Reproducibility and validity of a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire.
- W. Willett, L. Sampson, F. Speizer
- MedicineAmerican Journal of Epidemiology
- 1 July 1985
Data indicate that a simple self-administered dietary questionnaire can provide useful information about individual nutrient intakes over a one-year period.
Percentage Points for a Generalized ESD Many-Outlier Procedure
- B. Rosner
- Mathematics
- 1 May 1983
A generalized (extreme Studentized deviate) ESD many-outlier procedure is given for detecting from 1 to k outliers in a data set. This procedure has an advantage over the original ESD many-outlier…
Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of major chronic disease.
- H. Hung, K. Joshipura, W. Willett
- MedicineJournal of the National Cancer Institute
- 3 November 2004
Increased fruit and vegetable consumption was associated with a modest although not statistically significant reduction in the development of major chronic disease and the benefits appeared to be primarily for cardiovascular disease and not for cancer.
Cholesterol-lowering effects of dietary fiber: a meta-analysis.
- L. Brown, B. Rosner, W. Willett, F. Sacks
- Chemistry, MedicineAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- 1999
A meta-analysis of 67 controlled trials was performed to quantify the cholesterol-lowering effect of major dietary fibers, finding that increasing soluble fiber can make only a small contribution to dietary therapy to lower cholesterol.
Lack of effect of long-term supplementation with beta carotene on the incidence of malignant neoplasms and cardiovascular disease.
- C. Hennekens, J. Buring, R. Peto
- MedicineNew England Journal of Medicine
- 2 May 1996
In this trial among healthy men, 12 years of supplementation with beta carotene produced neither benefit nor harm in terms of the incidence of malignant neoplasms, cardiovascular disease, or death from all causes.
The Effect of Fruit and Vegetable Intake on Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
- K. Joshipura, F. Hu, W. Willett
- MedicineAnnals of Internal Medicine
- 19 June 2001
A 1-serving/d increase in fruit or vegetable intake was associated with a 6% lower risk for ischemic stroke, after controlling for standard cardiovascular risk factors, and analyses limited to confirmed cases yielded results very similar to those obtained when all cases were included.
Effects of protein, monounsaturated fat, and carbohydrate intake on blood pressure and serum lipids: results of the OmniHeart randomized trial.
In the setting of a healthful diet, partial substitution of carbohydrate with either protein or monounsaturated fat can further lower blood pressure, improve lipid levels, and reduce estimated cardiovascular risk.
Circulating concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I and risk of breast cancer
- S. Hankinson, W. Willett, M. Pollak
- MedicineThe Lancet
- 9 May 1998
Epidemiology of otitis media during the first seven years of life in children in greater Boston: a prospective, cohort study.
Significantly increased risk (by multivariate analysis) for AOM was associated with male gender, sibling history of recurrent AOM, early occurrence of Aom, and not being breast fed.
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