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Genomes and GenesSpecies | Pilar GalanSummaryAffiliation: Institut Scientifique et Technique de la Nutrition et de l'Alimentation Country: France Publications
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Effect of supplementation with antioxidants upon long-term risk of hypertension in the SU.VI.MAX study: association with plasma antioxidant levelsSebastien Czernichow
Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, French Institute of Health and Medical Research, UMR INSERM INRA CNAM, Paris, France
J Hypertens 23:2013-8. 2005..5-year risk of hypertension in the SU.VI.MAX trial. To describe the association between baseline plasma antioxidant levels and the same long-term risk using observational data from the study...
An iterative workflow for mining the human intestinal metaproteomeKoos Rooijers
Laboratory of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein10, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands
BMC Genomics 12:6. 2011....
Analysis of sequence variability in the CART gene in relation to obesity in a Caucasian populationAudrey Guerardel
Institute of Biology CNRS UMR 8090, Pasteur Institute, Lille, France
BMC Genet 6:19. 2005..The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of polymorphisms within the CART gene with regards to a possible association with obesity in a Caucasian population...
Antioxidant status and risk of cancer in the SU.VI.MAX study: is the effect of supplementation dependent on baseline levels?Pilar Galan
U557 INSERM UMR INSERM INRA CNAM, Institute Scientifique et Technique de la Nutrition et de l Alimentation CNAM, F 75003 Paris, France
Br J Nutr 94:125-32. 2005..VI.MAX study...
Serum concentrations of beta-carotene, vitamins C and E, zinc and selenium are influenced by sex, age, diet, smoking status, alcohol consumption and corpulence in a general French adult populationP Galan
U557 INSERM UMR INSERM INRA CNAM, Institut Scientifique et Technique de la Nutrition et de l Alimentation CNAM, Paris, France
Eur J Clin Nutr 59:1181-90. 2005..To assess relationships between energy, nutrient and food intakes, alcohol consumption, smoking status and body mass index (BMI), and serum concentrations of beta-carotene, alpha-tocopherol, vitamin C, selenium and zinc...
Serum ferritin, cardiovascular risk factors and ischaemic heart diseases: a prospective analysis in the SU.VI.MAX (SUpplementation en VItamines et Minéraux AntioXydants) cohortPilar Galan
U557 INSERM UMR INSERM INRA CNAM, Centre de Recherche en Nutrition, Ile de France, Paris 13, Bobigny, France
Public Health Nutr 9:70-4. 2006..We therefore carried out a prospective study to evaluate the relationship between iron status and CVD in a middle-aged French population...
Antioxidant supplementation does not affect fasting plasma glucose in the Supplementation with Antioxidant Vitamins and Minerals (SU.VI.MAX) study in France: association with dietary intake and plasma concentrationsSebastien Czernichow
Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, French Institute of Health and Medical Research, CRNH Ile de France, Bobigny, France
Am J Clin Nutr 84:395-9. 2006..Observational data suggest a protective effect of several antioxidants on fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and type 2 diabetes. However, randomized trials have yielded inconsistent results...
Relationships between different types of fruit and vegetable consumption and serum concentrations of antioxidant vitaminsLuc Dauchet
INSERM, U557, Bobigny, France
Br J Nutr 100:633-41. 2008..These results describe antioxidant serum concentrations according to fruit and vegetable consumption in a large sample and support the findings of previous studies involving a more limited number of subjects...
Iron status and risk of cancers in the SU.VI.MAX cohortSerge Hercberg
U557 INSERM UMR INSERM INRA CNAM, Institut Scientifique et Technique de la Nutrition et de l Alimentation CNAM, F 75003 Paris, France
J Nutr 135:2664-8. 2005..Our results suggest that iron status is not a predictor of cancer risk in men, whereas a serum ferritin concentration > 160 microg/L may be associated with an increase in cancer risk in women...
A healthy dietary pattern at midlife is associated with subsequent cognitive performanceEmmanuelle Kesse-Guyot
Unite de Recherche en Epidemiologie Nutritionnelle, U557 INSERM U1125 Inra Cnam Université Paris 13, CRNH IdF, Bobigny, France
J Nutr 142:909-15. 2012..Adherence to a healthy DP in middle life may help preserve global cognitive function, especially verbal memory, when total energy intake is regulated...
