Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2008;17 (S1)
Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Volume 17, Supplement 1, 2008
Contents:
Plenary Lectures
Overview and perspective in human nutrition
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WALTER C WILLETT
New nutritional science in practice
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MARK L WAHLQVIST
Nutrigenomics: the cutting edge and Asian perspectives
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HISANORI KATO
Low carbohydrate diet, weight reduction and metabolic syndrome
Carbohydrates – the good, the bad and the wholegrain
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JENNIE BRAND-MILLER, JOANNA MCMILLAN-PRICE, KATHERINE STEINBECK AND IAN CATERSON
National fortification policy
National food fortification: a dialogue with reference to Asia: balanced advocacy
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NOEL W SOLOMONS
National food fortification: a dialogue with reference to Asia: policy in evolution
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MARK L WAHLQVIST
Current calcium recommendation
Current calcium recommendation in North American
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CONNIE WEAVER
Calcium requirements for Asian children and adolescents
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WARREN TAK KEUNG LEE AND JI JIANG
Metabolic Syndrome: From Epidemiology to Genetics
Epidemiology of metabolic syndrome in Asia
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WEN-HARN PAN, WEN-TING YEH MS1 AND LU-CHEN WENG
Human genetics of the metabolic syndrome
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LEE-MING CHUANG
Nutritional risk and metabolic syndrome in Korean Type 2 diabetes mellitus
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WHA YOUNG KIM, JUNG EUN KIM, YOUNG JOO CHOI AND KAP BUM HUH
Dietary Guidelines for Asians
Using DRIs as the basis for dietary guidelines
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SUZANNE MURPHY
Revised dietary guidelines for Koreans
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YOUNG AI JANG, HAENG SHIN LEE, BOK HEE KIM, YOONNA LEE, HAE JEUNG LEE, JAE JIN MOON AND CHO-IL
KIM
Practical experience in development and promotion of food-based dietary guidelines in Thailand
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PRAPAISRI SIRICHAKWAL AND KITTI SRANACHAROENPONG
Developing and implementing dietary guidelines in India
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KAMALA KRISHNASWAMY
Dietary Pattern, Health, and Total Well-Being
Putting the pyramid into action: The Healthy Eating Index and Food Quality Score
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EILEEN KENNEDY
Dietary pattern analysis for the evaluation of dietary guidelines
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WALTER WILETT AND MARJORIE L MCCULLOUGH
Dietary patterns using traditional Chinese Medicine Principles in epidemiological studies
MARION M LEE AND JENNIFER M SHEN
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Developments and comparisons of global dietary quality indexes used in Taiwan
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MEEI-SHYUAN LEE, CHEN-JU LAI, FENG-YU YANG, HSING-HWEI SU, HSIAO-LI YU AND MARK L WAHLQVIST
Agricultural Food Production and Public Health
Application of agricultural biotechnology to improve food nutrition and health products
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SAMUEL SM SUN
Human health problems associated with current agricultural food production
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RAMESH V BHAT
Global perspective of health related edible plants from agricultural point of view
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YI-YANG LEE, CHIH-SHENG TSOU, HAI-CHEN LIN, CHENG-HUA IEN AND YA-TIEN WU
Improving the bioavailability of iron from mung bean and studying the effect of its supplementation
on women
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VIJAYALAKSHMI PURUSHOTHAMAN
Approaches to Combat Double Burdens: Micronutrient Deficiencies and Complex Diseases
To what extent can food-based approaches improve micronutrient status?
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LINDSAY H ALLEN
Community based nutrition programs
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KRAISID TONTISIRIN
Food-based approaches to combat the double burdens among the poor: challenges in the Asian
context
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GEOK LIN KHOR
Double burden of malnutrition: Vietnam perspectives
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NGUYEN CONG KHAN AND HA HUY KHOI
Nutrient-Gene Interactions
Genotype-dependent response to energy-restricted diets by obese subjects: towards a personalized 115
nutrition?
