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Graham J, Scott E, Tinc P, Hirabayashi L. The modern gut-hammer: Understanding the eating habits of loggers through Photovoice. Appetite 2021; 171:105882. [PMID: 34954304 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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"Give Us Your Best Shot" is a Photovoice project designed to shed a light on loggers' food choices, attitudes toward and challenges around eating. This research focused on answering the question: What do you typically eat on a workday and where do you get it (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and drinks)? Consider: What makes it hard to eat healthier? If you feel you eat healthy, how do you do it? Participants were asked to take a photo to answer our research question at least once a week for a six-week period in autumn 2019. Photos and comments were exported from REDCap and imported into NVivo 12, a qualitative analysis software. Two members of the research team analyzed these data. In total, six male Maine loggers, ages 33 to 64, took part in the Photovoice project. Several themes emerged from these data including, but not limited to, the conflict between stated feelings about diet and health and actual consumption habits, the priority of health among many demands, and perceived healthfulness. Data analysis revealed time and family to be significant influential factors affecting loggers' attitudes and ability to eat healthfully. Modern trends toward processed and pre-made food resulting in less home cooking, impacts how and what loggers eat. This project served to show that food choice and diet are modulated by complex outside forces and that improving diet is not a straightforward task. Maine loggers are coping with the same struggles that many workers face, with the added hardship of dealing with extremely long work hours and commutes, leaving little time for anything else. These factors should be taken into consideration when planning any nutrition related interventions with logging workers.
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- Judy Graham
- Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing, Bassett Medical Center, One Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY, USA.
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- Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing, Bassett Medical Center, One Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY, USA.
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- Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing, Bassett Medical Center, One Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY, USA.
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- Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing, Bassett Medical Center, One Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY, USA.
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Warensjö Lemming E, Byberg L. Is a Healthy Diet Also Suitable for the Prevention of Fragility Fractures? Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12092642. [PMID: 32872582 PMCID: PMC7551566 DOI: 10.3390/nu12092642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Osteoporosis and sarcopenia contribute to the risk of fracture in the population. These conditions share common features, and it is known that a healthy diet may have beneficial effects on both, theoretically resulting in fewer fractures. The present narrative review gives an overview of recent epidemiological research related to the association between healthy diets/dietary patterns, bone health and fragility fractures. The review also gives a brief overview on general dietary recommendations and advice as the cornerstone of public health nutrition. Although muscle health and sarcopenia contribute to the risk of fractures, these endpoints were not the focus of this review. Healthy diets are nutrient dense and contain bioactive components that are needed for the constant remodeling of the skeleton and to slow the rate of bone loss and muscle wasting, thus contributing to the prevention of fragility fractures. Compliance with healthy dietary patterns were predominantly found to be inversely associated with bone outcomes, although this was not entirely consistent across all studies. Different a priori diet scores, such as the Mediterranean diet score and the Dietary Inflammatory Index, as well as a posteriori data driven dietary patterns, such as the prudent or healthy dietary pattern, were inversely associated with fragility fractures in different populations. In conclusion, different healthy dietary patterns may contribute to bone health and less fractures. Following current dietary guidelines is thus advisable for the prevention of fragility fractures.
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The Association between Milk and Dairy Products Consumption and Nutrient Intake Adequacy among Japanese Adults: Analysis of the 2016 National Health and Nutrition Survey. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11102361. [PMID: 31623382 PMCID: PMC6835801 DOI: 10.3390/nu11102361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Consumption of dairy products in the usual diet may be important for improving the overall quality of dietary intake. This study aimed to assess the difference in nutrient intake adequacy according to the intake of dairy products based on a 1-day weighed dietary record of Japanese adults from the 2016 National Health and Nutrition Survey. Nutritional adequacy was determined based on the Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese 2015, with 2 goals: Tentative dietary goals (DG) for preventing lifestyle-related diseases, and the estimated average requirement (EAR). According to the dairy products consumption, participants were categorized into three groups (milk, other dairy product, or non-dairy), and the total number of those not meeting DG and EAR was compared. Non-dairy consumers were less likely to meet both DG and EAR compared to dairy consumers. Dairy consumers were more likely to exceed the DG for saturated fat than non-dairy consumers. Japanese adult dairy consumers were more likely to have adequate nutritional intake than non-dairy consumers, especially for calcium. We also observed a higher saturated fat intake in dairy consumers, which might be due to a certain dietary pattern in this group. Further investigation is needed to determine dairy intake and its influence on dietary quality among the Japanese population.
