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Left Ventricular Morphology and Function in Adolescents with Severe Obesity: A Cardiac MRI Study
(Obesity Week 2019, 2019)Background: Adolescents with severe obesity are at elevated risk of developing cardiovascular disease; however, the exact mechanisms are unknown. We tested the hypothesis that adolescents with severe obesity would present ... -
Food Insecurity and Overweight/Obesity Associated with Poor Diet Quality During COVID- 19 Pandemic
(Obesity Week 2020, 2020)Background: Food insecurity is associated with poor diet quality and an increased risk for obesity. In this study, we tested the following hypotheses: 1) college students who are overweight/obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 ) are ... -
Consumer acceptance of egg white partially substituted with mushrooms and mushroom–egg white flavor pairing
(Food Science & Nutrition, 2020-12-23)Mushroom possesses a distinctive sensory quality and unique nutrients. Its pairing with egg white and consumer acceptance has never been investigated. In this study, formulated mushroom–egg white patty prototypes (white ... -
TBL TWU Intro Fall 2017 and Spring 2018
(2021)This data set includes exam scores and quiz scores for 3 sections of NFS 2323 Introduction to Nutrition from Fall 2017 and Spring 2018, including students in TBL-taught sessions and Lecture + sections. -
Cross-sectional Study on the Knowledge and Prevalence of PCOS at a Multiethnic University
(Wolters Kluwer, 2020-06)Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex, poorly understood, and underdiagnosed endocrine disorder in women. Understanding PCOS prevalence and information sources allows for resource development for ... -
Consumption of a Diet Rich in Cottonseed Oil (CSO) Lowers Total and LDL Cholesterol in Normo-Cholesterolemic Subjects
(Nutrients, 2012-06-26)Animal data indicates that dietary cottonseed oil (CSO) may lower cholesterol; however, the effects of a CSO-rich diet have not been evaluated in humans. Thirty-eight healthy adults (aged 18–40; 12 males, 26 females) ... -
Contribution of dietary advanced glycation end products (AGE) to circulating AGE: role of dietary fat
(British Journal of Nutrition, 2015-09-22)The purpose of this pilot study was to determine whether macronutrient content (low-fat v. high-fat diet) influences an indicator of advanced glycation end products (AGE), N ε carboxymethyl-lysine (CML), in the context of ... -
Infant feeding practices and dietary consumption of US infants and toddlers: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2012
(Public Health Nutrition, 2017-11-23)Objective: To compare infant and toddler anthropometric measurements, feeding practices and mean nutrient intakes by race/ethnicity and income. Design: Cross-sectional analysis using general linear modelling. Ten years ... -
Low food security present on Texas college campuses despite high nutrition literacy
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Meta-analysis of exercise training on left ventricular ejection fraction in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: A 10-year update
(Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 2019)BACKGROUND The role of exercise training modality to attenuate left ventricular (LV) remodeling in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) remains uncertain. The authors performed a systematic review ... -
Antioxidant properties of Maillard reaction products derived from shrimp shell chitosan and xylose, fructose or glucose
(Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research, 2019)Under certain conditions, chitosans can react with different types of reducing sugars to form various final Maillard reaction products (MRPs). In this study, the optimal reaction conditions were selected, and three different ... -
Pretreatment fasting glucose and insulin as determinants of weight loss on diets varying in macronutrients and dietary fibers—The POUNDS LOST Study
(MDPI, 2019)Efforts to identify a preferable diet for weight management based on macronutrient composition have largely failed, but recent evidence suggests that satiety effects of carbohydrates may depend on the individual’s ... -
Perceptions of college students in consuming whole grain foods made with Brewers’ Spent Grain
(Food Science & Nutrition, 2018-09)One-third of all food produced for human consumption is wasted producing landfill accumulation and greenhouse gas emissions. Brewers’ Spent Grains (BSGs) are the leftover grains from beer production, and each year ... -
Daytime and nighttime casein supplements similarly increase muscle size and strength in response to resistance training earlier in the day: a preliminary investigation
(Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2018-05)Background Casein protein consumed before sleep has been suggested to offer an overnight supply of exogenous amino acids for anabolic processes. The purpose of this study was to compare supplemental casein consumed earlier ... -
Resistant starch lowers postprandial glucose and leptin in overweight adults consuming a moderate-to-high-fat diet: a randomized-controlled trial
(Nutrition Journal, 2017-02)Background: High-amylose maize resistant starch type 2 (HAM-RS2) stimulates gut-derived satiety peptides and reduces adiposity in animals. Human studies have not supported these findings despite improvements in ...
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