T. Allan Darnell

The Effect of Dairy Intake with Caloric Restriction on Bone Mineral Density and Lipids in Overweight/Obese Post-Menopausal Women

Dina H. Fakhrawi, W. Lawrence Beeson, Narmina Mamed, T. Allan Darnell & Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2018

Aim: Women in the post-menopausal stage of life are susceptible to a number of chronic health conditions related to obesity and osteoporosis. The objective of this study was to assess the association between lipids and bone mineral density (BMD) in overweight/obese postmenopausal...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2018/40155

Dairy Calcium Intake and Relationship to Bone Mineral Density (BMD), Bone Mineral Content (BMC) and Leptin in Post- Menopausal Women

Dina H. Fakhrawi, W. Lawrence Beeson, Raeida G. Nakhoul, T. Allan Darnell & Zaida R. Cordero-MacIntyre · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2017

Previous research has demonstrated that dairy calcium along with calorie restriction can contribute to weight loss while maintaining BMC and BMD. This study was a 3-month demonstration of a culturally sensitive program to evaluate the effects of dairy calcium. Caloric intake was...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2017/37127

Effects of Dairy Calcium Supplementation on Adiposity Plasma Leptin and Glucose in Obese Postmenopausal Women

Dina H. Fakhrawi, Carol J. Lammi-Keefe, W. Lawrence Beeson, T. Allan Darnell, Anthony Firek & Zaida R. Cordero-MacIntyre · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

The inclusion of low or non-fat dairy products which additional calcium in the diet may promote increased weight loss and improve insulin resistance. Therefore supplementing dairy products to obese subjects on a caloric restricted diet may be a useful strategy to enhance weight l...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2016/18495