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Book Chapters and Monographs

• Russell RM, Sahyoun NR, Whinston-Perry R. "The Elderly: Nutritional Assessment" In: Practice of Geriatric Medicine, Evans Calkins, ed. WB Saunders Company, Chapter 13, pp. 135-145, 1986.
• Blumberg JB, Russell RM, Sahyoun NR. "Geriatric Nutrition" In: Quick Reference to Clinical Nutrition, Halpern SL, ed. J.P. Lippincott Company, Chapter 6, PP. 111-117, 1987.
• Russell RM, Sahyoun NR. Nutrition in the Normal Life Span; "The Elderly" In: Clinical Nutrition, Paige DM (ed). CV Mosby Company, Chapter 8, pp. 110-115, 1988.
• Russell RM, Sahyoun NR. "Evaluating Nutritional Status of the Adult". In: Clinical
• Morrow FD, Sahyoun N, Jacob RA, Russell RM. Clinical Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Adults. In: Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism with Clinical Applications, Lindner MC (ed). 2nd ed. New York: Elsevier, pp.391-424, 1991.
• Sahyoun N. Classic Components of Nutrition Assessment of the Elderly. In: Nutrition in the Elderly, The Boston Nutritional Status Survey, Hartz SC, Rosenberg IH, Russell RM (eds). London: Smith-Gordon and Company Ltd, pp. 11-15, 1992.
• Sahyoun N. Nutrient Intake by the NSS Elderly Population. In: Nutrition in the Elderly, The Boston Nutritional Status Survey, Hartz SC, Rosenberg IH, Russell RM (eds). London: Smith-Gordon and Company Ltd, pp. 31-44, 1992.
• Sahyoun NR, Lentzner H, Hoyert D, Robinson KN. Trends in Causes of Death among the Elderly. Aging Trends; No.1. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 2001.
• Sahyoun NR, Pratt LA, Lentzner H, Dey A, Robinson KN. The Changing Profile of Nursing Home Residents: 1985-1997. Aging Trends; No.4. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 2001.
• Sahyoun NR. Nutritional Surveillance: (a) In Industrialized Countries. In: Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition. Caballero B, Prentice A, Allen L (eds). 2nd ed. Oxford: Elsevier (in press).

Articles in Refereed Journals

• Cho ES, Sahyoun NR, Stegink LD. 1981. Tissue Glutathione as a cyst(e)ine Reservoir during Fasting and Refeeding of Rats. J Nutr 111 (5): 914-922.
• Sahyoun NR, Russell RM. 1983. Nutritional Status of a Healthy Middle Class Population. Nutr Rev 41:143-146 (Review article).
• Sahyoun NR, Russell RM. 1985. Nutritional Status of the Elderly. Int Med Spec 6(2): 147-157.
• Krasinski SD, Russell RM, Samloff IN, Jacob RA, Peters H, Sahyoun NR, Otradovec CL. 1986. Fundic Atrophic Gastritis in an Elderly Population. Effect on Hemoglobin and Several Serum Nutritional Indicators. J Am Geriatr Soc 34:800-806.
• McGandy RB, Russell RM, Hartz SC, Jacob RA, Tannenbaum S, Peters H, Sahyoun NR, Otradovec CL. 1986. Nutritional Status Survey of Healthy Noninstitutionalized Elderly: Energy and Nutrient Supplements. Nutr Res 6:785-798.
• Sahyoun NR, Otradovec CL, Hartz SC, Jacob RA, Peters H, Russell RM, McGandy RB. 1988. Dietary Intakes and Biochemical Indicators of Nutritional Status in an Elderly, Institutionalized Population. Am J Clin Nutr 47:524-533.
• Hartz SC, Otradovec CL, McGandy RB, Russell RM, Jacob RA, Sahyoun NR, Peters H, Abrams D, Scura LA, Whinston-Perry MA. 1988. Nutrient Supplement Use by Healthy Elderly. J Am Coll Nutr 7 (2):119-128.
