Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson ScD - Milk

Name:	Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson, ScD
Title:	Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Position:	Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Is drinking milk healthy for humans?"
Reasoning:	"It seems that women who eat more foods high in calcium and Vitamin D have less risk of experiencing PMS." "Study: Calcium and Vitamin D May Hlep PMS," USA Today, June 13, 2005
Theoretical Expertise Ranking:	Experts People with PhDs, MDs, other relevant advanced degrees, and government officials with significant involvement in human or animal health-related issues. [Note: Experts definition varies by site.]
Involvement and Affiliations:	Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts at Amherst Grant recipient of $868,857 for a five-year sutdy of PMS and Vitamin D, National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institutes of Health, May 2007
Education:	ScD, Harvard School of Public Health, 1999 SM, Harvard School of Public Health, 1996 AB, Harvard-Radcliffe College, 1994
Contact Info:	Phone: 413-577-1672 Fax: None found E-Mail: ebertone@schoolph.umass.edu Website: Faculty Page
Select Publications:	"Prospective Studies of Dietary Vitamin D and Breast Cancer: More Questions Raised than Answered," Nutritional Review, Oct. 2007 Cowritten with Susan E Hankinson, Susan R Johnson, JoAnn E Manson, "A Simple Method of Assessing Premenstrual Syndrome in Large Prospective Studies," Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Sep. 2007 Cowritten with Daniel O Koralek, "Relationship Between Calcium, Lactose, Vitamin D, and Dairy Products and Ovarian Cancer," Nutrition and Cancer, Feb. 2006 Cowritten with Wendy Y Chen, "Associations Between Polymorphisms in the Vitamin D Receptor and Breast Cancer Risk," Cancer and Epidemiology Biomarkers, Oct. 2005 Cowritten with Susan E Hankinson, "Calcium and Vitamin D Intake and Risk of Incident Premenstrual Syndrome," Archives of Internal Medicine, June 2005
Other:	None found
Also Quoted in:	1. Does drinking milk reduce the symptoms of PMS?