Persistence and Transferability of Noroviruses on and between Common Surfaces and Foods
Journal Article 2012
The purpose of this study was to characterize the persistence and transferability of representative noroviruses Norwalk virus (NV), Snow Mountain virus (SMV), and murine norovirus 1 (MNV-1) on and between solid surfaces and foods.
Overview of Acrylamide Toxicity and Metabolism
Report/White Paper 2002
This report discusses the current state of knowledge regarding the toxicity and metabolic consequences of acrylamide in food and in identifying data gaps and conclusions regarding what research would fill those gaps and what research should occur first.
Neonatal Mice as Models for Cronobacter sakazakii Infection in Infants
Journal Article 2009
The objective of this study, published in the Journal of Food Protection (2009;72:2363–2367), was to compare the susceptibilities of BALB/c, C57BL/6, and CD-1 mice to C. sakazakii strain MNW2.
Moving beyond “good fat, bad fat”: The complex roles of dietary lipids in cellular function and health
Journal Article 2011
This paper is comprised of extended abstracts from the International Life Science Institute North America and the American Society for Nutrition annual Functional Foods for Health Symposium and addresses issues related to emerging lipid nutrition science, including active roles of lipids in modulating physiological pathways.
Microbial Population Profiles of the Microflora Associated With Pre- and Postharvest Tomatoes Contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium or Salmonella montevideo
Journal Article 2009
This article, published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology (2009;107:329–338), helps to determine the microflora profiles of pre- and postharvest tomatoes contaminated with Salmonella montevideo or S. typhimurium DT104.
Methods for Assessing the Effects of Dehydration on Cognitive Function
Journal Article 2012
This article by Harris R. Lieberman is part of a 2012 supplement published in Nutrition Reviews, which follows up the Second International ILSI North America Conference on Hydration and Health, held November 15–16, 2011. The conference reviewed the available science on hydration and related health issues, while also providing a scientific discussion of the compilation of data on fluid intake as it relates to health, well-being, disease, and human performance.
Meta-Analysis of ADHD or ADHD Symptoms, Restriction Diet, and Synthetic Food Color Additives
Journal Article 2012
The ILSI North America Committee on Food and Chemical Safety initiated a collaborative project to analyze the scientific literature and evaluate the strength of the evidence between artificial food colors and ADHD by conducting an evidence-based review process.
Mental Energy - Defining the Science 2006
Proceedings 2006
This work provides highlights of the April 2004 workshop on mental energy.
Mechanisms for Sweetness
Journal Article 2012
This article reviews these data,with a particular focus on the elucidation of the sweet taste receptor, its location and actions in taste transduction in the mouth, its nontaste functions in the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., in enteroendocrine cells), and the brain circuitry involved in the sensory processing of sweet taste.
Low-Carbohydrate Diets: Assessing the Science and Knowledge Gaps
Journal Article 2006
This article, published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association (2006;106:2086–2094), summarizes a 2005 workshop that sought to assess the state of the science, clarify definitions and behavioral questions on low-carbohydrate diets, and identify related research gaps.