J ALFREDO MARTINEZ, Mª DOLORES PARRA, JOSÉ LUIS SANTOS, Mª JESUS MORENO-ALIAGA, AMELIA MARTI
AND MIGUEL A MARTÍNEZ–GONZÁLEZ
Berries as chemopreventive dietary constituents – a mechanistic approach with the ApcMin/+ mouse
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MARJA MUTANEN, ANNE-MARIA PAJARI, ESSI PÄIVÄRINTA, MARJO MISIKANGAS, JOHANNA RAJAKANGAS,
MAIJA MARTTINEN AND SEIJA OIKARINEN
Dietary regulation of nuclear receptors in obesity-related metabolic syndrome
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TERUO KAWADA, TSUYOSHI GOTO, SHIZUKA HIRAI, MIN-SOOK KANG, TAKU UEMURA, RINA YU2 AND
NOBUYUKI TAKAHASHI
The omega-6/omega-3 fatty acid ratio, genetic variation, and cardiovascular disease
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ARTEMIS P SIMOPOULOS
Diet, Nutrition and Bone Health
The role of nutrition in optimizing peak bone mass
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CONNIE M WEAVER
The resurgence of the importance of Vitamin D in bone health
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WARREN TAK KEUNG LEE AND JI JIANG
Evaluation of osteoporosis prevention by adlay using a tissue culture model
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RONG SEN YANG, WENCHANG CHIANG, YI HSIANG LU AND SHING HWA LIU
Effects of two years’ milk supplementation on size-corrected bone mineral density of Chinese girls
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KUN ZHU, HEATHER GREENFIELD, XUEQIN DU, QIAN ZHANG, GUANSHENG MA, XIAOQI HU, CHRIS T COWELL
AND DAVID R FRASER
Diet, Nutrition and Mental Health
Mind-body interface: the role of n–3 fatty acids in psychoneuroimmunology, somatic presentation,
and medical illness comorbidity of depression
KUAN-PIN SU
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Effect of brain DHA levels on cytoskeleton expression
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ANN-CHE HASIO, JEN-JUI CHEN, WAN-LING CHUNG AND HUI-MIN SU
Reactive oxygen species induced by diamide inhibit insulin-induced ATP-sensitive potassium
channel activation in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells
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KAZUAKI MAWATARI, SONOKO YASUI, RAN MORIZUMI, AKIKO HAMAMOTO, HIROKO FURUKAWA, KEI
KOYAMA, ATSUSHI HATTORI, EMIKO YOSHIOKA, MASAKI YOSHIDA, MASAYUKI NAKANO, KIYOSHI
TESHIGAWARA, NAGAKATSU HARADA PHD, TOSHIO HOSAKA, AKIRA TAKAHASHI AND YUTAKA NAKAYA
L-theanine, a natural constituent in tea, and its effect on mental state
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ANNA C NOBRE, ANLING RAO AND GAIL N OWEN
Obesity and Weight Management
The role of protein in weight management
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MANNY NOAKES
Childhood obesity in Asian Indians: a burgeoning cause of insulin resistance, diabetes and
sub-clinical inflammation
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SWATI BHARDWAJ, ANOOP MISRA, LOKESH KHURANA, SEEMA GULATI, PRIYALI SHAH AND NAVAL K VIKRAM
Nutrition Education and Behavior Changes
Nutrition education: linking theory, research and practice
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ISOBEL R CONTENTO
Theories of nutrition education and promotion in Japan: enactment of the ”Food Education Basic
Law”
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MIYUKI ADACHI
Bioactive Lipids
n–3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids for optimal function during brain development and
ageing
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ALAN D DANGOUR AND RICARDO UAUY
Functional lipids and the prevention of the metabolic syndrome
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TERUYOSHI YANAGITA AND KOJI NAGAO
New bioactive fatty acid
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CHING T HOU
Seaweed carotenoid, fucoxanthin, as a multi-functional nutrient
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HAYATO MAEDA, TAKAYUKI TSUKUI, TOKUTAKE SASHIMA, MASASHI HOSOKAWA, KAZUO MIYASHITA
In vitro screening of relative bioaccessibility of carotenoids from foods
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MARK L FAILLA, TIANYAO HUO, SAGAR K THAKKAR
