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Obesity elicits interleukin 1-mediated deficits in hippocampal synaptic plasticity by Erion, Joanna R, Wosiski-Kuhn, Marlena, Dey, Aditi, Hao, Shuai, Davis, Catherine L, Pollock, Norman K, Stranahan, Alexis M

“…Adipose tissue is a known source of proinflammatory cytokines in obese humans and animal models, including the db/db mouse, in which obesity arises as a result…”
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Dietary sodium, adiposity, and inflammation in healthy adolescents by Zhu, Haidong, Pollock, Norman K, Kotak, Ishita, Gutin, Bernard, Wang, Xiaoling, Bhagatwala, Jigar, Parikh, Samip, Harshfield, Gregory A, Dong, Yanbin

“…To determine the relationships of sodium intake with adiposity and inflammation in healthy adolescents. A cross-sectional study involved 766 healthy white and…”
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Dose responses of vitamin D3 supplementation on arterial stiffness in overweight African Americans with vitamin D deficiency: A placebo controlled randomized trial by Raed, Anas, Bhagatwala, Jigar, Zhu, Haidong, Pollock, Norman K, Parikh, Samip J, Huang, Ying, Havens, Robyn, Kotak, Ishita, Guo, De-Huang, Dong, Yanbin

“…Clinical trials are scant and equivocal on whether vitamin D can ameliorate arterial stiffness, particularly in populations at high risk for vitamin D…”
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Race/Ethnicity-Specific Association of Vitamin D and Global DNA Methylation: Cross-Sectional and Interventional Findings by Zhu, Haidong, Bhagatwala, Jigar, Huang, Ying, Pollock, Norman K, Parikh, Samip, Raed, Anas, Gutin, Bernard, Harshfield, Gregory A, Dong, Yanbin

“…Understanding of the influence of vitamin D deficiency on epigenome will provide novel insights into the chronic disease risk. We tested our hypotheses that 1)…”
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Nonlinear Relationship between Birth Weight and Visceral Fat in Adolescents by Stansfield, Brian K., MD, Fain, Mary Ellen, BS, Bhatia, Jatinder, MD, Gutin, Bernard, PhD, Nguyen, Joshua T., BS, Pollock, Norman K., PhD

“…Objective To determine the association of birth weight with abdominal fat distribution and markers known to increase risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2…”
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Childhood obesity, bone development, and cardiometabolic risk factors by Pollock, Norman K.

“…•Childhood obesity may be related to suboptimal bone development, as there is mounting evidence linking obesity to fractures.•Visceral, rather than overall,…”
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Adolescent Obesity, Bone Mass, and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors by Pollock, Norman K., PhD, Bernard, Paul J., MD, Gutin, Bernard, PhD, Davis, Catherine L., PhD, Zhu, Haidong, MD, PhD, Dong, Yanbin, MD, PhD

“…Objective To compare bone mass between overweight adolescents with and without cardiometabolic risk factors (CMR). Associations of bone mass with CMR and…”
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Is adiposity advantageous for bone strength? A peripheral quantitative computed tomography study in late adolescent females by Pollock, Norman K, Laing, Emma M, Baile, Clifton A, Hamrick, Mark W, Hall, Daniel B, Lewis, Richard D

“…BACKGROUND: Whereas excess adiposity is presumed to be advantageous for the skeleton, studies investigating relations between bone strength and fat during…”
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Correction: Race/Ethnicity-Specific Association of Vitamin D and Global DNA Methylation: Cross-Sectional and Interventional Findings by Zhu, Haidong, Bhagatwala, Jigar, Huang, Ying, Pollock, Norman K, Parikh, Samip, Raed, Anas, Gutin, Bernard, Harshfield, Gregory A, Dong, Yanbin

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152849.]…”
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Comparisons of trabecular and cortical bone in late adolescent black and white females by Pollock, Norman K, Laing, Emma M, Taylor, Ruth G, Baile, Clifton A, Hamrick, Mark W, Hall, Daniel B, Lewis, Richard D

“…Few childhood studies have investigated racial differences in volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD), bone geometry, and bone strength indices measured by…”
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Exercise Dose and Diabetes Risk in Overweight and Obese Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Davis, Catherine L, Pollock, Norman K, Waller, Jennifer L, Allison, Jerry D, Dennis, B. Adam, Bassali, Reda, Meléndez, Agustín, Boyle, Colleen A, Gower, Barbara A

