Browsing HMS Scholarly Articles by Author "Cassidy, Aedín"
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Dietary anthocyanin intake and age-related decline in lung function: longitudinal findings from the VA Normative Aging Study123
Mehta, Amar J; Cassidy, Aedín; Litonjua, Augusto A; Sparrow, David; Vokonas, Pantel; Schwartz, Joel (American Society for Nutrition, 2016)Background: It is unknown whether habitual intake of dietary flavonoids, known for their antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties, affects longitudinal change in lung function. Objective: We investigated whether ... -
Dietary flavonoid intake and incidence of erectile dysfunction1
Cassidy, Aedín; Franz, Mary; Rimm, Eric B (American Society for Nutrition, 2016)Background: The predominant etiology for erectile dysfunction (ED) is vascular, but limited data are available on the role of diet. A higher intake of several flavonoids reduces diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk, ... -
Dietary flavonoid intake and weight maintenance: three prospective cohorts of 124 086 US men and women followed for up to 24 years
Bertoia, Monica L; Rimm, Eric B; Mukamal, Kenneth J; Hu, Frank B; Willett, Walter C; Cassidy, Aedín (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2016)Objective: To examine whether dietary intake of specific flavonoid subclasses (including flavonols, flavones, flavanones, flavan-3-ols, anthocyanins, and flavonoid polymers) is associated with weight change over time. ... -
Habitual intake of anthocyanins and flavanones and risk of cardiovascular disease in men12
Cassidy, Aedín; Bertoia, Monica; Chiuve, Stephanie; Flint, Alan; Forman, John; Rimm, Eric B (American Society for Nutrition, 2016)Background: Although increased fruit intake reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, which fruits are most beneficial and what key constituents are responsible are unclear. Habitual intakes of flavonoids, specifically ... -
Habitual intake of flavonoid subclasses and risk of colorectal cancer in 2 large prospective cohorts12
Nimptsch, Katharina; Zhang, Xuehong; Cassidy, Aedín; Song, Mingyang; O’Reilly, Éilis J; Lin, Jennifer H; Pischon, Tobias; Rimm, Eric B; Willett, Walter C; Fuchs, Charles S; Ogino, Shuji; Chan, Andrew T; Giovannucci, Edward L; Wu, Kana (American Society for Nutrition, 2016)Background: Flavonoids inhibit the growth of colon cancer cells in vitro. In a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial, the Polyp Prevention Trial, a higher intake of one subclass, flavonols, was statistically ...