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M. I. Covas

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Thyroid hormone receptor alpha gene variants increase the risk of developing obesity and show gene-diet interactions.

2013

Thyroid hormone receptor-beta resistance has been associated with metabolic traits. THRA gene sequencing of an obese woman (index case) who presented as empirical thyroid hormone receptor-α (THRA) resistance, disclosed a polymorphism (rs12939700) in a critical region involved in TRα alternative processing.THRA gene variants were evaluated in three independent europid populations (i) in two population cohorts at baseline (n=3417 and n=2265), 6 years later (n=2139) and (ii) in 4734 high cardiovascular risk subjects (HCVR, PREDIMED trial).The minor allele of the index case polymorphism (rs12939700), despite having a very low frequency (4%), was significantly associated with higher body mass in…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyHeterozygoteEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismPopulationMedicine (miscellaneous)Polymorphism Single NucleotideBody Mass IndexHypothyroidismRisk FactorsInternal medicinemedicineHumansGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseObesityeducationeducation.field_of_studyNutrition and DieteticsThyroid hormone receptorbusiness.industryThyroidOdds ratioMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseObesityDietary FatsMinor allele frequencymedicine.anatomical_structureEndocrinologyCross-Sectional StudiesCardiovascular DiseasesSpainFemaleFranceInsulin ResistancebusinessEnergy IntakeBody mass indexHormoneThyroid Hormone Receptors alphaInternational journal of obesity (2005)
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Changes in bread consumption and 4-year changes in adiposity in Spanish subjects at high cardiovascular risk

2012

Ramón Estruch [et al.]

MaleMultivariate analysisWaistFood habitsAbdominal FatMedicine (miscellaneous)Diet MediterraneanWeight GainDiet SurveysAnimal scienceWeight lossSurveys and QuestionnairesWeight LossHumansMedicineObesityFood scienceAdiposityAgedPaNutrition and DieteticsHàbits alimentarisMalalties cardiovascularsbusiness.industrydigestive oral and skin physiologyfood and beveragesFeeding BehaviorBreadMiddle AgedAnthropometryCircumferencemedicine.diseaseObesityDietCardiovascular diseasesQuartileCardiovascular DiseasesSpainObesity AbdominalMultivariate AnalysisObesitatFemaleDietaWaist Circumferencemedicine.symptomEdible GrainbusinessWeight gainBritish Journal of Nutrition
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Dietary total antioxidant capacity and mortality in the PREDIMED study

2015

PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to assess the association between the dietary total antioxidant capacity, the dietary intake of different antioxidants and mortality in a Mediterranean population at high cardiovascular disease risk. METHODS: A total of 7,447 subjects from the PREDIMED study (multicenter, parallel group, randomized controlled clinical trial), were analyzed treating data as an observational cohort. Different antioxidant vitamin intake and total dietary antioxidant capacity were calculated from a validated 137-item food frequency questionnaire at baseline and updated yearly. Deaths were ascertained through contact with families and general practitioners, review of med…

Male0301 basic medicineAntioxidantmedicine.medical_treatmentMedicine (miscellaneous)Diet MediterraneanAntioxidantsRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesSingle-Blind MethodProspective StudiesFood scienceAged 80 and overeducation.field_of_studyNutrition and DieteticsMediterranean RegionVitaminsMiddle AgedCardiovascular DiseasesCohortFemalePREDIMEDmedicine.medical_specialtyPopulationAntioxidant intakeMotor ActivityDietary antioxidant capacityNational Death Index03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicineMortalitatmedicineHumansMortalityeducationAgedProportional Hazards Models030109 nutrition & dieteticsProportional hazards modelbusiness.industryPredimedTrace ElementsClinical trialNutrition AssessmentMultivariate AnalysisObservational studyEnergy IntakebusinessFollow-Up StudiesEuropean Journal of Nutrition
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