Fatty acid and eicosanoid metabolism
The antitumor ether lipid edelfosine (ET-18-O-CH3) induces apoptosis in H-ras transformed human
breast epithelial cells: by blocking ERK1/2 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases as potential
targets
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HYE-KYUNG NA AND YOUNG-JOON SURH
HPV-induced recurrent laryngeal papillomatosis: fatty acid role-players
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LOUISE LOUW, RIAZ SEEDAT AND ANDRÉ CLAASSEN
Role of trans fatty acids in health and challenges to their reduction in Indian foods
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GHAFOORUNISSA
Metabolism of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in women with dysmenorrhea
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CHAO-CHIH WU, MEI-YU HUANG, RAKESH KAPOOR3, CHIH-HUNG CHEN AND YUNG-SHENG HUANG
The role of eicosanoids in the brain
DANIELLA TASSONI, GUNVEEN KAUR, RICHARD S WEISINGER AND ANDREW J SINCLAIR
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GMO Foods
Nutritional and safety assessment of foods and feeds nutritionally improved through biotechnology case studies by the International Food Biotechnology Committee of ILSI
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KEVIN C GLEN
International development of methods of analysis for the presence of products of modern
biotechnology
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RICHARD C CANTRILL
An Asian perspective on GMO and biotechnology Issues
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PAUL PS TENG
Constantly evolving safety assessment protocols for GM foods
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SESIKERAN B AND VASANTHI SIRUGURI
Dietary Bioactive Compounds and Cancer Prevention
Cancer prevention by tea and tea polyphenols
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CHUNG S YANG, JIHYEUNG JU, GARY LU, HANG XIAO, XINGPEI HAO, SHENGMIN SANG AND JOSHUA D
LAMBERT
Anticancer effects of diallyl trisulfide derived from garlic
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TAIICHIRO SEKI, TAKASHI HOSONO, TOMOMI HOSONO-FUKAO, KAHORU INADA, RIE TANAKA, JUN OGIHARA
AND TOYOHIKO ARIGA
Anti-angiogenic function of tocotrienol
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TERUO MIYAZAWA, AKIRA SHIBATA, KIYOTAKA NAKAGAWA AND TSUYOSHI TSUZUKI
Inhibition of colon cancer cell growth by dietary components: role of the insulin-like growth factor
(IGF) system
253
JUNG HAN YOON PARK
Herb, Botanicals, Condiments and Health
Methylglyoxal: its presence and potential scavengers
257
DI TAN, YU WANG, CHIH-YU LO AND CHI-TANG HO
Traditional Indian spices and their health significance
261
KAMALA KRISHNASWAMY
NF-B and Nrf2 as potential chemopreventive targets of some anti-inflammatory and antioxidative
phytonutrients with anti-inflammatory and antioxidative activities
265
YOUNG-JOON SURH
Multifunctional effects of green tea catechins on prevention of the metabolic syndrome
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IKUO IKEDA
Dietary Flavonoids and Cardiovascular Health
Content and distribution of flavonoids among 91 edible plant species
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RAY-YU YANG, SHOU LIN AND GEORGE KUO
Cocoa flavanols – measurement, bioavailability and bioactivity
276
CATHERINE KWIK-URIBE AND ROGER M BEKTASH
Effects of cocoa flavonoids on risk factors for cardiovascular disease
280
JOHN W ERDMAN JR, LEAANN CARSON, CATHERINE KWIK-URIBE, ELLEN M EVANS AND ROBIN R ALLEN
Tea flavonoids and cardiovascular disease
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JONATHAN M HODGSON
Vegetable flavonoids and cardiovascular disease
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JUNJI TERAO, YOSHICHIKA KAWAI AND KAEKO MUROTA
Assessment and Evaluation of Diet in Asian Region
The issues in assessment and evaluation of diet in Asia
HEE YOUNG PAIK
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Limitation and resolution for dietary assessment of micronutrient intakes
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PATTANEE WINICHAGOON
Using DRIs for dietary assessment
295
SUZZANE P MURPHY
