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Research and Reports

2004

Adolfsson O, Meydani SN, and Russell RM. Yogurt and gut function. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004;80:245-256.

Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Dietrich T, Orav EJ, Hu FB, Zhang Y, Karlson EW, Dawson-Hughes B. Higher 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are associated with better lower-extremity function in both active and inactive persons aged > 60 y. Am J Clin Nutr . 2004; 80: 3: 752-758 .

Bunout B, Barrera G, De La Maza P, Avendano M, Gattas V, Petermann M, Hirsh S. Effects of nutritional supplementation and resistance training on muscle strength in free living elders. Results of one year follow. J Nutr Health Aging. 2004;8:68-75.

Dangour AD, Sibson VL, Fletcher AE. Hormones and supplements: Do they work? Micronutrient supplementation in later life: Limited evidence for benefit. J Gerontol A Biol Sci and Med Sci. 2004; 59:B659-B673.

Eidelman RS, Hollar D, Hebert PR, Lamas GA, Hennekens CH. Randomized trials of vitamin E in the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease. Arch Intern Med . 2004;164:1552-1556.

Harman SM, Blackman MR. Hormones and supplements: Do they work? Use of growth hormone for prevention or treatment of effects of aging. J Gerontol A Biol Sci and Med Sci. 2004;59:B652-B658

Latham NK, Anderson CS, Reid IR. Effects of Vitamin D supplementation on strength, physical performance, and falls in older persons: A systematic review. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004; 51: 9:1219.

Moore C, Murphy M, Keast D, Holick M, Moore C. Vitamin D intake in the United States. J Am Diet Assoc. 2004;104:980-983.

Pattison DJ, Silman AJ, Goodson NJ, Lunt M, Bunn D, Luben R, Welch A, Bingham S, Khaw KT, Day N, Symmons DPM. Vitamin C and the risk of developing inflammatory polyarthritis: prospective nested case-control study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2004;63: 843-847.

Weng YL, Raab C, Georgiou C, Dunton N. Herbal and vitamin/mineral supplement use by retirement community residents: Preliminary findings. J Nutr Elder. 2004;23:1-13.

Yang YC, Lu FH, Wu JS, Wu CH, Chang CJ. The protective effect of habitual tea consumption on hypertension. Arch Intern Med . 2004;164:1534-1540.

Young KWH, Greenwood CE, van Reekum R, Binns MA. Providing nutrition supplements to institutionalized seniors with probable Alzheimer's disease is least beneficial to those with low body weight status. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004; 52: 8: 13.

2003

Andrieu S, Gillette S, Amouyal K, Nourhashemi F, Reynish E, Ousset PJ, Albarede JL, Vellas B, Grandjean H. Association of Alzheimer's disease onset with ginkgo biloba and other symptomatic cognitive treatments in a population of women aged 75 years and older from the EPIDOS study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2003;58:M372-M377.

Cogswell ME, Kettel-Khan L, Ramakrishnan U. Iron supplement use among women in the United States: science, policy and practice. J Nutr. 2003;133:1974S-1977S.

Foote JA, Murphy SP, Wilkens LR, Hankin JH, Henderson BE, Kolonel LN. Factors associated with dietary supplement use among healthy adults of five ethnicities. Am J Epidemiol. 2003;157:888-897.

Jasti S, Siega-Riz AM, Bentley ME. Dietary supplement use in the context of health disparities: cultural, ethnic and demographic determinants of use. J Nutr. 133:2010S-2013S.

Harwood RH, Sahota O, Gaynor K, Masud T, Hosking DJ. A randomised, controlled comparison of different calcium and vitamin D supplementation regimens in elderly women after hip fracture: the Nottingham Neck of Femur (NONOF) Study. Age Ageing. 2004;33:45-51.

Kunkel ME, Luccia B, Moore AC. Evaluation of the south Carolina seniors farmers' market nutrition education program. J Am Diet Assoc. 2003;103:880-883.

Latham NK, Anderson CS, Reid IR. Effects of vitamin D supplementation on strength, physical performance, and falls in older persons: a systematic review. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003;51:1219-1226.

Lökk J. News and views on folate and elderly persons. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2003;58:M354-M361.

Ness J, Johnson D, Nisly N. "Polyherbacy": herbal supplements as a form of polypharmacy in older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci.
2003;58:M478.

Neuhouser ML. Dietary supplement use by American women: challenges in assessing patterns of use, motives and costs. J Nutr.
2003;133:1992S-1996S.

Older Hispanic Americans, less care for chronic conditions report. May 2003. Center on an Aging Society.

