Large Variability of Iodine Content in Retail Cow's Milk in the U.S.

Iodine intake is of contemporary public health interest. The recommended daily iodine intake is 150 µg for most adults, and milk is an important source of iodine in the U.S.

Comparison of Label and Laboratory Sodium Values in Popular Sodium-Contributing Foods in the United States.

Background: Nutrition labels are important tools for consumers and for supporting public health strategies. Recent, published comparison of label and laboratory sodium values for US foods, and differences by brand type (national or private-label) or source (store or restaurant [fast-food and sit-down]) is unavailable.

Objective: The objective was to compare label and laboratory values for sodium and related nutrients (ie, total sugars, total fat, and saturated fat) in popular, sodium-contributing foods, and examine whether there are differences by brand type, and source.

The facilitated early enteral and dietary management effectiveness trial in hospitalized patients with malnutrition.

Background: The prevalence of malnutrition in the hospitalized setting is 30% to 55%. Previous studies reported an association of malnutrition with an increased hospital length of stay (LOS), morbidity, and mortality of patients. This study evaluated the role of early nutrition intervention on LOS, diagnosis coding of malnutrition cases, calculating case mix index, and reducing delays in implementing nutrition support to patients.

Predictors of screening mammography among Asian Indian American women: a cross-sectional study in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area.

Objective: To assess adherence to screening mammography guidelines and examine predictors of having a mammogram in the past 2 years among immigrant Asian Indian women (AIW) aged > or = 40 years.

Methods: Face-to-face surveys of 418 AIW in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area were conducted. Subjects were recruited through Asian Indian (AI) religious and other community-based organizations.

Regulatory enzymes of lipid metabolism in LA/N-cp rats.

Hepatic activities of rate limiting enzymes in fatty acid and cholesterol synthesis and cholesterol degradation were determined in lean and obese LA/N-cp rats. The hepatic activities of acetyl-CoA carboxylase and fatty acid synthetase, the key enzymes of fatty acid synthesis and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (the rate limiting enzyme in cholesterol synthesis), were increased 2-fold in the obese rats as compared with their lean littermates. In contrast, the activity of cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase, the rate limiting enzyme of cholesterol degradation to bile acids, was significantly decreased by 28% in the obese group as compared with the control group.