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Maternal vitamin D status in pregnancy and molar incisor hypomineralisation and hypomineralised second primary molars in the offspring at 7–9 years of age: a longitudinal study

Børsting, T. (author), Schuller, A.A. (author), van Dommelen, P. (author), Stafne, S.N. (author), Skeie, M.S. (author), Skaare, A.B. (author), Mørkved, S. (author), Salvesen, K.A. (author), Stunes, A.K. (author), Mosti, M.P. (author), Gustafsson, M.K. (author), Syversen, U. (author), Fagerhaug, T.N. (author)

Purpose The study aimed to investigate associations between maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy and molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) and hypomineralised second primary molars (HSPM) among children. Methods The study had a longitudinal design using prospectively collected data from 176 mother and child pairs. Mothers were initially...

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Vitamin D supplementation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with low serum vitamin D: a randomized controlled trial

Rafiq, R. (author), Aleva, F.E. (author), Schrumpf, J.A. (author), Daniels, J.M. (author), Bet, P.M. (author), Boersma, W.G. (author), Bresser, P. (author), Spanbroek, M. (author), Lips, P. (author), van den Broek, T.J. (author), Keijser, B.J.F. (author), van der Ven, J.A.M. (author), Hiemstra, P.S. (author), den Heijer, M. (author), de Jongh, R.T. (author), PRECOVID-study group, (author)

Background. Vitamin D deficiency is frequently found in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Vitamin D has antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory effects. Therefore, supplementation may prevent COPD exacerbations, particularly in deficient patients. Objectives. We aimed to assess the effect of vitamin D...

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Preservation of Lean Mass upon Combined Lifestyle Intervention in Older Adults with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes During 6-Months Follow-Up After RCT (PROBE Study)

Memelink, R. (author), Bongers, A. (author), Pasman, W. (author), van Rijmenam, M. (author), Wopereis, S. (author), Verlaan, G. (author), de Vogel Van den Bosch, J (author), Weijs, P.J.M. (author)

Objectives. Weight loss is a key element in the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D), but also a risk factor for lean mass (LM) loss in older adults. We evaluated whether a whey protein drink enriched with leucine and vitamin D preserved LM during 3-month lifestyle intervention and whether effects sustained during 6 months follow-up...

article 2020

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Modifying the infants diet to prevent food allergy

Grimshaw, K. (author), Logan, K. (author), O'Donovan, S. (author), Kiely, M. (author), Patient, K. (author), van Bilsen, J. (author), Beyer, K. (author), Campbell, D.E. (author), Garcia-Larsen, V. (author), Grabenhenrich, L. (author), Lack, G. (author), Mills, C. (author), Wal, J.M. (author), Roberts, G. (author)

Recommendations and guidelines on the prevention of food allergy have changed in recent decades. The aim of this review of the current evidence and ongoing studies is to provide a comprehensive and up to date picture of prevention of food allergy for healthcare professionals. The review was undertaken as part of the European Union funded...

article 2017

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Inflammation and nutritional science for programs/policies and interpretation of research evidence (INSPIRE)

Raiten, D.J. (author), Sakr Ashour, F.A. (author), Ross, A.C. (author), Meydani, S.N. (author), Dawson, H.D. (author), Stephensen, C.B. (author), Brabin, B.J. (author), Suchdev, P.S. (author), van Ommen, B. (author), Ahluwalia, N. (author), Ahmed, T. (author), Allen, L. (author), Beck, M. (author), Blanchard, H. (author), Brindle, E. (author), Brown, K. (author), Calder, P. (author), Checkley, W. (author), Claycombe, K. (author), Coles, C. (author), Esamai, F. (author), Friis, H. (author), Gardner, E. (author), Grinspoon, S. (author), Guerrant, R. (author), Hellerstein, M. (author), Hunt, J. (author), King, J. (author), Klasing, K. (author), Kramer, B. (author), Koski, K. (author), Northrop-Clewes, C. (author), Pfeiffer, C. (author), Prentice, A. (author), Ramirez-Zea, M. (author), van Rheenan, P. (author), Rink, L. (author), Srinivasa, S. (author), Benn, C.S. (author), Stephensen, C. (author), Suchdev, P. (author), Sullivan, K. (author), Thurnham, D. (author), Varadhan, R. (author), Van Der Ven, A. (author), Walston, J. (author), Xia, J. (author)

