2024
Effects of a dietary intervention on cardiometabolic risk and food consumption in a workplace
Shrestha A, Tamrakar D, Ghinanju B, Shrestha D, Khadka P, Adhikari B, Shrestha J, Waiwa S, Pyakurel P, Bhandari N, Karmacharya B, Shrestha A, Shrestha R, Bhatta R, Malik V, Mattei J, Spiegelman D. Effects of a dietary intervention on cardiometabolic risk and food consumption in a workplace. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0301826. PMID: 38656951, PMCID: PMC11042715, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConsumption of whole grainsHealthy foodPre-post intervention studyWhole grainsMedian consumptionCardiovascular risk factor profileRisk factor profileBlood pressureWorksite settingWorksite interventionsUnhealthy foodsHealth programsMeasured blood pressurePre-hypertensionCardiometabolic riskDiastolic blood pressureIntervention studiesFactors dietPaired-t testFactor profileFasting glucose levelsDhulikhel HospitalHospital premisesEmployee healthHospital employees
2009
Intakes of Fruit, Vegetables, and Carotenoids and Renal Cell Cancer Risk: A Pooled Analysis of 13 Prospective Studies
Lee JE, Männistö S, Spiegelman D, Hunter DJ, Bernstein L, van den Brandt PA, Buring JE, Cho E, English DR, Flood A, Freudenheim JL, Giles GG, Giovannucci E, Håkansson N, Horn-Ross PL, Jacobs EJ, Leitzmann MF, Marshall JR, McCullough ML, Miller AB, Rohan TE, Ross JA, Schatzkin A, Schouten LJ, Virtamo J, Wolk A, Zhang SM, Smith-Warner SA. Intakes of Fruit, Vegetables, and Carotenoids and Renal Cell Cancer Risk: A Pooled Analysis of 13 Prospective Studies. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2009, 18: 1730-1739. PMID: 19505906, PMCID: PMC2883186, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-09-0045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPooled multivariate relative risksRenal cell cancerMultivariate relative riskCell cancerRelative riskVegetable consumptionProspective studyPooled analysisStudy-specific relative risksRenal cell cancer riskCox proportional hazards modelFood frequency questionnaireIntake of fruitsLutein/zeaxanthinProportional hazards modelRandom-effects modelTotal vegetablesIncident casesLowest quintileVegetable intakeCancer riskHazards modelCancerTotal fruitRisk
2005
Fruits and Vegetables and Ovarian Cancer Risk in a Pooled Analysis of 12 Cohort Studies
Koushik A, Hunter DJ, Spiegelman D, Anderson KE, Arslan AA, Beeson WL, van den Brandt PA, Buring JE, Cerhan JR, Colditz GA, Fraser GE, Freudenheim JL, Genkinger JM, Goldbohm RA, Hankinson SE, Koenig KL, Larsson SC, Leitzmann M, McCullough ML, Miller AB, Patel A, Rohan TE, Schatzkin A, Smit E, Willett WC, Wolk A, Zhang SM, Smith-Warner SA. Fruits and Vegetables and Ovarian Cancer Risk in a Pooled Analysis of 12 Cohort Studies. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2005, 14: 2160-2167. PMID: 16172226, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-05-0218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer riskVegetable intakeOvarian cancerCancer riskRelative riskPooled multivariate relative risksStudy-specific relative risksInvasive epithelial ovarian cancerCox proportional hazards modelTotal fruit intakeMultivariate relative riskFood frequency questionnaireTotal vegetable intakeEpithelial ovarian cancerProportional hazards modelDifferent histologic typesRandom-effects modelCancer-preventive actionsCohort studyHistologic typeProspective studyPooled analysisFruit intakeLowest quartileHazards model
2004
Antioxidant vitamins and coronary heart disease risk: a pooled analysis of 9 cohorts 1 2 3
Knekt P, Ritz J, Pereira MA, O'Reilly EJ, Augustsson K, Fraser GE, Goldbourt U, Heitmann BL, Hallmans G, Liu S, Pietinen P, Spiegelman D, Stevens J, Virtamo J, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Ascherio A. Antioxidant vitamins and coronary heart disease risk: a pooled analysis of 9 cohorts 1 2 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2004, 80: 1508-1520. PMID: 15585762, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/80.6.1508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseSupplemental vitamin C intakeHighest intake quintileVitamin C intakeAntioxidant vitaminsIntake quintilesCHD incidenceCHD riskRelative riskVitamin ECHD eventsC intakeSupplemental vitamin E intakeVitamin C/dCoronary heart disease riskDietary confounding factorsLower CHD incidenceMajor CHD eventsVitamin CIncident CHD eventsHeart disease riskVitamin E intakeSupplemental vitamin CHigh vitamin ECohort studyFruit and Vegetable Intake and Risk of Major Chronic Disease
