Nutritional Sciences Honors Theses and Research Papers
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Nutrition is the science in which biology, chemistry and social sciences meet to study and explain food habits and customs, metabolic pathways for nutrients, and therapy for disease. The Undergraduate Program in Nutritional Sciences offers three major/option choices to reflect specialties within nutrition: Dietetics, Natural Sciences, and International Studies.
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Determining the Role of Energy on Mammary Gland Utilization of Plasma Amino Acid
(2023)Our overall objective is to investigate nutritional strategies that upregulate signaling pathways of milk protein synthesis directing nitrogen towards milk production, therefore reducing the amount of nitrogen waste entering ... -
MGAT2 deficiency alters bile acid metabolism
(2017-06-13)MGAT2 deficient mice (Mogat2—/—) are protected from obesity and hyperglycemia. We hypothesize that altered bile acid (BA) signaling contributes to these protective effects. The present study investigates whether Mogat2—/— ... -
Relationship of Mindful Eating with Healthy Lifestyle Factors and Emotion
(2014)There is growing interest in dispositional mindfulness and its impact on health and wellbeing. Mindful eating may be a component of maintaining healthy lifestyles. 143 college students completed a mindful-eating questionnaire ... -
Photo Voice: Application of a Novel Assessment Tool to Identify the Need to Improve Water Safety in Mountain Communities in the Dominican Republic
(2012)The mountain communities in the Elias Pina province of the Dominican Republic have the highest prevalence rates of diarrheal disease in the country. Using the participatory method of Photo Voice, the researcher partnered ... -
Mid-life dementia risk scores as a predictor of CSF biomarker and cognitive response to simvastatin therapy in asymptomatic adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease: The ESPRIT trial
(2010)BACKGROOUND: Cardiovascular risk factors at mid-life are associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD). OBJECTIVE: Determine relationships between baseline dementia risk, cognitive function, CSF ... -
Importance of CCW12 gene expression in zinc deficient Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(2007)Pathogenic fungi have a major impact on human health. There is a lack of good therapies and some pathogenic fungi are resistant to the existing treatments. One possible target for treatment is covalently bonded cell wall ... -
Comparison of non-heme liver iron and iron metabolism protein levels in superoxide dismutase 1 knock-out mice versus superoxide dismutase 1 wild-type mice
(2007)Iron is an important micronutrient that is necessary for multiple cellular functions. However, iron levels must be tightly regulated in order to prevent iron-deficiency and iron-toxicity. There are many proteins involved ...
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