Intake of added oils and fats among middle-aged French adults: relationships with educational level and region of residenceSebastien Czernichow
Department of Nutrition, Hotel Dieu Hospital, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
J Am Diet Assoc 105:1889-94. 2005..To describe the relative contribution of 10 created food groups to total fat intake in middle-aged subjects. The relationship of added oil and fat intake with region of residence and educational level was also assessed...
Relationship between iron status and dietary fruit and vegetables based on their vitamin C and fiber contentSandrine Peneau
INSERM U557, INRA U1125, CNAM EA3200, University 13 Paris, and Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Ile de France, Unite de Recherche en Epidemiologie Nutritionnelle, Bobigny, France
Am J Clin Nutr 87:1298-305. 2008..The potential association between iron status and intakes of specific fruits and vegetables, according to sex and menopausal status, must be investigated...
Adherence to the French Programme National Nutrition Santé Guideline Score is associated with better nutrient intake and nutritional statusCarla Estaquio
Department of Nutritional Epidemiology, French Institute of Health and Medical Research, Bobigny, France
J Am Diet Assoc 109:1031-41. 2009..The Nutrition and Health Program (Programme National Nutrition Santé), which has been carried out in France since 2001, includes diet and physical activity recommendations that are being widely disseminated to the general population...
Relation between homocysteine concentrations and the consumption of different types of alcoholic beverages: the French Supplementation with Antioxidant Vitamins and Minerals StudyLouise I Mennen
UMR INSERM unit 557 INRA unit 1125, Institut Scientifique et Technique de la Nutrition et de l Alimentation, Paris, France
Am J Clin Nutr 78:334-8. 2003..Previous studies on the effects of alcohol consumption on total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) concentrations showed contradictory results. The conflicting results may derive in part from confounding by the type of alcoholic beverage consumed...
Long-term antioxidant supplementation has no effect on health-related quality of life: the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, primary prevention SU.VI.MAX trialSerge Briancon
Nancy University, P Verlaine, Metz University, Paris, Descartes University, EA 4360 Apemac, Nancy, France
Int J Epidemiol 40:1605-16. 2011..Our objective was to investigate the effect of nutritional doses of a combination of antioxidant vitamins and minerals on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a sample of healthy French adults...
French adults' cognitive performance after daily supplementation with antioxidant vitamins and minerals at nutritional doses: a post hoc analysis of the Supplementation in Vitamins and Mineral Antioxidants (SU.VI.MAX) trialEmmanuelle Kesse-Guyot
Unite de Recherche en Epidemiologie Nutritionnelle, U Institut National de la Santeacute et de la Recherche Meacutedicale, Universite Paris, Bobigny, France
Am J Clin Nutr 94:892-9. 2011..Antioxidant properties of some vitamins and trace elements may help to prevent cognitive decline...
Dairy consumption and 6-y changes in body weight and waist circumference in middle-aged French adultsAnne Claire Vergnaud
INSERM U557, INRA U1125, CNAM EA3200, Paris 13 University, and the Research Unit on Nutritional Epidemiology, CRNH IdF, Bobigny, France
Am J Clin Nutr 88:1248-55. 2008..Some studies have shown an inverse relation between calcium intake and body weight or fat mass...
Consumption of foods rich in flavonoids is related to a decreased cardiovascular risk in apparently healthy French womenLouise I Mennen
UMR INSERM unit 557 INRA unit 1125, Institut Scientifique et Technique de la Nutrition et de l Alimentation, ISTNA CNAM, Paris, France
J Nutr 134:923-6. 2004..31; 95%CI: 0.14, 0.68], whereas a positive tendency was seen in men (OR: 1.38; 95%CI: 0.96, 2.00). These results indicate that in women, a high consumption of flavonoid-rich foods may prevent cardiovascular disease...
The SU.VI.MAX Study: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of the health effects of antioxidant vitamins and mineralsSerge Hercberg
, , Paris, France
Arch Intern Med 164:2335-42. 2004..Supplementation may be effective in men only because of their lower baseline status of certain antioxidants, especially of beta carotene...
