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Q: In adults with elevated LDL cholesterol (LDL-C), what are the effects of the following dietary components on LDL-C levels: fibre, plant sterols, nuts, soy and pulses?
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Q: Can a vegetarian diet support gains in muscle mass or protein synthesis during resistance training as well as a non-vegetarian diet?
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Q: What are the vitamin D fortification guidelines? Which foods and beverages (i.e. milk, plant-based beverages, formula) are fortified with vitamin D and what source of vitamin D is used to fortify these products?
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Q: What nutrients or dietary supplements decrease the frequency (prophylaxis) or acutely treat migraines in children and adults?
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Q: Are infants who receive formula at risk for developing early childhood caries (ECC)?
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Q: What are the recommendations for the use of plant-based beverages (e.g. soy, rice, almond, coconut and oat milk/beverage) during the complementary feeding period in infants?
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Q: At what age is it appropriate to introduce lower fat milk to children?
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Q: Does a vegetarian diet decrease the risk of developing gout or reduce the recurrence of gout attacks?
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Q: Among infants under the age of six months, without parental history of allergy, does feeding soy protein-based infant formula decrease the risk of developing allergic disease compared to feeding breastmilk or cow's milk-based infant formula?
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Q: Among healthy term infants at low risk of developing food allergy, does delaying the introduction of common allergenic foods (cow's milk, egg, peanut, tree nuts, wheat, soy, seafood) until after six months of age or later, decrease the risk of developing food allergies?
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Q: What sources of DHA and EPA are acceptable to vegetarians?
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Q: Does the consumption of soy products (food or supplements) affect thyroid function and is it mediated by iodine deficiency?
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Q: What are the indications for the use of soy formula for healthy term infants?
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Q: Is the intake of phytoestrogens in soy formula by healthy term infants concerning?
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Q: What is the effect of soy on breast cancer prevention in humans?
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Q: What is the effect of soy on the risk of recurrence of breast cancer in humans?
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Q: What is the effect of soy on breast cancer during treatment in humans?
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Q: Does a breastfeeding mother's diet contribute to infant colic?
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Q: Is a change in formula effective in reducing the symptoms of infant colic?
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Q: Is soy safe to take during pregnancy or the preconception period?
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Q: What are the dietary strategies to prevent and or treat dyslipidemia in individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?
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Q: How much calcium is absorbed from calcium-enriched foods and beverages, such as orange juice, soy and rice beverages, and tofu made with calcium and unfortified plant foods?
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Q: Are avocado-soybean unsaponifiables (ASU) effective and safe to treat osteoarthritis?
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Q: Does the intake of phytoestrogens help to prevent osteoporosis?
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Q: What strategies are effective in preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD) in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women?
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Q: What dietary factors are associated with a decreased risk of developing cancer?
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Q: Do soy products alleviate or reduce menopausal symptoms?
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Q: Do infants 6-12 months who consume cow's milk-based infant formula have a greater incidence of gastrointestinal bleeding, compared with infants who are fed soy-based infant formula?