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Arnold RN, Scheller N, Arp KK, Williams SC, Beuge DR, Schaefer DM. Effect of long or short-term feeding of a-tocopheryl acetate to Holstein and crossbred beef steers on performance, carcass characteristics, and beef colour stability. 1992. J Animal Sci. 70:3055-3065. (pdf)

Blankson H, Stakkstand J, Fagertun H, Thorn E, Wadstein J, Gudmundson O. conjugated linoleic acid reduces body fat mass in overweight and obese humans. J Nutr. 2000; 130:2943-48.(pdf)

Chin SF, Liu W, Storkson JM, HaYL, Pariza MW. Dietary sources of conjugated dienoic isomers of linoleic acid, a newly recognized class of anticarcinogens. J Food Comp Anal 1992; 5:185-197.(pdf)

Clement L, Poirier H, Niot I, Bocher V, Guerre-Millo M, Krief B, Staels B, Besnard P. 2002. Dietary trans-10, cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid induces hyperinsulemia and fatty liver in the mouse. J. Lipid Res. 43, 1400-1409.(pdf)

Descalzo AM, Insani EM, Biolatto A, Sancho AM, Garcia PT, Pensel NA, Josifovich JA. Influence of pasture or grain-based diets supplemented with vitaminE on antioxidant/oxidative balance of Argentine beef. Meat Science 2005; 70:35-44.

Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2000. http://www.ars.usda.gov/dgac


Dugan MER, Aalhus JL, Jeremiah LE, Kramer JKG, Schaefer AL. The effects of feeding conjugated linoleic acid on subsequent port quality. Can J Anim Sci 1999; 79:45-51.(pdf)

Duckett SK, Wagner DG, Yates LD, Dolezal HG, May SG. 1993. Effects of time on feed on beef nutrient composition. J. Anim. Sci. 71:2079-2088.(pdf)

Fautsman C, Chan WKM, Schaefer DM, Havens A. Beef color update: the role for Vitamin E. 1998. J. Anim. Sci. 76:1019-1026.(pdf)

French P, O’Riordan EG, O’Kiely P, Caffrey PJ, Moloney AP. 2001. Intake and growth of steers offered different allowances of autumn grass and concentrates. Anim. Sci. 72:129-138.(pdf)

French P, O’Riordan, EG, Monahan FJ, Caffrey PF, Moloney AP. 2003. Fatty acid composition of intra-muscular triacylglycerols of steers fed utumn grass and concentrates. Livestock Production Science. 81:307-317.(pdf)

French P, Stanton C, Lawless F, O’Riordan EG, Monahan FJ, Caffrey PJ, Moloney, AP, 2000. Fatty acid composition, including conjugated linoleic acid of intramuscular fat from steers offered grazed grass, grass silage or concentrate-based diets. J. Anim. Sci. 78:2849-2855.(pdf)

Gerster H. Vitamin A-functions, dietary requirements and safety in humans. Int. J. Vitam. Nutri Res. 1997; 67:71-90.(pdf)

Harbige LS. Nutrition and immunity with emphasis on infection and autoimmune disease. Nutri Health 1996; 10:285-312.(pdf)

Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board. Dietary Reference Intakes: Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanddium, and Zinc. Natioanl Academy Press, Washington, DC, 2001.

Institute of Medicine, Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein and Amino Acids. The National Academies Press. September 2002. Web address http://www.iom.edu/Object.File/Master/4/154/0.pdf or http://www.nap.edu for the entire document.

Ip C, Scimeca JA, Thompson HJ. Conjugated Linoleic Acid. Cancer Supp.1994; 74(3):1050-1054.

Ip C, Singh M, Thompson JH, Scimeca JA. Conjugated linoleic acid suppresses mammary carcinogenesis and proliferative activity of the mammary gland in the rat. Cancer Res. 1994; 54:1212-5.

Jialal I and Fuller CJ. Effect of vitamine E, vitamin C and beta-carotene on LDL oxidation and atherosclerosis. Can J Cardiol 1995; 11 Suppl G:97G-103G.(pdf)

Kritchevsky D, Tepper SA, Wright S, Tso P, Czarnecki SK. Influence of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on establishment and progression of atherosclerosis in rabbits. J Amer Coll of Nutri 2000; 19(4):472S-477S.(pdf)

Leske MC, Chylack LT Jr., He Q, Wu SY, Schoenfeld E, Friend J, Wolfe J. Antioxidant vitamins and nuclear opacities: The longitudinal study of cataract. Ophthalmology 1998; 105:831-6.(pdf)

Lonn EM, Yusuf S. Is there a role for antioxidant vitamins in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases? An update on epidemiological and clinical trials data. Can J Cardiol 1997;13:957-65.(pdf)

McClure EK, Belk KE, Scanga JA, Smith GC. 2002. Determination of appropriate Vitamin E supplementation levels and administration times to ensure adequate muscle tissue alpha-tocopherol concentration in cattle destined for the Nolan Ryan tender-aged beef program. 2002. Animal Sciences Research Report. The Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University.