Development of nutrient databases for epidemiological studies in Taiwan
298
LI-CHING LYU, I-CHEN CHI, CHU-KAI HUANG, LIANG-LI HUANG, WAN-JUNG LEE AND HSIN-CHIN LU
New Frontiers of Amino Acid Science
Effects of L-carnitine on obesity, diabetes and as an ergogenic aid
301
YOUN-SOO CHA
Modification of core body temperature by amino acid administration
304
IPPEI YAMAOKA
An essential role for de novo biosynthesis of L-serine in CNS development
307
SHIGEKI FURUYA
Nutrition And Health Aspects of Edible Oils and Fats
Health benefits of a natural carotenoid rich oil: a proposed mechanism of protection against
ischaemia/ reperfusion injury
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JACQUES VAN ROOYEN, ADRIAAN J ESTERHUYSE, ANNA-MART ENGELBRECHT AND EUGENE F DU TOIT
The application of medium-chain fatty acids: edible oil with a suppressing effect on body fat
accumulation
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HIROYUKI TAKEUCHI, SEIJI SEKINE, KEIICHI KOJIMA AND TOSHIAKI AOYAMA
Soy Foods and Control of Chronic Diseases
Beneficial effects of soy protein consumption for renal function
319
JAMES W ANDERSON
Health Benefits of Tree Nuts
Phytochemical composition of nuts
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C-Y OLIVER CHEN AND JEFFREY B BLUMBERG
The effect of nuts on inflammation
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JORDI SALAS-SALVADÓ, PATRICIA CASAS-AGUSTENCH, MICHELLE M MURPHY, PATRICIA LÓPEZ-URIARTE AND
MONICA BULLÓ
The energetics of nut consumption
332
RICHARD D MATTES
Nutrition Bylaws and Policy
Nutrition policy in the U.S.: 50 years in review
335
EILEEN KENNEDY
Nutrition policy in South Korea
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HYE KYUNG PARK
Coexistence of micronutrient malnutrition: implication for nutrition policy and programs in Asia
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PATTANEE WINICHAGOON
Institutional Dietetic and School Lunch Program
The integration of school nutrition program into health promotion and prevention of
lifestyle-related diseases in Japan
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TONG-KYUNG KWAK AND HYE-JA CHANG
Advancing institutional dietetics and school nutrition program in Korea
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KWAK TONG-KYUNG
Tawana project-school nutrition program in Pakistan- its success, bottlenecks and lessons learned
352
SALMA HALAI BADRUDDIN, AJMAL AGHA, HABIB PEERMOHAMED, GHAZALA RAFIQUE, KAUSAR S KHAN AND
GREGORY PAPPAS
Sharing Singapore’s experience in dietetic practice and school nutrition programmes
YEN-PENG LIM
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Nutrition Education and Promotion through the Mass Media
Development of nutrition education tool: healthy eating index in Thailand
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SUNARD TAECHANGAM, UTUMPORN PINITCHUN AND CHANIDA PACHOTIKARN
Metabolic and Nutritional Aspects of Glutamate
Emerging aspects of dietary glutamate metabolism in the developing gut
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DOUGLAS G BURRIN, MICHAEL J JANECZKO AND BARBARA STOLL
Physiological role of dietary free glutamate in the food digestion
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HISAYUKI UNEYAMA, ANA SAN GABRIEL, MISAKO KAWAI, MIKI TOMOE AND KUNIO TORII
Experimental studies of food choices and palatability responses in European subjects exposed to the
Umami taste
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FRANCE BELLISLE
Bringing Nutrition to Life Through Food Science
Phytochemicals of foods, beverages and fruit vinegars: chemistry and health effects
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FEREIDOON SHAHIDI, JAIME MCDONALD, ANOMA CHANDRASEKARA AND YING ZHONG
The Choices programme: a simple, front-of-pack stamp making healthier choices easy
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MARISKA DÖTSCH-KLERK AND LÉON JANSEN
New strategies to overcome cancer cachexia: from molecular mechanisms to the ‘Parallel Pathway’
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AND FILIPPO ROSSI FANELLI
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