Oort FVA, Melse-Boonstra A, Brouwer IA, Clarke R, West CE, Katan MB, Verhoef P. Folic acid and reduction of plasma homocysteine concentrations in older adults: a dose-response study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003;77:1318-1323.

Patrias K, Slack K, Costello RB, Chamot J. Current bibliographies in medicine; no. 2003-1. Dietary supplement use in the elderly. National Library of Medicine (US). 2003.

Routine vitamin supplementation to prevent cancer and cardiovascular disease: recommendations and rationale. Ann Intern Med. 2003;139:51–55.

Sköldstam L, Hagfors L, Johansson G. An experimental study of a Mediterranean diet intervention for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2003;62:208-214.

Trivedi DP, Doll R, Khaw KT. Effect of four monthly oral vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) supplementation on fractures and mortality in men and women living in the community: randomised double blind controlled trial. BMJ. 2003;326:469-471.

2002 and earlier

Adverse Event Reporting for Dietary Supplements: An Inadequate Safety Valve. The Office of Inspector General of the US Dept of Health and Human Services - (Report).

The Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group. The effect of five-year zinc supplementation on serum zinc, serum cholesterol and hematocrit in persons randomly assigned to treatment group in the age-related eye disease study: AREDS report No. 7. J Nutr. 2002;132:697-702.

Amato P, Morales AJ, Yen SSC. Effects of chromium picolinate supplementation on insulin sensitivity, serum lipids, and body composition in healthy, nonobese, older men and women. J Gerontol. 2000;55A:M260-M264.

Annual Bibliography of Significant Advances in Dietary Supplement Research 2001. Office of Dietary Supplements. Consumer Healthcare Products Association.

Backgrounder: Use of Medical Food and Food for Special Dietary Uses in Elderly Nutrition Programs. Prepared for the Administration on Aging by the National Policy and Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging. (5/96)

Bates CJ. Dietary supplement use at the population level: recent experience from the 1994-5 British National Diet and Nutrition Survey: People aged 65 Years and Over. J Nutr Health Aging. 2000;4:51-53.

Benton D, Fordy J, Haller J. The impact of long-term vitamin supplementation on cognitive functioning. Psychopharmacology. 1995;117:298-305.

Bloedon LT, Jeffcoat AR, Lopaczynski W, Schell MJ, Black TM, Dix KJ, Thomas BF, Albright C, Busby MG, Crowell JA, Zeisel SH. Safety and pharmacokinetics of purified soy isoflavones: single-dose administration to postmenopausal women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002;76:1126-1137.

Boardley D, Fahlman M. Micronutrient supplementation does not attenuate seasonal decline of immune system indexes in well-nourished elderly women: a placebo-controlled study. J Am Diet Assoc. 2000;100:356-359.

Bogden JD, Bendich A, Kemp FW, Bruening KS, Skurnick JH, Denny T, Baker H, Louria DB. Daily micronutrient supplements enhance delayed-hypersensitivity skin test responses in older people. Am J Clin Nutr. 1994;60:437-447.

Bourdel-Marchasson I. Nutritional supplementation in elderly people during the course of catabolic illnesses. J Nutr Health Aging. 2000;4:28-30.

Bryan J, Calvaresi E, Hughes D. Short-term folate, vitamin b-12 or vitamin b-6 supplementation slightly affects memory performance but not mood in women of various ages. J Nutr. 2002;132:1345-1356.

Campbell WW, Beard JL, Joseph LJ, Davey SL, Evans WJ. Chromium picolinate supplementation and resistive training by older men: effects on iron-status and hematologic indexes. Am J Cin Nutr. 1997;66:944-949.

Carlson JJ, Farquhar JW. The effect of a supplement containing ginkgo biloba, fish oil and gotu kola on cognitive function and quality of life in older healthy adults. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002;75:438S.

Chandra RK. Effect of vitamin and trace-element supplementation on immune responses and infection in elderly subjects. Lancet. 1992;340:1124-1127.

Compston JE. Vitamin D deficiency: Time for action. Evidence supports routine supplementation for elderly people and others at risk. Brit Med J. 1998;317:1466-1467.

Couzy F, Mansourian R, Labate A, Guinchard S, Montagne DH, Dirren H. Effect of dietary phytic acid on zinc absorption in the healthy elderly, as assessed by serum concentration curve tests. Br J Nutr. 1998;80:177-182.

Endo J, Chen S, Lahiri P, Asadullah S, Potter J. Is there an association between vitamin B12 and incontinence in older patients? Gerontologists. 2001;41(special Issue):188. Abstract.

