary supplementation and its impact on insulin resistance. Specifically, she found that insulin sensitivity was improved after consuming blueberries for 6 weeks in a population with pre-diabetes, and these results were published in the Journal of Nutrition. Dr. Stull has a K01 grant from NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health to continue her blueberry research.

Dr. Stull earned her B.S. in Family and Consumer Sciences with an emphasis in nutrition/dietetics from Southern University A&M College in Baton Rouge, LA. Also, she received a Ph.D. in Nutrition Science with a minor in Gerontology from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN under the direction of Dr. Wayne Campbell. Her graduate training was followed by a NIH T32 postdoctoral fellowship at Pennington Biomedical Research Center. During her fellowship she was honored with the FASEB Postdoctoral Professional Development and Enrichment Award. This prestigious award recognized highly promising postdoctoral scientists that demonstrated research productivity. Dr. Stull is very involved with many different committees within the American Society for Nutrition. Currently, she is the Past-Chair of the Young Professional Interest Group (YPIG; Chair, 2013-2012; Chair-Elect, 2012-2011). Also, she serves on the ASN transition team and science policy fellowship selection committee. Under Dr. Stull’s leadership, YPIG’s EB 2014 symposium “Successful Scientist: What’s The Winning Formula?” was published in Advances in Nutrition. Dr. Stull is also a Dannon Institute Nutrition Leadership Institute Alumni. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, scrapbooking, and spending time with family and friends.

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REGAN LUCAS BAILEY, PhD, RD Nutritional Epidemiologist, Office of Dietary Supplements, Office of Disease Prevention, National Institutes of Health

Regan Lucas Bailey is a Nutritional Epidemiologist at the Office of Dietary Supplements, Office of Disease Prevention at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Bailey is the Director of the annual Mary Frances Picciano Dietary Supplement Research Practicum and the Director of Career Development and Outreach. Dr. Bailey is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Foods and Nutrition at Purdue University. The overarching goal of her research program is to prevent or lessen the risk of chronic disease through nutrition. Dr.

Bailey’s specific research interests include: nutritional epidemiology; one-carbon metabolism, particularly the role of B vitamins; dietary assessment methods and measurement error; dietary patterns; dietary supplements; nutrition screening; and, nutrition and aging, particularly as it relates to reducing the risk of cognitive impairment and osteoporosis. She has considerable expertise working with the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Dr. Bailey is a member of the American Society for Nutrition and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She is on the executive board of the Nutrition Epidemiology Research Interest Section of the American Society for Nutrition. She serves as an advisor to the International Life Sciences Institute-North America both on the Fortification Committee and the Food, Nutrition & Safety Program. Dr. Bailey received her Ph.D. in Nutrition Science from The Pennsylvania State University. Her doctoral research, funded through the National Institute on Aging, helped to characterize nutrition risk in rural older adults through the development of an overall dietary screening tool. Dr. Bailey is a registered dietitian who completed a dietetic internship and M.S. in Food and Nutrition from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

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KATHLEEN HILL GALLANT, PhD, RD, CD Assistant Professor of Nutrition Science & Director of Didactic Program in Dietetics, Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University

Dr. Kathleen (Katie) Hill Gallant joined the Purdue Nutrition Science faculty as an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics in August of 2014. Dr. Hill Gallant received her PhD in nutrition from Purdue University and post-doctoral training in bone and mineral metabolism at Indiana University School of Medicine. She also holds a MS in kinesiology and a BS in dietetics from the University of North Dakota, and has been a registered dietitian for 10 years. At Purdue, she teaches Medical Nutrition Therapy to senior dietetics students. Active in clinical and translational research, Dr. Hill Gallant’s area of interest is in bone and mineral

metabolism, with an emphasis on calcium and phosphorus metabolism in chronic kidney disease (CKD). CKD affects approximately 10 % of Americans and 45 % of those over the age of 65 years. Abnormal phosphorus metabolism resulting from loss of kidney function is a critical factor in developing CKD-mineral bone disorder (CKD-MBD), characterized biochemically by an increase in serum fibroblast growth factor-23, parathyroid hormone, and phosphate, and a decreased level of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D. Consequences of CKD-MBD include bone disease and fracture, vascular calcification and cardiovascular disease, and ultimately increased mortality. In addition, serum phosphate is positively related to mortality in the non-CKD general population. Dr. Hill Gallant’s research program focuses on elucidating factors that influence and regulate intestinal absorption of dietary phosphorus using human clinical studies and translational research studies in animal models. The goal of this work is to develop strategies to control abnormal phosphorus metabolism and its consequences in CKD patients, as well as in the general population. Dr. Hill Gallant has recently published on calcium and phosphorus balance in stage III/IV CKD patients as well as the effects of calcium carbonate used as a phosphate binder on calcium and phosphorus balance in these patients. Additional research interests include: nutrition for optimal pediatric bone acquisition, and effects of obesity

