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- January 07, 2010News, Nutrition, Obesity
- The effects of green tea on weight loss and weight maintenance: a meta-analysis. Int J Obes 2009;33:956-961
Hursel R, Viechtbauer W and Westerterp-Plantenga MS.
This meta-analysis reviews the effect of green tea on body weight regulation. The polyphenols of green tea such as epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) have beneficial health benefits but...
- January 07, 2010Abdominal Obesity / Body Fat Distribution, Cardiovascular Disease, News
- Thigh circumference and risk of heart disease and premature death: prospective cohort study. BMJ 2009;339:b3292
Heitmann BL, Frederiksen P.
This paper examines the association between thigh circumference and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary heart disease (CHD) and total mortality. A total of 1436 men and 1380 women of the Danish MONICA...
- January 06, 2010Abdominal Obesity / Body Fat Distribution, News, Nutrition
- Inverse relation between dietary fiber intake and visceral adiposity in overweight Latino youth. Am J Clin Nutr 2009;90:1160-6
Davis JN, Alexander KE, Ventura EE, Toledo-Corral CM, Goran MI.
This longitudinal study followed 85 overweight young Latino over 2 years to determine the relation between dietary fiber intake and intra-abdominal adipose tissue. Increases in...
- January 06, 2010Cardiovascular Disease, Lipids/Lipoproteins, News
- HDL particle size and the risk of coronary heart disease in apparently healthy men and women: the EPIC-Norfolk prospective population study. Atherosclerosis 2009;206:276-81
Arsenault BJ, Lemieux I, Després JP, Gagnon P, Wareham NJ, Stroes ES, Kastelein JJ, Khaw KT, Boekholdt SM.
This prospective study examined the association between HDL particle size and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. Healthy participants...
- January 05, 2010Editorials
- See you in Hong Kong!
By Jean-Pierre Després, PhD, FAHA, Scientific Director, International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risk
When the International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risk (ICCR) was launched in 2005, a key objective identified by the multidisciplinary group of...