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CLINICAL NUTRITION

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Nutrition-related diseases
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Iron status disorders
Nutrition assessment
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Nutritional toxicology
Vitamins & minerals
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Deficiency & supplements

Deficiency states Supplements

General Malnutrition

MN-NET (Micronutrient Malnutrition)
From the Micronutrient Initiative, based in the International Development Research Centre, Canada. Links to other centres with similar interest, plus plain text material on world perspective of micronutrient malnutrition.
MN-NET: bibliographies
Micronutrient Initiative organisation: unannotated bibliographies on vitamin A deficiency (long!), beta-carotene and cancer, iron and iodine deficiency. Some are current to 1995, some don't go past 1992.
The OMNI Project
Opportunities for Micronutrient Interventions. Organisation based in Washington which has focus on public health aspects of micronutrition nutrition, such as vitamin A, iodine, iron etc, particularly paediatric aspects. Their site gives information about the organisation and access to their publications (both on-line and to download). These vary from workshop reports on public health and regional perspectives, to practical manuals on fortofying sugar with viamin A.
Program Against Micronutrient Malnutrition
In collaboration with OMNI (see above). The focus of PAMM is to assist countries with developing their own technical capacity and management systems. Group from Emory University with focus on eliminating micronutrient deficiency. "To accomplish these goals, PAMM works to build public-private sector alliances, strengthen regional and national education and training systems, raise awareness through advocacy at all levels, and to develop standards to establish quality assurance of national micronutrient programs." This page is part of the OMNI site and is descriptive only.
WHO Nutrition Programme
This program a focus on malnutrition and public health nutrition, particularly vitamin A, iron and iodine. Their site provides some primary nutrition data for various countries.
Malnutrition education project
Lay education project done by students in public health nutrition course in Sweden.

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Vitamin B12 and folate

Vitamin B12 deficiency: haematological findings
B12 glossitis picture (KUMC)
Slide of B12 deficiency glossitis (from Kansas Univ.Med.Center medical teaching course).
Vitamin B12 in clinical practice
Diagnosis and management issues.
Vitamin B12 deficiency: a clinical case
A subtle case of vitamin B12 deficiency with borderline serum B12 levels. You can't go to the case until you have registered at the main site.
Vit.B12 and HIV progression: research article
Research article published in FASEB journal.
FDA/CFSAN Folic Acid Fact Sheet

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Vitamin C

Scurvy: radiological findings
Part of general radiological teaching files
Linus Pauling page: vitamin C and CVS disease
Lay site dedicated to explaining and defending the proposition by Linus Pauling that vitamin C supplementation prevents heart disease.

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Vitamin A

Vitamin A Deficiency: Key resources in its prevention and elimination
Lengthy document with lots of references prepared by the Micronutrient Initiatiive.
http://www.idrc.ca/mi/biblio1.htm"> Beta carotene and the risk of cancer
List of references without annotation dated up to 1995.
Vitamin A overdose: a clinical case
You can't go to the case until you have registered at the main site.

Vitamin A excess and pregnancy
Transcript of Australian radio show on popular science.

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Minerals (other than iron)

Zinc in clinical practice
For the family physician - ps for clrisk grouinical deficiency, issues of diagnosis.
Chromium Information Bureau
Abstracts, news etc. on chromium in human nutrition, diabetes, `ask the expert' press information, FAQ etc.
Magnesium deficiency site
Not clear who the author is, but this site contains a very large amount of material (and links to material) about how common magnesium deficiency is and its effects on heart disease, asthma, headaches etc. It appears to be designed for the lay public, although there are plenty of Medline references as well, together with a degree of proselytising zeal.
Optimal calcium intake: a CME exercise
Participants review detailed statements that From the National Library of Medicine, an interactive web page which is part of a broader CME experiment. Starts with a consensus statement from an expert panel, then a participatory test from which you can get CME credits.
Iodine Deficiency Disorders Technical Database
Newsletter, country reports, search engine, information on publications.Maintained by the Micronutrient Initative in conjunction with the International Council for the Control of Iodine Defieciency Disorders. From MN-NET which also a bibliography on iodine deficiency worldwide

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Misc. and combinations of nutrients

Vitamin Update
Australian author provides monthly brief summaries of research into clinical and preventive role of vitamins, taken from research journals, conference reports etc. Very interesting.
Diet and Nutrition in Aging
Review of various nutrients that might be deficient in the elderly, with review articles and information about who are the proponents of the theory being discussed. Also some relevant Medline articles are abstracted at the end of each section.
Vitamin D Deficiency
Radiological findings
Tardive dyskinesia and vitamin E: Cochrane review
Concludes there is no convincing evidence in favour.

