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Fish consumption and risk of stroke in menKa He
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
JAMA 288:3130-6. 2002..The effect of fish consumption or long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake on risk of stroke remains uncertain...
Folate intake and incidence of hypertension among American young adults: a 20-y follow-up studyPengcheng Xun
Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 95:1023-30. 2012..However, human studies, particularly longitudinal data, are limited...- Longitudinal association between toenail selenium levels and measures of subclinical atherosclerosis: the CARDIA trace element studyPengcheng Xun
Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Atherosclerosis 210:662-7. 2010..To examine the longitudinal association between toenail selenium levels and subclinical atherosclerosis over an 18-year period... - Folate, vitamin B6, and B12 intakes in relation to risk of stroke among menKa He
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass, USA
Stroke 35:169-74. 2004..However, the effects of intakes of these vitamins on risk of stroke are still uncertain. This study examines intakes of folate, vitamin B6, and B12 in relation to risk of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke... - Fasting insulin level is positively associated with incidence of hypertension among American young adults: a 20-year follow-up studyPengcheng Xun
Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Diabetes Care 35:1532-7. 2012..We examined the relation between fasting insulin and incidence of HTN in a large prospective cohort... - Higher branched-chain amino acid intake is associated with a lower prevalence of being overweight or obese in middle-aged East Asian and Western adultsLi Qiang Qin
Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
J Nutr 141:249-54. 2011..03). In conclusion, higher dietary BCAA intake is associated with lower prevalence of overweight status/obesity among apparently healthy middle-aged adults from East Asian and Western countries... - Fish Consumption and Incidence of Diabetes: meta-analysis of data from 438,000 individuals in 12 independent prospective cohorts with an average 11-year follow-upPengcheng Xun
Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Diabetes Care 35:930-8. 2012..However, epidemiological data on fish intake and diabetes incidence are controversial and inconclusive. Therefore, we aimed to assess the literature and determine the association between fish consumption and diabetes risk quantitatively... - The association between body mass index and hypertension is different between East and Southeast AsiansTuan T Nguyen
Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27516 3997, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 89:1905-12. 2009..Few studies have allowed direct comparison of the association between body mass index (BMI; in kg/m2) and hypertension in different Asian ethnicities... - Distribution of toenail selenium levels in young adult Caucasians and African Americans in the United States: the CARDIA Trace Element StudyPengcheng Xun
Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2221 McGavran Greenberg, Campus Box 7461, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Environ Res 111:514-9. 2011..Data on selenium (Se) levels in American young adults, especially in African Americans, are lacking... - Are the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Associated With reduced risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiometabolic risk factors? Twenty-year findings from the CARDIA studyDAISY ZAMORA
Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Diabetes Care 34:1183-5. 2011..To examine the prospective association between accordance with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) and subsequent diabetes incidence and changes in cardiometabolic risk factors... - Intakes of long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and fish in relation to measurements of subclinical atherosclerosisKa He
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health and School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 88:1111-8. 2008..Data on the relations of different types of fish meals and long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) to measures of atherosclerosis are sparse... - Dietary fat intake and risk of stroke in male US healthcare professionals: 14 year prospective cohort studyKa He
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
BMJ 327:777-82. 2003..To examine the association between intake of total fat, specific types of fat, and cholesterol and risk of stroke in men. Design and setting Health professional follow up study with 14 year follow up... - Magnesium intake in relation to systemic inflammation, insulin resistance, and the incidence of diabetesDae Jung Kim
Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Diabetes Care 33:2604-10. 2010..To investigate the long-term associations of magnesium intake with incidence of diabetes, systemic inflammation, and insulin resistance among young American adults... - Longitudinal trends in gasoline price and physical activity: the CARDIA studyNingqi Hou
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
Prev Med 52:365-9. 2011..To investigate longitudinal associations between community-level gasoline price and physical activity (PA)... - Associations of toenail selenium levels with inflammatory biomarkers of fibrinogen, high-sensitivity c-reactive protein, and interleukin-6: The CARDIA Trace Element StudyPengcheng Xun
Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Am J Epidemiol 171:793-800. 2010..Gender, race/ethnicity, smoking status, and selenium supplementation did not appreciably modify these results. This study found no associations between toenail selenium and inflammation as measured by fibrinogen, hs-CRP, and IL-6... 
