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Did you know... that although Constance Kies was a nutrition scientist, she majored in English, and minored in history, geography, library science, and home economics?
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"Her research found that the need for protein, essential amino acids, and minerals did not vary among the races, or by sex or ethnicity" did you mean "the protein, essential amino acid, and mineral requirements" because the former makes it sound like people thought certain races or sexes just didn't need protein or minerals (unless you're talking about when people thought boys didn't need calcium) User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk03:13, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"With her college Fox, she researched the nutrition knowledge and attitudes of wheat and beef producers in Nebraska" her college Fox? Also what about the attitudes of Nebraskan farmers was she researching User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk03:13, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"Kies' work with nitrogen balance made important contributions to the field. By working with the premise that urea was used as a nitrogen source in ruminant animal feed (Kies et al. 1973), Kies determined that urea could also be effectively used in human metabolism to maintain nitrogen balance (Kies and Fox 1978). The practical applications of her research showed that high levels of blood urea nitrogen could be reduced if patients were fed idealized patterns of essential amino acids in protein-free or parenteral feedings (Kies 1972); by doing so, Kies hypothesized that uremic patients could use endogenous urea as a source of nitrogen for the synthesis of nonessential amino acids (Korslund et al. 1977). By showing that protein quantity was as important as protein quality, Kies established that increasing the total quantity of low-quality protein foods can support protein needs of human adults (Kies and Fox 1970)." this all comes from [1]. I actually thought it was better to cite discussion of her work rather than her studies. I'm fine either way. TJMSmith (talk) 13:15, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I titled it "Review" because the database calls it "Books -- Sports Nutrition: Minerals and Electrolytes edited by Constance V. Kies and Judy Anne Driskell" which seemed overly clunky and not informative. TJMSmith (talk) 12:32, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
This is what the sources says, "Her research with amino acids and nitrogen excretion mirrored that of a former leading nutrition researcher at the University of Nebraska, Dr. Ruth Leverton. Similar to Leverton, Kies used controlled human feeding studies (involving subjects housed in the university's live-in facilities along with free-living subjects), a hallmark of her research program. By using human subjects to study nutrients and their interactions, these two notable women made landmark advances in the area of protein metabolism." [2]TJMSmith (talk) 00:44, 28 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"did not vary by race, ethnicity or sex" this requires some historical context. What was the prevailing school of thought in health medicine before Kies? Did Kies change anything with this study? User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk17:21, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I think her studies covered race, ethnicity, and sex as a result of the participants being from many different countries. This is what the sources says, "Indeed, Kies' research attracted many students from foreign countries, and her laboratory took on an international ”flavor”. In exchange for housing, these international students and their American peers agreed to participate in Kies' metabolic feeding studies by eating controlled diets and carefully collecting urine and stool samples for analyses. This arrangement proved to be beneficial for both the students and for Kies, because her research showed that men's and women's needs for protein, essential amino acids and minerals do not differ by race or ethnic group. Conversely, Kies' research with plasma lipoproteins and lipids did show significant race effects, with Asian women having significantly higher values (Garcia et al. 1991)." [3]TJMSmith (talk) 00:51, 28 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I tried to clarify that her advancements came from the unique human subjects research. Let me know if it is less ambiguous. TJMSmith (talk) 13:24, 2 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
You should find the study/studies to verify its conclusions. In fact, you should not rely on newspapers to accurately describe the results of her studies. You should directly cite her User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk16:43, 12 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"Kies' research interest included human nutrient requirements and the interrelationships of these nutrients. A secondary research interest was the nutritional knowledge and attitudes held by different population groups" I don't get how these 2 statements are related User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk15:18, 2 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
This is a strange distinction to make. You should just say "Kies' research interest included human nutrient requirements and how nutrients interact with each other, and awareness of and attitudes toward nutrition in different communities" User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk16:47, 12 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I couldn't find the results of the study. And yes to the diabetic non-diabetic question. Is that not clear? How could it be worded better. TJMSmith (talk) 14:50, 4 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I changed the wording based on your suggestion. I couldn't find a published study. I tried searching Google Scholar [4], but am not finding anything that corresponds with this. TJMSmith (talk) 01:06, 15 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
That is what the source says. I am guessing this is tactile as in touch. I infer from the source that Kies was interested in the 3-D examples of their art i.e. weavings, carvings... TJMSmith (talk) 14:50, 4 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
When you say "the tactile nature of" it sounds like all their art is crafts. What you could say is "Kies was interested in Inuit and Native American weaving, carving, sculpture, and pottery" User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk18:00, 4 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Ok. I made the tweak. BTW the full source reads: "Dr. Kies said she enjoys art, especially Eskimo and Indian. Included among her favorites are weavings, carvings, sculpture, and pottery. 'I like items that are either tactile in actuality, or have a tactile nature in appearance.'" I was trying to capture her direct quote there about tactile characteristics. [5]TJMSmith (talk) 18:37, 4 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The source does not specify. The source states: "She also enjoys music, and said she is classically oriented. Reading is also on the list of favorite activities." [6]TJMSmith (talk) 18:37, 4 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
