Nutrition Bytes
Parent: Department of Biological Chemistry, UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine
eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for January through April, 2025
| Item | Title | Total requests | Download | View-only | %Dnld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65k8r3bd | Debunking the Effects of Taurine in Red Bull Energy Drink | 1,237 | 935 | 302 | 75.6% |
| 6zh730fw | Mechanism, Efficacy, and Safety of an Ephedrine, Caffeine, and Aspirin Combination in the Treatment of Obesity | 389 | 28 | 361 | 7.2% |
| 4zt8s1vd | The Role of Creatine Supplementation in Short Term Exercise and Medicine | 385 | 4 | 381 | 1.0% |
| 68b658ss | Calcium and Hypertension | 330 | 20 | 310 | 6.1% |
| 5cb0m7t4 | Spice Up Your Lipids: The Effects of Curcumin on Lipids in Humans | 318 | 11 | 307 | 3.5% |
| 44m385rp | Vitamin C and Treating Coronary Artery Disease: More Hype than Hope? | 315 | 5 | 310 | 1.6% |
| 2h01f05c | Golden Rice: Genetically Modified to Reduce Vitamin A Deficiency, Benefit or Hazard? | 289 | 44 | 245 | 15.2% |
| 6wq9p6zn | Ingestion of monosodium glutamate (MSG) in adult male rats reduces sperm count, testosterone, and disrupts testicular histology | 228 | 11 | 217 | 4.8% |
| 5wh0g46z | The Cancer Cow: A study of the risks associated with milk from rbGH treated cows | 225 | 82 | 143 | 36.4% |
| 0ss0v2v2 | Comparison and Effectiveness of Behavioral Cardiovascular Interventions in High Risk Latinos | 190 | 4 | 186 | 2.1% |
| 6bs6b2zz | Are There Healthy Sweeteners: The Effects of Sugar Substitutes on the Gut Microbiome | 180 | 13 | 167 | 7.2% |
| 3wr5g87k | Medicinal Marijuana: A Legitimate Appetite Stimulant? | 139 | 14 | 125 | 10.1% |
| 1s2485fw | The Role of Vitamin E in the Treatment of Male Infertility | 126 | 18 | 108 | 14.3% |
| 51t0k2rj | Dispelling the Myths of Vitamin B6 | 111 | 66 | 45 | 59.5% |
| 7cn8p8k9 | Grapefruit Juice and Some Oral Drugs: A Bitter Combination | 104 | 5 | 99 | 4.8% |
| 5pr0m8mc | Can Sweet Treats Drive Kids Crazy? Sugar and Hyperactivity in Children | 101 | 40 | 61 | 39.6% |
| 2x53d917 | Medicinal Use Of The Latin Food Staple Nopales: The Prickly Pear Cactus | 93 | 10 | 83 | 10.8% |
| 6vr1z883 | An Apple a Day Keeps the Parkinson’s Away | 92 | 8 | 84 | 8.7% |
| 1nb227h1 | Eicosapentaenoic Acid Enriched Enteral Nutrition Improves Lean Body Mass in Esophageal, Head and Neck Cancer Patients | 86 | 8 | 78 | 9.3% |
| 4gp7n7rf | GOT MILK? A New Theory on the Relationship between Calcium and PMS | 84 | 7 | 77 | 8.3% |
| 7sn5s2h5 | Ginseng and Memory | 84 | 3 | 81 | 3.6% |
| 0wb1k8g5 | "Net Carbs": The Lowdown on Low-carb Labeling | 82 | 20 | 62 | 24.4% |
| 6781p1wx | The Myth of Lactose Intolerance | 82 | 6 | 76 | 7.3% |
| 4m84d4fn | Controversies in Vitamin D Supplementation | 81 | 8 | 73 | 9.9% |
| 2rd9m4j0 | Riboflavin: An Alternative Approach to Managing Migrane Attacks in the Adult Population | 80 | 4 | 76 | 5.0% |
| 4vt2x92w | Fen-phen and Valvular Heart Disease | 79 | 6 | 73 | 7.6% |
| 1xb9x54z | The Global Epidemic of Childhood Obesity: Poverty, Urbanization, and the Nutrition Transition | 76 | 6 | 70 | 7.9% |
| 6nn545qf | Splenda - A Safe and Sweet Alternative to Sugar | 71 | 27 | 44 | 38.0% |
| 555845bf | Use of Opuntia Cactus as a Hypoglycemic Agent in Managing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Mexican American Patients | 70 | 17 | 53 | 24.3% |
| 0pp1k305 | Dietary Fat and Breast Cancer | 60 | 4 | 56 | 6.7% |
| 1hw7d6t8 | Reviewing the Evidence: Is There a Role for Green Teas in Cancer Prevention? | 57 | 2 | 55 | 3.5% |
| 7g89m79k | Orthodontic Appliance Effect on Nutrition | 57 | 4 | 53 | 7.0% |
| 6jh767ps | Nutritional Management of Children with Congenital Heart Disease | 51 | 6 | 45 | 11.8% |
| 1z58b9zj | Hypercium: An Herbal Antidepressant | 50 | 7 | 43 | 14.0% |
| 2z7787ss | Daily Coffee: Safeguard Against Liver Injury? | 50 | 4 | 46 | 8.0% |
| 9cm0g6nt | Mind Games: Can Ginko Biloba Improve Your Memory? | 47 | 8 | 39 | 17.0% |
| 86d370m1 | The Stinking Rose! | 45 | 5 | 40 | 11.1% |
| 5x76n1qh | You Are What You Eat: RCTs show a low glycemic index diet improves facial acne | 44 | 5 | 39 | 11.4% |
| 9hh4k7bw | The Dietary Migraine: How Food Can Cause Headaches | 44 | 8 | 36 | 18.2% |
| 2fz0c2bp | Breastfeeding: How Long is Best? | 43 | 17 | 26 | 39.5% |
| 6vn5h0v9 | "Andro" or "No go": Evaluating the Risks of Androstenedione in Boosting Athletic Performance | 42 | 5 | 37 | 11.9% |
| 4dc0p53v | Beneficial Effects of Chromium Supplementation | 41 | 14 | 27 | 34.1% |
| 60k39774 | Adverse Health Effects of MSG: Will Chinese Take-out Take You Out? | 41 | 4 | 37 | 9.8% |
| 6s5260th | Pediatric Obesity and School Lunch Programs: Are We Making our Kids Fat at School? | 41 | 7 | 34 | 17.1% |
| 07p2v5wd | Whey Protein- The Role of Protein Supplementation in Resistance Training | 40 | 7 | 33 | 17.5% |
| 2cq3d4g6 | Vitamin B12 Replacement Therapy and Its Rehabilitative Effects on Psychiatric and Neurologic Symptoms | 39 | 5 | 34 | 12.8% |
| 7bz2q9rn | Two Wrongs Make A Right: Nicotine and Caffeine as Defensive Agents Against Parkinson's Disease | 39 | 5 | 34 | 12.8% |
| 5hm1p27p | Problems in Nutritional Status Among Homeless Populations: An Introduction | 38 | 3 | 35 | 7.9% |
| 5z88t5vn | Vitamin A, Iron, and Anemia: from observation to hypotheses | 38 | 3 | 35 | 7.9% |
| 29k908v4 | Coronary Heart Disease and Antioxidant Vitamin E | 37 | 5 | 32 | 13.5% |
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