Tero Hirvonen

Summary

Affiliation: National Public Health Institute
Country: Finland

Publications

  1. ncbi Development of a model for optimal food fortification: vitamin D among adults in Finland
    Tero Hirvonen
    Dept of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Nutr 46:264-70. 2007
  2. ncbi Flavonol and flavone intake and the risk of cancer in male smokers (Finland)
    T Hirvonen
    National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Helsinki, Finland
    Cancer Causes Control 12:789-96. 2001
  3. ncbi Flavonol and flavone intake and the risk of intermittent claudication in male smokers
    Tero Hirvonen
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Epidemiol 19:305-11. 2004
  4. ncbi Consumption of antioxidant-rich beverages and risk for breast cancer in French women
    Tero Hirvonen
    UMR Institut Nationale de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Unit 557 INRA Unit 1125, L Institut Scientifique et Technique de la Nutrition et de l Alimentation Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France
    Ann Epidemiol 16:503-8. 2006
  5. ncbi Efficacy and safety of food fortification with calcium among adults in Finland
    Tero Hirvonen
    National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Mannerheimintie 166, FIN 00300 Helsinki, Finland
    Public Health Nutr 9:792-7. 2006
  6. ncbi Differences among total and in vitro digestible phosphorus content of plant foods and beverages
    Heini Karp
    Calcium Research Unit, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    J Ren Nutr 22:416-22. 2012
  7. ncbi Dietary survey methodology of FINDIET 2007 with a risk assessment perspective
    Heli Reinivuo
    Nutrition Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, PO Box 30, FI 00271, Helsinki, Finland
    Public Health Nutr 13:915-9. 2010
  8. ncbi Intake of flavonols and flavones and risk of coronary heart disease in male smokers
    T Hirvonen
    Department of Nutrition, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    Epidemiology 12:62-7. 2001
  9. ncbi Labelling the salt content in foods: a useful tool in reducing sodium intake in Finland
    Pirjo Pietinen
    Department of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, National Public Health Institute KTL, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
    Public Health Nutr 11:335-40. 2008
  10. ncbi Differences among total and in vitro digestible phosphorus content of meat and milk products
    Heini Karp
    Calcium Research Unit, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    J Ren Nutr 22:344-9. 2012

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Publications12

  1. ncbi Development of a model for optimal food fortification: vitamin D among adults in Finland
    Tero Hirvonen
    Dept of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, National Public Health Institute, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Nutr 46:264-70. 2007
    ..However, there is a risk of unacceptably high intakes due to the rather narrow range of the adequate and safe intake. Therefore, a safe and efficient food fortification practice should be found for vitamin D...
  2. ncbi Flavonol and flavone intake and the risk of cancer in male smokers (Finland)
    T Hirvonen
    National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Helsinki, Finland
    Cancer Causes Control 12:789-96. 2001
    ..To study the associations between the intake of flavonols and flavones and the risk of cancer...
  3. ncbi Flavonol and flavone intake and the risk of intermittent claudication in male smokers
    Tero Hirvonen
    Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    Eur J Epidemiol 19:305-11. 2004
    ..63, 95% CI: 0.41-0.98). Adjustment for flavonol and flavone intake only marginally changed these associations. In conclusion, flavonol and flavone intake was not independently associated with the risk of intermittent claudication...
  4. ncbi Consumption of antioxidant-rich beverages and risk for breast cancer in French women
    Tero Hirvonen
    UMR Institut Nationale de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Unit 557 INRA Unit 1125, L Institut Scientifique et Technique de la Nutrition et de l Alimentation Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France
    Ann Epidemiol 16:503-8. 2006
    ..The objective of the study is to evaluate the relation between antioxidant-rich beverages and the incidence of breast cancer...
  5. ncbi Efficacy and safety of food fortification with calcium among adults in Finland
    Tero Hirvonen
    National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Mannerheimintie 166, FIN 00300 Helsinki, Finland
    Public Health Nutr 9:792-7. 2006
    ..To examine the efficacy and safety of foods fortified with calcium in the adult population in Finland...
  6. ncbi Differences among total and in vitro digestible phosphorus content of plant foods and beverages
    Heini Karp
    Calcium Research Unit, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    J Ren Nutr 22:416-22. 2012
    ..The objective of this study was to measure both total phosphorus (TP) and DP contents of selected foods and to compare the amounts of TP and DP and the proportion of DP to TP among different foods...
  7. ncbi Dietary survey methodology of FINDIET 2007 with a risk assessment perspective
    Heli Reinivuo
    Nutrition Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, PO Box 30, FI 00271, Helsinki, Finland
    Public Health Nutr 13:915-9. 2010
    ..However, international standardisation projects are needed in order to estimate comparable food intakes...
  8. ncbi Intake of flavonols and flavones and risk of coronary heart disease in male smokers
    T Hirvonen
    Department of Nutrition, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
    Epidemiology 12:62-7. 2001
    ..89 (95% confidence interval = 0.71-1.11). Thus, intake of flavonols and flavones was inversely associated with nonfatal myocardial infarction, whereas there was a weaker association with coronary death...
  9. ncbi Labelling the salt content in foods: a useful tool in reducing sodium intake in Finland
    Pirjo Pietinen
    Department of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, National Public Health Institute KTL, Mannerheimintie 166, 00300 Helsinki, Finland
    Public Health Nutr 11:335-40. 2008
    ..To estimate the impact of choosing food products labelled either as low or high in salt on salt intake in the Finnish adult population...
  10. ncbi Differences among total and in vitro digestible phosphorus content of meat and milk products
    Heini Karp
    Calcium Research Unit, Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    J Ren Nutr 22:344-9. 2012
    ..The objective of this study was to measure both total phosphorus (TP) and DP contents of selected meat and milk products and to compare amounts of TP and DP and the proportion of DP to TP among different foods...
  11. ncbi Consumption of black, green and herbal tea and iron status in French adults
    L Mennen
    UMR INSERM, unit 557 INRA, Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine, Paris, France
    Eur J Clin Nutr 61:1174-9. 2007
    ..It is, however, not clear whether an increase in tea consumption increases the risk of iron depletion in a normal apparently healthy adult population. We have therefore evaluated this...
  12. ncbi Flavonoid intake and risk of pancreatic cancer in male smokers (Finland)
    Gerd Bobe
    Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Department of Health and Human Services, 6120 Executive Boulevard, Room 3022, Rockville, MD 20852 7232, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:553-62. 2008
    ..Our data suggest that a flavonoid-rich diet may decrease pancreatic cancer risk in male smokers not consuming supplemental alpha-tocopherol and/or beta-carotene...