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and diabetes on bone mass and quality. In addition to ASN, Dr. Hill Gallant is a member of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, The American Society of Nephrology, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Positions Available

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION Sticht Center on Aging Wake Forest School of Medicine An NIH T32-supported POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP position is available in the Sticht Center on Aging at Wake Forest School of Medicine for candidates seeking training in any aspect of clinical research on aging, or a related field encompassing physical, cognitive, metabolic or molecular changes across the lifespan. Applicants must have prior exposure to research, must have received a Ph.D., M.D., or a comparable doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution, must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and must be interested in pursuing an academic research career. Salary is commensurate with experience according to NIH stipend levels. The Wake Forest Aging Center has over 90 full-time faculty members whose research spans basic, clinical, and population domains. A primary

focus of the Center is on the integration of biological, physiological, and/or behavioral mechanisms in the context of intervention trials to improve health of older adults. Program areas include: obesity/body composition, nutrition, exercise, muscle biology, neurobiology, mitochondrial biology, dementia, heart failure, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and transitions of care research. Postdoctoral fellows in the Center are provided with supervised didactic and experiential research training under the direction of one-on-one and team mentoring from accomplished, cohesive, and multi-disciplinary faculty. Postdoctoral fellows gain knowledge, skills and competencies in: assessing specific clinical health outcomes, the design and conduct of observational and/or interventional studies, technological research methodology (e.g., imaging, molecular and functional in vitro assays), and are taught and encouraged to submit research proposals for grant funding. Interested candidates should send cover letter and curriculum vitae to: Dr. Barbara Nicklas, J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157; bnicklas@wakehealth.edu; Telephone: 336-713-8570. AA/EOE

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Recent ACD RIS Member Publications

1. Bakhshalian N, Nowzari H, Ahn KM,

Arjmandi BH. Demineralized dentin

matrix and bone graft: a review of

literature. The Journal of the Western

Society of Periodontology/Periodontal

abstracts 2014;62(2):35-8.

2. Berryman CE, West SG, Fleming JA,

Bordi PL, Kris-Etherton PM. Effects

of daily almond consumption on

cardiometabolic risk and abdominal

adiposity in healthy adults with elevated

LDL-cholesterol: a randomized

controlled trial. Journal of the American

Heart Association 2015;4(1):e000993.

doi: 10.1161/jaha.114.000993.

3. Bou Ghanem EN, Clark S, Du X, Wu

D, Camilli A, Leong JM, Meydani SN.

The alpha-Tocopherol Form of Vitamin

E Reverses Age-Associated

Susceptibility to Streptococcus

pneumoniae Lung Infection by

Modulating Pulmonary Neutrophil

Recruitment. Journal of immunology

2015;194(3):1090-9. doi:

10.4049/jimmunol.1402401.

4. Brooks NE, Cadena SM, Cloutier G,

Vega-Lopez S, Roubenoff R,

Castaneda-Sceppa C. Influence of

exercise on the metabolic profile caused

by 28 days of bed rest with energy

deficit and amino acid supplementation

in healthy men. International journal of

medical sciences 2014;11(12):1248-57.

doi: 10.7150/ijms.9694.

5. Brown AW, Hall KD, Thomas D,

Dhurandhar NV, Heymsfield SB,

Allison DB. Order of magnitude

misestimation of weight effects of

children's meal policy proposals.

Childhood obesity (Print)

2014;10(6):542-4. doi:

10.1089/chi.2014.0081.

6. Castaneda-Sceppa C, Hoffman JA,

Thomas J, DuBois M, Agrawal T,

Griffin D, Bhaumik U, Healey CL,

Dickerson D, Nethersole S, et al.

Family gym: a model to promote

physical activity for families with

young children. Journal of health care

for the poor and underserved

2014;25(3):1101-7. doi:

10.1353/hpu.2014.0120.

