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Nutrition and health sciences program helps alum get into medical school

Trent Henderson, ’22, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and health sciences this spring and started medical school at Des Moines University in Iowa this fall.

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Maret Traber named American Society for Nutrition Foundation fellow

Professor Maret Traber is one of two Oregon State University researchers among the group of 2021 fellows announced by the American Society for Nutrition Foundation.

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Study shows vitamin E needed for proper nervous system development

In research with key ramifications for women of childbearing age, findings by Oregon State University scientists show that embryos produced by vitamin E-deficient zebrafish have malformed brains and nervous systems. “This is totally amazing – the brain is absolutely physically distorted by not having enough vitamin E,” says Maret Traber, a professor in the OSU […]

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Fatty foods necessary for vitamin E absorption, but not right away

A fresh look at how to best determine dietary guidelines for vitamin E has produced a surprising new finding: Though the vitamin is fat soluble, you don’t have to consume fat along with it for the body to absorb it. “I think that’s remarkable,” says the study’s corresponding author, Maret Traber of Oregon State University, […]

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The power of vitamin C

A higher intake of vitamin C is crucial for metabolic syndrome patients trying to halt a potentially deadly cycle of antioxidant disruption and health-related problems.

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Conference at OSU explores intravenous vitamin C as treatment for cancer, sepsis

The conference will include a day-long symposium on vitamin C with a focus on the micronutrient’s capabilities in treating cancer and sepsis, as well as sessions on dietary components and the microbiome; lipid metabolism; vitamin E; bioactives; and diet, neuropathy and dementia.