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Dairy products and metabolic effects in overweight men and women: results from a 6-mo intervention study by Wennersberg, Marianne Hauge, Smedman, Annika, Turpeinen, Anu M, Retterstøl, Kjetil, Tengblad, Siv, Lipre, Endla, Aro, Antti, Mutanen, Pertti, Seljeflot, Ingebjørg, Basu, Samar, Pedersen, Jan I, Mutanen, Marja, Vessby, Bengt

“…BACKGROUND: Some epidemiologic studies have suggested inverse relations between intake of dairy products and components of the metabolic syndrome. OBJECTIVE:…”
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Dietary Fat Content Modifies Liver Fat in Overweight Nondiabetic Subjects by Westerbacka, Jukka, Lammi, Katriina, Häkkinen, Anna-Maija, Rissanen, Aila, Salminen, Irma, Aro, Antti, Yki-Järvinen, Hannele

“…Background: Fat accumulation in the liver has been shown to be closely correlated with hepatic insulin resistance and features of insulin resistance, even…”
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Plasma kinetics and urinary excretion of the flavanones naringenin and hesperetin in humans after ingestion of orange juice and grapefruit juice by Erlund, I, Meririnne, E, Alfthan, G, Aro, A

“…The flavanones naringenin and hesperetin exhibit estrogenic, anticarcinogenic and antioxidative properties. Orange juice and grapefruit juice contain high…”
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Tomato juice decreases LDL cholesterol levels and increases LDL resistance to oxidation by Silaste, Marja-Leena, Alfthan, Georg, Aro, Antti, Antero Kesäniemi, Y., Hörkkö, Sohvi

“…High dietary intakes of tomato products are often associated with a reduced risk of CVD, but the atheroprotective mechanisms have not been established. This…”
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Mercury, Fish Oils, and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction by Guallar, Eliseo, Sanz-Gallardo, M. Inmaculada, Veer, Pieter van't, Bode, Peter, Aro, Antti, Gómez-Aracena, Jorge, Kark, Jeremy D, Riemersma, Rudolph A, Martín-Moreno, José M, Kok, Frans J

“…It is uncertain whether mercury in fish may counteract the beneficial effects of its n–3 fatty acids. In this case–control study among men, after adjustment…”
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Dietary intakes and plasma concentrations of carotenoids and tocopherols in relation to glucose metabolism in subjects at high risk of type 2 diabetes: the Botnia Dietary Study by YLÖNEN, Katriina, ALFTHAN, Georg, GROOP, Leif, SALORANTA, Carola, ARO, Antti, VIRTANEN, Suvi M

“…The role of antioxidants in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes is uncertain. We evaluated cross-sectional relations of dietary intakes and plasma…”
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Orally administered betaine has an acute and dose-dependent effect on serum betaine and plasma homocysteine concentrations in healthy humans by Schwab, Ursula, Törrönen, Anneli, Meririnne, Esa, Saarinen, Markku, Alfthan, Georg, Aro, Antti, Uusitupa, Matti

“…Betaine, i.e., trimethylglycine, is linked to homocysteine metabolism. A 3-mo daily betaine supplementation decreased even normal plasma total homocysteine…”
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Changes in Dietary Fat Intake Alter Plasma Levels of Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein and Lipoprotein(a) by Silaste, Marja-Leena, Rantala, Maire, Alfthan, Georg, Aro, Antti, Witztum, Joseph L, Kesäniemi, Y Antero, Hörkkö, Sohvi

“…OBJECTIVE—To assess the effects of dietary modifications on oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL). METHODS AND RESULTS—Thirty-seven healthy women were fed two…”
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Inverse Association Between Dietary and Serum Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women by Aro, Antti, Männistö, Satu, Salminen, Irma, Ovaskainen, Marja-Leena, Kataja, Vesa, Uusitupa, Matti

“…Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is anticarcinogenic in experimental animal studies. We studied dietary and serum CLA in Finnish patients with breast cancer in…”
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Dyslipidemia and an unfavorable fatty acid profile predict left ventricular hypertrophy 20 years later by SUNDSTRÖM, Johan, LIND, Lars, VESSBY, Bengt, ANDREN, Bertil, ARO, Antti, LITHELL, Hans O

