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- Bela F. Asztalos, Ph.D.
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- Bess Dawson-Hughes, M.D.
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- 2270 Vitamin A & Carotenoids
- 2347 Glycemic Index - Variability Among Individuals
- 2425 Lower Extremity Power and Function Study
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Senior Scientist and Director Bone Metabolism Laboratory Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University 711 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111-1524 Phone: (617) 556-3064 Fax: (617) 556-3305 E-mail: bess.dawson-hughes@tufts.edu |
| Education | M.D., Tufts University School of Medicine |
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| Research Focus | Environmental and genetic determinants of bone mass and fractures |
| Academic Appointments | Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine |
| Selected Professional Affiliations | Past-President and Trustee, National Osteoporosis Foundation. Trustee of the International Osteoporosis Foundation |
| Board Certification | Internal Medicine Board eligible in Endocrinology |
| For more information on Dr. Bess Dawson-Hughes, please visit the USDA, Agricultural Research Service .*
*Links to a federal website (outside Tufts University's website) |
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Featured HNRCA Research Publications |
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| Burge RT, Dawson-Hughes B, Solomon D, Wong JB, King AB, Tosteson A. Incidence and economic burden of osteoporotic fractures in the United States, 2005-2025. Journal of Bone Mineral Research. 2007; 22(3):465-475.
Pittas A, Harris SS, Stark PC, Dawson-Hughes B. The effects of combined vitamin D and calcium supplementation on glycemia, insulin resistance and systemic inflammation in non-diabetic adults age 65 and older. Diabetes Care. 2007; 30(4):980-986. Dawson-Hughes B, Harris SS, Rasmussen HM, Dallal GE. Comparative effects of oral aromatic and branched-chain amino acids on urine calcium excretion in humans. Osteoporosis International. 2007; 18:955-961. Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Giovannucci E, Willett WC, Dietrich T, Dawson-Hughes B. Estimation of optimal serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D for multiple health outcomes. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2006; 84(1):18-28. Bischoff-Ferrari H, Orav JE, Dawson-Hughes B. Effect of cholecalciferol plus calcium on falling in ambulatory older men and women: a 3-year randomized controlled trial. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2006; 166: 424-430. |
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Other Recent Publications Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Dawson-Hughes B. Where do we stand on vitamin D? Bone. 2007;41(1 Suppl 1):S13-9. Pittas AG, Lau J, Hu FB, Dawson-Hughes B. Vieth R, Bischoff-Ferrari H, Boucher BJ, Dawson-Hughes B, Garland CF, Heaney RP, Holick MF, Hollis BW, Lamberg-Allardt C, McGrath JJ, Norman AW, Scragg R, Whiting SJ, Willett WC, Zittermann A. The urgent need to recommend an intake of vitamin D that is effective. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2007;85(3):649-50. Dawson-Hughes B, Harris SS, Rasmussen HM, Dallal GE. Comparative effects of oral aromatic and branched-chain amino acids on urine calcium excretion in humans. Osteoporosis International. 2007;18(7):955-61. Seeman E, Compston J, Adachi J, Brandi ML, Cooper C, Dawson-Hughes B, Jonsson B, Pols H, Cramer JA. Non-compliance: the Achilles' heel of anti-fracture efficacy. Osteoporosis International. 2007;18(6):711-9. O'Donnell CJ, Shea MK, Price PA, Gagnon DR, Wilson PW, Larson MG, Kiel DP, Hoffmann U, Ferencik M, Clouse ME, Williamson MK, Cupples LA, Dawson-Hughes B, Booth SL. Matrix Gla protein is associated with risk factors for atherosclerosis but not with coronary artery calcification. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, & Vascular Biology. 2006;26(12):2769-74. Jajoo R, Song L, Rasmussen H, Harris SS, Dawson-Hughes B. Dietary acid-base balance, bone resorption, and calcium excretion. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 2006;25(3):224-30. Dawson-Hughes B. Calcium plus vitamin D and the risk of fractures. New England Journal of Medicine. 2006;354(21):2285-7. Gass M, Dawson-Hughes B. Preventing osteoporosis-related fractures: an overview. American Journal of Medicine. 2006;119(4 Suppl 1):S3-S11.
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