Melhus H, Michaelsson K, Kindmark A, Bergstrom R, Holmberg L, Mallmin H, Wolk A, Ljunghall S. Excessive dietary intake of vitamin A is associated with reduced bond mineral density and increased risk of hip fracture. Ann Intern Med. 1998; 129:770-778.(pdf)

National Institute of Health Clinical Nutrition Center, 2002: Facts about dietary supplements: Vitamin A and Carotenoids.

Pariza MW, Park Y, Cook ME. Mechanisms of action of conjugated linoleic acid: evidence and speculation. P.S.E.B.M. 2000; 223:8-13.(pdf)

Park Y, Albright KJ, Liu W, Storkson JM, Cook Me, Pariza ME. Effect of conjugated linoleic acid on body composition in mice. Lipids 1997; 32:853-58.(pdf)

Parodi PW. Cows’ milk fat components as potential anticarcinogenic agents. J Nutr 1997; 127:1055-1060.(pdf)

Riserus U, Arner P, Brismar K, Vessby B. 2002. Treatment with dietary trans 10 cis 12 conjugated linoleic acid causes isomer specific insulin resistance in obese men with the metabolic syndrome. Diabetes Care 25, 1516-1521.(pdf)

Roche HM, Noone E, Sewter C, McBennett S, Savage D, Gibney MJ, O’Rahilly S, Vidal-Plug AJ. 2002. Isomer-dependent metabolic effects of conjugated linoleic acid: insights from molecular markers sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c and LXR alpha. Diabetes 51, 2037-2044. (pdf)

Ross AC. Vitamin A and Retinoids. In: Shils ME, Olson J, Shike M, Ross AC, ed. Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease. 9th ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1999.(pdf)

Sehat N, Rickert RR, Mossoba MM, Dramer JKG, Yurawecz MP, Roach JAG, Adlof RO, Morehouse KM, Fritsche J, Eulitz KD, Steinhart H, Ku K. Improved separation of conjugated fatty acid methyl esters by silver ion-high-performance liquid chromatography. Lipids 1999; 34:407-413.(pdf)

Semba RD. The role of vitamin A and related retinoids in immune function. Nutr Rev 1998:56:S38-48.

Simonne AH, Green NR, Bransby JI. Consumer acceptability and beta-carotene content of beef as related to cattle finishing diets. J Food Sci 1996:61:1254-1256.

Sisk M, Hausman D, Martin R, Azain M. Dietary conjugated linoleic acid reduces adiposity in lean but not obese Zucker rats. J Nutr. 2001; 131:1668-74.(pdf)

Smedman A, Vessby B. Conjugated linoleic acid supplementation in humans – metabolic effects. J. Nutr. 2001; 36:773-81.

Stampfer MJ, Hennekens CH, Manson JE, Colditz GA, Rosner B, Willett WC. Vitamin E consumption and the risk of coronary disease in women. N Engl J Med 1993; 328:1444-9.

Stephens D., Jackson PL, Gutierrez Y. Subclinical vitamin A deficiency: A potentially unrecognized problem in the United States. Pediatr Nurs 1996:22:377-89, 456.(pdf)

Teikari JM, Virtamo J, Rautalahi M, Palmgren J, Liestro K, Heinonen OP. Long-term supplementation with alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene and age-related cataract. Acta Ophthalmol Scand 1997; 75:634-40.(pdf)

Tsuboyama-Kasaoka N, Takahashi M, Tanemura K, Kim HJ, Tange T, Okuyama H, Kasai M, Ikemoto SS, Ezaki O. 2000. Conjugated linoleic acid supplementation reduces adipose tissue by apoptosis and develops lipodystrophy in mice. Diabetes 49, 1534-1542.(pdf)

University of Maryland Medicine, 2002: http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsSupplements/BetaCarotenecs.html

Weitberg AB and Corvese D. Effect of vitamin E and beta-carotene on DNA strand breakage induced by tobacco-specific nitrosamines and stimulated human phagocytes. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 1997; 16:11-4. (pdf)

Wood JD, Enser M. Factors influencing fatty acids in meat and the role of antioxidants in improving meat quality. 1997. British J of Nutrition 78:S49-S60.(pdf)

Yang A, Brewster MJ, Lanari MC, Tume RK. Effect of vitamin E supplementation on a-tocopherol and ß-carotene concentrations in tissues from pasture and grain-fed cattle. Meat Science 2002a; 60(1):35-40.

Yang A, Lanari MC, Brewster M, Tume RK. Lipid stability and meat colour of beef from pasture and grain-fed cattle with or without vitamin E supplement. 2002b. Meat Science 60:41-50.

Zambell KL, Keim NL, Van Loan MD, Gale B, Benito P. conjugated linoleic acid supplementation in humans: effects on body composition and energy expenditure. Lipids. 2000; 35:777-82.(pdf)

Additional Research

Williams, 2000. C.M. Williams, Dietary fatty acids and human health. Annales Zootechnie 49 (2000), pp. 165-180.(pdf)

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