Association between the French nutritional guideline-based score and 6-year anthropometric changes in a French middle-aged adult cohortEmmanuelle Kesse-Guyot
INSERMU557, INRAU1125, CNAM, Paris 13 University, Human Nutrition Research Center, Bobigny, France
Am J Epidemiol 170:757-65. 2009..89, 95% confidence interval: 0.80, 0.99) after a 6-year follow-up period. These observations support the role of nutritional guidelines in prevention of age-related weight increase and development of obesity...
Modulation of the association between plasma intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and cancer risk by n-3 PUFA intake: a nested case-control studyMathilde Touvier
INSERM U557, National Institute of Health and Medical Research, INRA, CNAM, Paris 13 University, Bobigny, France
Am J Clin Nutr 95:944-50. 2012..Mechanistic data suggest that n-3 PUFAs and endothelial function may interact and play a role in carcinogenesis, but epidemiologic evidence is lacking...
Incidence of cancers, ischemic cardiovascular diseases and mortality during 5-year follow-up after stopping antioxidant vitamins and minerals supplements: a postintervention follow-up in the SU.VI.MAX StudySerge Hercberg
Unite de Recherche en Epidemiologie Nutritionnelle, UMR U557 INSERM, U 1125 INRA, CNAM, Université de Paris 13, Bobigny, France
Int J Cancer 127:1875-81. 2010..98 (95% CI, 0.75-1.26) for men receiving antioxidants compared to nonrecipients. In conclusion, beneficial effects of antioxidant supplementation in men disappeared during postintervention follow-up...
Control of baseline cardiovascular risk factors in the SU-FOL-OM3 study cohort: does the localization of the arterial event matter?Claire Vesin
Paris Descartes University, Faculty of Medicine, AP HP, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Diagnosis and Therapeutic Center, Paris, France
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 17:541-8. 2010....
Mediterranean diet and cognitive function: a French studyEmmanuelle Kesse-Guyot
Universite Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UREN NutritionalEpidemiology Research Unit, INSERM U557, Institut National de la RechercheAgronomique U1125, Bobigny, France
Am J Clin Nutr 97:369-76. 2013..This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00272428...
Associations between dietary patterns and arterial stiffness, carotid artery intima-media thickness and atherosclerosisEmmanuelle Kesse-Guyot
UMR, INSERM U557 INRA U1125 CNAM Université Paris 13, CRNH IdF, Bobigny, France
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 17:718-24. 2010..The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between carotid-femoral pulse-wave velocity (PWV), common carotid-arteries intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) and plaques with dietary patterns measured 7.5 years earlier...
Sedentary behaviors, physical activity, and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged French subjectsSandrine Bertrais
UMR INSERM U557 INRA U1125 CNAM EA 3200 MR, 5 rue du Vertbois, F 75003 Paris, France
Obes Res 13:936-44. 2005..To study the relationships of time spent in sedentary occupations with the National Cholesterol Education Program-defined metabolic syndrome (MS), taking into account the habitual level of physical activity (PA)...
Consumption of antioxidant-rich beverages and risk for breast cancer in French womenTero 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...
Adherence to French nutritional guidelines is associated with lower risk of metabolic syndromeEmmanuelle Kesse-Guyot
Unite de Recherche en Epidemiologie Nutritionnelle, UMR U557 INSERM, U1125 Inra, CNAM, Paris 13, CRNH IdF, Bobigny, France
J Nutr 141:1134-9. 2011..Improvement in compliance with nutritional recommendations may help to reduce the burden of CVD disease in the general population...
Differential associations of dietary sodium and potassium intake with blood pressure: a focus on pulse pressureJean François Buyck
UMR INSERM U557 INRA U1125 CNAM Université Paris 13, CRNH IdF, Bobigny, France
J Hypertens 27:1158-64. 2009....
Supplementation with B vitamins or n-3 fatty acids and depressive symptoms in cardiovascular disease survivors: ancillary findings from the SUpplementation with FOLate, vitamins B-6 and B-12 and/or OMega-3 fatty acids (SU.FOL.OM3) randomized trialValentina A Andreeva
Nutritional Epidemiology Research Unit, University of Paris 13, Bobigny, France
Am J Clin Nutr 96:208-14. 2012..Dietary factors might affect depressive symptoms...
