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Dietary carbohydrates and cardiovascular disease risk factors in the Framingham offspring cohortNicola M McKeown
Jean Mayer U S Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, 711 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111, USA
J Am Coll Nutr 28:150-8. 2009..The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between carbohydrate intake and dietary glycemic index and several cardiovascular disease risk factors...- Whole- and refined-grain intakes are differentially associated with abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adiposity in healthy adults: the Framingham Heart StudyNicola M McKeown
Nutritional Epidemiology Program, US Department of Agriculture, Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 92:1165-71. 2010..Observational studies have linked higher intakes of whole grains to lower abdominal adiposity; however, the association between whole- and refined-grain intake and body fat compartments has yet to be reported... - Dietary magnesium intake is related to metabolic syndrome in older AmericansNicola M McKeown
Nutritional Epidemiology Department, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Eur J Nutr 47:210-6. 2008..Magnesium (Mg) is an essential cofactor for enzymes involved in glucose and insulin metabolism. Low intakes of dietary magnesium may be linked to greater risk of metabolic syndrome (MS) in older adults... - Whole-grain intake and cereal fiber are associated with lower abdominal adiposity in older adultsNicola M McKeown
Nutritional Epidemiology Program, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
J Nutr 139:1950-5. 2009..Higher intakes of cereal fiber, particularly from whole-grain sources, are associated with lower total percent body fat and percent trunk fat mass in older adults... - Carbohydrate nutrition, insulin resistance, and the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in the Framingham Offspring CohortNicola M McKeown
Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
Diabetes Care 27:538-46. 2004..Given that both a high cereal fiber content and lower glycemic index are attributes of whole-grain foods, recommendation to increase whole-grain intake may reduce the risk of developing the metabolic syndrome... - Predicted 25-hydroxyvitamin D score and incident type 2 diabetes in the Framingham Offspring StudyEnju Liu
Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 91:1627-33. 2010..Accumulating evidence suggests that vitamin D is involved in the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D)... - Magnesium intake is related to improved insulin homeostasis in the framingham offspring cohortMarcella E Rumawas
Nutritional Epidemiology Program, JM USDA HNRC at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111-1524, USA
J Am Coll Nutr 25:486-92. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: Improved insulin sensitivity may be one mechanism by which higher dietary magnesium intake may reduce the risk of developing type 2 DM... - Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin d is associated with markers of the insulin resistant phenotype in nondiabetic adultsEnju Liu
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
J Nutr 139:329-34. 2009..Among adults without diabetes, vitamin D status was inversely associated with surrogate fasting measures of insulin resistance. These results suggest that vitamin D status may be an important determinant for type 2 diabetes mellitus... - Whole-grain intake is favorably associated with metabolic risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in the Framingham Offspring StudyNicola M McKeown
Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 76:390-8. 2002..CONCLUSION: Increased intakes of whole grains may reduce disease risk by means of favorable effects on metabolic risk factors... - Cross-sectional association of dietary patterns with insulin-resistant phenotypes among adults without diabetes in the Framingham Offspring StudyEnju Liu
Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
Br J Nutr 102:576-83. 2009.... - Surrogate markers of insulin resistance are associated with consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks and fruit juice in middle and older-aged adultsMakiko Yoshida
Nutritional Epidemiology Program, Jean Mayer U S Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
J Nutr 137:2121-7. 2007..Studies of long-term beverage consumption using more direct measures of insulin sensitivity are clearly warranted... - The development of the Mediterranean-style dietary pattern score and its application to the American diet in the Framingham Offspring CohortMarcella E Rumawas
Nutritional Epidemiology, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
J Nutr 139:1150-6. 2009..The MSDPS is a useful instrument to measure overall diet quality according to the principles of a Mediterranean-style dietary pattern... - Mediterranean-style dietary pattern, reduced risk of metabolic syndrome traits, and incidence in the Framingham Offspring CohortMarcella E Rumawas
Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111 1524, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 90:1608-14. 2009..The benefit of the Mediterranean-style dietary pattern in mitigating metabolic risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease has not been well investigated among nondiabetic Americans... - Dietary and nondietary determinants of vitamin K biochemical measures in men and womenNicola M McKeown
Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
J Nutr 132:1329-34. 2002..Despite these caveats, these findings support the use of a FFQ for a relative assessment of vitamin K status in population-based studies... - Whole grain intake and insulin sensitivity: evidence from observational studiesNicola M McKeown
Nutritional Epidemiology Program, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center, Tufts University, 711 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Nutr Rev 62:286-91. 2004..The improved insulin sensitivity may be mediated in part by magnesium and dietary fiber, two nutrients found in whole-grain foods. By incorporating whole-grain foods into the diet, therefore, insulin sensitivity might be improved... - Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among older Puerto Rican adults living in MassachusettsMaria I Van Rompay
Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
J Immigr Minor Health 13:825-33. 2011..Puerto Rican adults living in the Boston area showed several metabolic abnormalities and high CVD risk, likely due to pervasive obesity and socio-economic disparities... - Whole-grain intake is inversely associated with the metabolic syndrome and mortality in older adultsNadine R Sahyoun
Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 83:124-31. 2006..The metabolic consequence of consuming high whole-grain diets may differ in elderly persons, who are prone to greater insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance...