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Dietary patterns and cardiovascular disease risk among Chinese adults: a prospective cohort study
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Springer Nature
, 2020 , Article)
Background and objective
We aimed to examine the prospective association between dietary patterns and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in Chinese adults.
Methods
Adults aged ≥20 years in the China Health and Nutrition ...
Serum Magnesium and Cognitive Function Among Qatari Adults
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Frontiers Media
, 2020 , Article)
Background: Previous studies found that low blood magnesium increases the risk of
several diseases such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD), diabetes, and hypertension.
These ailments are associated with declined cognitive ...
Visceral adiposity index is a better predictor of type 2 diabetes than body mass index in Qatari population
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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
, 2020 , Article)
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) has increased recently in Qatar. Body mass index (BMI) is a predictor of T2D in many populations. However, BMI is based on height and weight measurements and not on body adiposity. ...
Serum vitamin D is associated with improved lung function markers but not with prevalence of asthma, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis
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Nature Research
, 2020 , Article)
Hypovitaminosis D has been linked to several non-bone diseases. Relation between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and lung function and lung diseases has received little attention at the global level. Cross-sectional data ...