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| Jane L ElmslieSummaryAffiliation: University of Otago Country: New Zealand Publications
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The NEEDNT Food List: non-essential, energy-dense, nutritionally-deficient foodsJane L Elmslie
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, PO Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand
N Z Med J 125:84-92. 2012..Conclusions: The NEEDNT Food List will be a useful tool for medical practitioners and other health professionals working with people wanting to lose weight [corrected]...
Comparison of insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and adiponectin in overweight bipolar patients taking sodium valproate and controlsJane L Elmslie
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 43:53-60. 2009....
Betaine and secondary events in an acute coronary syndrome cohortMichael Lever
Clinical Biochemistry Unit, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch, New Zealand
PLoS ONE 7:e37883. 2012..Betaine insufficiency is associated with unfavourable vascular risk profiles in metabolic syndrome patients. We investigated associations between betaine insufficiency and secondary events in acute coronary syndrome patients...
The contrasting relationships between betaine and homocysteine in two clinical cohorts are associated with plasma lipids and drug treatmentsMichael Lever
Canterbury Health Laboratories, Clinical Biochemistry Unit, Christchurch, New Zealand
PLoS ONE 7:e32460. 2012..Urinary betaine excretion positively correlated with plasma homocysteine in outpatients attending a lipid disorders clinic (lipid clinic study). We aimed to confirm this in subjects with established vascular disease...
Fibrates plus betaine: a winning combination?Michael Lever
Biochemistry Unit, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch, New Zealand
N Z Med J 123:74-8. 2010..Clinical trials of combinations of betaine and fibrate, to complement statin therapy, are needed to determine the value of these agents in reducing the residual cardiovascular disease risk...
Plasma lipids and betaine are related in an acute coronary syndrome cohortMichael Lever
Clinical Biochemistry Unit, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch, New Zealand
PLoS ONE 6:e21666. 2011..We aimed to measure the relationships between plasma and urine betaine and plasma lipids, and the effects of lipid-lowering drugs on these...
Carnitine does not improve weight loss outcomes in valproate-treated bipolar patients consuming an energy-restricted, low-fat dietJane L Elmslie
Department of Psychological Medicine, Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Christchurch, New Zealand
Bipolar Disord 8:503-7. 2006..The aim of this study was to determine whether l-carnitine supplementation improves weight loss outcomes in bipolar patients taking sodium valproate...
Fibrates may cause an abnormal urinary betaine loss which is associated with elevations in plasma homocysteineMichael Lever
Biochemistry Unit, Canterbury Health Laboratories, P O Box 151, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 23:395-401. 2009..These patients are often treated with fibrates which alter renal function and raise plasma homocysteine concentrations. We suggest there is a connection between fibrate treatment and betaine excretion...