• Krall EA, Sahyoun NR, Tannenbaum S, Dawson-Hughes B. 1989. Effect of Vitamin D Intake on Seasonal Variation in PTH. N Eng J Med 321:1777-1783.
• Dawson-Hughes B, Dallal GE, Krall EA, Sadowski L, Sahyoun NR, Tannenbaum S. 1990. A Controlled Trial of the Effect of Calcium Supplementation on Bone Density in Postmenopausal Women. N Eng J Med 323:878-883.
• Ribaya-Mercado JD, Russell RM, Morrow FD, Sahyoun NR, Gershoff SN. 1990. Vitamin B6 Deficiency Elevates Serum Insulin in Elderly Subjects. Ann NY Acad Sci 585:531-533.
• Meydani SN, Ribaya-Mercado JD, Russell RM, Sahyoun NR, Morrow FD, Gershoff SN. 1991. Vitamin B-6 Deficiency Impairs Interleukin 2 Production and Lymphocyte Proliferation in Elderly Adults. Am J Clin Nutr. 53(5):1275-80.
• Sahyoun NR, Gershoff SN. 1991. Vitamin B6 Requirements of Elderly Men and Women. J Nutr 121:1074.
• Sahyoun NR. 1991. Extending Helping Hand to Seniors Reaps Benefits for Hospital Food Services. J Am Diet Assoc 91:535.
• Provenzale D, Reinhold RB, Golner B, Irwin V, Dallal GE, Papathanasopoulos N, Sahyoun NR, Samloff IM, Russell RM. 1992. Evidence for Diminished B12 Absorption after Gastric Bypass: Oral Supplementation Does Not Prevent Low Plasma B12 Levels in Bypass Patients. J Am Coll Nutr 11:29-35.
• Johnson EJ, Suter PM, Sahyoun NR, Ribaya-Mercado JD, Russell RM. 1995. Relation Between B-carotene Intake and Plasma and Adipose Tissue Concentrations of Carotenoids and Retinoids. Am J Clin Nutr 62:598-603.
• McGehee MM, Johnson EQ, Rasmussen HM, Sahyoun NR, Lynch MM Carey M. 1995. Benefits and Costs of Medical Nutrition Therapy by Registered Dietitians for Patients with Hypercholesterolemia. J Am Dietet Assoc 95:1041-1043.
• Sahyoun NR, Jacques PF, Russell RM. 1996. Carotenoids, Vitamins C and E and Mortality in an Elderly population. Am J Epidemiol 144:501-11.
• Sahyoun NR, Jacques PF, Dallal G, Russell RM. 1996. Use of Albumin as a Predictor of Mortality in Community-Dwelling and Institutionalized Elderly Populations. J Clin Epidemiol 40:981-88.
• SSahyoun NR, Jacques PF, Dallal G, Russell RM. 1997. Nutrition Screening Initiative Checklist May Be a Better Awareness/Educational Tool than a Screening One. J Am Dietet Assoc 97:760-4.
• Sahyoun NR. 1997. Vitamin C: What Do We Know and How Much Do We Need? Nutrition 13:835-6. (Invited article).
• Sahyoun NR, Hochberg MC, Helmick CG, Harris T, Pamuk ER. 1999. Body Weight, Weight Change and Incidence of Self-Reported Physician-Diagnosed Arthritis among Women. Am J Publ Health 89:391-4.
• Sahyoun NR, Brett KM, Hochberg MC, Pamuk ER. 1999. Estrogen Replacement Therapy and Incidence of Self-Reported Physician-Diagnosed Arthritis. Prev Med 28:458-64.
• Sahyoun NR. 1999. Usefulness of Nutrition Screening of the Elderly. Nutr Clin Care 2:155-63. (Invited article).
• Sahyoun NR. 2002. Nutrition Education for the Healthy Elderly Population: Isn't it Time? J Nutr Educ 34 Suppl 1:S42-7.
• Looker AC, Dawson-Hughes B, Calvo MS, Gunter EW, Sahyoun NR. 2002. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D Status of U.S. Adolescents and Adults. Bone 30:771-7.