7. Elam ML, Johnson SA, Hooshmand S,

Feresin RG, Payton ME, Gu J,

Arjmandi BH. A Calcium-Collagen

Chelate Dietary Supplement Attenuates

Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Women

with Osteopenia: A Randomized

Controlled Trial. Journal of medicinal

food 2014. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2014.0100.

8. Fagnant HS, Uzumcu M, Buckendahl P,

Dunn MG, Shupper P, Shapses SA.

Fetal and neonatal exposure to the

endocrine disruptor, methoxychlor,

reduces lean body mass and bone

mineral density and increases cortical

porosity. Calcified tissue international

2014;95(6):521-9. doi: 10.1007/s00223-

014-9916-x.

9. Fleming JA, Kris-Etherton PM. The

evidence for alpha-linolenic acid and

cardiovascular disease benefits:

Comparisons with eicosapentaenoic

acid and docosahexaenoic acid.

Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md)

2014;5(6):863s-76s. doi:

10.3945/an.114.005850.

10. Folk E, Downs T, Ordman AB. Five

hundred mg bid is an oral dosage of

vitamin c to reduce the risk of

recurrence of superficial bladder

carcinoma. Journal of Cancer Therapy

2015;2(6):169-176.

11. Hohman EE, Weaver CM. A grape-

enriched diet increases bone calcium

retention and cortical bone properties in

ovariectomized rats. The Journal of

nutrition 2015;145(2):253-9. doi:

10.3945/jn.114.198598.

12. Honda KL, Lamon-Fava S, Matthan

NR, Wu D, Lichtenstein AH. EPA and

DHA Exposure Alters the Inflammatory

Response but not the Surface

Expression of Toll-like Receptor 4 in

Macrophages. Lipids 2015;50(2):121-9.

doi: 10.1007/s11745-014-3971-y.

13. Hooshmand S, Juma S, Khalil DA,

Shamloufard P, Arjmandi BH. Women

with osteoarthritis have elevated

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synovial fluid levels of insulin-like

growth factor (IGF)-1 and IGF-binding

protein-3. Journal of immunoassay &

immunochemistry 2015;36(3):284-94.

doi: 10.1080/15321819.2014.947431.

14. Houston DK, Leng X, Bray GA,

Hergenroeder AL, Hill JO, Jakicic JM,

Johnson KC, Neiberg RH, Marsh AP,

Rejeski WJ, et al. A long-term intensive

lifestyle intervention and physical

function: the look AHEAD Movement

and Memory Study. Obesity (Silver

Spring, Md) 2015;23(1):77-84. doi:

10.1002/oby.20944.

15. Johnson SA, Figueroa A, Navaei N,

Wong A, Kalfon R, Ormsbee LT,

Feresin RG, Elam ML, Hooshmand S,

Payton ME, et al. Daily Blueberry

Consumption Improves Blood Pressure

and Arterial Stiffness in

Postmenopausal Women with Pre- and

Stage 1-Hypertension: A Randomized,

Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled

Clinical Trial. Journal of the Academy

of Nutrition and Dietetics 2015. doi:

10.1016/j.jand.2014.11.001.

16. Jones PJ, MacKay DS, Senanayake VK,

Pu S, Jenkins DJ, Connelly PW,

Lamarche B, Couture P, Kris-Etherton

PM, West SG, et al. High-oleic canola

oil consumption enriches LDL particle

cholesteryl oleate content and reduces

LDL proteoglycan binding in humans.

Atherosclerosis 2015;238(2):231-8. doi:

10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.12.010.

17. Jung S, Je Y, Giovannucci EL, Rosner

B, Ogino S, Cho E. Derivation and

validation of homocysteine score in u.s.

Men and women. The Journal of

nutrition 2015;145(1):96-104. doi:

10.3945/jn.114.192716.

18. Kim JK, Moore DJ, Maurer DG, Kim-

Shapiro DB, Basu S, Flanagan MP,

Skulas-Ray AC, Kris-Etherton P,

Proctor DN. Acute dietary nitrate

supplementation does not augment

submaximal forearm exercise

hyperemia in healthy young men.

Applied physiology, nutrition, and

metabolism 2015;40(2):122-8. doi:

10.1139/apnm-2014-0228.

