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Saturated Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: Interpretations Not as Simple as They Once Were by Bier, Dennis M.

“…Historically, the so-called "lipid hypothesis" has focused on the detrimental role of saturated fats per se in enhancing the risks of cardiovascular disease…”
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Saturated Fats and Health: A Reassessment and Proposal for Food-Based Recommendations: JACC State-of-the-Art Review by Astrup, Arne, Magkos, Faidon, Bier, Dennis M, Brenna, J Thomas, de Oliveira Otto, Marcia C, Hill, James O, King, Janet C, Mente, Andrew, Ordovas, Jose M, Volek, Jeff S, Yusuf, Salim, Krauss, Ronald M

“…The recommendation to limit dietary saturated fatty acid (SFA) intake has persisted despite mounting evidence to the contrary. Most recent meta-analyses of…”
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Measurement rigor is not a substitute for design rigor in causal inference: increased physical activity does cause (modest) weight loss by Allison, David B., Bier, Dennis M., Locher, Julie L.

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Nutrition from the Inside Out by Bier, Dennis M

“…Nearly 50 years ago, I set out to investigate the clinical problem of hypoglycemia in children with illnesses that limited their food intake. My goal was to…”
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Dietary Saturated Fats and Health: Are the U.S. Guidelines Evidence-Based? by Astrup, Arne, Teicholz, Nina, Magkos, Faidon, Bier, Dennis M., Brenna, J. Thomas, King, Janet C., Mente, Andrew, Ordovas, José M., Volek, Jeff S., Yusuf, Salim, Krauss, Ronald M.

“…The last decade has seen nearly 20 papers reviewing the totality of the data on saturated fats and cardiovascular outcomes, which, altogether, have…”
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A view from the “new world” by Astrup, Arne, Bier, Dennis M

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Proposals for Upper Limits of Safe Intake for Methionine, Histidine, and Lysine in Healthy Humans by Cynober, Luc, Bier, Dennis M, Stover, Patrick, Kadowaki, Motoni, Morris, Sidney M, Elango, Rajavel, Smriga, Miro

“…Based on research presented during the 10th Amino Acid Assessment Workshop, no observed adverse effect levels (NOAELs) for supplemental methionine at…”
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Subchronic Tolerance Trials of Graded Oral Supplementation with Phenylalanine or Serine in Healthy Adults by Miura, Naoki, Matsumoto, Hideki, Cynober, Luc, Stover, Patrick J, Elango, Rajavel, Kadowaki, Motoni, Bier, Dennis M, Smriga, Miro

“…Phenylalanine and serine are amino acids used in dietary supplements and nutritional products consumed by healthy consumers; however, the safe level of…”
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Proposals for Upper Limits of Safe Intake for Arginine and Tryptophan in Young Adults and an Upper Limit of Safe Intake for Leucine in the Elderly by Cynober, Luc, Bier, Dennis M, Kadowaki, Motoni, Morris, Jr, Sidney M, Elango, Rajavel, Smriga, Miro

“…On the basis of research presented during the 9th Amino Acid Assessment Workshop, a No Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL) for diet-added arginine (added…”
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Options for basing Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) on chronic disease endpoints: report from a joint US-/Canadian-sponsored working group by Yetley, Elizabeth A, MacFarlane, Amanda J, Greene-Finestone, Linda S, Garza, Cutberto, Ard, Jamy D, Atkinson, Stephanie A, Bier, Dennis M, Carriquiry, Alicia L, Harlan, William R, Hattis, Dale, King, Janet C, Krewski, Daniel, O'Connor, Deborah L, Prentice, Ross L, Rodricks, Joseph V, Wells, George A

“…Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are used in Canada and the United States in planning and assessing diets of apparently healthy individuals and population…”
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Toward more rigorous and informative nutritional epidemiology: The rational space between dismissal and defense of the status quo by Brown, Andrew W., Aslibekyan, Stella, Bier, Dennis, Ferreira da Silva, Rafael, Hoover, Adam, Klurfeld, David M., Loken, Eric, Mayo-Wilson, Evan, Menachemi, Nir, Pavela, Greg, Quinn, Patrick D., Schoeller, Dale, Tekwe, Carmen, Valdez, Danny, Vorland, Colby J., Whigham, Leah D., Allison, David B.