• Sahyoun NR, Lin C, Krall E. 2003. The Nutritional Status of the Older Adult is Associated with Dentition Status. J Am Dietet Assoc 103:61-66. Continuing Education Units (CEU) p. 130.
• Sahyoun NR, Krall E. 2003. Dietary Quality Is Lower Among Older Adults With Self-Perceived Ill-Fitting Dentures Than Among Denture-Wearers Per Se. J Am Dietet Assoc 103:1494-99. CEU p.1562.
• Sahyoun NR, Pratt C. 2004. Nutrition Education Interventions for Older Adults: A proposed framework. J Am Dietet Assoc 104:58-69.
• Sahyoun NR, Serdula MK, Galuska DA, Zhang XL, Pamuk ER. 2004. The Epidemiology Of Recent Involuntary Weight Loss In The United States Population J Nutr Health Aging 8(6): 510-517.
• Sahyoun NR. 2004. Tooth and Mouth Problems and Nutrition Among Older People. Generations 28(3):18-21.
• Sahyoun NR, Zhang XL. 2005. Dietary Quality and Social Contact among a Nationally Representative Sample of the Older Adult Population in the United States. J Nutr Health Aging 9(3):177-183.
• Smith KM, Sahyoun NR. 2005. Fish Consumption: Recommendations Versus Advisories, Can They be Reconciled? Nutr Rev 63(2):39-46.
• Sahyoun NR, Anderson AL, Kanaya AM, Koh-Banerjee P, Kritchevsky SB, de Rekeneire N, Tylavsky FA, Schwartz AV, Lee JS, Harris TB. Dietary glycemic load and predictors of type 2 diabetes in older adults. Am J Clin Nutr 82:547-52, 2005.
• Sahyoun NR, Serdula MK, Zhang XL. Barriers to the consumption of fruits and vegetables among older adults. J Nutr Elderly 24(4):5-21, 2005.
• Sahyoun NR, Jacques PF, Zhang XL, Juan W, McKeown N. Whole grain intake is inversely associated with metabolic syndrome and mortality among older adults. Am J Clin Nutr 83:124-31, 2006.
• Sahyoun NR, Anderson AL, Tylavsky FA, Lee JS, Sellmeyer DE, Harris TB. Dietary glycemic index and load and risk of type 2 diabetes in older adults. Am J Clin Nutr 2008;87 126-131.
• Houston DK, Nicklas BJ, Ding J, Harris TB, Tylavsky FA, Newman AB, Lee JS, Sahyoun NR, Sellmeyer DE, Visser M, Kritchevsky SB. Dietary Protein Intake Is Inversely Associated With Loss of Lean Mass in Older Adults: The Health ABC Study. Am J Clin Nutr 2008;87 150-155.
• Sahyoun NR, Maynard LM, Zhang XL, Serdula MK. Factors Associated with Errors in Self-Reported Height and Weight in Older Adults. J Nutr Health Aging 2008; 12(2):108-15.
• McKeown NM, Jacques PF, Zhang XL, Juan W, Sahyoun NR. Dietary Magnesium Intake is Related to Metabolic Syndrome in Elderly Americans. Eur J Nutr. 2008; 47(4):210-6.
• Smith KM, Barraj LM, Kantor M, Sahyoun NR. Relationship between fish intake, omega-3 fatty acids, mercury, and risk markers of coronary heart disease, NHANES 1999-2002. Pub Hlth Nutr 2008 Nov 6:1-9.
• Wilcox S,  Sharkey JR,  Matthews AE, Laditka JN, Laditka SB, Logsdon RG, Sahyoun N, Robare JF, Liu R. Perceptions and Beliefs About the Role of Physical Activity and Nutrition on Brain Health in Older Adults. The Gerontologist 2009; 49: S61–S71
• Sahyoun NR, Akobundu U, Coray K, Netterville L. A Home-Delivered Meal Demonstration Project. Community Connections: Moving Seniors towards Wellness. J Nutr Elderly 2009; 28:127-142

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