Sociodemographic and geographic correlates of meeting current recommendations for physical activity in middle-aged French adults: the Supplémentation en Vitamines et Minéraux Antioxydants (SUVIMAX) StudySandrine Bertrais
, , Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA U1125, , Paris, France
Am J Public Health 94:1560-6. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Participation in some vigorous activity may be viewed as a "facilitator" to attain physical activity recommendations. Relationships with physical environment variables in Europe need further investigation...
Alterations of the lipid profile after 7.5 years of low-dose antioxidant supplementation in the SU.VI.MAX StudySerge Hercberg
U557 Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale INSERM, Institut Scientifique et Technique de la Nutrition et de l Alimentation, Paris, France
Lipids 40:335-42. 2005....
Relative validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire designed for French adultsEmmanuelle Kesse-Guyot
INSERM U, INRA U, CNAM, Human Nutrition Research Center of Ile de France, UFR SMBH, Paris, France
Ann Nutr Metab 57:153-62. 2010..We tested the reproducibility and relative validity of a French self-administered food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) against 24-hour dietary records (DRs)...
Cognitive function after supplementation with B vitamins and long-chain omega-3 fatty acids: ancillary findings from the SU.FOL.OM3 randomized trialValentina A Andreeva
Nutritional Epidemiology Research Unit, University of Paris XIII, Bobigny, France
Am J Clin Nutr 94:278-86. 2011..Rapid aging of the population worldwide necessitates a heightened concern about preventing cognitive decline...
Dual association between polyphenol intake and breast cancer risk according to alcohol consumption level: a prospective cohort studyMathilde Touvier
INSERM National Institute of Health and Medical Research, U557 Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, 93017 Bobigny, France
Breast Cancer Res Treat 137:225-36. 2013....
Total and specific polyphenol intakes in midlife are associated with cognitive function measured 13 years laterEmmanuelle Kesse-Guyot
Unite de Recherche en Epidemiologie Nutritionnelle, U557 INSERM, U1125 Inra, CNAM, Universite Paris 13, CRNH IdF, Bobigny, France
J Nutr 142:76-83. 2012..Further investigations are needed to clarify the observed negative associations regarding executive functioning...
Adherence to nutritional recommendations and subsequent cognitive performance: findings from the prospective Supplementation with Antioxidant Vitamins and Minerals 2 (SU.VI.MAX 2) studyEmmanuelle Kesse-Guyot
Unite de Recherche en Epidemiologie Nutritionnelle, U557 INSERM U1125 Inra Cnam Université Paris 13, CRNH IdF, Bobigny, France
Am J Clin Nutr 93:200-10. 2011..Few studies have investigated the long-term effect of overall nutritional recommendations on cognition...
Dairy products, calcium and the risk of breast cancer: results of the French SU.VI.MAX prospective studyEmmanuelle Kesse-Guyot
INSERM U557, INRA U1125, CNAM EA3200, Universite Paris 13, CRNH IdF, Unite de Recherche en Epidemiologie Nutritionnelle, Bobigny, France
Ann Nutr Metab 51:139-45. 2007..01) respectively. Our data support the hypothesis that dairy products, through calcium content or a correlated component, might have a negative association with the risk of breast cancer, particularly among premenopausal women...
Homocysteine, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and habitual diet in the French Supplementation with Antioxidant Vitamins and Minerals StudyLouise I Mennen
UMR INSERM unit 557 INRA unit 1125, Institut Scientifique et Technique de la Nutrition et de l Alimentation, ISTNA, Paris, France
Am J Clin Nutr 76:1279-89. 2002..An elevated plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) concentration seems to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease...
Alcohol consumption in midlife and cognitive performance assessed 13 years later in the SU.VI.MAX 2 cohortEmmanuelle Kesse-Guyot
UMR Inserm U557 Inra U1125 Cnam Université Paris 13 Sorbonne Paris Cité, CRNH Ile de France, Bobigny, France
PLoS ONE 7:e52311. 2012..Associations between alcohol consumption and cognitive function are discordant and data focusing on midlife exposure are scarce...
Antioxidant vitamins and minerals in prevention of cancers: lessons from the SU.VI.MAX studySerge Hercberg
U557 INSERM UMR INSERM INRA CNAM, Institut Scientifique et Technique de la Nutrition et de l Alimentation CNAM, 5 rue Vertbois, F 75003 Paris, France
Br J Nutr 96:S28-30. 2006..High doses of antioxidant supplementation may be deleterious in subjects in whom the initial phase of cancer development has already started, and they could be ineffective in well-nourished subjects with adequate antioxidant status...