Ervin RB, Kennedy-Stephenson J. B-vitamin intakes of elderly supplement and non-supplement users in NHANES III. J Nutr Elder. 2001;21(2):1-21.

Ervin RB, Kennedy-Stephenson J. Mineral intakes of elderly adult supplement and non-supplement users in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. J Nutr. 2002;132:3422-3427.

Report: Eskin SB. Dietary Supplements and Older Consumers. AARP Public Policy Institute Data Digest; 2001. Publication DD66.

Fardellone P, Brazier M, Kamel S, Gueris J, Graulet A, Lienard J, Sebert J. Biochemical effects of calcium supplementation in postmenopausal women: Influence of dietary calcium intake. Am J Clin Nutr. 1998;67:1273-1278.

Fiatarone Singh MA, Bernstein MA, Ryan ND, O'Neill EF, Clements KM, Evans WJ. The effect of oral nutritional supplements on habitual dietary quality and quantity in frail elders. J Nutr Health Aging. 2000;4:5-12.

Fortes C, Forastiere F, Agabiti N, Fano V, Pacifici R, Virgili F, Piras G, Guidi L, Bartoloni C, Tricerri A, Zuccaro P, Ebrahim S, Perucci CA. The effect of zinc and vitamin A supplementation on immune response in an older population. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1998;46:19-26.

Freeman MS, Sargent RG, Sharpe PA, Waller JL, Powell FM, Drane W. Cognitive, behavioral, and environmental correlates of nutrient supplement use among independently living older adults. J Nutr Elder. 1998;17:19-40.

GAO report: Health Products for Seniors: Potential Harm From 'Anti-Aging' Products (09/10/01)

Girodon F, Lombard M, Galan P, Brunet-Lecomte P, Monget A, Arnaud J, Preziosi P, Hercberg S. Effect of micronutrient supplementation on infection in institutionalized elderly subjects: a controlled trial. Ann Nutr Metab. 1997;41(2):98-107.

Hallfrisch J, Muller DC, Andres R. Selected B vitamin intakes from diet and supplements in adults. J Nutr Elder. 1996;16:3-15.

Hartz SC, Otradovec CL, McGandy RB, Russell RM, Jacob RA, Sahyoun N, Peters H, Abrams D,Scura LA, Whinston-Perry RA. Nutrient supplement use by healthy elderly. J Am Coll Nutr. 1988;7(2):119-128.

Hermann J, Chung H, Arquitt A, Goad C, Burns M, Chan B. Effects of chromium or copper supplementation on plasma lipids, plasma glucose and serum insulin in adults over age fifty. J Nutr Elder. 1998;18(1):27-45.

Hunt JR. Tailoring advice on dietary supplements: An opportunity for dietetics professionals. J Am Diet Assoc. 2002;102:1754-1755.

Janssen HC, Samson MM, Verhaar HJ. Vitamin D deficiency, muscle function, and falls in elderly people. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002;75:611-5.

Johnsen C, East JM, Glassman P. Management of malnutrition in the elderly and the appropriate use of commercially manufactured oral nutritional supplements. J Nutr Health Aging. 2000;4:42-46.

Johnson LE, Dooley PA, Gleiek JB. Oral nutritional supplement use in elderly nursing home patients. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1993;41:947-952.

Kayser-Jones J, Schell ES, Porter C, Barbaccia JC, Steinbach C, Bird WF, Redford M, Pengilly K. A prospective study of the use of liquid oral dietary supplements in nursing homes. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1998;46:1378-1386.

Keller JL, Lanou AJ. Barnard ND. The consumer cost of calcium from food and supplements. J Am Diet Assoc. 2002;102:1669-1671.

Krondl M, Coleman PH, Bradley CL, Lau D, Ryan N. Subjectively healthy elderly consuming a liquid nutrition supplement maintained body mass index and improved some nutritional parameters and perceived well-being. J Am Diet Assoc. 1999;99:1542-1548.

Laurin D, Foley DJ, Masaki KH, White LR, Launer LJ. Vitamin E and C supplements and risk of dementia. JAMA. 2002;288:2266-2268.

Losonczy KG, Harris TB, Havlik RJ. Vitamin E and vitamin C supplementation use and risk of all-cause and coronary heart disease mortality in older persons: The Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly. Am J Clin Nutr. 1996;64:190-196.

McKay DL, Perrone G, Rasmussen H, Dallal G, Blumberg JB. Multivitamin/mineral supplement improves plasma B-vitamin status and homocysteine concentration in healthy older adults consuming a folate-fortified diet. J Nutr. 2000;130:3090-96.

