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Background: Dietary protein intake may help to manage blood pressure (BP) and prevent complications associated with elevated BP. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether 4 wk of increased protein intake (∼25% compared with ∼15% of energy intake that isoenergetically...

Purpose Advice about the role of eggs in the diet has changed several times over the decades. The aim of the current paper is to evaluate published evidence reporting associations between egg consumption, egg nutrients and health. Design/methodology/approach The scientific literature was...

Objective To estimate choline intakes of US subpopulations including children, men, women and pregnant women. Background Choline is an essential nutrient which plays critical roles in brain development and homocysteine metabolism. Choline is widely distributed in foods; good sources...

Quantitative relations between dietary fat and cholesterol and plasma lipid concentrations have been the subject of much study and controversy during the past 40 years. Previous meta-analyses have focused on the most tightly controlled, highest-quality experiments. To test whether the...

Shin Y J ,Xun P ,Nakamura Y ,15 May 2013 ,Egg consumption in relation to risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis , The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ,doi: 10.3945/ajcn.112.051318 Abstract: Background: The associations of egg consumption...