Browsing by FAS Department "Nutrition"

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    • Adiposity and Cancer Risk: A Life Course Approach 

      Song, Mingyang (2015-04-28)
      Obesity is a risk factor for several cancers, including colorectal cancer (CRC). I and my colleagues investigated adulthood weight change and body fat distribution and its change in relation to CRC risk in the Nurses’ ...

    • Energy Imbalance and Cancer Risk 

      Keum, NaNa (2015-04-27)
      Positive energy imbalance occurs when energy intake exceeds energy expenditure. In modern society, increased consumption of caloric-dense food and reduced energy expenditure due to low physical activity and sedentary ...

    • “I Just Try to Keep Her Quiet and Happy” The Role of Caregiver Feeding Practices in Early Childhood Obesity Prevention 

      Blaine, Rachel E. (2015-05-01)
      Children’s diet is a key driver of childhood obesity, and thus understanding the role of caregivers in mediating the frequency and content of foods offered to children is critical to developing population-based interventions ...

    • Nutrient Validation In Women's Lifestyle Validation Study 

      Yuan, Changzheng (2015-04-27)
      Nutritional factors have been intensively studied as important determinants of many diseases. Food frequency questionnaires (FFQ), dietary records, 24-hour dietary recalls, nutrient biomarkers are important dietary assessment ...

    • Sleep Duration, Diet Quality and Type 2 Diabetes 

      Cespedes, Elizabeth M. (2015-04-27)
      Type 2 diabetes has reached epidemic proportions globally, and accumulating evidence suggests extremes of sleep duration increase risk. Diet may be an important mechanism, yet few studies examine prospective relationships ...