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The relation between birthweight, childhood body mass index, and overweight and obesity in late adolescence: a longitudinal cohort study from Norway, The Tromsø Study, Fit Futures
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-22)
<i>Objectives</i>: Childhood overweight/obesity is associated
with later overweight/obesity. However, the association
between birth weight and later overweight/obesity has not
been established. The aim of this study was to investigate
the relation between both birth weight and childhood body
mass index (BMI), and adolescent overweight/obesity in a
Norwegian population.<p>
<p><i>Methods</i>: ...
Thyroid homeostasis in mother–child pairs in relation to maternal iodine status. The MISA study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-24)
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Iodine deficiency during pregnancy may influence maternal and foetal thyroid function with the risk
of causing neurocognitive and psychomotor deficits in the offspring. The objective of this study was to assess iodine status in
pregnant women from Northern Norway and to investigate the influence of iodine status on maternal and infant thyroid function.
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Coffee and tea consumption and the contribution of their added ingredients to total energy and nutrient intakes in 10 European countries: Benchmark data from the late 1990s
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-05)
Background: <br>Coffee and tea are among the most commonly consumed nonalcoholic
beverages worldwide, but methodological differences in assessing intake often hamper comparisons
across populations. We aimed to (i) describe coffee and tea intakes and (ii) assess their contribution to
intakes of selected nutrients in adults across 10 European countries. <br>Method: <br>Between 1995 and 2000,
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Adherence to the Healthy Nordic Food Index in the Norwegian Women and Cancer (NOWAC) cohort
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-12)
<p><i>Background</i>: High adherence to the Healthy Nordic Food Index has been associated with better health outcomes, but the results have not been consistent. The association between high adherence and higher intake of energy and healthy and less healthy foods has been persistent across countries, highlighting the need to examine potential confounding by energy intake.</p>
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Validity of self-reported body mass index among middle-aged participants in the Norwegian Women and Cancer study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-02)
Background: Body mass index (BMI) based on self-reported height and weight has been
criticized as being biased because of an observed tendency for overweight and obese people
to overestimate height and underestimate weight, resulting in higher misclassification for
these groups. We examined the validity of BMI based on self-reported values in a sample of
Norwegian women aged 44–64 years.
Methods: ...
Social Inequalities and Mortality in Europe - Results from a Large Multi-National Cohort
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Socio-economic inequalities in mortality are observed at the country level in both North America and Europe. The purpose of this work is to investigate the contribution of specific risk factors to social inequalities in cause-specific mortality using a large multi-country cohort of Europeans.
A total of 3,456,689 person/years follow-up of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and ...
Sources of pre-analytical variations in yield of DNA extracted from blood samples: analysis of 50,000 DNA samples in EPIC
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and nutrition (EPIC) is a long-term, multi-centric prospective study in Europe investigating the relationships between cancer and nutrition. This study has served as a basis for a number of Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) and other types of genetic analyses. Over a period of 5 years, 52,256 EPIC DNA samples have been extracted using an automated ...
Dietary Fibre Intake and Risks of Cancers of the Colon and Rectum in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Earlier analyses within the EPIC study showed that dietary fibre intake was inversely associated with colorectal cancer risk, but results from some large cohort studies do not support this finding. We explored whether the association remained after longer follow-up with a near threefold increase in colorectal cancer cases, and if the association varied by gender and tumour location.
After a mean ...
Dietary flavonoid intake and colorectal cancer risk in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC) cohort
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-22)
Flavonoids have been shown to inhibit colon cancer cell proliferation in vitro and protect against colorectal carcinogenesis in animal models. However, epidemiological evidence on the potential role of flavonoid intake in colorectal cancer (CRC) development remains sparse and inconsistent. We evaluated the association between dietary intakes of total flavonoids and their subclasses and risk of ...
Biomarkers of folate and vitamin B12 and breast cancer risk: report from the EPIC cohort
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-01)
Epidemiological studies have reported inconsistent findings for the association between B vitamins and breast cancer (BC) risk. We investigated the relationship between biomarkers of folate and vitamin B12 and the risk of BC in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort. Plasma concentrations of folate and vitamin B12 were determined in 2,491 BC cases individually ...