Meydani M, Lipman RD, Han SN, Wu D, Beharka A, Martin KR, Bronson R, Coa G, Smith D, Meydani SN. The effect of long-term dietary supplementation with antioxidants. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1998;854:352-360.

Meydani SN, Meydani M, Blumberg JB, Leka LS, Pedrosa M, Diamond R, Schaefer EJ. Assessment of the safety of supplementation with different amounts of vitamin E in healthy older adults. Am J Clin Nutr. 1998;68:311-318.

Meydani SN, Meydani M, Rall LC, Morrow F, Blumberg JB. Assessment of the safety of high dose, short term supplementation with vitamin E in healthy older adults. Am J Clin Nutr. 1994;60:704-709.

Meyer HE, Smedshaug GB, Kvaavik E, Falch JA, Tverdal A, Pedersen JI. Can vitamin D supplementation reduce the risk of fracture in the elderly? A randomized controlled trial. J Bone Miner Res. 2002;17:709-15.

MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study of cholesterol-lowering therapy and of antioxidant vitamin supplementation in a wide range of patients at increased risk of coronary heart disease and death: Early safety and efficacy experience. Eur Heart J. 1999;20:725-741.

Naurath HJ, Joosten, Riezler R, Stabler SP, Allen RH, Lindenbaum J. Effect of vitamin B12, folate, and vitamin B6 supplements in elderly people with normal serum vitamin concentration. Lancet. 1995;346:85-89.

Nebe-von-Caron TG, Powell JR, Yaqoob P, Newsholme EA, Calder PC. Dietary Supplementation with Alpha-Linolenic Acid or Fish Oil Decreases T lymphocyte Proliferation in Healthy Older Humans. J Nutr. 2001;131:1918-1927.

Oakland MJ, Thomsen PA. Beliefs about and usage of vitamin/mineral supplements by elderly participants of rural congregate meal programs in central Iowa. J Am Diet Assoc. 1990;90:715-716.

Payette H, Boutier V, Coulombe C, Gray-Donald K. Benefits of nutritional supplementation in the free-living frail undernourished elderly: A prospective randomized community. J Am Diet Assoc. 2002;102:1088-1095.

Porter KH, Johnson MA. Dietary protein supplementation and recovery from femoral fracture. Nutr Rev. 1998;56:337-340.

Position of the American Dietetic Association: Food fortification and dietary supplements. J Am Diet Assoc. 2001;101:115-125.

Position of the American Dietetic Association: Functional foods. J Am Diet Assoc. 1999;99:
1278-1285.

Position of the American Heart Association: Vitamin and Mineral Supplements. AHA Nutrition Committee. 1993.

Reid IR, Mason B, Horne A, Ames R, Clearwater J, Bava U, Orr-Walker B, Wu F, Evans MC, Gamble GD. Effects of calcium supplementation on serum lipid concentrations in normal older women: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Med. 2002;112:343-7.

Santos MS, Leka LS, Ribaya-Mercado JD, Russell RM, Meydani M, Hennekens CH, Gaziano JM, Meydani SN. Short and long term beta-carotene supplementation do not influence T cell-mediated immunity in healthy elderly persons. Am J Clin Nutr. 1997;66:917-924.

The Food and Nutrition Science Alliance (FANSA). What Does the Public Need to Know About Dietary Supplements? 1997.

Tkatch L, Rapin CH, Rizzoli R, Slosman D, Nydegger V, Vasey H, Bonjour JP. Benefits of oral protein supplementation in elderly patients with fracture of the proximal femur. J Am Coll Nutr. 1992;11:519-525.

Tripp F. The use of dietary supplements in the elderly: current issues and recommendations. J Am Diet Assoc. 1997;97(suppl 2):S181-S183.

Turic A, Gordon KL, Craig LD, Ataya DG, Voss AC. Nutrition supplementation enables elderly residents of long-term-care facilities to meet or exceed RDAs without displacing energy or nutrient intakes from meals. J Am Diet Assoc. 1998;98:1457-1459

Waters DD, Alderman EL, Hsia J, Howard BV, Cobb FR, Rogers WJ, Ouyang P, Thompson P, Tardif JC, Higginson L, Bittner V, Steffes M, Gordon DJ, Proschan M, Younes N, Verter JI. Effects of hormone replacement therapy and antioxidant vitamin supplements on coronary atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2002;288:2432-2440.

