Journal Articles (Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)

2000

Stothard, Paul

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2011

Thavarajah, Dil, Clapperton, M. Jill, Frick, Brenda, Quideau, Sylvie A., Hucl, Pierre J., Nelson, Alison G., Spaner, Dean M.

Micronutrient deficiencies in the diet of many people are common and wheat is a staple food crop, providing a carbohydrate and micronutrient source to a large percentage of the world’s population. We conducted a field study to compare five Canadian red spring wheat cultivars (released over the...

2010

Spaner, Dean, Snyder, Crystal

Demand for organically produced food products is increasing rapidly in North America, driven by a perception that organic agriculture results in fewer negative environmental impacts and yields greater benefits for human health than conventional systems. Despite the increasing interest in organic...

2014

Jenkins, David, Mechanick, Jeffrey I., Marchetti, Albert, Sievenpiper, John L., Camelon, Kathryn, Hegazi, Refaat A., Dupre, John, Despres, Jean-Pierre, Hamdy, Osama, Ransom, Thomas P. P., Yale, Jean-François, Bell, Rhonda C., Kendall, Cyril, Gougeon, Réjeanne E.

The Transcultural Diabetes Nutrition Algorithm (tDNA) is a clinical tool designed to facilitate implementation of therapeutic lifestyle recommendations for people with or at risk for type 2 diabetes. Cultural adaptation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPG) recommendations is...

2012-01-01

Goonewardene, Laksiri A., Basarab, John A., Wang, Z., Price, Megan A., Ramsey, P., Marx, T., Aalhus, J., Seneviratne, R. W., Yalingasinghe, W. G. N. P., Okine, Erasmus K.

The objectives were to compare weights and proportions (%) of muscle (M), fat (F) and bone (B) in the carcass, primal cuts (brisket, loin and short loin, chuck, flank, plate, rib, round and shank) and fat depots in three BeefBooster® composites (n = 176) from 274-456 days at slaughter, and...

2014-01-01

Lewis, Erin D., Kosik, Sarah J., Zhao, Yuan-Yuan, Jacobs, René L., Curtis, Jonathan M., Field, Catherine J.

Estimating dietary choline intake can be challenging due to missing foods in the current United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) database. The objectives of the study were to quantify the choline-containing moieties and the total choline content of a variety of pulses available in North...

2023-08-01

Ford, Katherine L, Pichard, Claude, Sawyer, Michael B., Trottier, Claire F, Disi, Ilana Roitman, Purcell, Sarah A, Ghosh, Sunita, Siervo, Mario, Deutz, Nicolaas E. P., Prado, Carla M.

Background Total energy expenditure (TEE) determines energy requirements, but objective data in patients with cancer are limited. Objectives We aimed to characterize TEE, investigate its predictors, and compare TEE with cancer-specific predicted energy requirements. Methods This cross-sectional...

2015

Kinniburgh, David, Bello, Aminu K., Walsh, Michael, Wiebe, Natasha, Manns, Braden J., Field, Catherine J., Thompson, Stephanie, Faruque, Labib, Hemmalgarn, Brenda R., Klarenbach, Scott W., Tonelli, Marcello

Background People with kidney failure are often deficient in zinc and selenium, but little is known about the optimal way to correct such deficiency. Methods We did a double-blind randomized trial evaluating the effects of zinc (Zn), selenium (Se) and vitamin E added to the standard oral renal...

2009

Wiebe, Natasha, Thadhani, Ravi, Hemmelgarn, Brenda, Manns, Braden, Field, Catherine J., Klarenbach, Scott, Gill, John S., Tonelli, Marcello

Background Hemodialysis patients are at risk for deficiency of essential trace elements and excess of toxic trace elements, both of which can affect health. We conducted a systematic review to summarize existing literature on trace element status in hemodialysis patients. Methods All studies...

2008

Krishnaswamy, Sowmya, Mohammadi, Mohsen, Kav, Nat N. V., Deyholos, Michael K., Srivastava, Sanjeeva, Rahman, Muhammad H.

Background Pathogenesis-related proteins belonging to group 10 (PR10) are elevated in response to biotic and abiotic stresses in plants. Previously, we have shown a drastic salinity-induced increase in the levels of ABR17, a member of the PR10 family, in pea. Furthermore, we have also...