Faculty

Maurice R. Bennink , Professor

Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1973
M.S., Colorado State University, 1968

106F G.M. Trout FSHN Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1224
Phone: (517) 355-8474, Ext. 103
Lab: (517) 355-8474, Ext. 150
Fax: (517) 353-8963
E-mail: mbennink@msu.edu

Research Interests: 

Diet and cancer; legume starch and protein digestion; biochemical nutrition.

Instructional Activities:

HNF 461 – Energy Nutrients and Proteins for Human Nutrition
HNF 480 – Concepts of Human Nutrition Methodology
HNF 490 – Nutritional Sciences Laboratory

Outreach Focus:

Talks presented to professional and lay audiences on diet and cancer and on nutritional implications of soybeans.

Recent Publications:

Blake, OA, Bennink, MR and Jackson, JC. "Ackee (Blighia sapida) hypoglycin A toxicity: Dose response assessment in laboratory rats." Fd. Chem. Toxic. 44:207-213, 2006.

Matella, NJ, Dolan, KD, Stoeckle, AW, Lee, Y, Bennink, MR and Uebersax, MA. "Use of hydration, germination and α-galactosidase treatments to reduce oligosaccharide content in dry beans." J. Food Sci. 70 (3): C203-C207, 2005.

Mosha, TCE, Bennink, MR and Ng, PKW. " Nutritional quality of drum-processed and extruded composite supplementary foods." J. Food Sci. 70:C138-144, 2005.

Mosha, TCE and Bennink, MR. "Protein digestibility -corrected amino acid scores, acceptability and storage stability of ready-to-eat supplementary foods for pre-school age children in Tanzania." J. Sci. Fd. Agric. 85 (9): 1513-1522, 2005.

Guo, JY, Li, X,  Browning, J D, Rottinghaus, GE, Lubahn, DB, Constantinou, A, Bennink, MR and MacDonald, RS. "Dietary soy isoflavones and estrone protect ERαKO and wild type mice from carcinogen-induced colon cancer." J. Nutr. 134: 179-182, 2004.

Mosha, TCE and Bennink, MR. "Protein quality of drum-processed cereal-bean-sardine composite supplementary foods for preschool-age children." J. Sci. Fd. Agric. 84:1111-1118, 2004.

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