Wilson MMG, Purushothaman R, Morley JE. Effect of liquid dietary supplements on energy intake in the elderly. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002;75:944-947.

Wouters-Wesseling W, Rozendaal M, Snijder M, Graus Y, Rimmelzwaan G, de Groot L, Bindels J. Effect of a complete nutritional supplement on antibody response to influenza vaccine in elderly people. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2002;57:M563-M566.

Wouters-Wesseling W, Wouters AE, Kleijer CN, Bindels JG, de Groot CP, van Staveren WA. Study of the effect of a liquid nutrition supplement on the nutritional status of psycho-geriatric nursing home patients. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2002;56:245-251.

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The Complete German Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines.
For professionals, this book provides an extensive 65-page introduction, 380 monographs, 190 herbs and fixed combinations approved for therapeutic use. Also includes a glossary of anatomical, botanical, medical pharmaceutical and technical terms. American Botanical Council.
(512) 926-4900.

Computer Access to Research on Dietary Supplements (CARDS)

Food Allergy and Its Treatment (2001). For professionals, this article was published by the Nutrition in Complementary Care newsletter (Spring 2001, Vol 3), a practice group of the American Dietetic Association. It provides information about common allergies in children and adults, factors that amplify food allergic responses and factors/therapies that reduce the severity of food allergies. American Dietetic Association. (800) 877-1600.

FDA-Dietary Supplement and Food Labeling Electronic Newsletter. For professionals and consumers, this electronic newsletter provides access to key information and updates about regulatory actions related to food labeling, nutrition, and dietary supplements, as well as educational materials and important announcements.
Food and Drug Administration/Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Healthcare Professional's Guide to Evaluating Dietary Supplements. For professionals, this guide evaluates the different types of dietary supplement. American Dietetic Association.
(800) 877-1600.

The Health Professional's Guide to Popular Dietary Supplements (2000). For professsionals and consumers, this guide covers more than 70 vitamins, minerals, amino acids, ergogenics, herbals, enzymes, and other supplements as well as information on their marketing claims, food sources, dosage information and bioavailability, relevant research, and safety.
American Dietetic Association. (800) 877-1600 ext. 5000

Herbals for Health? (2000). For consumers, this fact sheet lists sections on Quick Facts, Why Take Herbs?, Are Herbs Effective?, How are Herbs Regulated?, Summary including a table of the 10 most commonly used herbs, and Resources. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension.

Herbal Medicine From the Heart of the Earth S Tilgner, ND (October 1999)
Audience: Consumers
Description: This book contains information on herbal terminology, herbal preparations, herbal actions with examples, a material section, tables for pharmacy, tincture making, dosing and treatment by disease condition. Also included is a dose-and-duration chart showing how many days a tincture prescription will last, combining in the table drops per dose, times per day and the number of ounces given. A section on herbal side effects and potential drug-herb interactions as well as a section on herbal formulas is contained within the 384-page book. ISBN 1881517020
Contact: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Wise Woman Herbals, Herbal Transitions or your local bookstore. Publisher: Wise Acres.
Cost: $29.95

Herb Contraindications and Drug Interactions
Audience: Professional
Description: This book contains the contraindications and drug interactions on over 200 common therapeutic herbs.
Cost: $19.95

The International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS). IBIDS is a database of published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals.

Nutraceuticals (2001). For consumers, this book contains information organized by nutraceutical as well as medical condition. Nutrition Counseling Education Services (NCES). (877) 623-7266.

PDR for Herbal Medicine, Second Edition (Professional Level), 2000
Audience: Professional
Description: Information aimed at greatly enhancing patient management by medical practitioners. All monographs have been updated to include the latest scientific findings on efficacy, safety and potential interactions; clinical trials (including abstracts); case reports; and meta-analysis results. Includes sections on Effects, Contraindications, Precautions and Adverse Reactions, and Dosage sections of each monograph.
Contact: website: http://www.pdr.net
Cost: $59.95

PDR for Nutritional Supplements, First Edition
Audience: Professional
Description: Resource includes information based on solid clinical evidence from the available medical literature on a full spectrum of nutritional supplements.
Contact: website: http://www.pdr.net
Cost: $59.95

Tyler's Herbs of Choice, 2nd Edition (1999). For consumers, this book provides consumers with the direction they need to safely use therapeutic herbs. Nutrition Counseling Education Services (NCES). (877) 623-7266.

USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center. Dietary Supplements Resource List (2002). For professionals and consumers, this resource list provides general information on the uses and risks of dietary supplements. Food and Nutrition Information Center. (301) 504-5719.

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