American Society for Clinical Nutrition Vitamin A Tracer Task Force

Ribaya-Mercado, J.D., Maramag, C.C., Tengco, L.W., Dolnikowski, G.G., Blumberg, J.B., Solon, F.S.  Carotene-rich plant foods ingested with minimal dietary fat enhance the total-body vitamin A pool size in Filipino schoolchildren as assessed by stable-isotope-dilution methodology. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2007;85:1041-1049.

Maki, K.C., Galant, R., Samuel, P., Tesser, J., Witchger, M., Ribaya-Mercado, J.D., Blumberg, J.B., Geohas, J.  Effects of consuming foods containing oat b-glucan on blood pressure, carbohydrate metabolism and biomarkers of oxidative stress in men and women with elevated blood pressure. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2007;61:786-795.

Haskell, M.J., Ribaya-Mercado, J.D., Vitamin A Tracer Task Force.  Handbook on vitamin A tracer dilution methods to assess status and evaluate intervention programs. HarvestPlus Technical Monograph 5. International Food Policy Research Institute: Washington, D.C.; 2005.

Ribaya-Mercado JD, Blumberg JB. Lutein and zeaxanthin and their potential roles in disease prevention. J Am Coll Nutr. 2004;23:567S-587S.

Other Recent Publications

Bermudez, O.I., Ribaya-Mercado, J.D., Talegawkar, S.A., Tucker, K.L.  Hispanic and non-Hispanic white elders from Massachusetts have different patterns of carotenoid intake and plasma concentrations. Journal of Nutrition. 2005;135:1496-1502.

Ribaya-Mercado, J.D., Solon, F.S., Fermin, L.S., Perfecto, C.S., Solon, J.A.A., Dolnikowski, G.G., Russell, R.M.  Dietary vitamin A intakes of Filipino elders with adequate or low liver vitamin A concentrations as assessed by the deuterated-retinol-dilution method: implications for dietary requirements. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2004;79:633-641.

Furr HC, Green MH, Haskell M, Mokhtar N, Nestel P, Newton S, Ribaya-Mercado JD, Tang G, Tanumihardjo S, Wasantwisut E.
Stable isotope dilution techniques for assessing vitamin A status and bioefficacy of provitamin A carotenoids in humans. Public Health Nutr. 2005;8(6):596-607.

Ribaya-Mercado JD, Solomons NW, Medrano Y, Bulux J, Dolnikowski GG, Russell RM, Wallace CB. Use of the deuterated-retinol-dilution technique to monitor the vitamin A status of Nicaraguan schoolchildren 1 y after initiation of the Nicaraguan national program of sugar fortification with vitamin A. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004;80(5):1291-8.

Ribaya-Mercado JD, Solon FS, Dallal GE, Solomons NW, Fermin LS, Mazariegos M, Dolnikowski GG, Russell RM. Quantitative assessment of total body stores of vitamin A in adults with the use of a 3-d deuterated-retinol-dilution procedure. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003;77(3):694-9.

Ribaya-Mercado JD. Influence of dietary fat on beta-carotene absorption and bioconversion into vitamin A. Nutr Rev. 2002;60(4):104-10.

Davidson MH, Maki KC, Umporowicz DM, Ingram KA, Dicklin MR, Schaefer E, Lane RW, McNamara JR, Ribaya-Mercado JD, Perrone G, Robins SJ, Franke WC. Safety and tolerability of esterified phytosterols administered in reduced-fat spread and salad dressing to healthy adult men and women. J Am Coll Nutr. 2001;20(4):307-19.

Maki KC, Davidson MH, Umporowicz DM, Schaefer EJ, Dicklin MR, Ingram KA, Chen S, McNamara JR, Gebhart BW, Ribaya-Mercado JD, Perrone G, Robins SJ, Franke WC. Lipid responses to plant-sterol-enriched reduced-fat spreads incorporated into a National Cholesterol Education Program Step I diet. Am J Clin Nutr. 2001;74(1):33-43.

Beharka AA, Paiva S, Leka LS, Ribaya-Mercado JD, Russell RM, Nibkin Meydani S. Effect of age on the gastrointestinal-associated mucosal immune response of humans. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2001;56(5):B218-23.

Ribaya-Mercado JD, Solon FS, Solon MA, Cabal-Barza MA, Perfecto CS, Tang G, Solon JA, Fjeld CR, Russell RM. Bioconversion of plant carotenoids to vitamin A in Filipino school-aged children varies inversely with vitamin A status. Am J Clin Nutr. 2000;72(2):455-65.

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