2020
The Association of Cooking Fuel Use, Dietary Intake, and Blood Pressure among Rural Women in China
Bellows AL, Spiegelman D, Du S, Jaacks LM. The Association of Cooking Fuel Use, Dietary Intake, and Blood Pressure among Rural Women in China. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2020, 17: 5516. PMID: 32751678, PMCID: PMC7432946, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17155516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressureHigh blood pressureHousehold air pollutionDietary intakeDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureRole of dietYears of ageFatty acid-rich foodsNonpregnant womenSolid fuel useLinear mixed effects modelsSolid cooking fuelsAdverse effectsIntakeWomenMixed effects modelsPossible mediationLower ratesCooking fuel useEffects modelRural womenCooking fuelAssociationDiet
2019
Glycemic Index and Microstructure Evaluation of Four Cereal Grain Foods
RamyaBai M, Wedick N, Shanmugam S, Arumugam K, Nagarajan L, Vasudevan K, Gunasekaran G, Rajagopal G, Spiegelman D, Malik V, Anjana R, Hu F, Unnikrishnan R, Willett W, Malleshi N, Njelekela M, Gimbi D, Krishnaswamy K, Henry C, Mohan V, Sudha V. Glycemic Index and Microstructure Evaluation of Four Cereal Grain Foods. Journal Of Food Science 2019, 84: 3373-3382. PMID: 31762024, DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.14945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlycemic indexMedium glycemic indexTest foodGrain foodsCapillary blood samplesHigh glycemic indexCereal grain foodsWhole grain foodsHigh GI foodsMean ageBlood glucoseBlood samplesGI valuesGI foodsHealthy participantsSeparate occasionsHealthy optionsRegular brown riceWhole grainsStandard protocolLoss of intactnessHealthy alternativeLoss of integrityAvailable carbohydrateGlucose
1999
N‐acetyl transferase 2 genotypes, meat intake and breast cancer risk
Gertig D, Hankinson S, Hough H, Spiegelman D, Colditz G, Willett W, Kelsey K, Hunter D. N‐acetyl transferase 2 genotypes, meat intake and breast cancer risk. International Journal Of Cancer 1999, 80: 13-17. PMID: 9935222, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19990105)80:1<13::aid-ijc3>3.0.co;2-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskRed meat intakeMeat intakeRapid acetylatorsBreast cancerSlow acetylatorsCancer riskHealth StudyLow red meat intakeHigh red meat intakeNurses' Health StudyHeterocyclic aminesLack of associationHigh-temperature cooking methodsFrequent intakeNAT2 genotypeBlood drawAcetylator genotypeBlood samplesAcetylatorsSignificant associationCancerIntakeMajor causeHuman carcinogenesis