Dietary intakes and food sources of n-6 and n-3 PUFA in French adult men and womenPierre Astorg
UMR Inserm 557 INRA CNAM Epidémiologie nutritionnelle, Institut Scientifique et Technique de la Nutrition et de I Alimentatio, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris, France
Lipids 39:527-35. 2004..Fish and seafood consumption showed very large interindividual variations, the low consumers being at risk of insufficient n-3 PUFA intake...
Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of different sedentary behaviors with cognitive performance in older adultsEmmanuelle Kesse-Guyot
UMR INSERM U557, INRA U1125, CNAM, University Paris 13 Paris cité Sorbonne, Centre of Research on Human Nutrition Ile de France, Bobigny, France
PLoS ONE 7:e47831. 2012..The deleterious health effects of sedentary behaviors, independent of physical activity, are increasingly being recognized. However, associations with cognitive performance are not known...
Macrovascular and microvascular dysfunction in the metabolic syndromeSebastien Czernichow
Nutritional Epidemiology Research Unit, UMR U557 INSERM, U1125 Inra, CNAM, Paris 13, CRNH IdF, Bobigny, France
Hypertens Res 33:293-7. 2010..The common mechanism linking MetS components to CVD risk through small- and large-artery dysfunctions may be mediated through metabolic factors related to insulin resistance, not to increased BP...
Common susceptibility alleles are unlikely to contribute as strongly as the FV and ABO loci to VTE risk: results from a GWAS approachDavid Alexandre Tregouet
INSERM, Unite Mixte de Recherche S, Paris, France
Blood 113:5298-303. 2009..However, using this large cohort of subjects, we were able to replicate the mild effects of 2 nonsynonymous SNPs, rs1613662 in GP6 and rs13146272 in CYP4V2, recently suspected to be associated with VTE...
Relationship between soup consumption, folate, beta-carotene, and vitamin C status in a French adult populationPilar Galan
UMR 557 Inserm Inra Cnam, Institut Scientifique et Technique de la Nutrition et de l Alimentation, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, 5 rue Vertbois, F 75003 Paris
Int J Vitam Nutr Res 73:315-21. 2003....
Antioxidant supplementation increases the risk of skin cancers in women but not in menSerge Hercberg
UMR U557 Inserm U1125 Inra EA3200 Cnam Univ Paris 13, Bobigny, France 93017
J Nutr 137:2098-105. 2007..37; P = 0.22 for women and adjusted HR = 0.72; P = 0.19 for men). Our findings suggest that antioxidant supplementation affects the incidence of SC differentially in men and women...
Urinary flavonoids and phenolic acids as biomarkers of intake for polyphenol-rich foodsLouise I Mennen
UMR INSERM U557 INRA CNAM, ISTNA CNAM, 5 rue du Vertbois, 75003 Paris, France
Br J Nutr 96:191-8. 2006..37-0.54, P < 0.001). The present results suggest that several polyphenols measured in a spot urine sample can be used as biomarkers of polyphenol-rich food intake...
Relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms in leptin, IL6 and adiponectin genes and their circulating product in morbidly obese subjects before and after gastric banding surgeryChristine Poitou
INSERM Avenir EA 3502, Paris 6 University, Nutrition Department, AP HP, Hotel Dieu, Paris, France
Obes Surg 15:11-23. 2005..We hypothesized that polymorphism effects could be better detected in a situation of negative energy balance and that modified concentrations of adiposity signal genes could change the dynamics of weight gain in obese subjects...
Alcohol intake in relation to body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio: the importance of type of alcoholic beverageEsther Lukasiewicz
UMR INSERM unit 557/INRA unit 1125, Institut Scientifique et Technique de la Nutrition et de l'Alimentation, ISTNA/CNAM, 5 rue du Vertbois, F-75003 Paris, France
Public Health Nutr 8:315-20. 2005..No relationship between beer consumption and BMI or WHR was found. CONCLUSION: If confirmed in longitudinal studies, our results indicate that consumption of alcoholic beverages may be a risk factor for obesity...