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Tapsell LC, Neale EP, Probst Y. Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Disease: Insights and Challenges for Considering Food Groups and Nutrient Sources. Curr Atheroscler Rep 2019; 21:9. [PMID: 30741361 PMCID: PMC6373325 DOI: 10.1007/s11883-019-0770-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The relationship between dietary patterns and cardiovascular disease has been the subject of much research, but an important methodological consideration is the interdependence between the nutrient composition of foods and the recognition of healthy dietary patterns. This review considers some of the challenges in researching dietary patterns with implications for translation to public health promotions. RECENT FINDINGS A number of statistical methods have emerged for analysing dietary patterns using population dietary data. There are limitations in the assumptions underpinning food categorisation, but this research is able to consistently identify foods and dietary patterns that are positively related to health. Aligned to this activity is the ongoing development of food composition databases which has its own limitations such as keeping up to date with changing foods and newly identified components, sampling of foods, and developments in chemical analytical methods. Finally, dietary patterns form the basis for current dietary guidelines and related public health-oriented programs, but the issues raised for research (e.g. food categorisation and cuisine influences on dietary patterns) can also translate to these settings. The study of dietary patterns in cardiovascular disease prevention presents with a number of methodological challenges relating to the way food groups are formed and the limitations of food composition databases. Added to this are new considerations for the environmental impact of recommended dietary patterns. Future research across the entire knowledge chain should target more accurate methods in a number of analytical areas.
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- Linda C Tapsell
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia.
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia.
- Smart Foods Centre, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia.
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia
- Smart Foods Centre, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia
- Smart Foods Centre, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia
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Morel S, Portolese O, Chertouk Y, Leahy J, Bertout L, Laverdière C, Krajinovic M, Sinnett D, Levy E, Marcil V. Development and relative validation of a food frequency questionnaire for French-Canadian adolescent and young adult survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Nutr J 2018; 17:45. [PMID: 29679986 PMCID: PMC5911374 DOI: 10.1186/s12937-018-0355-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (cALL) experience cardiometabolic and bone complications after treatments. This study aimed at developing and validating an interview-administrated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) that will serve to estimate the impact of nutrition in the development of long-term sequalea of French-Canadian cALL survivors. METHODS The FFQ was developed to assess habitual diet, Mediterranean diet score, nutrients promoting bone health and antioxidants. It was validated using a 3-day food record (3-DFR) in 80 cALL survivors (50% male) aged between 11.4 and 40.1 years (median of 18.0 years). Reproducibility was evaluated by comparing FFQs from visit 1 and 2 in 29 cALL survivors. RESULTS When compared to 3-DFR, the mean values for macro- and micronutrient intake were overestimated by our FFQ with the exception of lipid-related nutrients. Correlations between nutrient intakes derived from the FFQs and the 3-DFRs showed moderate to very good correlations (0.46-0.74). Intraclass correlation coefficients assessing FFQ reproducibility ranged from 0.62 to 0.92, indicating moderate to good reliability. Furthermore, classification into quartiles showed more than 75% of macro- and micronutrients derived from FFQs 1 and 2 classified into the same or adjacent quartile. CONCLUSIONS Overall, our results support the reproducibility and accuracy of the developed FFQ to appropriately classify individuals according to their dietary intake. This validated tool will be valuable for future studies analyzing the impact of nutrition on cardiometabolic and bone complications in French-speaking populations.
