Body fat distribution is a heritable trait and a well-established predictor of adverse metabolic
outcomes, independent of overall adiposity. To increase our understanding of the genetic …

Common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are predicted to collectively explain 40–50%
of phenotypic variation in human height, but identifying the specific variants and …

Objective To examine whether adherence to the modified Mediterranean diet, in which
unsaturates were substituted for monounsaturates, is associated with longer life expectancy …

Background Recently, some US cohorts have shown a moderate association between red
and processed meat consumption and mortality supporting the results of previous studies …

Background It is widely believed that cancer can be prevented by high intake of fruits and
vegetables. However, inconsistent results from many studies have not been able to …

Objective:The aims of the present study were (1) to evaluate the degree to which underreporting
of energy intake by repeated 24-hour recalls was related to gender, age, weight status, …

The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), which covers a
large cohort of half a million men and women from 23 European centres in 10 Western …

Importance The role of ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids for primary prevention of coronary
heart disease (CHD) remains controversial. Most prior longitudinal studies evaluated self-…

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 …

Objectives:To evaluate the reproducibility of, and to compare and calibrate, diet measures
by the Northern Sweden 84-item food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) with measures from 24-…