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| Alan D DangourSummaryAffiliation: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Country: UK Publications
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Nutritional quality of organic foods: a systematic reviewAlan D Dangour
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Am J Clin Nutr 90:680-5. 2009..Despite growing consumer demand for organically produced foods, information based on a systematic review of their nutritional quality is lacking...- Methods for economic evaluation of a factorial-design cluster randomised controlled trial of a nutrition supplement and an exercise programme among healthy older people living in Santiago, Chile: the CENEX studyDamian G Walker
Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 9:85. 2009..The purpose of this paper is to describe in detail the methods that will be used to estimate the incremental costs and cost-effectiveness of the interventions... - Height, weight and haemoglobin status of 6 to 59-month-old Kazakh children living in Kzyl-Orda region, KazakhstanA D Dangour
Public Health Nutrition Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Eur J Clin Nutr 56:1030-8. 2002.... - A randomised controlled trial investigating the effect of vitamin B12 supplementation on neurological function in healthy older people: the Older People and Enhanced Neurological function (OPEN) study protocol [ISRCTN54195799]Alan D Dangour
Department of Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Nutr J 10:22. 2011.... - B-vitamins and fatty acids in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and dementia: a systematic reviewAlan D Dangour
Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
J Alzheimers Dis 22:205-24. 2010..In summary, the available evidence is insufficient to draw definitive conclusions on the association of B vitamins and fatty acids with cognitive decline or dementia, and further long-term trials are required... - Nutrition-related health effects of organic foods: a systematic reviewAlan D Dangour
Department of Epidemiology Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Am J Clin Nutr 92:203-10. 2010..There is uncertainty over the nutrition-related benefits to health of consuming organic foods... - Effect of 2-y n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on cognitive function in older people: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trialAlan D Dangour
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Am J Clin Nutr 91:1725-32. 2010..Increased consumption of n-3 (omega-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC PUFAs), especially eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), may maintain cognitive function in later life... - Fish consumption and cognitive function among older people in the UK: baseline data from the OPAL studyA D Dangour
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
J Nutr Health Aging 13:198-202. 2009..In this paper we present data on baseline fish consumption and cognitive function in cognitively healthy older people randomised onto the Older People And n- 3 Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (OPAL) study... - Plasma homocysteine, but not folate or vitamin B-12, predicts mortality in older people in the United KingdomAlan D Dangour
Centre for Ageing and Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK
J Nutr 138:1121-8. 2008..Our results extend previously reported associations of homocysteine with mortality, and the absence of associations of folate and vitamin B-12 with mortality, to the older population... - A factorial-design cluster randomised controlled trial investigating the cost-effectiveness of a nutrition supplement and an exercise programme on pneumonia incidence, walking capacity and body mass index in older people living in Santiago, Chile: the CENAlan D Dangour
Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Nutr J 6:14. 2007..trial registration: isrctn48153354... - Effect of a nutrition supplement and physical activity program on pneumonia and walking capacity in Chilean older people: a factorial cluster randomized trialAlan D Dangour
Department of Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
PLoS Med 8:e1001023. 2011..We investigated the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a national nutritional supplementation program and/or a physical activity intervention among older people in Chile... - Chile's national nutritional supplementation program for older people: lessons learnedAlan D Dangour
Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Food Nutr Bull 26:190-7. 2005..It is hoped that these results will be useful to policy makers and implementers planning programs aimed at improving the health and function of older people... - Anthropometric status of Kazakh children in the 1990sA D Dangour
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Public Health Nutrition Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, 49 51 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP, UK
Econ Hum Biol 1:43-53. 2003.... - Nutrition challenges for the twenty-first centuryAlan D Dangour
Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Br J Nutr 96:S2-7. 2006..The importance of determining the cost-effectiveness of nutrition interventions is advocated, in order that the nutrition community can respond appropriately to global nutrition challenges... - Micronutrient supplementation in later life: limited evidence for benefitAlan D Dangour
Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, U K
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 59:659-73. 2004.... - A randomised controlled trial investigating the effect of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on cognitive and retinal function in cognitively healthy older people: the Older People And n-3 Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (OPAAlan D Dangour
Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Nutr J 5:20. 2006..The link between cognitive ability, visual function and quality of life among older people suggests that this novel line of research may have considerable public health importance... - Feeding the world healthily: the challenge of measuring the effects of agriculture on healthSophie Hawkesworth
Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 365:3083-97. 2010..A clearer understanding of the links between the agriculture and food system and population health will ensure that health becomes a critical driver of agricultural change... - Leg length, skull circumference, and the prevalence of dementia in low and middle income countries: a 10/66 population-based cross sectional surveyMartin Prince
King s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Centre for Public Mental Health, Health Service and Population Research Department, London, UK
Int Psychogeriatr 23:202-13. 2011..Adult head circumference is an indicator of brain growth. There is a limited literature linking short legs and small skulls to an increased risk for cognitive impairment and dementia in late life... - Health, agricultural, and economic effects of adoption of healthy diet recommendationsKaren Lock
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health, London, UK
Lancet 376:1699-709. 2010.... - Design considerations in long-term intervention studies for the prevention of cognitive decline or dementiaAlan D Dangour
Department of Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Nutr Rev 68:S16-21. 2010..Randomized controlled trials remain the single most important tool in the epidemiological arsenal for identifying the effects of specific interventions, but consideration of critically important design features is essential... - Nutrition in brain development and aging: role of essential fatty acidsRicardo Uauy
Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Nutr Rev 64:S24-33; discussion S72-91. 2006.... - N-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids for optimal function during brain development and ageingAlan D Dangour
Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 17:185-8. 2008..We are presently conducting a large randomised controlled trial in a group of adults aged 70-79 years to assess whether an n-3 LCP supplement will preserve retinal function and prevent age related cognitive decline... - Early life influences on adult leg and trunk length in the 1958 British birth cohortLeah Li
Centre for Pediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Am J Hum Biol 19:836-43. 2007..Short leg length has been associated with increased disease risk. We investigated (1) whether taller childhood stature predicts longer adult leg than trunk length; (2) the effects of early life factors on adult leg/trunk length... - Conference on "Multidisciplinary approaches to nutritional problems". Rank Prize Lecture. Global nutrition challenges for optimal health and well-beingRicardo Uauy
Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Proc Nutr Soc 68:34-42. 2009.... - Cross-sectional changes in anthropometric variables among Wapishana and Patamona Amerindian adultsAlan D Dangour
Public Health Nutrition Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1B 3DP, UK
Hum Biol 75:227-40. 2003.... - Public health benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions: overview and implications for policy makersAndy Haines
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Lancet 374:2104-14. 2009.... - Defining a minimum income for healthy living (MIHL): older age, EnglandJ N Morris
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
Int J Epidemiol 36:1300-7. 2007..Barriers to health must arise if income is below this level. We demonstrate the principle of such assessment for people aged 65 years plus without significant disability living independently in England... - Need to address all forms of childhood malnutrition with a common agendaCamila Corvalan
Nutrition and Health Sciences Program, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
Arch Dis Child 93:361-2. 2008 - Ageing and nutrition in developing countriesAlan D Dangour
Trop Med Int Health 8:287-9. 2003