19. Kris-Etherton PM, Akabas SR,

Douglas P, Kohlmeier M, Laur C,

Lenders CM, Levy MD, Nowson C,

Ray S, Pratt CA, et al. Nutrition

competencies in health professionals'

education and training: a new paradigm.

Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md)

2015;6(1):83-7. doi:

10.3945/an.114.006734.

20. Liu K, Lyu L, Chin D, Gao J, Sun X,

Shang F, Caceres A, Chang ML, Rowan

S, Peng J, et al. Altered ubiquitin causes

perturbed calcium homeostasis,

hyperactivation of calpain, dysregulated

differentiation, and cataract.

Proceedings of the National Academy

of Sciences of the United States of

America 2015;112(4):1071-6. doi:

10.1073/pnas.1404059112.

21. Luttrell KJ, Beto JA, Tangney CC.

Selected nutrition practices of women

on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis:

observations from the NKF-CRN

Second National Research Question

Collaborative Study. Journal of renal

nutrition: the official journal of the

Council on Renal Nutrition of the

National Kidney Foundation

2014;24(2):81-91. doi:

10.1053/j.jrn.2013.12.007.

22. McCrea CE, West SG, Kris-Etherton

PM, Lambert JD, Gaugler TL, Teeter

DL, Sauder KA, Gu Y, Glisan SL,

Skulas-Ray AC. Effects of culinary

spices and psychological stress on

postprandial lipemia and lipase activity:

results of a randomized crossover study

and in vitro experiments. Journal of

translational medicine 2015;13(1):7.

doi: 10.1186/s12967-014-0360-5.

23. Millen BE, Wolongevicz DM, Nonas

CA, Lichtenstein AH. 2013 American

Heart Association/American College of

Cardiology/the Obesity Society

Guideline for the Management of

Overweight and Obesity in Adults:

implications and new opportunities for

registered dietitian nutritionists. Journal

of the Academy of Nutrition and

Dietetics 2014;114(11):1730-5. doi:

10.1016/j.jand.2014.07.033.

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24. Miller GD, Isom S, Morgan TM,

Vitolins MZ, Blackwell C, Brosnihan

KB, Diz DI, Katula J, Goff D. Effects

of a community-based weight loss

intervention on adipose tissue

circulating factors. Diabetes &

metabolic syndrome 2014;8(4):205-11.

doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2014.09.003.

25. Miller GD, Norris A, Fernandez A.

Changes in nutrients and food groups

intake following laparoscopic Roux-en-

Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Obesity

surgery 2014;24(11):1926-32. doi:

10.1007/s11695-014-1259-1.

26. Murphy RA, Reinders I, Garcia ME,

Eiriksdottir G, Launer LJ, Benediktsson

R, Gudnason V, Jonsson PV, Harris TB.

Adipose tissue, muscle, and function:

potential mediators of associations

between body weight and mortality in

older adults with type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes care 2014;37(12):3213-9. doi:

10.2337/dc14-0293.

27. Nuttall FQ, Almokayyad RM, Gannon

MC. Comparison of a carbohydrate-free

diet vs. fasting on plasma glucose,

insulin and glucagon in type 2 diabetes.

Metabolism: clinical and experimental

2015;64(2):253-62. doi:

10.1016/j.metabol.2014.10.004.

28. Porter Starr KN, Fischer JG, Johnson

MA. Eating behaviors, mental health,

and food intake are associated with

obesity in older congregate meal

participants. J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr.

2014;33(4):340-56. doi:

10.1080/21551197.2014.965375.

29. Reverri EJ, LaSalle CD, Franke AA,

Steinberg FM. Soy provides modest

benefits on endothelial function without

affecting inflammatory biomarkers in

adults at cardiometabolic risk.

Molecular Nutrition & Food Research

2015;59(2):323-33. doi:

10.1002/mnfr.201400270.

30. Richter CK, Skulas-Ray AC, Kris-

Etherton PM. Recent findings of

studies on the Mediterranean diet: what

are the implications for current dietary

recommendations? Endocrinology and

metabolism clinics of North America

2014;43(4):963-80. doi:

10.1016/j.ecl.2014.08.003.

31. Saksono H Ranade A, Kamarthi G,

Castaneda-Sceppa C, Hoffman J,

Wirth C, Parker A. Spaceship Launch:

designing an exercise game for families.

Computer-Supported Cooperative Work

and Social Computing 2014 (In press).

