LINDA V VAN HORN

Summary

Affiliation: Northwestern University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Treadmill exercise and resistance training in patients with peripheral arterial disease with and without intermittent claudication: a randomized controlled trial
    Mary M McDermott
    Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    JAMA 301:165-74. 2009
  2. ncbi Dietary patterns are associated with disease risk among participants in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study
    Linda Van Horn
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
    J Nutr 142:284-91. 2012
  3. ncbi A summary of results of the Dietary Intervention Study in Children (DISC): lessons learned
    Linda Van Horn
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, 680 North Lake Shore Drive, 1102, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Prog Cardiovasc Nurs 18:28-41. 2003
  4. ncbi Ethnic differences in food sources of vitamin D in adolescent American girls: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study
    LINDA V VAN HORN
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Nutr Res 31:579-85. 2011
  5. ncbi The Nutrition Academic Award: brief history, overview, and legacy
    Linda Van Horn
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 680 Lake Shore Drive, Suite 1102, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 83:936S-940S. 2006
  6. ncbi The evidence for dietary prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease
    Linda Van Horn
    Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Freinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    J Am Diet Assoc 108:287-331. 2008
  7. ncbi Physical inactivity and percent breast density among Hispanic women
    Pilar Lopez
    Department of Preventive Medicine, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 680 N Lake Shore Drive, Suite 1102, Chicago, IL, USA
    Int J Cancer 107:1012-6. 2003
  8. ncbi Children's adaptations to a fat-reduced diet: the Dietary Intervention Study in Children (DISC)
    Linda Van Horn
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 680 N Lake Shore Dr, 1102, Chicago, IL 60611 4402, USA
    Pediatrics 115:1723-33. 2005
  9. ncbi Obesity Reduction Black Intervention Trial (ORBIT): design and baseline characteristics
    Marian L Fitzgibbon
    Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60608, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 17:1099-110. 2008
  10. ncbi Hip-Hop to Health Jr. for Latino preschool children
    Marian L Fitzgibbon
    Department of Medicine, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:1616-25. 2006

Research Grants

  1. NUTRITION ACADEMIC AWARD
    Linda Van Horn; Fiscal Year: 2002
  2. B-Vitamin Intake and Blood Pressure: The INTERMAP Study
    Linda Van Horn; Fiscal Year: 2003

