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Longitudinal analysis of dietary patterns in Chinese adults from 1991 to 2009 by Batis, Carolina, Sotres-Alvarez, Daniela, Gordon-Larsen, Penny, Mendez, Michelle A., Adair, Linda, Popkin, Barry

“…In the present study, we aimed to identify the changes or stability in the structure of dietary patterns and tracking, trends and factors related to the…”
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Prenatal Concentrations of Polychlorinated Biphenyls, DDE, and DDT and Overweight in Children: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study by Valvi, Damaskini, Mendez, Michelle A, Martinez, David, Grimait, Joan O., Torrent, Maties, Sunyer, Jordi, Vrijheid, Martine

“…Background: Recent experimental evidence suggests that prenatal exposure to endocrinedisrupting chemicals (EDCs) may increase postnatal obesity risk and that…”
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Using both principal component analysis and reduced rank regression to study dietary patterns and diabetes in Chinese adults by Batis, Carolina, Mendez, Michelle A, Gordon-Larsen, Penny, Sotres-Alvarez, Daniela, Adair, Linda, Popkin, Barry

“…We examined the association between dietary patterns and diabetes using the strengths of two methods: principal component analysis (PCA) to identify the eating…”
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Prenatal Phthalate Exposures and Childhood Fat Mass in a New York City Cohort by Buckley, Jessie P, Engel, Stephanie M, Mendez, Michelle A, Richardson, David B, Daniels, Julie L, Calafat, Antonia M, Wolff, Mary S, Herring, Amy H

“…Experimental animal studies and limited epidemiologic evidence suggest that prenatal exposure to phthalates may be obesogenic, with potential sex-specific…”
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Prenatal Bisphenol A Urine Concentrations and Early Rapid Growth and Overweight Risk in the Offspring by Valvi, Damaskini, Casas, Maribel, Mendez, Michelle A., Ballesteros-Gómez, Ana, Luque, Noelia, Rubio, Soledad, Sunyer, Jordi, Vrijheid, Martine

“…Background: Increasing experimental evidence suggests that prenatal bisphenol A (BPA) exposure induces offspring weight gain, but these effects remain largely…”
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Short-term planning and policy interventions to promote cycling in urban centers: Findings from a commute mode choice analysis in Barcelona, Spain by Braun, Lindsay M., Rodriguez, Daniel A., Cole-Hunter, Tom, Ambros, Albert, Donaire-Gonzalez, David, Jerrett, Michael, Mendez, Michelle A., Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J., de Nazelle, Audrey

“…•Commute mode choice analysis conducted in Barcelona, Spain.•Objective and self-reported infrastructure measures are associated with cycling.•Self-reported…”
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Maternal inflammatory diet and adverse pregnancy outcomes: Circulating cytokines and genomic imprinting as potential regulators? by McCullough, Lauren E., Miller, Erline E., Calderwood, Laura E., Shivappa, Nitin, Steck, Susan E., Forman, Michele R., A. Mendez, Michelle, Maguire, Rachel, Fuemmeler, Bernard F., Kollins, Scott H., D. Bilbo, Staci, Huang, Zhiqing, Murtha, Amy P., Murphy, Susan K., Hébert, James R., Hoyo, Cathrine

“…Excessive inflammation during pregnancy alters homeostatic mechanisms of the developing fetus and has been linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes. An…”
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Dietary and sociodemographic determinants of bisphenol A urine concentrations in pregnant women and children by Casas, Maribel, Valvi, Damaskini, Luque, Noelia, Ballesteros-Gomez, Ana, Carsin, Anne-Elie, Fernandez, Marieta F., Koch, Holger M., Mendez, Michelle A., Sunyer, Jordi, Rubio, Soledad, Vrijheid, Martine

“…Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure during early life may have endocrine-disrupting effects, but the dietary and sociodemographic predictors of BPA exposure during…”
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Chronic Exposure to Arsenic and Markers of Cardiometabolic Risk: A Cross-Sectional Study in Chihuahua, Mexico by Mendez, Michelle A, González-Horta, Carmen, Sánchez-Ramírez, Blanca, Ballinas-Casarrubias, Lourdes, Cerón, Roberto Hernández, Morales, Damián Viniegra, Terrazas, Francisco A Baeza, Ishida, María C, Gutiérrez-Torres, Daniela S, Saunders, R Jesse, Drobná, Zuzana, Fry, Rebecca C, Buse, John B, Loomis, Dana, García-Vargas, Gonzalo G, Del Razo, Luz M, Stýblo, Miroslav

“…Exposure to arsenic (As) concentrations in drinking water > 150 μg/L has been associated with risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, but little is known…”
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Maternal blood cadmium, lead and arsenic levels, nutrient combinations, and offspring birthweight by Luo, Yiwen, McCullough, Lauren E, Tzeng, Jung-Ying, Darrah, Thomas, Vengosh, Avner, Maguire, Rachel L, Maity, Arnab, Samuel-Hodge, Carmen, Murphy, Susan K, Mendez, Michelle A, Hoyo, Cathrine