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- Sophia Morel
- Research Centre, Sainte-Justine University Health Center, Department of Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5 Canada
- Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Laval University, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6 Canada
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- Research Centre, Sainte-Justine University Health Center, Department of Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5 Canada
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- Research Centre, Sainte-Justine University Health Center, Department of Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5 Canada
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- Research Centre, Sainte-Justine University Health Center, Department of Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5 Canada
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- Research Centre, Sainte-Justine University Health Center, Department of Pediatrics, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5 Canada
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- Research Centre, Sainte-Justine University Health Center, Department of Pediatrics, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5 Canada
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- Research Centre, Sainte-Justine University Health Center, Department of Pediatrics, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5 Canada
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- Research Centre, Sainte-Justine University Health Center, Department of Pediatrics, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5 Canada
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- Research Centre, Sainte-Justine University Health Center, Department of Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5 Canada
- Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Laval University, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6 Canada
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- Research Centre, Sainte-Justine University Health Center, Department of Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5 Canada
- Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods, Laval University, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6 Canada
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A comparison between two healthy diet scores, the modified Mediterranean diet score and the Healthy Nordic Food Index, in relation to all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Br J Nutr 2018; 119:836-846. [DOI: 10.1017/s0007114518000387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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AbstractHigh adherence to healthy diets has the potential to prevent disease and prolong life span, and healthy dietary pattern scores have each been associated with disease and mortality. We studied two commonly promoted healthy diet scores (modified Mediterranean diet score (mMED) and the Healthy Nordic Food Index (HNFI)) and the combined effect of the two scores in association with all-cause and cause-specific mortality (cancer, CVD and ischaemic heart disease). The study included 38 428 women (median age of 61 years) from the Swedish Mammography Cohort. Diet and covariate data were collected in a questionnaire. mMED and HNFI were generated and categorised into low-, medium- and high-adherence groups, and in nine combinations of these. Multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios (HR) of register-ascertained mortality and 95 % CI were calculated in Cox proportional hazards regression analysis. During follow-up (median: 17 years), 10 478 women died. In the high-adherence categories compared with low-adherence categories, the HR for all-cause mortality was 0·76 (95 % CI 0·70, 0·81) for mMED and 0·89 (95 % CI 0·83, 0·96) for HNFI. Higher adherence to mMED was associated with lower mortality in each stratum of HNFI in the combined analysis. In general, mMED, compared with HNFI, was more strongly associated with a lower cause-specific mortality. In Swedish women, both mMED and HNFI were inversely associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. The combined analysis, however, indicated an advantage to be adherent to the mMED. The present version of HNFI did not associate with mortality independent of mMED score.
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Green Tea Polyphenol Epigallocatechin-3-gallate-Alleviated Coxsackievirus B3-induced Myocarditis Through Inhibiting Viral Replication but Not Through Inhibiting Inflammatory Responses. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2017; 69:41-47. [PMID: 27753702 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Viral myocarditis, which is mainly caused by coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3), affects about 5%-20% of the world population and still lacks efficient treatments. Green tea, a tonic and healthful beverage that was originated in ancient China, has been receiving considerable attention for its protective effect on cardiovascular diseases in recent years. In the present investigation, we aimed to explore the effect of green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on CVB3-induced myocarditis and its underlying mechanism. Our study showed that EGCG could alleviate CVB3-induced myocarditis as evidenced by less cardiac injury and higher survival rate. Furthermore, we found that EGCG failed to downregulate the expression of inflammatory cytokines but could significantly inhibit the replication of CVB3. Furthermore, we found that EGCG treatment could downregulate the protein expression level of coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor, the major receptor for CVB3 to infect cardiac myocytes. In conclusion, our data indicated that EGCG could ameliorate CVB3-induced myocarditis through inhibiting viral replication, which might provide a potential novel therapeutic strategy for viral myocarditis.
