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Shaun K Riebl1, Brenda M Davy2

  • 1Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise (0430), 229A Wallace Hall, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, ph. 540.231.7918.

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