Seniors

Protein and older adults. Chernoff, R. Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2004;23(6):627S–630S.

Protein nutrition, exercise and aging. Evans, WJ. Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2004;23(6):601S-609S.

Lutein and Zeaxanthin and Their Potential Roles in Disease Prevention. Ribaya-Mercado JD, Blumberg JB. Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2004;23(6):567S-587S.

Regular egg consumption does not increase the risk of stroke and cardiovascular diseases. Qureshi AI, Suri FK, Ahmed S. et al. Medical Science Monitor 2007;13(1):CR1-8.

Consumption of Menus Containing the Equivalent of Two and Four Egg Yolks in Older Adults on Cholesterol Lowering Medication is Associated with Significant Changes in Serum Lutein and Zeaxanthin Concentrations and Macular Pigment Optical Density (MPOD). Vishwanathan R, Goodrow E, Wilson T, Nicolosi R. The FASEB Journal 2007 21:847.2.

Statins prevent the expected rise in serum total and lipoprotein cholesterol levels while consuming up to 1000 mg per day of cholesterol as egg yolk. Nicolosi RJ, Goodrow E, Wilson T. The FASEB Journal 2007 21:541.14.

C - reactive protein (CRP) levels are not affected in participants consuming the equivalent of 2 and 4 egg yolks/day while on cholesterol-lowering medication. Goodrow EF, Vishwanathan R, WilsonT, Nicolosi R. The FASEB Journal 2007 21:847.4.

Dietary protein intake is associated with lean mass change in older, community-dwelling adults: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study. Houston DK, Nicklas BJ, Kritchevsky SB, et al. Am J Clin Nutr 2008;87:150-5.

The Potential Role of Dietary Xanthophylls in Cataract and Age-Related Macular Degeneration Moeller SM, Jacques PF, Blumberg JB. Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2000;19(5):522S-527S.

Effects of an omnivorous diet compared with a lactoovovegetarian diet on resistance-training-induced changes in body composition and skeletal muscle in older men. Campbell WW, Barton ML Jr, Cyr-Campbell D, Evans WJ, et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1999;70:1032-9.

Lutein and zeaxanthin concentrations in plasma after dietary supplementation with egg yolk. Handelman GJ, Nightingale ZD, Lichtenstein AH, Schaefer EJ, and Blumberg JB. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1999;70:247-51.

Effect of protein source and quantity on protein metabolism in elderly women. Pannemans DLE, Wagenmakers AJM, Westerterp KR, et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1998;68:1228-35.

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