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Obesity and the Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus among Women in the Nurses′ Health Studies

by Tedeschi, Sara K., MD, MPH Barbhaiya, Medha, MD, MPH Malspeis, Susan, MS Lu, Bing, MD, PhD Sparks, Jeffrey A., MD, MMSc Karlson, Elizabeth W., MD Willett, Walter, MD, DrPH Costenbader, Karen H., MD, MPH Published in Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism (2017)

“...Abstract Background Obesity is increasingly prevalent and related to increased risk of several autoimmune diseases, likely via generation of inflammatory...”

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Effect of Current Dietary Recommendations on Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Risk Factors

by Jenkins, David J.A., MD Boucher, Beatrice A., MHSc Ashbury, Fredrick D., PhD Sloan, Margaret, BA Brown, Patrick, PhD El-Sohemy, Ahmed, PhD Hanley, Anthony J., PhD Willett, Walter, MD Paquette, Melanie, MSc de Souza, Russell J., SD Ireland, Christopher, BSc Kwan, Natalie, MSc Jenkins, Amy, MSc Pichika, Sathish C., MSc Kreiger, Nancy, PhD Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2017)

“...Abstract Background Dietary recommendations emphasize increased consumption of fruit, vegetables, and whole grain cereals for prevention of chronic disease...”

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A Deficiency of Nutrition Education in Medical Training

by Devries, Stephen, MD Dalen, James E., MD, MPH Eisenberg, David M., MD Maizes, Victoria, MD Ornish, Dean, MD Prasad, Arti, MD Sierpina, Victor, MD Weil, Andrew T., MD Willett, Walter, MD, DrPH Published in The American journal of medicine (2014)

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It's Time to Replace Organic Chemistry with Nutrition as a Pre-med Requirement

by Dalen, James E., MD, MPH Devries, Stephen, MD Alpert, Joseph S., MD Willett, Walter, MD Published in The American journal of medicine (2015)

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The Association Between a Nutritional Quality Index and Risk of Chronic Disease

by Chiuve, Stephanie E., ScD Sampson, Laura, RD Willett, Walter C., MD, DrPH Published in American journal of preventive medicine (2011)

“...Background The Overall Nutritional Quality Index (ONQI) algorithm is a nutrient profiling scheme that incorporates more than 30 dietary components, and it aims...”

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Healthy Lifestyle in the Primordial Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Among Young Women

by Chomistek, Andrea K., ScD Chiuve, Stephanie E., ScD Eliassen, A. Heather, ScD Mukamal, Kenneth J., MD, MPH Willett, Walter C., MD, DrPH Rimm, Eric B., ScD Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2015)

“...Abstract Background Overall mortality rates from coronary heart disease (CHD) in the United States have declined in recent decades, but the rate has plateaued...”

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Total and Cause-Specific Mortality of U.S. Nurses Working Rotating Night Shifts

by Gu, Fangyi, MD, ScD Han, Jiali, PhD Laden, Francine, ScD Pan, An, PhD Caporaso, Neil E., MD Stampfer, Meir J., MD, DrPH Kawachi, Ichiro, MD, PhD Rexrode, Kathryn M., MD, MPH Willett, Walter C., MD, DrPH Hankinson, Susan E., ScD Speizer, Frank E., MD Schernhammer, Eva S., MD, DrPH Published in American journal of preventive medicine (2015)

“...Background Rotating night shift work imposes circadian strain and is linked to the risk of several chronic diseases. Purpose To examine associations between...”

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Dietary Intakes of Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid and Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

by Wu, Juan, ScD, MS Cho, Eunyoung, ScD Giovannucci, Edward L., MD, ScD Rosner, Bernard A., PhD Sastry, Srinivas M., MD, MPH Willett, Walter C., MD, DrPH Schaumberg, Debra A., ScD, OD Published in Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) (2017)

“...Purpose To evaluate the associations between intakes of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and the intermediate and advanced stages of...”

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Anthropometric Measures and their Relation to Incident Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

by Pasquale, Louis R., MD Willett, Walter C., MD Rosner, Bernard A., PhD Kang, Jae Hee, ScD Published in Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) (2010)

“...Purpose To assess the relation between anthropometric measures and incident primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Design Prospective cohort study. Participants...”

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Fatty acids in cardiovascular health and disease: A comprehensive update

by Baum, Seth J., MD, FNLA Kris-Etherton, Penny M., PhD, RD Willett, Walter C., MD, DrPH Lichtenstein, Alice H., DSc Rudel, Lawrence L., PhD Maki, Kevin C., PhD Whelan, Jay, PhD, MPH Ramsden, Christopher E., MD, USPHS Block, Robert C., MD, MPH Published in Journal of clinical lipidology (2012)

“...Abstract Research dating back to the 1950s reported an association between the consumption of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) and risk of coronary heart disease...”

