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Premenopausal endogenous steroid hormones and breast cancer risk: results from the Nurses' Health Study II
(BioMed Central, 2013)
Introduction: Prior research supports an association between endogenous sex steroids and breast cancer among postmenopausal women; the association is less clear among premenopausal women. Methods: We evaluated the associations ...
Consumption and acceptability of whole grain staples for lowering markers of diabetes risk among overweight and obese Tanzanian adults
(BioMed Central, 2013)
Background: Dietary changes characterized by a reduction in carbohydrate quality are occurring in developing countries and may be associated with a higher prevalence of obesity and chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes ...
Dietary and Plasma Magnesium and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Women
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2013)
Background: Magnesium is associated with lower risk of sudden cardiac death, possibly through antiarrhythmic mechanisms. Magnesium influences endothelial function, inflammation, blood pressure, and diabetes, but a direct ...
Obesity epidemic has emerged among Nigerians
(BioMed Central, 2014)
Background: Data from the WHO shows that the prevalence of overweight and obesity increased by ~20% between 2002 and 2010 in Nigeria. We conducted this study to examine the correlates of this fast growing epidemic. Methods: ...
Predictors of Plasma Concentrations of DDE and PCBs in a Group of U.S. Women.
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 1999)
We evaluated predictors of plasma concentrations of dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), a metabolite of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in a group of 240 women, controls from ...
Polymorphic repeat in AIB1 does not alter breast cancer risk
(BioMed Central, 2000)
We assessed the association between a glutamine repeat polymorphism in AIB1 and breast cancer risk in a case-control study (464 cases, 624 controls) nested within the Nurses' Health Study cohort. We observed no association ...
Gender-Related Differences in the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and their Correlates in Urban Tanzania
(BioMed Central, 2009)
Background: Urban areas in Africa suffer a serious problem with dual burden of infectious diseases and emerging chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and diabetes which pose a serious threat to population ...
Iron Status Predicts Treatment Failure and Mortality in Tuberculosis Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(Public Library of Science, 2012)
Background: Experimental data suggest a role for iron in the course of tuberculosis (TB) infection, but there is limited evidence on the potential effects of iron deficiency or iron overload on the progression of TB disease ...
Reducing the global burden of type 2 diabetes by improving the quality of staple foods: The Global Nutrition and Epidemiologic Transition Initiative
(BioMed Central, 2015)
Background: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has been reaching epidemic proportions across the globe, affecting low/middle-income and developed countries. Two main contributors to this burden are the reduction in mortality ...
Mercury Exposure and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Two U.S. Cohorts
(New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS), 2011)
BACKGROUND: Exposure to methylmercury from fish consumption has been linked to a potentially increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but evidence from prior studies is equivocal. Beneficial effects of the ingestion of ...