Hung HC, Joshipura KJ, Jiang R, Hu FB, Hunter D, Smith-Warner SA, Colditz GA, Rosner B, Spiegelman D, Willett WC. Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Risk of Major Chronic Disease. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2004, 96: 1577-1584. PMID: 15523086, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djh296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnalysis of VarianceCardiovascular DiseasesCause of DeathChronic DiseaseConfidence IntervalsConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicDiet SurveysFeeding BehaviorFemaleFollow-Up StudiesFruitHealth PersonnelHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesResearch DesignRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesVegetablesConceptsMajor chronic diseasesVegetable intakeCardiovascular diseaseChronic diseasesRelative riskHealth StudyVegetable consumptionGreen leafy vegetable intakeSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireCox proportional hazards analysisOverall cancer incidenceTotal fruitNurses' Health StudyFood frequency questionnaireProportional hazards analysisStrong inverse associationProspective cohortGreen leafy vegetablesHighest quintileInverse associationCancer incidenceFood groupsHealth professionalsOverall healthDietary informationDietary Fiber and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Pooled Analysis of Cohort Studies
Pereira MA, O'Reilly E, Augustsson K, Fraser GE, Goldbourt U, Heitmann BL, Hallmans G, Knekt P, Liu S, Pietinen P, Spiegelman D, Stevens J, Virtamo J, Willett WC, Ascherio A. Dietary Fiber and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Pooled Analysis of Cohort Studies. JAMA Internal Medicine 2004, 164: 370-376. PMID: 14980987, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.164.4.370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseDietary fiber intakeHeart diseaseFiber intakeCoronary deathCoronary eventsCohort studyPooled analysisD incrementDietary fiberVegetable fiber intakeProspective cohort studyBody mass indexSex-specific resultsMass indexLifestyle factorsCoronary casesEpidemiologic studiesDiseaseIntakeDeathRiskWomenTotal dietary fiberMen
2003
Fruits, vegetables and lung cancer: A pooled analysis of cohort studies
Smith‐Warner S, Spiegelman D, Yaun S, Albanes D, Beeson WL, van den Brandt PA, Feskanich D, Folsom AR, Fraser GE, Freudenheim JL, Giovannucci E, Goldbohm RA, Graham S, Kushi LH, Miller AB, Pietinen P, Rohan TE, Speizer FE, Willett WC, Hunter DJ. Fruits, vegetables and lung cancer: A pooled analysis of cohort studies. International Journal Of Cancer 2003, 107: 1001-1011. PMID: 14601062, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.11490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer riskCancer riskVegetable consumptionLung cancerRelative riskLung cancer risk factorsStudy-specific relative risksIncident lung cancer casesTotal fruitCancer risk factorsLung cancer incidenceLung cancer casesTotal vegetable consumptionRandom-effects modelCohort studyCurrent smokersSmoking habitsProspective studyQuintiles 2Pooled analysisLowest quintileResidual confoundingInverse associationRisk factorsCancer incidence
2001
Intakes of carotenoids, vitamin C, and vitamin E and MS risk among two large cohorts of women
Zhang SM, Hernán MA, Olek MJ, Spiegelman D, Willett WC, Ascherio A. Intakes of carotenoids, vitamin C, and vitamin E and MS risk among two large cohorts of women. Neurology 2001, 57: 75-80. PMID: 11445631, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.57.1.75.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of MSVitamin EVitamin CLarge cohortSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireRecent case-control studyAssociation of intakeMultivariate relative riskVitamin C intakeFood frequency questionnaireIntake of carotenoidsIntake of fruitsDietary vitamin CTotal energy intakeDietary vitamin E.Case-control studyLutein/zeaxanthinCases of MSFrequency questionnaireC intakeMS riskMultivitamin supplementsAntioxidant nutrientsHighest quintileLowest quintileThe effect of fruit and vegetable intake on risk for coronary heart disease.
