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African-American Health Education Kit - Scientific Literature

The following published research covers a variety of health topics that affect the African-American community. Please click on a link below to read the study's abstract or be transferred to the scientific journal's Web site for more information.

Chobanian, A., et al. "The seventh report of the joint national committee on prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure: the JNC 7 report." Journal of the American Medical Association 2003 289: 2560-2571

Writing Group of the PREMIER Collaborative Research Group. "Effects of comprehensive lifestyle modification on blood pressure control: main results of the PREMIER clinical trial." Journal of the American Medical Association 2003 289: 2083-2093

July/August 2003 NDC Bi-monthly News Alert. "Too little dairy for pregnant teens may affect baby's bones."

Jarvis JK, Miller GD. "Overcoming the barrier of lactose intolerance to reduce health disparities." Journal of the National Medical Association 2002 Feb;94(2):55-66

Heaney, R. P., "Ethnicity, bone status, and the calcium requirement." Nutrition Research 2002;22:153-78

Buchowski, et al., "Dietary calcium intake in lactose maldigesting intolerant and tolerant African-American women." Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2002 Feb; 21(1):47-54

Pereira, M., "Dairy consumption, obesity, and the insulin resistance syndrome in young adults: the CARDIA study." Journal of the American Medical Association 2002 287: 2081-2089

Jackson, K., Savaiano, D., "Lactose maldigestion, calcium intake and osteoporosis in African, Asian and Hispanic Americans." Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2001 20: 198S-207S.

Siris, E., et al. "Identification and fracture outcomes of undiagnosed low bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: results from the national osteoporosis risk assessment." Journal of the American Medical Association 2001 286: 2815-2822

Suarez, FL., et al. "Tolerance to the daily ingestion of two cups of milk by individuals claiming lactose intolerance." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, May 1997; 65: 1502 - 1506





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