Methods We systematically searched the MEDLINE database, for the period 1996 to June
30, 2008, and the Cochrane Library using the terms “vitamin D,”“vitamin D deficiency,”“25 …

Abstract Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are used in Canada and the United States in
planning and assessing diets of apparently healthy individuals and population groups. The …

Background: Many residents of the United States and Canada depend on dietary sources of
vitamin D to help maintain vitamin D status. Because few natural food sources contain …

The present study examined the effects of training status (endurance exercise or body
building) on nitrogen balance, body composition, and urea excretion during periods of …

The current Canadian Recommended Nutrient Intake (RNI) for protein (0.86 g. kg-1. day-1)
makes no allowance for an effect of habitual physical activity. In addition, Tarnopolsky et …

Weight loss can have substantial health benefits for overweight or obese persons; however,
the ratio of fat: lean tissue loss may be more important. We aimed to determine how daily …

Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often develop bone pain, abnormal gait,
and unusual fractures while in remission and receiving continuing chemotherapy. A …

Purpose: To determine whether long‐term treatment with valproate (VPA) and/or lamotrigine
(LTG) in children with epilepsy is associated with altered growth and/or bone metabolism …

The lactose, lipid, protein, and total energy content of milk produced during the first 4 wk of
lactation was determined in milk from mothers giving birth prematurely and at term. Milk …

Precision and validity of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for analysis of whole-body
composition in infants were assessed by 1) scanning piglets in triplicate to calculate CVs …