Antioxidant vitamin and mineral supplementation and prostate cancer prevention in the SU.VI.MAX trialFrancois Meyer
Laval University Cancer Research Center, Quebec, Canada
Int J Cancer 116:182-6. 2005..54; 95% CI = 0.87-2.72). The supplementation had no effect on PSA or IGF levels. Our findings support the hypothesis that chemoprevention of prostate cancer can be achieved with nutritional doses of antioxidant vitamins and minerals...
Vitamin supplementation in elderly personsFrancois Girodon
JAMA 289:173-4; author reply 174. 2003
Impact of cancer occurrence on health-related quality of life: a longitudinal pre-post assessmentStephanie Boini
EA 3444 Ecole de Santé Publique, Faculte de Medecine, Université Henry Poincaré de Nancy, 9 Avenue de la Forêt de Haye, BP 184, 54500 Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France
Health Qual Life Outcomes 2:4. 2004..The objective of the present study was to investigate the impact of new cancer on HRQoL...
Dietary fibre intake and clinical indices in the French Supplementation en Vitamines et Minéraux AntioXydants (SU.VI.MAX) adult cohortDenis Lairon
Unité 476 Human Nutrition and Lipids at INSERM National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Faculty of Medecine, 27 Bd J Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France
Proc Nutr Soc 62:11-5. 2003..Overall, these data support the concept of a beneficial effect of a high dietary fibre intake on cardiovascular disease risk...
Effects of long-term daily low-dose supplementation with antioxidant vitamins and minerals on structure and function of large arteriesMahmoud Zureik
National Institute of Health and Medical Research Unit 258, Villejuif, France
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 24:1485-91. 2004..Limited data exist from randomized trials evaluating, noninvasively, the impact of antioxidant supplementation on vascular structure and function...
Parental longevity and 7-year changes in blood pressures in adult offspringMahmoud Zureik
Unit 508, National Institute of Health and Medical Research INSERM, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
Hypertension 46:287-94. 2005..These results indicate that there are dynamic and continuous processes linking paternal longevity to blood pressure in adults...
Association of fish and long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid intakes with the occurrence of depressive episodes in middle-aged French men and womenPierre Astorg
Unité Nutrition et Régulation Lipidique des Fonctions Cérébrales NuRéLiCe, UR 909, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique INRA, Centre de Recherche de Jouy, Jouy en Josas, France
Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 78:171-82. 2008..In contrast, smokers eating fatty fish had an increased risk of recurrent depression. These results suggest that a usual intake of fatty fish or long-chain n-3 PUFA may decrease the risk of recurrent depression in non-smokers...
Relationships between selenium, lipids, iron status and hormonal therapy in women of the SU.VI.M.AX cohortJosiane Arnaud
Département de Biologie Intégrée, pole de biologie, CHU de Grenoble, BP 217, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
J Trace Elem Med Biol 21:66-9. 2007..074, p<0.07 depending on groups) or ferritin in serum (r(2) from 0.032 to 0.075, p<0.07 depending on groups). These relationships could explain the differences observed according to hormonal treatment and age in the SU.VI.MAX study...
The French National Nutrition and Health Program score is associated with nutritional status and risk of major chronic diseasesCarla Estaquio
UMR U557 INSERM, U1125 INRA and Paris 13 University, CNAM, Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine IdF, 93017 Bobigny, France
J Nutr 138:946-53. 2008..64; 95% CI: 0.44-0.96). No association was found in women. Healthy diet and lifestyle were associated with a lower risk of chronic diseases, particularly in men, thereby underlying relevance of the French nutritional recommendations...
Low iron stores: a risk factor for excessive hair loss in non-menopausal womenClaire Deloche
L Oreal Recherche, Clichy, France
Eur J Dermatol 17:507-12. 2007..Analysis of variance and logistic regression show that a low iron store represents a risk factor for hair loss in non-menopausal women...
Occurrence of coronary artery disease has an adverse impact on health-related quality of life: a longitudinal controlled studyStephanie Boini
EA 4003 Ecole de Santé Publique, Faculte de Medecine, Université Henry Poincaré Nancy 1, 9 Avenue de la Forêt de Haye, BP 184, 54500 Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France
Int J Cardiol 113:215-22. 2006..The aim here was to investigate the impact of coronary artery disease occurrence on health-related quality of life...