An increasing recognition has emerged of the complexities of the global health agenda-specifically, the collision of infections and noncommunicable diseases and the dual burden of over- and undernutrition. Of particular practical concern are both 1) the need for a better understanding of the bidirectional relations between nutritional status and...

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Insufficient vitamin D supplement use during pregnancy and early childhood: A risk factor for positional skull deformation

Weernink, M.G. (author), van Wijk, R.M. (author), Groothuis-Oudshoorn, C.G. (author), Lanting, C.I. (author), Grant, C.C. (author), van Vlimmeren, L.A. (author), Boere-Boonekamp, M.M. (author)

Vitamin D insufficiency during pregnancy is associated with disturbed skeletal homeostasis during infancy. Our aim was to investigate the influence of adherence to recommendations for vitamin D supplement intake of 10 μg per day (400 IU) during pregnancy (mother) and in the first months of life (child) on the occurrence of positional skull...

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Dairy products and pancreatic cancer risk: A pooled analysis of 14 cohort studies

Genkinger, J.M. (author), Wang, M. (author), Li, R. (author), Albanes, D. (author), Anderson, K.E. (author), Bernstein, L. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), English, D.R. (author), Freudenheim, J.L. (author), Fuchs, C.S. (author), Gapstur, S.M. (author), Giles, G.G. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), Håkansson, N. (author), Horn-Ross, P.L. (author), Koushik, A. (author), Marshal, J.R. (author), McCullough, M.L. (author), Miller, A.B. (author), Robien, K. (author), Rohan, T.E. (author), Schairer, C. (author), Silverman, D.T. (author), Stolzenberg-Solomon, R.Z. (author), Virtamo, J. (author), Willett, W.C. (author), Wolk, A. (author), Ziegler, R.G. (author), Smith-Warner, S.A. (author)

Pancreatic cancer has few early symptoms, is usually diagnosed at late stages, and has a high case-fatality rate. Identifying modifiable risk factors is crucial to reducing pancreatic cancer morbidity and mortality. Prior studies have suggested that specific foods and nutrients, such as dairy products and constituents, may play a role in...

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Positive association between the course of vitamin D intake and bone mineral density at 36 years in men

van Dijk, C.E. (author), de Boer, M.R. (author), Koppes, L.L.J. (author), Roos, J.C. (author), Lips, P. (author), Twisk, J.W.R. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

Introduction: Studies on the association of vitamin D and bone mineral density (BMD) in adolescence and young adults have shown contrasting results. None of these studies have examined the course and baseline in vitamin D intake. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between baseline and the course of dietary vitamin D intake...

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Short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides improve magnesium absorption in adolescent girls with a low calcium intake

van den Heuvel, E.G.H.M. (author), Muijs, T. (author), Brouns, F. (author), Hendriks, H.F.J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

Consumption of fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) has been shown to improve mineral absorption in the short term, but no long-term effects were studied in girls with a low calcium intake. Therefore, we hypothesized that short- and long-term consumption of short-chain FOS (sc-FOS) improves calcium and magnesium absorption in girls with a low habitual...

