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Magnesium physiology and pathogenic mechanisms that contribute to the development of the metabolic syndromeRashad J Belin
Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Magnes Res 20:107-29. 2007..In this review, we describe and discuss the myriad of integrated physiological mechanisms through which magnesium deficiency and the resultant altered magnesium status may lead to the development of the MetS and each of its components...
Defining and understanding healthy lifestyles choices for adolescentsKa He
Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
J Adolesc Health 35:26-33. 2004..To: (a) establish criteria for defining positive health behaviors and lifestyle; and (b) identify characteristics of adolescents who practice a healthy lifestyle...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Changes in intake of fruits and vegetables in relation to risk of obesity and weight gain among middle-aged womenK He
Department of Preventive Medicine, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611 4402, USA
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 28:1569-74. 2004..To examine the changes in intake of fruits and vegetables in relation to risk of obesity and weight gain among middle-aged women...
Fish oil, selenium and mercury in relation to incidence of hypertension: a 20-year follow-up studyP Xun
Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
J Intern Med 270:175-86. 2011..The cardioprotective effect of LCω3PUFA intake has been recognized; however, the hypothesis that this benefit may be greatest with high Se and low Hg levels has not been investigated...
Effects of oral magnesium supplementation on glycaemic control in Type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of randomized double-blind controlled trialsY Song
Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Diabet Med 23:1050-6. 2006..The aim of this study was to assess the evidence on the effect of oral magnesium supplementation on glycaemic control in patients with Type 2 diabetes...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A few more thoughts about fish and fish oilKa He
J Am Diet Assoc 105:350-1. 2005
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...
Risks and benefits of omega 3 fats: a few thoughts on systematic reviewKa He
BMJ 332:915; discussion 915-6. 2006
Dietary fat and stroke: a different story from coronary heart diseaseKa He
Ital Heart J 4:821-3. 2003
Fish consumption in relation to stroke riskKa He
Neuroepidemiology 30:70. 2008
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...
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...
Risks and benefits of seafood consumptionKa He
Am J Prev Med 30:440-1. 2006