“…CONTEXT Pediatric studies have shown that aerobic exercise reduces metabolic risk, but dose-response information is not available. OBJECTIVES To test the…”
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A 16-Week Randomized Clinical Trial of 2000 International Units Daily Vitamin D3 Supplementation in Black Youth: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Adiposity, and Arterial Stiffness by Dong, Yanbin, Stallmann-Jorgensen, Inger S, Pollock, Norman K, Harris, Ryan A, Keeton, Daniel, Huang, Ying, Li, Ke, Bassali, Reda, Guo, De-huang, Thomas, Jeffrey, Pierce, Gary L, White, Jennifer, Holick, Michael F, Zhu, Haidong

“…Context: Vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency is commonly observed in black youth. Objective: The aim was to determine 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] in response…”
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Greater fructose consumption is associated with cardiometabolic risk markers and visceral adiposity in adolescents by Pollock, Norman K, Bundy, Vanessa, Kanto, William, Davis, Catherine L, Bernard, Paul J, Zhu, Haidong, Gutin, Bernard, Dong, Yanbin

“…Though adolescents consume more fructose than any other age group, the relationship between fructose consumption and markers of cardiometabolic risk has not…”
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Exercise effects on arterial stiffness and heart health in children with excess weight: The SMART RCT by Davis, Catherine L., Litwin, Sheldon E., Pollock, Norman K., Waller, Jennifer L., Zhu, Haidong, Dong, Yanbin, Kapuku, Gaston, Bhagatwala, Jigar, Harris, Ryan A., Looney, Jacob, Williams, Celestine F., Armento, Aubrey, Schmidt, Michael D., Bassali, Reda

“…Introduction Childhood obesity and inactivity are associated with cardiovascular risk. Evidence is limited for exercise effects on arterial health in children…”
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Adolescent Fiber Consumption Is Associated with Visceral Fat and Inflammatory Markers by Parikh, Samip, Pollock, Norman K, Bhagatwala, Jigar, Guo, De-Huang, Gutin, Bernard, Zhu, Haidong, Dong, Yanbin

“…Context: The link between adolescent fiber consumption, inflammation, and body fat distribution has not been investigated. Objective: This study investigated…”
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Inactive Matrix Gla Protein, Arterial Stiffness, and Endothelial Function in African American Hemodialysis Patients by Fain, Mary Ellen, Kapuku, Gaston K, Paulson, William D, Williams, Celestine F, Raed, Anas, Dong, Yanbin, Knapen, Marjo H J, Vermeer, Cees, Pollock, Norman K

“…Abstract BACKGROUND Matrix Gla protein (MGP) is a vascular calcification inhibitor dependent upon vitamin K for activation. Evidence suggests that elevated…”
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Whole-Body Vibration Mimics the Metabolic Effects of Exercise in Male Leptin Receptor–Deficient Mice by McGee-Lawrence, Meghan E., Wenger, Karl H., Misra, Sudipta, Davis, Catherine L., Pollock, Norman K., Elsalanty, Mohammed, Ding, Kehong, Isales, Carlos M., Hamrick, Mark W., Wosiski-Kuhn, Marlena, Arounleut, Phonepasong, Mattson, Mark P., Cutler, Roy G., Yu, Jack C., Stranahan, Alexis M.

“…Whole-body vibration (WBV) has gained attention as a potential exercise mimetic, but direct comparisons with the metabolic effects of exercise are scarce. To…”
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Cardiometabolic Risk and Its Relationship With Visceral Adiposity in Children With Cerebral Palsy by Batson, Trevor, Lee, Junsoo, Kindler, Joseph M, Pollock, Norman K, Barbe, Mary F, Modlesky, Christopher M

“…Abstract Context Adults with cerebral palsy (CP) display a higher prevalence of cardiometabolic disease compared with the general population. Studies examining…”
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Maternal blood pressure mediates the association between maternal obesity and infant weight gain in early postpartum by Berger, Paige K., Plows, Jasmine F., Jones, Roshonda B., Pollock, Norman K., Alderete, Tanya L., Ryoo, Ji Hoon, Goran, Michael I.

“…Summary Background It is unknown to what extent higher maternal blood pressure (BP) in early postpartum impacts the relationship between higher maternal weight…”
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Lower Uncarboxylated Osteocalcin Concentrations in Children with Prediabetes Is Associated with β-Cell Function by Pollock, Norman K, Bernard, Paul J, Gower, Barbara A, Gundberg, Caren M, Wenger, Karl, Misra, Sudipta, Bassali, Reda W, Davis, Catherine L

“…Context: Although animal studies suggest that it is the uncarboxylated rather than carboxylated form of osteocalcin that affects glucose homeostasis, the human…”
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