“…-Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a common risk factor for cardiovascular mortality. Causes other than hypertension have not previously been investigated…”
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Polymorphisms of key enzymes in homocysteine metabolism affect diet responsiveness of plasma homocysteine in healthy women by Silaste, M L, Rantala, M, Sämpi, M, Alfthan, G, Aro, A, Kesäniemi, Y A

“…High plasma total homocysteine (tHcy), low dietary intake of folate and other B vitamins, and genetic polymorphisms related to metabolism of homocysteine may…”
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Intake and Adipose Tissue Composition of Fatty Acids and Risk of Myocardial Infarction in a Male Portuguese Community Sample by Lopes, Carla, PhD, Aro, Antti, MD, PhD, Azevedo, Ana, MD, Ramos, Elisabete, MPH, Barros, Henrique, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Objective To evaluate the relation between intake and adipose tissue composition of fatty acids and acute myocardial infarction in Portuguese men…”
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Dietary trans fatty acids increase conjugated linoleic acid levels in human serum by Salminen, Irma, Mutanen, Marja, Jauhiainen, Matti, Aro, Antti

“…Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), fatty acids with 18 carbon atoms and two conjugated cis/trans double bonds, have shown anticarcinogenic effects in experimental…”
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Dietary modifications and gene polymorphisms alter serum paraoxonase activity in healthy women by Rantala, Maire, Silaste, Marja-Leena, Tuominen, Anu, Kaikkonen, Jari, Salonen, Jukka T, Alfthan, Georg, Aro, Antti, Kesäniemi, Y Antero

“…Paraoxonase-1 (PON1), a HDL-associated enzyme, may protect against the development of atherosclerosis. Serum PON1 activity and PON1-mediated capacity of HDL to…”
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Plasma homocysteine concentration is decreased by dietary intervention by Silaste, Marja-Leena, Rantala, Maire, Alfthan, Georg, Aro, Antti, Kesäniemi, Y. Antero

“…High plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) concentration is reported to be a risk factor for vascular diseases. We investigated the extent to which serum folate and…”
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Effects of nationwide addition of selenium to fertilizers on foods, and animal and human health in Finland: From deficiency to optimal selenium status of the population by Alfthan, Georg, Eurola, Merja, Ekholm, Päivi, Venäläinen, Eija-Riitta, Root, Tarja, Korkalainen, Katja, Hartikainen, Helinä, Salminen, Pirjo, Hietaniemi, Veli, Aspila, Pentti, Aro, Antti

“…Despite different geological features the Nordic countries are generally selenium-poor areas. In each country various factors such as food importation and…”
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Vitamin D supplementation and prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer in the Finnish Vitamin D Trial: a randomized controlled trial by Virtanen, Jyrki K, Nurmi, Tarja, Aro, Antti, Bertone-Johnson, Elizabeth R, Hyppönen, Elina, Kröger, Heikki, Lamberg-Allardt, Christel, Manson, JoAnn E, Mursu, Jaakko, Mäntyselkä, Pekka, Suominen, Sakari, Uusitupa, Matti, Voutilainen, Ari, Tuomainen, Tomi-Pekka, Hantunen, Sari

“…Vitamin D insufficiency is associated with risks of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and cancer in observational studies, but evidence for benefits with vitamin D…”
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Associations of Dietary Fiber With Glucose Metabolism in Nondiabetic Relatives of Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes by Katriina Ylönen, Carola Saloranta, Carina Kronberg-Kippilä, Leif Groop, Antti Aro, Suvi M. Virtanen

“…Associations of Dietary Fiber With Glucose Metabolism in Nondiabetic Relatives of Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes The Botnia Dietary Study Katriina Ylönen , MSC…”
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Vitamin D Status and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Death by Kilkkinen, Annamari, Knekt, Paul, Aro, Antti, Rissanen, Harri, Marniemi, Jukka, Heliövaara, Markku, Impivaara, Olli, Reunanen, Antti

“…Accumulating evidence suggests that inadequate vitamin D levels may predispose people to chronic diseases. The authors aimed to investigate whether serum…”
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Improving nutrition in Finland by Aro, Antti, Becker, Wulf

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