Luc Djousse

..Thus, we sought to examine whether chocolate consumption is associated with calcified atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary arteries (CAC)...

..This suggests that consumption of low-fat dairy products might be more beneficial for preventing HTN...

..Type 2 diabetes (T2D) remains an important public health issue in the United States. There are limited and inconsistent data on the association between egg consumption and fasting glucose or incident diabetes...

..Previous studies of carbohydrate quality and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus have yielded inconsistent findings. Because diet is in part culturally determined, a study of dietary factors in US black women is of interest...

..This project sought to examine the relation between egg intake and the risk of type 2 diabetes in two large prospective cohorts...

..Chronic kidney disease is a risk factor for heart failure (HF). Although cystatin C can detect early kidney dysfunction, limited data are available on the association between cystatin C and HF...

..To examine the association between total and beverage-specific alcohol consumption and the prevalence odds of metabolic syndrome (MS)...

..High dietary intake of linolenic acid is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease mortality. However, little is known about the association between linolenic acid and subclinical atherosclerosis...

..Hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and dietary factors may play an important role in its prevention. We sought to examine the association between nut consumption and incident hypertension...

..In conclusion, our data demonstrated an inverse relation between moderate alcohol consumption and CHD in hypertensive men...

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..The interaction does not appear to be mediated through effects on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol...

..To assess whether dietary linolenic acid is associated with fasting insulin and glucose...

..Diets characterized by high intakes of fruits and vegetables and low-fat dairy products (for example, the DASH diet) have been shown to reduce blood pressure in adults. The effects of similar diets on children's blood pressure are unknown...

..We sought to examine whether nut consumption is associated with total and subtypes of stroke...

..The goal of this study was to examine whether higher consumption of total linolenic acid was associated with rate-adjusted QT and JT intervals (QTrr and JTrr, respectively)...

..We sought to examine whether epsilon(4) allele of the apoE gene influences the association between alcohol consumption and ischemic stroke or high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol...

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..Although eggs are important sources of cholesterol and other nutrients, limited and inconsistent data are available on the effects of egg consumption on the risk of CVD and mortality...

..Previous studies have suggested a positive association between phenotypes of fucosyltransferase 3 (FUT3) gene (also known as Lewis gene) and coronary heart disease...

..0001 each for trend). In conclusion, our data have shown a positive and linear association between alcohol consumption and ANP in men and women, irrespective of race...

..To investigate the influence of increasing age on the incidence and remaining lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer in a cohort of older men...

..In 2008, federal guidelines recommended at least 150 minutes per week (7.5 metabolic equivalent [MET] hours per week) of moderate-intensity activity for "substantial health benefits."..

..In conclusion, our data suggested that light to moderate alcohol consumption was associated with a lower risk of HF in hypertensive male physicians...

..We conclude that the metabolic syndrome and most of its components are associated with a higher prevalence of calcified atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary arteries and abdominal aorta in white and African-American men and women...

..Previous results have been conflicting, showing increases, decreases, or no effect of alcohol on risk of calcified plaque...

..We examined the association of BMI, abdominal obesity, and weight gain with risk of type 2 diabetes...

..We examined the association between alcohol and CVD and death in 26 399 women and estimated the proportion of reduced risk of CVD/death explained by a series of intermediate factors...

..We examined modifiable factors associated with a life span of 90 or more years and late-life function in men...

..43 (95% CI 0.23 to 0.83) for subjects with an HDL cholesterol increase >or=12.5 mg/dl. In conclusion, our findings were consistent with an inverse graded relation between 14-year increase in HDL cholesterol and risk of subsequent CHD...

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..This article reviews current evidence on the association between alcohol consumption and HF...

..To examine the association between breakfast cereal consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes (DM)...

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..In conclusion, these results suggest that albuminuria is positively associated with LV mass in normotensive subjects as it is in hypertensive subjects...

..However, after controlling for obesity-related metabolic factors, the associations remained significant only for the PS ratio...

..It also discusses major limitations of currently available data and future directions in the field...

..The lifetime risk of heart failure at age 40 years is approximately 1 in 5 in the general population; however, little is known about the association between modifiable lifestyle factors and the remaining lifetime risk of heart failure...

..Consumption of grain products and dietary fiber has been shown to reduce the risk of hypertension and myocardial infarction. However, it is not known whether a higher consumption of breakfast cereals is associated with risk of HF...

..The objective of this study was to determine how lifestyle factors, assessed in combination, relate to new-onset diabetes in a broad and relatively unselected population of older adults...

..Dietary intake of linolenic acid is associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease mortality. However, the mechanisms by which dietary linolenic acid affects cardiovascular disease risk are not clearly understood...

..An elevated LDL-cholesterol concentration is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The association between fruit and vegetable consumption and LDL has been inconsistent...

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..03), whereas wine (P(trend) =.7) and spirit (P(trend) =.2) consumption were not. Our data suggest that total and beverage-specific alcohol consumption are not associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer...

..Although dietary omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids may confer some cardiovascular benefits, it is unclear whether these nutrients may also unfavorably affect risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D)...

..However, limited data are available on the relationship between normotensive SBP and the risk of HF...

..Whether the association of alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease is the product of confounding and the degree to which this concern applies to other behaviors are unclear...

..The objective was to examine the role of total and beverage-specific alcohol consumption on the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) among elderly men and women...

..Although cross-sectional studies have identified lifestyle factors associated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), no studies have examined the association between changes in lifestyle factors and long-term changes in HDL-C...

..Although eggs are important sources of dietary cholesterol and other nutrients, little is known about the association between egg consumption and heart failure (HF) risk...

..Although many studies have suggested a positive association between heavy drinking and cardiomyopathy, the association between infrequent or light-to-moderate drinking and heart failure risk has been less conclusive...

..Reports on the association between alcohol consumption and the risk of lung cancer have been inconsistent. The purpose of this study was to assess this association in a cohort study...

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..We examined the association between breakfast cereal consumption and the risk of hypertension...

..This article reviews the current evidence on the association between dietary cholesterol and the risk of CHD...

..Heart failure (HF) remains a major public health issue. Data on long-term trends in the incidence of HF and survival after its onset are limited...

..In conclusion, our data indicate little association between long-term moderate alcohol consumption and the risk of AF, but a significantly increased risk of AF among subjects consuming >36 g/day (approximatively >3 drinks/day)...

..0. FEV1 and FVC were suggestively linked to regions on chromosome 18 with multipoint LOD scores of 2.4 for FEV1 and 1.5 for FVC at 31 cM (D18S843) and a LOD of 2.9 for FVC at 79 cM (D18S858)...

..Apolipoprotein E (apoE) isoforms and lifestyle factors play an important role in the development of coronary heart disease. The association of apoE and carotid atherosclerosis remains controversial...

..Lower concentrations of albumin have been positively related to coronary disease. The aim of this project was to assess the association between serum albumin and carotid atherosclerosis...

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..Data on the effects of moderate alcohol consumption on the risk of HF have been sparse and inconsistent. This study sought to evaluate the association between moderate alcohol consumption and incident HF...