Bacteriophages – An Alternative to Antibiotics?
People taking antibiotics often develop resistance and experience gastrointestinal distress, since antibiotics kill both bad and good bacteria in the ...
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Current research Highlights
Defining the Human Requirement for Magnesium
Magnesium is important for many processes in the body, including regulating muscle and nerve function, blood sugar levels, and blood pressure and maki...
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LGBTQ+ Nutrition
LGBTQ+ individuals have unique nutrition needs that may change throughout the process of social integration or physical transition. Unique needs of i...
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Bone Health: Early Prevention of Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis and low-bone mass (commonly referred to as osteopenia) are a major public health threat to approximately 53.6 million Americans age 50 ye...
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Combating COVID-19 and the Role of Nutrition
In December 2019, the viral pandemic of respiratory illness caused by COVID-19, otherwise known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SA...
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The Saqmolo’ Project
Approximately 150 million children—or roughly one-quarter of all the children in the world—are "stunted," or too short for their age. This has a d...
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Research interests
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Bone Health and Osteoporosis
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Magnesium Requirements
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Nutrition and COVID-19
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Choline and Cogition
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Dietary Supplements
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Anthocyanins and Other Flavonoids
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LGBTQ+ Nutrition
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Gut Microbiome
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Low-Grade Inflammation
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Nutrient Shortfalls
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Sports Nutrition
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First 1000 Days
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ScienceBased Policy
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Scientific Contributions
OPED CONTRIBUTIONS
Mankai: Everything you need to know about the new supergreen that’s coming to the U.S. (Forbes)
I’m a nutrition scientist: Here’s why I take a multivitamin (Forbes)
We should establish a National Institute of Nutrition (USA Today)
Let’s fix the government’s nutrition guidance (Washington Examiner)
Genetically engineered foods solve nutritional challenges (The Detroit News)
The beef on animal agriculture that’s mostly bull ( Diplomatic Courier)
Is nutrition research broken? An interview with Taylor Wallace ( Scientific American)
It’s time to end fake news about GMO foods being unsafe (Louisville Courier Journal)
FDA nominee must consider misleading food labels (Washington Examiner)
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Editorial Roles
Editor-in-Chief: Journal of Dietary Supplements
Deputy Editor-in-Chief: Journal of the American College of Nutrition
Nutrition Section Editor: Annals of Medicine
Scholarly Publications
FROM MY BLOG
The Effects of Phosphorus in Cardiovascular and Renal Health
The Western diet is high in dietary phosphorus, partially due to added phosphorus, (i.e., phosphates) predominantly present in processed food product...
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Ukraine Food Relief Organizations (Verified)
In times of humanitarian crisis like this, acts of compassion and generosity can make a big difference. Many organizations have mobilized to begin a...
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Magnesium L-Threonate and the Blood-Brain Barrier
If you’ve been reading about magnesium supplements for improving cognitive function, you may have heard rumors that only magnesium L-threonate pa...
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