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Supplement issues

American Dietetic Association: position paper on vitamin and mineral supplementation
Position paper takes into account current supplementation practices in the US and the state of research into antioxidant supplements as at 1995. As might be expected from this body, the position is conservative regarding supplements, advocating diet as the primary means of correcting nutritional problems.
BASF Nutritional Newsletter
Quarterly newsletter on fnutrition and health from this international vitamin manufacturer. the articles appear in full but plain text and although they cover a wide range of topics there is naturally some focus on the role of vitamins, food fortification etc.
Council for Responsible Nutrition
The Council is is "a trade association representing more than 80 companies in the nutritional supplements, ingredients and other nutritional supplements industry." Their site has information about themselves, news stories from the supplement industry and government regulation fronts, and latest findings from research (generally taking a strongly pro-supplement stance.)
Linus Pauling page: vitamin C and CVS disease
Lay site dedicated to explaining and defending the proposition by Linus Pauling that vitamin C supplementation prevents heart disease.
Nutrition Science News Magazine
Articles on supplementation etc.
Solgar Nutrition: Nutrition library Articles
Series of articles from a vitamin supplementation company with strong focus on antioxidant issues, with a focus on the positive role of or need for supplementation.
VERIS On-line
This web site offers abstracts from the medical literature as well as the summaries and articles of important research that appear in the VERIS newsletter, which is distributed inter alia to physicians by VERIS, is a service with pharmaceutical sponsorship which promotes information on antioxidant nutrients and their clinical benefits. The site also has a search engine for the articles on-line, and a few web links.
Victorian Government's Report on "Clinical Applications of Antioxidant Nutrients"
Full plain text version of a report released in September 1996 on the use of antioxidant supplements. The report was prepared by a pharmacologist from the Public Health Division within the Victorian State Department of Human Services in Australia. It offers a solid review of the literature, partilcularly recent clinical trials. The report draws attention to possible adverse and toxic effects of antioxidant supplementation, especially vitamin A, and is generally not supportive of unregulated long term antioxidant supplementation at this stage. Thereport, it should also be said, has generated some controversy in Australia, with some voices claiming different conclusions and interpretations can be made from the research literature.

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Iron status

Iron physiology
Iron in special situations
Iron deficiency
Iron and meat
Iron overload disorders
Iron: lay information
Iron research

Iron physiology

Heme and Iron: biochemistry notes
Biochemistry of iron absorption and transport. With illustrations.
British Meat On-line: Meat and Iron
Written for health professionals, contains very helpful information and graphs on iron intake and food sources.

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Iron in special situations

Iron Nutrition During Pregnancy: Food and Nutrition Board report
On-line chapter of Academy of Medicine (Food and Nutrition Board) report on Nutrition and Pregnancy (1990).

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Iron deficiency

Note: IDA = iron deficiency anaemia
Iron deficiency: general information
Iron deficiency: diagnosis

Iron deficiency: general information


Food and Nutrition Board, Inst.of Medicine: Iron Deficiency Anaemia
Graphic files allow you to read each and every page of this important report on the prevention and detection of IDA in US children and women (1993). There is also a thumbnail view and and overview of structure. Excellent!
Iron deficiency in Canada: news release
Brief news release on more detailed paper which is not available on-line.
The Micronutrient Initiative (MN-NET) and iron deficiency
The Micronutrient Initiative is based in the International Development Research Centre , Canada. The site has :
Effects of non-anaemic ID: Surgeon General's Report on "Nutrition and Health"
Contains assertions about the non-haematological effects of iron deficiency.
Research project report: Paediatric IDA in Arkansas
Written as lay material, project in a county of Arkansas found extraordinary high rates of IDA amongst poor children there.
Student Health: advice on iron deficiency (Virginia Commonw.Univ.)
Lay resource for students at Virginia Commonwealth University. Has information on symptoms, iron content of some common foods, absorption issues etc.
Student Health: advice on iron deficiency (Wake Forest Univ.)
Rather brief and unquantified dietary advice.
TV news story from New Zealand on iron deficiency.
Features dr.Geoff Cleghorn from the Australian Iron Status Advisory Panel.
Interaction of iron and lead
Document on lead poisoning from the CDC.