“…To date, nutritional epidemiology has relied heavily on relatively weak methods including simple observational designs and substandard measurements. Despite…”
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Dietary Reference Intakes: resuscitate or let die? by Bier, Dennis M, Willett, Walter C

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Perspective: Improving Nutritional Guidelines for Sustainable Health Policies: Current Status and Perspectives by Magni, Paolo, Bier, Dennis M, Pecorelli, Sergio, Agostoni, Carlo, Astrup, Arne, Brighenti, Furio, Cook, Robert, Folco, Emanuela, Fontana, Luigi, Gibson, Robert A, Guerra, Ranieri, Guyatt, Gordon H, Ioannidis, John PA, Jackson, Ann S, Klurfeld, David M, Makrides, Maria, Mathioudakis, Basil, Monaco, Alessandro, Patel, Chirag J, Racagni, Giorgio, Schünemann, Holger J, Shamir, Raanan, Zmora, Niv, Peracino, Andrea

“…A large body of evidence supports the notion that incorrect or insufficient nutrition contributes to disease development. A pivotal goal is thus to understand…”
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Science dialogue mapping of knowledge and knowledge gaps related to the effects of dairy intake on human cardiovascular health and disease by Brown, Andrew W., Kaiser, Kathryn A., Keitt, Andrew, Fontaine, Kevin, Gibson, Madeline, Gower, Barbara A., Shikany, James M., Vorland, Colby J., Beitz, Donald C., Bier, Dennis M., Brenna, J. Thomas, Jacobs, David R., Kris-Etherton, Penny, Maki, Kevin, Miller, Michael, St-Onge, Marie-Pierre, Teran-Garcia, Margarita, Allison, David B.

“…Dairy has been described as everything from a superfood to a poison; yet, arguments, assumptions, and data justifying these labels are not always clear. We…”
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Safety standards in infant nutrition: a United States perspective by Bier, Dennis M

“…In the United States, the general standard for food safety is reasonable certainty of causing no harm under the intended conditions of use. In contrast to food…”
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An analysis of the recent US dietary guidelines process in light of its federal mandate and a National Academies report by Achterberg, Cheryl, Astrup, Arne, Bier, Dennis M, King, Janet C, Krauss, Ronald M, Teicholz, Nina, Volek, Jeff S

“…The US Dietary Guidelines for Americans is an enormously influential policy that has guided US nutrition programs since 1980. During these last 40 years, some…”
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Summary of workshop discussions on establishing upper limits for amino acids with specific attention to available data for the essential amino acids leucine and tryptophan by Kimura, Takeshi, Bier, Dennis M, Taylor, Christine L

“…The morning of the first day of the 8th Amino Acid Assessment Workshop was organized and co-sponsored by the International Council on Amino Acid Science…”
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A proposal for an upper limit of leucine safe intake in healthy adults by Cynober, Luc, Bier, Dennis M, Kadowaki, Motoni, Morris, Jr, Sidney M, Renwick, Andrew G

“…Based on recent research, an upper limit of safe intake (ULSI) for leucine is proposed for healthy adults: 0.53 g/(kg·d). Because leucine has been used as a…”
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Unscientific Beliefs about Scientific Topics in Nutrition by Brown, Andrew W., Ioannidis, John P.A., Cope, Mark B., Bier, Dennis M., Allison, David B.

“…Humans interact with food daily. Such repeated exposure creates a widespread, superficial familiarity with nutrition. Personal familiarity with nutrition from…”
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Meeting report on the 3rd International Congress on Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) by Gillman, Matthew W, Barker, David, Bier, Dennis, Cagampang, Felino, Challis, John, Fall, Caroline, Godfrey, Keith, Gluckman, Peter, Hanson, Mark, Kuh, Diana, Nathanielsz, Peter, Nestel, Penelope, Thornburg, Kent L

“…Developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) focuses on the earliest stages of human development, and provides a novel paradigm to complement other…”
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