The roles of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and micronutrients in animal and human nutrition were broadly described during the late 18th and 19th centuries, and knowledge in protein nutrition evolved from work with all species. Although much of the fundamental and theoretical research in protein metabolism during the 20th century was conducted with laboratory animals, basic protein nutrition re...

Research in diet, nutrition, and cancer is multidisciplinary. As a result there are many factors to consider in the conceptualization and design of experiments that may not be readily apparent to someone entering this field. In this article issues are identified that should be considered in the development of hypotheses about the effects of diet and nutrition on the carcinogenic process and the...

J. L. ELLIS *, J. DIJKSTRA , E. KEBREAB , A. BANNINK , N. E. ODONGO , B. W. MCBRIDE 1 AND J. FRANCE1 1Centre for Nutrition Modelling, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada Animal Nutrition Group, Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University, Marijkeweg 40, 6709 PG, Wageningen, The Netherlands 3Department of Animal Science, ...