“…Cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and arsenic (As) are common environmental contaminants that have been associated with lower birthweight. Although some essential metals…”
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Prenatal Organochlorine Compound Exposure, Rapid Weight Gain, and Overweight in Infancy by Mendez, Michelle A., Garcia-Esteban, Raquel, Guxens, Mónica, Vrijheid, Martine, Kogevlnas, Manolis, Goñi, Fernando, Fochs, Silvia, Sunyer, Jordi

“…Background: Although it has been hypothesized that fetal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals may increase obesity risk, empirical data are limited, and…”
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Prenatal Exposure to Residential Air Pollution and Infant Mental Development: Modulation by Antioxidants and Detoxification Factors by Guxens, Mònica, Aguilera, Inmaculada, Ballester, Ferran, Estarlich, Marisa, Fernández-Somoano, Ana, Lertxundi, Altana, Lertxundi, Nerea, Mendez, Michelle A., Tardón, Adonina, Vrijheid, Martine, Sunyer, Jordi

“…Background: Air pollution effects on children's neurodevelopment have recently been suggested to occur most likely through the oxidative stress pathway…”
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Alternative Methods of Accounting for Underreporting and Overreporting When Measuring Dietary Intake-Obesity Relations by MENDEZ, Michelle A, POPKIN, Barry M, BUCKLAND, Genevieve, SCHRODER, Helmut, AMIANO, Pilar, BARRICARTE, Aurelio, HUERTA, José-María, QUIROS, Jose R, SANCHEZ, María-José, GONZALEZ, Carlos A

“…Misreporting characterized by the reporting of implausible energy intakes may undermine the valid estimation of diet-disease relations, but the methods to best…”
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Urinary bisphenol A and obesity in adults: results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey by Do, Minh T, Chang, Vicky C, Mendez, Michelle A, de Groh, Margaret

“…Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) has been shown to affect lipid metabolism and promote weight gain in animal studies. Recent epidemiological studies also support…”
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The Added Benefit of Bicycle Commuting on the Regular Amount of Physical Activity Performed by Donaire-Gonzalez, David, MSc, de Nazelle, Audrey, PhD, Cole-Hunter, Tom, PhD, Curto, Ariadna, MSc, Rodriguez, Daniel A., PhD, Mendez, Michelle A., PhD, Garcia-Aymerich, Judith, PhD, Basagaña, Xavier, PhD, Ambros, Albert, BSc, Jerrett, Michael, PhD, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J., PhD

“…Introduction Physical inactivity is a leading cause of death and disability globally. Active transportation such as bicycling may increase physical activity…”
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Differences in nutrient and energy contents of commonly consumed dishes prepared in restaurants v. at home in Hunan Province, China by Jia, Xiaofang, Liu, Jiawu, Chen, Bo, Jin, Donghui, Fu, Zhongxi, Liu, Huilin, Du, Shufa, Popkin, Barry M, Mendez, Michelle A

“…Eating away from home is associated with poor diet quality, in part due to less healthy food choices and larger portions. However, few studies account for the…”
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Association between long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and subclinical atherosclerosis: the REGICOR study by Rivera, Marcela, Basagaña, Xavier, Aguilera, Inmaculada, Foraster, Maria, Agis, David, de Groot, Eric, Perez, Laura, Mendez, Michelle A, Bouso, Laura, Targa, Jaume, Ramos, Rafael, Sala, Joan, Marrugat, Jaume, Elosua, Roberto, Künzli, Nino

“…Epidemiological evidence of the effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on the chronic processes of atherogenesis is limited. We investigated the…”
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Breastfeeding, long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in colostrum, and infant mental development by Guxens, Mònica, Mendez, Michelle A, Moltó-Puigmartí, Carolina, Julvez, Jordi, García-Esteban, Raquel, Forns, Joan, Ferrer, Muriel, Vrijheid, Martine, López-Sabater, M Carmen, Sunyer, Jordi

“…Breastfeeding has been associated with improved neurodevelopment in children. However, it remains unknown to what extent nutritional advantages of breast milk…”
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One-carbon metabolism nutrient intake and the association between body mass index and urinary arsenic metabolites in adults in the Chihuahua cohort by Bommarito, Paige A., Xu, Xiaofan, González-Horta, Carmen, Sánchez-Ramirez, Blanca, Ballinas-Casarrubias, Lourdes, Luna, René Santos, Pérez, Susana Román, Ávila, Juan Eugenio Hernández, García-Vargas, Gonzalo G., Del Razo, Luz M., Stýblo, Mirek, Mendez, Michelle A., Fry, Rebecca C.

“…Exposure to inorganic arsenic (iAs) via drinking water is a serious global health threat. Various factors influence susceptibility to iAs-associated health…”
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Exposure to hexachlorobenzene during pregnancy increases the risk of overweight in children aged 6 years by Smink, Agnes, Ribas-Fito, Nuria, Garcia, Raquel, Torrent, Maties, Mendez, Michelle A, Grimalt, Joan O, Sunyer, Jordi

“…Aim: To determine whether prenatal exposure to hexachlorobenzene (HCB) has potential adverse effects on child's weight and body mass index (BMI) in a general…”
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