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Long-term consumption of isoflavone-enriched foods does not affect bone mineral density, bone metabolism, or hormonal status in early postmenopausal women: A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study

Brink, E. (author), Coxam, V. (author), Robins, S. (author), Wahala, K. (author), Cassidy, A. (author), Branca, F. (author), KvL (author)

Background: Osteoporosis is a major health problem. It was hypothesized that isoflavone-containing products may be a potential alternative to hormone replacement therapy for preventing bone loss during the menopausal transition. Objective: The objective was to investigate whether the consumption of isoflavone-enriched foods for 1 y affects bone...

article 2008

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Calreticulin transacetylase mediates the acetylation of nitric oxide synthase by polyphenolic acetate

Bansal, S. (author), Gaspari, M. (author), Raj, H.G. (author), Kumar, A. (author), Cuda, G. (author), Verheij, E. (author), Tyagi, Y.K. (author), Ponnan, P. (author), Rastogi, R.C. (author), Parmar, V.S. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

Our earlier investigations identified acetoxy drug: protein transacetylase (TAase), a unique enzyme in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) catalyzing the transfer of acetyl groups from polyphenolic acetates (PA) to certain functional proteins. Recently we have established the identity of TAase with ER protein calreticulin (CR) and subsequently...

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The EPIC nutrient database project (ENDB): A first attempt to standardize nutrient databases across the 10 European countries participating in the EPIC study

Slimani, N. (author), Deharveng, G. (author), Unwin, I. (author), Southgate, D.A.T. (author), Vignat, J. (author), Skeie, G. (author), Salvini, S. (author), Parpinel, M. (author), Møller, A. (author), Ireland, J. (author), Becker, W. (author), Farran, A. (author), Westenbrink, S. (author), Vasilopoulou, E. (author), Unwin, J. (author), Borgejordet, Å. (author), Rohrmann, S. (author), Church, S. (author), Gnagnarella, P. (author), Casagrande, C. (author), van Bakel, M. (author), Niravong, M. (author), Boutron-Ruault, M.C. (author), Stripp, C. (author), Tjønneland, A. (author), Trichopoulou, A. (author), Georga, K. (author), Nilsson, S. (author), Mattisson, I. (author), Ray, J. (author), Boeing, H. (author), Ocké, M. (author), Peeters, P.H.M. (author), Jakszyn, P. (author), Amiano, P. (author), Engeset, D. (author), Lund, E. (author), Santucci de Magistris, M. (author), Sacerdote, C. (author), Welch, A. (author), Bingham, S. (author), Subar, A.F. (author), Riboli, E. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

Objective: This paper describes the ad hoc methodological concepts and procedures developed to improve the comparability of Nutrient databases (NDBs) across the 10 European countries participating in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). This was required because there is currently no European reference NDB...

article 2007

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Nutrition in the prevention of gastrointestinal cancer

van den Brandt, P.A. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

Diet has been hypothesized to play a role in the etiology of gastrointestinal cancer for a long time. Initially, strong evidence of such effects was found in retrospective epidemiological studies. Dietary habits, in particular those from the distant past, are difficult to measure, however. Results from recent, prospective and larger studies of...

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Dairy products and ovarian cancer: A pooled analysis of 12 cohort studies

Genkinger, J.M. (author), Hunter, D.J. (author), Spiegelman, D. (author), Anderson, K.E. (author), Arslan, A. (author), Beeson, W.L. (author), Buring, J.E. (author), Fraser, G.E. (author), Freudenheim, J.L. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), Hankinson, S.E. (author), Jacobs Jr., D.R. (author), Koushik, A. (author), Lacey Jr., J.V. (author), Larsson, S.C. (author), Leitzmann, M. (author), McCullough, M.L. (author), Miller, A.B. (author), Rodriguez, C. (author), Rohan, T.E. (author), Scheuten, L.J. (author), Shore, R. (author), Smit, E. (author), Wolk, A. (author), Zhang, S.M. (author), Smith-Warner, S.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)

Background: Dairy foods and their constituents (lactose and calcium) have been hypothesized to promote ovarian carcinogenesis. Although case-control studies have reported conflicting results for dairy foods and lactose, several cohort studies have shown positive associations between skim milk, lactose, and ovarian cancer. Methods: A pooled...