Joshipura K, Hu F, Manson J, Stampfer M, Rimm E, Speizer F, Colditz G, Ascherio A, Rosner B, Spiegelman D, Willett W. The effect of fruit and vegetable intake on risk for coronary heart disease. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2001, 134: 1106-14. PMID: 11412050, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-134-12-200106190-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseHeart diseaseVegetable intakeGreen leafy vegetablesProtective effectHealth StudyVegetable consumptionFatal coronary heart diseaseStandard cardiovascular risk factorsVitamin CCardiovascular risk factorsNonfatal myocardial infarctionNurses' Health StudyProspective cohort studyFood frequency questionnaireIntake of fruitsRich fruitsMain outcome measuresApparent protective effectAssociation of fruitYears of ageConsumption of fruitsEffect of fruitConstituents of fruitsMen 40Intake of Fruits and Vegetables and Risk of Breast Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of Cohort Studies
Smith-Warner SA, Spiegelman D, Yaun SS, Adami HO, Beeson WL, van den Brandt PA, Folsom AR, Fraser GE, Freudenheim JL, Goldbohm RA, Graham S, Miller AB, Potter JD, Rohan TE, Speizer FE, Toniolo P, Willett WC, Wolk A, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Hunter DJ. Intake of Fruits and Vegetables and Risk of Breast Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of Cohort Studies. JAMA 2001, 285: 769-776. PMID: 11176915, DOI: 10.1001/jama.285.6.769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer casesBreast cancerRelative riskCancer casesVegetable consumptionSpecific fruitsIncident invasive breast cancer casesIncident breast cancer casesStudy-specific relative risksInvasive breast cancer casesTotal fruitIntake of fruitsUsual dietary intakeBreast cancer riskCase-control studyDiet assessment methodsRandom-effects modelCohort studyTotal vegetablesExposure definitionGroup intakesProspective studyGreen leafy vegetablesPooled analysisDietary intake
1999
Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Relation to Risk of Ischemic Stroke
Joshipura KJ, Ascherio A, Manson JE, Stampfer MJ, Rimm EB, Speizer FE, Hennekens CH, Spiegelman D, Willett WC. Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Relation to Risk of Ischemic Stroke. JAMA 1999, 282: 1233-1239. PMID: 10517425, DOI: 10.1001/jama.282.13.1233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic strokeIschemic stroke riskVegetable intakeRelative riskStroke riskGreen leafy vegetablesCardiovascular diseaseHealth StudyLower ischemic stroke riskStandard cardiovascular risk factorsCardiovascular risk factorsNurses' Health StudyProspective cohort studyApparent protective effectDay of fruitsConsumption of fruitsCohort studyHighest quintileLowest quintileRisk factorsTotal strokeProtective effectMAIN OUTCOMELower riskHealth professionalsFruit and Vegetable Intake and Incidence of Bladder Cancer in a Male Prospective Cohort
Michaud D, Spiegelman D, Clinton S, Rimm E, Willett W, Giovannucci E. Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Incidence of Bladder Cancer in a Male Prospective Cohort. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1999, 91: 605-613. PMID: 10203279, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/91.7.605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBladder cancer riskVegetable intakeCancer riskBladder cancerCruciferous vegetablesIndividual cruciferous vegetablesHealth Professionals FollowTotal fruitProspective cohort studyCruciferous vegetable consumptionFood frequency questionnaireCurrent smoking statusIncident bladder cancerPrevious epidemiologic studiesTotal fluid intakeLogistic regression analysisCarotenoid-rich vegetablesProfessionals FollowCohort studyProspective cohortSmoking statusCigarette smokingGreen leafy vegetablesInverse associationFluid intake
1996
Vegetable, Fruit, and Cereal Fiber Intake and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Men
Rimm EB, Ascherio A, Giovannucci E, Spiegelman D, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC. Vegetable, Fruit, and Cereal Fiber Intake and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Men. JAMA 1996, 275: 447-451. PMID: 8627965, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1996.03530300031036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal myocardial infarctionCoronary heart diseaseDietary fiber intakeMyocardial infarctionFiber intakeRelative riskCoronary diseaseHeart diseaseInverse associationCases of MIAge-adjusted relative riskTotal dietary fiber intakeDietary fiberCereal fiber intakeCardiovascular risk factorsNonfatal myocardial infarctionTotal energy intakeTotal fiber intakeCurrent national dietary guidelinesMain food contributorsFatal coronary diseaseYears of ageNational dietary guidelinesDietary questionnaireCohort study