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| Bernard J VennSummaryAffiliation: University of Otago Country: New Zealand Publications
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The glycemic load estimated from the glycemic index does not differ greatly from that measured using a standard curve in healthy volunteersBernard J Venn
Christchurch School of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
J Nutr 136:1377-81. 2006..For practical purposes, GI x available carbohydrate provided a good estimate of GL, at least under circumstances in which available carbohydrate was measured, and GI and GL were tested in the same group of people...- Glycemic index and glycemic load: measurement issues and their effect on diet-disease relationshipsB J Venn
Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Eur J Clin Nutr 61:S122-31. 2007..When the GI or GL concepts are used to guide food choice, this should be done in the context of other nutritional indicators and when values have been reliably measured in a large group of individuals... - Cereal grains, legumes and diabetesB J Venn
Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, New Zealand
Eur J Clin Nutr 58:1443-61. 2004..This is compatible with advice from around the world that recommends consumption of a wide range of carbohydrate foods from cereals, vegetables, legumes and fruits both for the general population and for people with diabetes... - The effect of increasing consumption of pulses and wholegrains in obese people: a randomized controlled trialBernard J Venn
Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
J Am Coll Nutr 29:365-72. 2010..Wholegrain intake is inversely related to weight gain over time, but little information is available on the role of pulses in weight control... - Comparison of the effect of low-dose supplementation with L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate or folic acid on plasma homocysteine: a randomized placebo-controlled studyBernard J Venn
Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Am J Clin Nutr 77:658-62. 2003..CONCLUSION: Low-dose L-MTHF is at least as effective as is folic acid in reducing tHcy concentrations in healthy persons... 
Another approach to estimating the reliability of glycaemic indexSheila M Williams
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
Br J Nutr 100:364-72. 2008..If the very different GI of potato and chickpeas are estimates of an individual's every-day response to different foods, then the GI of foods may provide an indication of the GI of a long-term diet...- Folic acid fortified milk increases blood folate and lowers homocysteine concentration in women of childbearing ageTimothy J Green
Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 14:173-8. 2005..Daily consumption of fortified milk would be expected to reduce NTD risk... - Red cell folate and predicted neural tube defect rate in three Asian citiesTimothy J Green
Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 16:269-73. 2007..Red cell folate status in women of childbearing age may be a surrogate for NTD rates and may be helpful in identifying countries or regions most likely to benefit from improved folate status... - Vitamin D insufficiency in New Zealanders during the winter is associated with higher parathyroid hormone concentrations: implications for bone health?Jennifer E p Rockell
Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin
N Z Med J 121:75-84. 2008..The threshold of 25-hydroxyvitamin D above which PTH plateaus, is a criterion often used to define vitamin D adequacy... - Selenium supplements do not increase plasma total homocysteine concentrations in men and womenBernard J Venn
Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
J Nutr 133:418-20. 2003..54). These results suggest that selenium supplementation does not influence plasma tHcy concentrations in healthy populations in developed countries, whose selenium status is characterized by lower plasma selenium concentrations... - Reasons for wanting to lose weight: different strokes for different folksKerry O'Brien
Psychology Department, University of Otago, P O Box 56 Dunedin, New Zealand
Eat Behav 8:132-5. 2007..Identifying a person's reasons and motives for weight loss may help in tailoring dietary and psychological components of a weight loss program to the individual... - Increases in blood folate indices are similar in women of childbearing age supplemented with [6S]-5-methyltetrahydrofolate and folic acidBernard J Venn
Department of Human Nutrition and. Preventive and Social Medicine University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
J Nutr 132:3353-5. 2002..These data suggest that low dose [6S]-5-MTHF and folic acid supplementation increase blood folate indices to a similar extent. A steady state in the blood indices had not been reached by 24 wk... - Dietary counseling to increase natural folate intake: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial in free-living subjects to assess effects on serum folate and plasma total homocysteineBernard J Venn
Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Am J Clin Nutr 76:758-65. 2002..Increasing folate intake either through supplements or foods naturally rich in folates has been shown to decrease tHcy concentrations...