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Diet quality on meatless days: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2007-2012. Public Health Nutr 2017; 20:1564-1573. [PMID: 28270246 DOI: 10.1017/s136898001700026x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare diet quality scores between adult non-meat eaters and meat eaters, and to compare the consumption of diet components across quintiles of diet quality. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis. The Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI-2010) and Alternative Healthy Eating Index-2010 (AHEI-2010) were used to assess mean diet quality. Differences in consumption of diet components between quintiles of diet quality were tested using post hoc Wald tests and z tests. SETTING The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2007-2012. SUBJECTS The sample consisted of 16810 respondents aged≥18 years, including 280 individuals who reported not consuming meat, poultry, game birds or seafood on two non-consecutive days of dietary recall. Dietary data were obtained from one dietary recall per individual. RESULTS Non-meat eaters had substantially greater HEI-2010 and AHEI-2010 scores than meat eaters (P<0·05). Among non-meat eaters, mean consumption across HEI-2010 quintiles demonstrated different (P<0·05) amounts of empty calories and unsaturated:saturated fatty acids. Mean consumption across AHEI-2010 quintiles demonstrated different (P<0·05) amounts of nuts and legumes, vegetables and PUFA. CONCLUSIONS Public health messages targeted at vegetarians and others who may choose to eat meat-free on certain days should emphasize decreased consumption of empty calories, and increased consumption of nuts and legumes, PUFA and vegetables, as a way to improve overall dietary quality.
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Levitan EB, Ahmed A, Arnett DK, Polak JF, Hundley WG, Bluemke DA, Heckbert SR, Jacobs DR, Nettleton JA. Mediterranean diet score and left ventricular structure and function: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Am J Clin Nutr 2016; 104:595-602. [PMID: 27488238 PMCID: PMC4997295 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.115.128579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Data are limited on the relation between dietary patterns and left ventricular (LV) structure and function. OBJECTIVE We examined cross-sectional associations of a diet-score assessment of a Mediterranean dietary pattern with LV mass, volume, mass-to-volume ratio, stroke volume, and ejection fraction. DESIGN We measured LV variables with the use of cardiac MRI in 4497 participants in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis study who were aged 45-84 y and without clinical cardiovascular disease. We calculated a Mediterranean diet score from intakes of fruit, vegetables, nuts, legumes, whole grains, fish, red meat, the monounsaturated fat:saturated fat ratio, and alcohol that were self-reported with the use of a food-frequency questionnaire. We used linear regression with adjustment for body size, physical activity, and cardiovascular disease risk factors to model associations and assess the shape of these associations (linear or quadratic). RESULTS The Mediterranean diet score had a slight U-shaped association with LV mass (adjusted means: 146, 145, 146, and 147 g across quartiles of diet score, respectively; P-quadratic trend = 0.04). The score was linearly associated with LV volume, stroke volume, and ejection fraction: for each +1-U difference in score, LV volume was 0.4 mL higher (95% CI: 0.0, 0.8 mL higher), the stroke volume was 0.5 mL higher (95% CI: 0.2, 0.8 mL higher), and the ejection fraction was 0.2 percentage points higher (95% CI: 0.1, 0.3 percentage points higher). The score was not associated with the mass-to-volume ratio. CONCLUSIONS A higher Mediterranean diet score is cross-sectionally associated with a higher LV mass, which is balanced by a higher LV volume as well as a higher ejection fraction and stroke volume. Participants in this healthy, multiethnic sample whose dietary patterns most closely conformed to a Mediterranean-type pattern had a modestly better LV structure and function than did participants with less-Mediterranean-like dietary patterns. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00005487.