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Voeding als wapen tegen osteoporose: het belang van voedsel als bron van calcium en vitamine D

TNO Kwaliteit van Leven TNO Voeding (author), Bakker, G. (author), Kardinaal, A. (author)

Chemicals/CAS: calcitriol, 32222-06-3, 32511-63-0, 66772-14-3; calcium, 7440-70-2; ergocalciferol, 50-14-6, 50809-47-7, 8042-78-2; parathyroid hormone, 12584-96-2, 68893-82-3, 9002-64-6

article 2005

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Diet, anthropometric measures and prostate cancer risk: A review of prospective cohort and intervention studies

Dagnelie, P.C. (author), Schuurman, A.G. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), TNO Voeding (author)

We reviewed 37 prospective cohort and four intervention studies on potential dietary risk factors for prostate cancer, published between 1966 and September 2003. Some studies were limited by small size, crude measurement of dietary exposure and limited control for confounders. Intervention and prospective cohort studies support a protective role...

article 2004

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Dairy foods, calcium, and colorectal cancer: A pooled analysis of 10 cohort studies

Cho, E. (author), Smith-Warner, S.A. (author), Spiegelman, D. (author), Beeson, W.L. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), Colditz, G.A. (author), Folsom, A.R. (author), Fraser, G.E. (author), Freudenheim, J.L. (author), Giovannucci, E. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), Graham, S. (author), Miller, A.B. (author), Pietinen, P. (author), Potter, J.D. (author), Rohan, T.E. (author), Terry, P. (author), Toniolo, P. (author), Virtanen, M.J. (author), Willet, W.C. (author), Wolk, A. (author), Wu, K. (author), Yaun, S.-S. (author), Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, A. (author), Hunter, D.J. (author), TNO Voeding Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)

Background: Studies in animals have suggested that calcium may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer. However, results from epidemiologic studies of intake of calcium or dairy foods and colorectal cancer risk have been inconclusive. Methods: We pooled the primary data from 10 cohort studies in five countries that assessed usual dietary intake by...

article 2004

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Vitamin B-12 status is associated with bone mineral content and bone mineral density in frail elderly women but not in men

Dhonukshe-Rutten, R.A.M. (author), Lips, M. (author), de Jong, N. (author), Marijke, J.M.C.A.P. (author), Hiddink, G.J. (author), van Dusseldorp, M. (author), de Groot, L.C.P.G.M. (author), van Staveren, W.A. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO TNO Voeding (author)

Subclinical vitamin B-12 deficiency is common in the elderly. Encouraged by early indications, we investigated the plasma vitamin B-12 status in association with bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) in frail elderly people. Data of 194 free-living Dutch frail elderly (143 women and 51 men) were available. BMC and BMD were...

article 2003

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Development of an androgen reporter gene assay (AR-LUX) utilizing a human cell line with an endogenously regulated androgen receptor

Blankvoort, B.M.G. (author), de Groene, E.M. (author), van Meeteren-Kreikamp, A.P. (author), Witkamp, R.F. (author), Rodenburg, R.J.T. (author), Aarts, J.M.M.J.G. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)

The aim of the work described in this report is to develop and characterize a cell-based androgen reporter assay. For this purpose, the androgen receptor (AR) expressing human breast cancer cell line T47D was stably transfected with a luciferase gene under transcriptional control of the PB-ARE-2 androgen response element. The application of this...

article 2001

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13-week oral toxicity study with stanol esters in rats

Turnbull, D. (author), Whittaker, M.H. (author), Frankos, V.H. (author), Jonker, D. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)

Plant sterols and their saturated derivatives, known as stanols, reduce serum cholesterol when consumed in amounts of approximately 2 g per day. Stanol fatty acid esters have been developed as a highly fat-soluble form that may lower cholesterol more effectively than stanols. Stanol esters occur naturally in human diets, but at levels far below...

article 1999