Publications

ILSI North America’s goal is to publish its scientific work in the peer-reviewed literature. It also publishes monographs, white papers, and other documents. In this section, you can find both recent and past ILSI North America publications.

 

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Listed here are recent ILSI North America publications—both those published through ILSI Press and those supported by ILSI North America and its committees and published by third parties.

For a list of publications from ILSI entities other than ILSI North America, visit ILSI Publications.

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YearPublication TitleFile/PDF
2008The ILSI North America Newsletter
Recent and archived issues of the ILSI North American branch's newsletter contain information on programs and people in the news.
 
2006Low-Carbohydrate Diets
The ILSI North America Technical Committee on Carbohydrates is pleased to announce the publication "Low-Carbohydrate Diets: Assessing the Science and Knowledge Gaps, Summary of an ILSI North America Workshop."  Appearing in the December 2006 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, this aricle provides highlights on a workshop examining definitions of "low-carb" and physiological mechanisms of efficacy.
 
2006Dietary Sodium Intake and Its Relation to Human Health
The ILSI North America Technical on Sodium is proud to announce the recent publication of a committee-sponsored supplement to the Journal of the American College of Nutrition.   Individual papers address the role of sodium in fluid homeostasis with exercise; the influence of dietary sodium on blood pressure; salt sensitivity as related to blood presure, cardiovascular disease, and survival; the relationship between dietary sodium and cardiovascular disease; the interaction between sodium and potassium; the role of dietary sodium in osteoporosis; and the formulation of dietary guidelines in light of scientific evidence.
 
2006Understanding Tolerable Upper Level Intakes
This supplement to the Journal of Nutrition, summarizes the 2003 workshop on Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (UL) sponsored by the Project Committee on Tolerable Upper Levels. Articles capture the outcome of the workshop on scientific issues, communications concerns, and additional issues surrounding the practical application of ULs.
 
2006Proceedings from Workshop on Mental Energy
The proceedings Mental Energy: Defining the Science provide highlights of the April 2004 workshop on mental energy.
 
2006Hidratación: Líquidos para la Vida
The ILSI North America Technical Committee on Hydration and ILSI Mexico are proud to announce the monograph Hydration: Fluids for Life is now available in Spanish!  This is a reprint of the 2004 monograph that covers the functions of water in the human system; the health effects of water loss; recommended intakes through the lifecycle and dietary sources of hydrating fluids.
 
2006DRIs: Implications for Fiber Labeling and Consumption
This supplement to Nutrition Science and Policy summarizes the outcome of the 2004 ILSI North America Fiber Workshop, sponsored by the Technical Committee on Carbohydrates.  This article compares definitions of fiber, raising questions on criteria for defining fiber and analytical and functional was to distinguish among fibers.
 
2006Beverage Caffeine Intakes in Young Children In Canada and the US

Published in the Summer 2006 issue of the Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, this article addresses caffeine consumption patterns and caffeine intake differences in canadian and US children.

 
2006Mental Energy: Defining the Science
This special supplement to Nutrition Reviews contains a series of articles that explain the development of a definition and model for mental energy, including methods for assessing its domains. 
 
2005Functional Foods for Health Promotion: Implications for Reducing Obesity
Published as a commentary in Nutrition Today, this article provides highlights from the Special Conference on Functional Foods, sponsored by the ILSI North America Technical Committee on Food Components for Health Promotion and the American Society for Nutritional Sciences (ASNS) at the Experimental Biology meeting in 2004. This symposium helped increase the understanding of the onset of obesity and provided further knowledge about the physiological response to food and food components.
 
2004Hydration: Fluids for Life
Written in an engaging and accessible style, the 40-page booklet brings readers the science on the importance of staying hydrated for overall health. Geared toward non-specialist health professionals, Hydration: Fluids for Life, covers the functions of water; water loss and dehydration; recommended intakes through the lifecycle; and important sources of hydrating fluids.
 
2004Dietary Fatty Acids, Hemostasis, and CVD Risk
Published in the March 2004 issue of the Journal of the America Dietetic Association, this article describes relationships between dietary fatty acids, hemostasis, and CVD risk.  The article is approved by the American Dietetic Association for continuing education credits.
 
2003AJCN Supplement on Sugars and Health
This October 2003 supplement to The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition summarizes the 2002 Workshop on Sugars and Health, sponsored by the ILSI North America Technical Committee on Carbohydrates. Nine articles in the supplement cover sugars and weight control; insulin sensitivity; diabetes; CVD; dental caries; and US guidance on sugars intake.
 
2003Supplement on Behavior and Obesity Prevention
This special supplement to Obesity Research reviews and evaluates how various dietary and physical activity factors relate to weight management. The authors present what is understood about the complex biological, social, environmental, and economic factors that contribute to obesity. Their manuscripts also describe how these factors have changed over time and where the greatest research and dialogue is needed to treat ultimately and prevent obesity.
 
2003Biomarkers of Nutritional Exposure
In this supplement to The Journal of Nutrition, the authors provide an evaluation of the use of biomarkers in nutritional epidemiology. Their focus is on biomarkers that are considered to have current or emerging interest for chronic disease and methodologic research, and for which a substantial body of literature regarding their measurement in humans exists.
 
2003Hydration: Issues for the 21st Century
Appearing in the August 2003 issue of Nutrition Reviews, this review article goes beyond studies of water requirements for stressed populations to summarize emerging scientific information focusing on healthy adults and point to areas for future research.
 
2003Sugars and Health: Is There an Issue?
Current controversy over the impact of sugars in health prompted a workshop in which participants shared the latest nutritional science information on this topic. Published as a commentary in Journal of the America Dietetic Association, this article summarizes the "Sugars and Health Workshop," sponsored by the ILSI North America Technical Committee on Carbohydrates and held in September 2002.
 
2002ILSI Caffeine Monograph
Published in a special issue of Food and Chemical Toxicology, this series of articles provides a review of the medical literature covering caffeine and behavior, calcium economy, and reproductive risks.
 
1998Human Diet and Endocrine Modulation
The ILSI North America Monograph Human Diet and Endocrine Modulation, provides information on mechanisms of action; methods of measuring endocrine-active substances; and sources and potential effects of endocrine-active substances in the human diet.
 
1998Carbohydrates and Weight Management
This ILSI North America Concise Monograph provides readers with a better understanding of the role of carbohydrates in weight maintenance.