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- Emily B Levitan
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL;
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- Center for Health and Aging, Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC
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- College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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- Department of Radiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine (Cardiology) and Radiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; and
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- Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, Houston, TX
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Hagan KA, Munger KL, Ascherio A, Grodstein F. Epidemiology of Major Neurodegenerative Diseases in Women: Contribution of the Nurses' Health Study. Am J Public Health 2016; 106:1650-5. [PMID: 27459462 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To review the contribution of the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) to identifying the role of lifestyle, diet, and genetic or biological factors in several neurodegenerative diseases, including cognitive decline, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. METHODS We completed a narrative review of the publications of the NHS and NHS II between 1976 and 2016. RESULTS In primary findings for cognitive function, higher intake of nuts, moderate alcohol consumption, and higher physical activity levels were associated with better cognitive function. Flavonoids, physical activity, and postmenopausal hormone therapy were related to cognitive decline over 2 to 6 years. The NHS also has been integral in establishing Epstein-Barr virus infection, inadequate vitamin D nutrition, cigarette smoking, and obesity as risk factors for multiple sclerosis and inverse associations between cigarette smoking and caffeine and risk of Parkinson's disease. Increased risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has been associated with cigarette smoking and decreased risk associated with obesity. CONCLUSIONS The NHS has provided invaluable resources on neurodegenerative diseases and contributed to their etiological understanding. We anticipate that the NHS cohorts will continue to make important contributions to the field of neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Kaitlin A Hagan
- Kaitlin A. Hagan, Alberto Ascherio, and Francine Grodstein are with the Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Kassandra L. Munger and Alberto Ascherio are with the Department of Nutrition, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
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- Kaitlin A. Hagan, Alberto Ascherio, and Francine Grodstein are with the Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Kassandra L. Munger and Alberto Ascherio are with the Department of Nutrition, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
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- Kaitlin A. Hagan, Alberto Ascherio, and Francine Grodstein are with the Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Kassandra L. Munger and Alberto Ascherio are with the Department of Nutrition, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
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- Kaitlin A. Hagan, Alberto Ascherio, and Francine Grodstein are with the Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Kassandra L. Munger and Alberto Ascherio are with the Department of Nutrition, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
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Chen GC, Tong X, Xu JY, Han SF, Wan ZX, Qin JB, Qin LQ. Whole-grain intake and total, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. Am J Clin Nutr 2016; 104:164-72. [PMID: 27225432 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.115.122432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The potential role of whole grain in preventing various mortality outcomes has been inconsistently reported in a wealth of prospective observational studies. OBJECTIVE We evaluated the relations between whole-grain intake and risks of dying from any cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and cancer through a meta-analytic approach. DESIGN Relevant studies were identified by searching PubMed and EMBASE databases and bibliographies of retrieved full publications. Summary RRs with 95% CIs were calculated with a random-effects model. RESULTS Thirteen studies on total mortality (104,061 deaths), 12 on CVD mortality (26,352 deaths), and 8 on cancer mortality (34,797 deaths) were included. Three studies reported whole-grain intake, and the remaining studies reported whole-grain product intake. In the dose-response analysis in which the intake of whole-grain products was converted to the amount of whole grain, the summary RRs for an increment in whole-grain intake of 50 g/d were 0.78 (95% CI: 0.67, 0.91) for total mortality, 0.70 (95% CI: 0.61, 0.79) for CVD mortality, and 0.82 (95% CI: 0.69, 0.96) for cancer mortality. A similar reduction was observed for the mortality from ischemic heart disease (RR: 0.68; 95% CI: 0.55, 0.84) but not from stroke (RR: 0.93; 95% CI: 0.54, 1.62). There was evidence of nonlinear associations of whole-grain intake with total (P-nonlinearity < 0.001) and CVD mortality (P-nonlinearity <0.001), but not with cancer mortality (P-nonlinearity = 0.12), with the curves for the associations appearing slightly steeper at lower ranges (<35 g/d) of the intake than at higher ranges. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest significant inverse relations between whole-grain intake and mortality due to any cause, CVD, or cancer. The findings support the recommendation of increasing whole-grain intake to improve public health.
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- Guo-Chong Chen
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Biology, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, and
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Disease, Soochow University, Suzhou, China; and
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Jacobs DR, Kalhan R. Healthy Diets and Lung Health. Connecting the Dots. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2016; 13:588-90. [PMID: 27144788 PMCID: PMC5018896 DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201601-067ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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- David R. Jacobs
- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
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- Asthma and COPD Program, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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