Liver stiffness values in apparently healthy subjects: influence of gender and metabolic syndrome

…, H Le Clésiau, JL Costes, AC Vergnaud… - Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Liver stiffness measurement by transient elastography is a very
promising non-invasive method for the diagnosis of fibrosis in chronic liver diseases. However, …

[HTML][HTML] Is concordance with World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research guidelines for cancer prevention related to subsequent risk of …

D Romaguera, AC Vergnaud, PH Peeters… - The American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Background: In 2007 the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the American Institute of
Cancer Research (AICR) issued 8 recommendations (plus 2 special recommendations) on …

[HTML][HTML] Meat consumption and prospective weight change in participants of the EPIC-PANACEA study

AC Vergnaud, T Norat, D Romaguera, T Mouw… - The American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Background: Meat intake may be related to weight gain because of its high energy and fat
content. Some observational studies have shown that meat consumption is positively …

Trans-ancestry meta-analyses identify rare and common variants associated with blood pressure and hypertension

…, N Verweij, E Evangelou, A Moayyeri, AC Vergnaud… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and premature death.
However, there is limited knowledge on specific causal genes and pathways. To better …

Acute pancreatitis in a cohort of 129 patients referred for severe hypertriglyceridemia

CL Linares, AL Pelletier, S Czernichow, AC Vergnaud… - Pancreas, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess retrospectively the prevalence and the
predictive factors of acute pancreatitis (AP) in a population of patients referred in our …

[HTML][HTML] Mediterranean dietary patterns and prospective weight change in participants of the EPIC-PANACEA project

D Romaguera, T Norat, AC Vergnaud, T Mouw… - The American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Background: There is an association between a greater adherence to a Mediterranean diet
and a reduced risk of developing chronic diseases. However, it is not clear whether this …

Lower educational level is a predictor of incident type 2 diabetes in European countries: the EPIC-InterAct study

…, R Tumino, D van der A, AC Vergnaud… - International journal …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most common chronic diseases
worldwide. In high-income countries, low socioeconomic status seems to be related to a high …

KLB is associated with alcohol drinking, and its gene product β-Klotho is necessary for FGF21 regulation of alcohol preference

…, C Venturini, AC Vergnaud… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Excessive alcohol consumption is a major public health problem worldwide. Although drinking
habits are known to be inherited, few genes have been identified that are robustly linked …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary patterns and blood pressure change over 5-y follow-up in the SU. VI. MAX cohort

…, C Estaquio, S Péneau, AC Vergnaud… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Background:Although short-term effects of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)
diet on blood pressure have been shown in intervention studies, less is known about …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research guidelines and risk of death in Europe: results from the European …

AC Vergnaud, D Romaguera, PH Peeters… - The American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background: In 2007, the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the American Institute
for Cancer Research (AICR) issued recommendations on diet, physical activity, and weight …