Iron deficiency: diagnosis

Iron deficiency in adults
    Iron deficiency in children
Management principles for the family physician.
Australian Iron Status Advisory Panel
An excellent resource for health professionals on all aspects of iron status disorders. Contains a great deal of information on the clinical management of iron disorders, particularly iron deficiency. It includes both practical guides for the health professional and technical papers. It is planned to also include lay information and position statements in the future.
Anaemia in pregnancy: Cyberspace Medical School:
From Singapore. Anaemia in pregnancy.
CDC criteria for diagnosis of anemia in children and women
Current Trends CDC Criteria for anemia in children and childbearing-aged women. Written in 1989.
Diagnosing iron deficiency
Good pragmatic approach expressed in these teaching notes on from Dr. Thomas Deloughery, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University. Plain text with tables. Read in conjunction with article on diagnosis of anaemia
Haematology: IDA blood picture
Case history with pics of blood smears and explanations.
Study questions on IDA
5 multi-choice questions for Kansas City medical students. Unfortunately the author's choice of text colour makes it almost unreadable! .
Iron deficiency anemia
Hypertext chapter on iron deficiency, particularly biochemcial diagnostic issues. Some pictures linked to the page, but otherwise plain text article.
IDA in children: clinical notes
Note form for physicians.
Iron deficiency in Pregnancy: University of Singapore (Cybermed)
Note form clinical material.
Laboratory diagnosis of iron deficiency
Journal of Family Practice journal club appraisal of 1992 article.
Laboratory assessment for iron status
A literature review conducted by the Australian Iron Status Advisory Panel looking at existing standards and correlations with latest clinical research.
Iron deficiency anemia: biochemical aspects
Hypertext chapter on iron deficiency, particularly biochemcial diagnostic issues. Some pictures linked to the page, but otherwise plain text article.
Haematology: IDA blood picture
Case history with pics of blood smears and explanations.
Hematopathology of IDA
Haematogram of iron deficiency anaemia, with brief commentary. Also at: http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/HEMEHTML/HEME024.html
Iron deficiency blood picture (KUMC)
High quality jpeg of IDA from Kansas Univ.Medical Center.
Lab diagnosis: bone marrow pic

Ontario Lab. Assoc.: guidelines for diagnosis of iron status disorders
Local lab guidelines but useful generally. Also specific guidelines for serum ferritin assay, which suggests ID cut-off should be <40 ugm/L !!.
Pathology lecture notes on anaemia and other RBC disorders
ID forms only part of this material.

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Iron and meat: organistations

Meat-ing Place
This is a "global information hub of the red meat and poultry processing industries." Sponsored by meat and chicken processing publisher in US, (e.g. "Meat Marketing & Technology"), this page has links to meat and poultry science, industry associations and resources.
American Meat Institute
The Institute is the national trade association of meat packers and processors, representing "70% of the nation's beef, pork, lamb, veal and turkey products and their suppliers throughout America." The site has facts and contacts for the Institute, plus information on nutrition, meat, food safety, animal welfare, conferences and news for the meat and poultry industries.
Cowtown
Beef and cattle raising information and promotion in the US. Includes some documents on scientific aspects.
Meat Research Corp (Australia)
Mainly organisational information, with some references as well.
Bovine Spongiform Encepalopathy and CJD
Short but excellent set of annotated links on this subject.
Mad Cow Disease Home Page
Rather negative about meat, but a lot of links on this page.
British Meat On-Line
Lay and health professional nutrition information.

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Iron overload

Iron Overload Syndrome
From Environmental and Preventive Health Centre of Atlanta, written by a physician for lay public.
Iron Overload Diseases Association
This is a major American group of interested lay public and health professionals, whose site currently contains some simple lay information on haemochromatosis etc..
Ontario Lab. Assoc.: guidelines for diagnosis of iron status disorders
Guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis of iron overload as well as deficiency.
FDA: Preventing Accidental Iron Poisoning

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Information for the public.

Iron: lay information

Iron in the Vegan Diet
Good, solid. quantative dietary information.
Eating Smart, "Meat" Your Iron Needs
Part of a weight and fitness site and within a general healthy eating section, this page offers well illustrated advice on iron content in the diet.
Foods high in iron: Mayo Clinic
Includes amounts. Extract from Mayo Clinic Diet Manual.
High-iron Foods: W.Austr.Health Dpt. leaflet
Brief lay information with content tables.
Serum iron assay: patient notes
Includes information on iron in the diet and iron status disorders.

Iron: research

This section is yet to be completed.

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