Collaborators

Detail Information

Publications29

  1. ncbi Treadmill exercise and resistance training in patients with peripheral arterial disease with and without intermittent claudication: a randomized controlled trial
    Mary M McDermott
    Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    JAMA 301:165-74. 2009
    ..Neither supervised treadmill exercise nor strength training for patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) without intermittent claudication have been established as beneficial...
  2. ncbi Dietary patterns are associated with disease risk among participants in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study
    Linda Van Horn
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
    J Nutr 142:284-91. 2012
    ..04, 1.57); P = 0.019], but this difference did not remain significant after adjustment for smoking, education, and physical activity. Within this WHI-OS cohort, distinct dietary patterns may be associated with subsequent CHD outcomes...
  3. ncbi A summary of results of the Dietary Intervention Study in Children (DISC): lessons learned
    Linda Van Horn
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, 680 North Lake Shore Drive, 1102, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Prog Cardiovasc Nurs 18:28-41. 2003
    ..Highlights of key lessons learned from DISC and translational applications of potential interest to nurses and other health care providers are presented...
  4. ncbi Ethnic differences in food sources of vitamin D in adolescent American girls: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study
    LINDA V VAN HORN
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Nutr Res 31:579-85. 2011
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  5. ncbi The Nutrition Academic Award: brief history, overview, and legacy
    Linda Van Horn
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, 680 Lake Shore Drive, Suite 1102, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 83:936S-940S. 2006
    ..The organizational structure, goals, objectives, and results of the NAA are summarized. The overall strengths, challenges, and recommendations for future medical nutrition education efforts are also provided...
  6. ncbi The evidence for dietary prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease
    Linda Van Horn
    Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Freinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    J Am Diet Assoc 108:287-331. 2008
    ..com). Potential mechanisms and needs for future research are summarized for each relevant nutrient, food, or food component...
  7. ncbi Physical inactivity and percent breast density among Hispanic women
    Pilar Lopez
    Department of Preventive Medicine, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 680 N Lake Shore Drive, Suite 1102, Chicago, IL, USA
    Int J Cancer 107:1012-6. 2003
    ..These results support the need for further research investigating the effect of physical activity on breast cancer risk...
  8. ncbi Children's adaptations to a fat-reduced diet: the Dietary Intervention Study in Children (DISC)
    Linda Van Horn
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 680 N Lake Shore Dr, 1102, Chicago, IL 60611 4402, USA
    Pediatrics 115:1723-33. 2005
    ..DISC results have been published extensively. This ancillary study reports new data regarding changes in eating patterns among this cohort...
  9. ncbi Obesity Reduction Black Intervention Trial (ORBIT): design and baseline characteristics
    Marian L Fitzgibbon
    Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60608, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 17:1099-110. 2008
    ..This paper describes the design of the trial, the intervention, and baseline characteristics of the participants...
  10. ncbi Hip-Hop to Health Jr. for Latino preschool children
    Marian L Fitzgibbon
    Department of Medicine, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:1616-25. 2006
    ..Hip-Hop to Health Jr. was a diet/physical activity intervention designed to reduce gains in BMI (kilograms per meter squared) in preschool minority children...
  11. ncbi The cross-sectional relationship between body mass index, waist-hip ratio, and cognitive performance in postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative
    Diana R Kerwin
    Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 58:1427-32. 2010
    ..To determine whether body mass index (BMI) is independently associated with cognitive function in postmenopausal women and the relationship between body fat distribution as estimated by waist-hip ratio (WHR)...
  12. ncbi Publishing nutrition research: a review of multivariate techniques--part 1
    Patricia M Sheean
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
    J Am Diet Assoc 111:103-10. 2011
    ..An appreciation for the general principles within and presented previously in this article series is vital for enhancing the rigor in which nutrition-related research is implemented, reviewed, and published...
  13. ncbi Magnesium intake and incidence of metabolic syndrome among young adults
    Ka 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...
  14. ncbi Midlife body mass index and hospitalization and mortality in older age
    Lijing L Yan
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill 60611, USA
    JAMA 295:190-8. 2006
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  15. ncbi Relationship of fruit and vegetable consumption in middle-aged men to medicare expenditures in older age: the Chicago Western Electric Study
    Martha L Daviglus
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    J Am Diet Assoc 105:1735-44. 2005
    ..High fruit and vegetable intake is associated with lower risk of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Little is known about the relationship of fruit and vegetable intake to health care expenditures...
  16. ncbi Hip-Hop to Health Jr., an obesity prevention program for minority preschool children: baseline characteristics of participants
    Melinda R Stolley
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 710 N Lake Shore Drive, 12th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Prev Med 36:320-9. 2003
    ..The present study reports baseline data from an obesity prevention intervention developed for minority preschool children...
  17. ncbi Associations of breast cancer risk factors with breast density in Hispanic women
    Susan M Gapstur
    Department of Preventive Medicine, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinos 60611, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 12:1074-80. 2003
    ..Additional research focusing on relationships of other, potentially modifiable, factors with the extent of breast density is warranted to better understand the interindividual variability in density among Hispanic women...
  18. ncbi The effects of a low-fat/high-fiber diet on sex hormone levels and menstrual cycling in premenopausal women: a 12-month randomized trial (the diet and hormone study)
    Peter H Gann
    Department of Preventive Medicine, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
    Cancer 98:1870-9. 2003
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  19. ncbi Fish consumption and incidence of stroke: a meta-analysis of cohort studies
    Ka 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...
  20. ncbi Accumulated evidence on fish consumption and coronary heart disease mortality: a meta-analysis of cohort studies
    Ka 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...
  21. ncbi Therapeutic lifestyle change and Adult Treatment Panel III: evidence then and now
    Neil J Stone
    Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 1050, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Curr Atheroscler Rep 4:433-43. 2002
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  22. ncbi Sequential, randomized trial of a low-fat, high-fiber diet and soy supplementation: effects on circulating IGF-I and its binding proteins in premenopausal women
    Peter H Gann
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Int J Cancer 116:297-303. 2005
    ..The results are compatible with previous data suggesting that increases in dietary calcium, protein and soy, in particular, could increase circulating levels of bioavailable IGF-I...
  23. ncbi Association of dietary supplement use with specific micronutrient intakes among middle-aged American men and women: the INTERMAP Study
    Sujata L Archer
    Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    J Am Diet Assoc 105:1106-14. 2005
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  24. ncbi The Women's Health Initiative: implications for clinicians
    Linda Van Horn
    Faculty Development, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
    Cleve Clin J Med 75:385-90. 2008
    ..However, as the authors point out, the WHI Extension Study provides opportunities to assess whether nearly significant differences in breast cancer rates at 8 years become significant after 10 years of follow-up...
  25. ncbi The puzzle of dietary fat intake and risk of ischemic stroke: a brief review of epidemiologic data
    Ka 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...
  26. ncbi Two-year follow-up results for Hip-Hop to Health Jr.: a randomized controlled trial for overweight prevention in preschool minority children
    Marian L Fitzgibbon
    Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
    J Pediatr 146:618-25. 2005
    ..To assess the impact of a culturally proficient dietary/physical activity intervention on changes in body mass index (BMI) (kg/m 2 )...
  27. ncbi Assessing dietary intake: new ideas and better approaches
    Linda Van Horn
    Northwestern University Medical School, Department of Preventive Medicine, 680 N. Lakeshore Drive, Suite 1102, Chicago, IL, USA 60611
    J Am Diet Assoc 106:1533. 2006
  28. ncbi Obesity reduction black intervention trial (ORBIT): six-month results
    Melinda R Stolley
    Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:100-6. 2009
    ..Further research is needed in order to develop programs that will allow more black women to achieve their weight loss goals....
  29. ncbi A prospective study of the effect of hypertension and baseline blood pressure on cognitive decline and dementia in postmenopausal women: the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study
    Karen C Johnson
    Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennesse 38163, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1449-58. 2008
    ..To examine the relationship between baseline hypertension, blood pressure, and the development of cognitive decline in participants in the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS)...

Research Grants2

  1. NUTRITION ACADEMIC AWARD
    Linda Van Horn; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ..The generalizability of this model with potentially collaborative research opportunities with other medical schools in testing some of these strategies are further addressed. ..
  2. B-Vitamin Intake and Blood Pressure: The INTERMAP Study
    Linda Van Horn; Fiscal Year: 2003
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