32. Sattler EL, Lee JS, Bhargava V. Food

insecurity and medication adherence in

low-income older medicare

beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes.

Journal of nutrition in gerontology and

geriatrics 2014;33(4):401-17. doi:

10.1080/21551197.2014.959680.

33. Shen Q, Riedl KM, Cole RM, Lehman

C, Xu L, Alder H, Belury MA,

Schwartz SJ, Ziouzenkova O. Egg

Yolks Inhibit Activation of NF-kappaB

and Expression of Its Target Genes in

Adipocytes after Partial Delipidation.

Journal of agricultural and food

chemistry 2015. doi:

10.1021/jf5056584.

34. Smith SM, Castaneda-Sceppa C,

O'Brien KO, Abrams SA, Gillman P,

Brooks NE, Cloutier GJ, Heer M, Zwart

SR, Wastney ME. Calcium kinetics

during bed rest with artificial gravity

and exercise countermeasures.

Osteoporosis international : a journal

established as result of cooperation

between the European Foundation for

Osteoporosis and the National

Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA

2014;25(9):2237-44. doi:

10.1007/s00198-014-2754-x.

35. Staffileno BA, Tangney CC, Fogg L,

Darmoc R. Making Behavior Change

Interventions Available to Young

African American Women:

Development and Feasibility of an

eHealth Lifestyle Program. The Journal

of cardiovascular nursing 2014. doi:

10.1097/jcn.0000000000000197.

36. Sukumar D, Shapses SA, Schneider

SH. Vitamin D supplementation during

short-term caloric restriction in healthy

overweight/obese older women: Effect

on glycemic indices and serum

osteocalcin levels. Molecular and

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cellular endocrinology 2015. doi:

10.1016/j.mce.2015.01.002.

37. Tangney CC. DASH and

Mediterranean-type Dietary Patterns to

Maintain Cognitive Health. Current

nutrition reports 2014;3(1):51-61. doi:

10.1007/s13668-013-0070-2.

38. Tangney CC, Li H, Wang Y, Barnes L,

Schneider JA, Bennett DA, Morris MC.

Relation of DASH- and Mediterranean-

like dietary patterns to cognitive decline

in older persons. Neurology

2014;83(16):1410-6. doi:

10.1212/wnl.0000000000000884.

39. Tao L, Park J-Y, Lambert JD.

Differential prooxidative effects of the

green tea polyphenol, (–)-

epigallocatechin-3-gallate, in normal

and oral cancer cells are related to

differences in sirtuin 3 signaling.

Molecular Nutrition & Food Research

2015;59(2):203-11. doi:

10.1002/mnfr.201400485.

40. Todorova I, Tejada S, Castaneda-

Sceppa C. “Let’s Stretch Life a Bit”:

Perspectives of Puerto Rican adults

about heart health and a potential

community program. American Journal

of Health Education 2014;45(2):76-85.

41. Tuan NT, Alayon S, Do TT, Ngan TT,

Hajeebhoy N. Integrating a project

monitoring system into a public health

network: Experiences from Alive &

Thrive Vietnam. Global public health

2015;10 Suppl 1:S40-55. doi:

10.1080/17441692.2014.980836.

42. Tuan NT, Nguyen PH, Hajeebhoy N,

Frongillo EA. Gaps between

breastfeeding awareness and practices

in Vietnamese mothers result from

inadequate support in health facilities

and social norms. The Journal of

nutrition 2014;144(11):1811-7. doi:

10.3945/jn.114.198226.

43. Vieira-Potter VJ, Padilla J, Park YM,

Welly RJ, Scroggins RJ, Britton SL,

Koch LG, Jenkins NT, Crissey JM,

Zidon T, et al. Female Rats Selectively

Bred for High Intrinsic Aerobic Fitness

Are Protected from Ovariectomy-

Associated Metabolic Dysfunction.

American journal of physiology

Regulatory, integrative and comparative

physiology 2015:ajpregu.00401.2014.

doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00401.2014.

44. Wang L, Bordi PL, Fleming JA, Hill

AM, Kris-Etherton PM. Effect of a

moderate fat diet with and without

avocados on lipoprotein particle

number, size and subclasses in

overweight and obese adults: a

randomized, controlled trial. Journal of

the American Heart Association

2015;4(1):e001355. doi:

10.1161/jaha.114.001355.

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