Fish, long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and prevention of cardiovascular disease--eat fish or take fish oil supplement?Ka He
Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 52:95-114. 2009..Further studies are needed to investigate the potential adverse effects of contaminants in fish and the possible different effects from different types of fish and cooking methods...- Fish or long-chain (n-3) PUFA intake is not associated with pancreatic cancer risk in a meta-analysis and systematic reviewBo Qin
Department of Nutrition, Gillings Schools of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
J Nutr 142:1067-73. 2012..Further studies that consider different species and preparation methods of fish, and additional adjustment for contaminants in fish, are warranted... - Trace elements in nails as biomarkers in clinical researchKa He
Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7461, USA
Eur J Clin Invest 41:98-102. 2011..The importance of trace elements in relation to human health has been increasingly recognized. Accurate and adequate quantification of trace elements are crucial in clinical research... - Optimal cutoff values for overweight: using body mass index to predict incidence of hypertension in 18- to 65-year-old Chinese adultsT Tuan Nguyen
Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
J Nutr 138:1377-82. 2008..Our study supported the hypothesis that the BMI cutoff to define overweight should be lower in Chinese than that in Western populations... - Association of monosodium glutamate intake with overweight in Chinese adults: the INTERMAP StudyKa He
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:1875-80. 2008..03) and 2.75 (95% confidence interval, 1.28-5.95, P = 0.04). This research provides data that MSG intake may be associated with increased risk of overweight independent of physical activity and total energy intake in humans... - Fish consumption in relation to stroke riskKa He
Neuroepidemiology 30:70. 2008 - Food omega-3 fatty acid intake of individuals (total, linolenic acid, long-chain) and their blood pressure: INTERMAP studyHirotsugu Ueshima
Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Tsukinowa cho Seta, Otsu, Shiga 520 2192, Japan
Hypertension 50:313-9. 2007..In summary, food omega-3 PFA intake related inversely to blood pressure, including in nonhypertensive persons, with small estimated effect size. Food omega-3 PFA may contribute to prevention and control of adverse blood pressure levels... - Fish consumption and incidence of stroke: a meta-analysis of cohort studiesKa He
Department of Preventive Medicine, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 680 N Lake Shore Dr, Suite 1102, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Stroke 35:1538-42. 2004..Results from observational studies on fish consumption and risk of stroke are inconsistent. We quantitatively assessed the relationship between fish intake and incidence of stroke using a meta-analysis of cohort studies... - The puzzle of dietary fat intake and risk of ischemic stroke: a brief review of epidemiologic dataKa He
Department of Preventative Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 107:287-95. 2007..Future investigations are needed to examine the effects of fatty acids on subtype of ischemic stroke and to clarify the possible differences of dietary fat in relation to ischemic stroke and CHD... - Dietary fat and stroke: a different story from coronary heart diseaseKa He
Ital Heart J 4:821-3. 2003 - Accumulated evidence on fish consumption and coronary heart disease mortality: a meta-analysis of cohort studiesKa He
Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 680 North Lake Shore Drive, Suite 1102, Chicago, Ill 60611, USA
Circulation 109:2705-11. 2004..Results from observational studies on fish consumption and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality are inconsistent... - A few more thoughts about fish and fish oilKa He
J Am Diet Assoc 105:350-1. 2005 - Magnesium intake and incidence of metabolic syndrome among young adultsKa He
Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Circulation 113:1675-82. 2006..However, the longitudinal association of magnesium intake and incidence of metabolic syndrome has not been investigated... - Risks and benefits of omega 3 fats: a few thoughts on systematic reviewKa He
BMJ 332:915; discussion 915-6. 2006 - Magnesium intake and the metabolic syndrome: epidemiologic evidence to dateKa He
Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
J Cardiometab Syndr 1:351-5. 2006..The purpose of this brief review is to summarize the epidemiologic data relating magnesium to the metabolic syndrome and to discuss the potential mechanisms...