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Duration of lactation and incidence of myocardial infarction in middle to late adulthood

by Stuebe, Alison M., MD, MSc Michels, Karin B., ScD, PhD Willett, Walter C., MD, DrPH Manson, JoAnn E., MD, DrPH Rexrode, Kathryn, MD, MPH Rich-Edwards, Janet W., ScD Published in American journal of obstetrics and gynecology (2009)

“...Objective We assessed the relation between duration of lactation and maternal incident myocardial infarction. Study Design This was a prospective cohort study...”

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Improving the Nutritional Impact of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

by Leung, Cindy W., ScD, MPH Musicus, Aviva A., BA Willett, Walter C., MD, DrPH Rimm, Eric B., ScD Published in American journal of preventive medicine (2016)

“...Introduction The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest federal food assistance program designed to alleviate food insecurity and...”

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SNAP Participation and Diet-Sensitive Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adolescents

by Leung, Cindy W., ScD, MPH Tester, June M., MD, MPH Rimm, Eric B., ScD Willett, Walter C., MD, DrPH Published in American journal of preventive medicine (2016)

“...Introduction Previous research suggests participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is associated with poorer adult cardiometabolic...”

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Dietary Protein Sources and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: The Golestan Cohort Study in Iran

by Farvid, Maryam S., PhD Malekshah, Akbar F., PhD Pourshams, Akram, MD Poustchi, Hossein, MD, PhD Sepanlou, Sadaf G., MD, PhD Sharafkhah, Maryam, MSc Khoshnia, Masoud, MD Farvid, Mojtaba, PhD Abnet, Christian C., PhD Kamangar, Farin, MD, PhD Dawsey, Sanford M., MD Brennan, Paul, PhD Pharoah, Paul D., MBBS, PhD Boffetta, Paolo, MD Willett, Walter C., MD, DrPH Malekzadeh, Reza, MD Published in American journal of preventive medicine (2016)

“...Introduction Dietary protein comes from foods with greatly different compositions that may not relate equally with mortality risk. Few cohort studies from...”

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Protein intake and ovulatory infertility

by Chavarro, Jorge E., MD, ScD Rich-Edwards, Janet W., MPH, ScD Rosner, Bernard A., PhD Willett, Walter C., MD, DrPH Published in American journal of obstetrics and gynecology (2008)

“...Objective The objective of the study was to evaluate whether intake of protein from animal and vegetable origin is associated with ovulatory infertility. Study...”

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Peanut and tree nut consumption during pregnancy and allergic disease in children—should mothers decrease their intake? Longitudinal evidence from the Danish National Birth Cohort...

by Maslova, Ekaterina, ScD Granström, Charlotta, MSc Hansen, Susanne, MSc Petersen, Sesilje B., MSc Strøm, Marin, PhD Willett, Walter C., MD, DrPH Olsen, Sjurdur F., MSc, DMSc, MD, PhD Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (2012)

“...Background The relation between maternal peanut intake during pregnancy and allergic disease development in children has been controversial. Objective We used...”

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Few Changes in Food Security and Dietary Intake From Short-term Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Among Low-income Massachusetts Adults

by Leung, Cindy W., ScD, MPH Cluggish, Sarah, MBA Villamor, Eduardo, MD, DrPH Catalano, Paul J., ScD Willett, Walter C., MD, DrPH Rimm, Eric B., ScD Published in Journal of nutrition education and behavior (2014)

“...Abstract Objective To examine whether short-term participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) affects food security and dietary...”

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Dietary carbohydrate intake and mortality: a prospective cohort study and meta-analysis

by Seidelmann, Sara B Claggett, Brian Cheng, Susan Henglin, Mir Shah, Amil Steffen, Lyn M Folsom, Aaron R Rimm, Eric B Willett, Walter C Solomon, Scott D Published in The Lancet. Public health (01.09.2018)

“...Low carbohydrate diets, which restrict carbohydrate in favour of increased protein or fat intake, or both, are a popular weight-loss strategy. However, the...”

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Saturated Fats Compared With Unsaturated Fats and Sources of Carbohydrates in Relation to Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

by Li, Yanping, PhD Hruby, Adela, PhD, MPH Bernstein, Adam M., MD, ScD Ley, Sylvia H., PhD Wang, Dong D., MD Chiuve, Stephanie E., ScD Sampson, Laura, RD Rexrode, Kathryn M., MD, MPH Rimm, Eric B., ScD Willett, Walter C., MD, DrPH Hu, Frank B., MD, PhD Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2015)

“...Abstract Background The associations between dietary saturated fats and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) remain controversial, but few studies have...”

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Physical Activity and the Risk of Community-acquired Pneumonia in US Women

by Neuman, Mark I., MD, MPH Willett, Walter C., MD, DrPH Curhan, Gary C., MD, ScD Published in The American journal of medicine (2010)

“...Abstract Background Exercise bolsters the immune system and can prevent various infections in certain populations. However, limited data exist regarding the...”

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