Effect of low dose antioxidant vitamin and trace element supplementation on the urinary concentrations of thromboxane and prostacyclin metabolitesJosiane Arnaud
Département de Biologie Intégrée, CHU de Grenoble, BP 217, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
J Am Coll Nutr 26:405-11. 2007..This trial evaluated the effect of antioxidant supplementation on the urinary excretion of 11-dehydro TXB(2)/2,3 dinor 6 keto PGF(1alpha) ratio, a marker of the pathogenesis of thrombosis and arteriosclerosis...
Homocysteine is not associated with arterial thickness and stiffness in healthy middle-aged French volunteersAngelika de Bree
Unilever Food and Health Research Institute, Unilever Research and Development, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
Int J Cardiol 113:332-40. 2006..To study the association between the total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) concentration and the carotid artery intima-medial wall thickness (IMT), pulse wave velocity (PWV) and the presence of arterial plaques in a French population...
Metabolic syndrome in relation to structure and function of large arteries: a predominant effect of blood pressure. A report from the SU.VI.MAX. Vascular StudySebastien Czernichow
Nutritional Epidemiology Unit INSERM Unit 557, UMR INSERM INRA CNAM, 5 rue Vertbois, 75003 Paris, France
Am J Hypertens 18:1154-60. 2005..Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, the contribution of MetS to intermediate cardiovascular endpoints such as structure and function alterations of large arteries is still unclear...
Genome-wide association scan shows genetic variants in the FTO gene are associated with obesity-related traitsAngelo Scuteri
Unità Operativa Geriatria, Istituto per la Patologia Endocrina e Metabolica, Rome, Italy
PLoS Genet 3:e115. 2007..These changes could have a significant impact on the risk of obesity-related morbidity in the general population...
Newly identified loci that influence lipid concentrations and risk of coronary artery diseaseCristen J Willer
Center for Statistical Genetics, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, 1420 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
Nat Genet 40:161-9. 2008..Notably, the 11 independent variants associated with increased LDL cholesterol concentrations in our study also showed increased frequency in a sample of coronary artery disease cases versus controls...
Influence of centrifugation temperature on the plasma total homocysteine concentrationAngelika de Bree
Clin Chem 49:1026-7. 2003
Expatriates in high-UV index and tropical countries: sun exposure and protection behavior in 9,416 French adultsKhaled Ezzedine
Department of Dermatology, Université Libre de Bruxelle, Erasmus Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
J Travel Med 14:85-91. 2007....
A prospective study of the insulin-like growth factor axis in relation with prostate cancer in the SU.VI.MAX trialFrancois Meyer
Laval University Cancer Research Center, Quebec, Canada
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:2269-72. 2005..Our results are consistent with those of some previous prospective studies and suggest that IGF axis variables are not long-term predictors of the occurrence of prostate cancer...
Parental longevity, carotid atherosclerosis, and aortic arterial stiffness in adult offspringMahmoud Zureik
National Institute of Health and Medical Research INSERM, Unit 744, Lille, France
Stroke 37:2702-7. 2006..We examined the associations of parental longevity with carotid intima-media thickness, carotid plaques, and aortic arterial stiffness in adult offspring...
Sun-reactive Skin Type in 4912 French adults participating in the SU.VI.MAX studyChristiane Guinot
CERIES, Neuilly sur Seine, France
Photochem Photobiol 81:934-40. 2005..Moreover, the sun sensitivity difference between gender should be considered in education about photoprotection...
Case for folic acid and vitamin B12 fortification in EuropeSebastien Czernichow
Nutritional Epidemiology Unit French Institute of Health and Medical Research, INSERM U 557, Paris
Semin Vasc Med 5:156-62. 2005..This review advocates a proposal for combined fortification of folic acid and vitamin B (12) to address possible hazards of fortification with folic acid alone...
Travellers to high UV-index countries: sun-exposure behaviour in 7822 French adultsKhaled Ezzedine
Department of Dermatology, ULB Erasme Hospital, Route de Lennik 808, B 1070 Brussels, Belgium
Travel Med Infect Dis 5:176-82. 2007..Travel health information includes warning on sun exposure, particularly for fair-skinned individuals travelling to tropical countries...
