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2012 Archive of Research

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Determinants of Childhood Adiposity: Evidence from the Australian LOOK Study
Telford,R.D., Cunningham,R.B., Telford,R.M., Riley,M. and Abhayaratna,W.P. (2012) PLoS One 7:e50014

Association of food form with self-reported 24-h energy intake and meal patterns in US adults: NHANES 2003-2008
Kant,A.K., Graubard,B.I. and Mattes,R.D. (2012) Am.J.Clin.Nutr. 96:1369-1378

The relationship between childhood weight, dental caries and eating practices in children aged 4-8 years in Australia, 2004-2008
Hooley,M., Skouteris,H. and Millar,L. (2012) Pediatr.Obes. 7:461-470

Meyerhardt,J.A., Sato,K., Niedzwiecki,D., et al. Dietary Glycemic Load and Cancer Recurrence and Survival in Patients with Stage III Colon Cancer: Findings From CALGB 89803
J.Natl.Cancer Inst. (2012) 10.1093/jnci/djs399

Adiposity and glucose intolerance exacerbate components of metabolic syndrome in children consuming sugar-sweetened beverages: QUALITY cohort study
Wang,J.W., Mark,S., Henderson,M., et al. (2012) Pediatr.Obes. 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00108.x;

Dietary intakes of carbohydrates in relation to prostate cancer risk: a prospective study in the Malmo Diet and Cancer cohort
Drake,I., Sonestedt,E., Gullberg,B., et al.. (2012) Am.J.Clin.Nutr. 10.3945/ajcn.112.039438

The associations between dietary intakes from 36 to 60 months of age and primary dentition non-cavitated caries and cavitated caries
Chankanka,O., Levy,S.M., Marshall,T.A., et al. (2012) J.Public Health Dent. 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2012.00376.x;

False alarms and pseudo-epidemics: the limitations of observational epidemiology
Grimes,D.A. and Schulz,K.F. (2012) Obstet.Gynecol. 120:920-927

Fructose metabolism in humans -- what isotopic tracer studies tell us
Sun,S.Z. and Empie,M.W.(2012) Nutr.Metab.(Lond) 9:89 10.1186/1743-7075-9-89

Motivational versus metabolic effects of carbohydrates on self-control
Molden, D.C., Hui, C.M., Scholer, A.A., Meier, B.P., Noreen, E.E., D'Agostino, P.R., Martin, V. (2012) Psychological Science 23(10) 1137-1144

Dietary fructose, carbohydrates, glycemic indices and pancreatic cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.
Aune,D., Chan,D.S., Vieira,A.R., et al. (2012) Ann.Oncol. 23:2536-2546

Soft drink intake in relation to incident ischemic heart disease, stroke, and stroke subtypes in Japanese men and women: the Japan Public Health Centre-based study cohort I.
Eshak,E.S., Iso,H., Kokubo,Y., et al. (2012) Am.J.Clin.Nutr. 10.3945/ajcn.112.037903

Diet and physical activity in the self-management of type 2 diabetes: barriers and facilitators identified by patients and health professionals
Booth, A. O., C. Lowis, et al. (2012) Primary Health Care Research & Development: 1-14

A Trial of Sugar-free or Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Body Weight in Children.
de Ruyter,J.C., Olthof,M.R., Seidell,J.C. and Katan,M.B..(2012) N.Engl.J.Med. 10.1056/NEJMoa1203034

A Randomized Trial of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Adolescent Body Weight
Ebbeling,C.B., Feldman,H.A., Chomitz,V.R., et al. .(2012) N.Engl.J.Med. 10.1056/NEJMoa1203388

The intriguing metabolically healthy but obese phenotype: cardiovascular prognosis and role of fitness
Ortega,F.B., Lee,D.C., Katzmarzyk,P.T., et al.(2012). Eur.Heart J. 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs174

Evidence for obesity paradox in patients with acute coronary syndromes: a report from the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry
Angeras,O., Albertsson,P., Karason,K., et al. (2012) Eur.Heart J. 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs217

Beverage vs. Solid Fruits and Vegetables: Effects on Energy Intake and Body Weight
Houchins,J.A., Burgess,J.R., Campbell,W.W., et al. (2012) Obesity (Silver Spring) 20:1844-1850

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Genetic Risk of Obesity
Qi,Q., Chu,A.Y., Kang,J.H., et al. (2012) N.Engl.J.Med. 10.1056/NEJMoa1203039

Cardiovascular disease risk in healthy children and its association with body mass index: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Friedemann,C., Heneghan,C., Mahtani,K., Thompson,M., Perera,R. and Ward,A.M. (2012) BMJ 345:e4759

Moderate Amounts of Fructose Consumption Impair Insulin Sensitivity in Healthy Young Men: A randomized controlled trial.
Aeberli,I., Hochuli,M., Gerber,P.A. and Sze,L.(2012) Diabetes Care 10.2337/dc12-0540

Daily sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and insulin resistance in European adolescents: the HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) Study.
Kondaki,K., Grammatikaki,E., Jimenez-Pavon,D., et al (2012) Public Health Nutr. 1-8

Association between intake of artificially sweetened and sugar-sweetened beverages and preterm delivery: a large prospective cohort study
Englund-Ogge,L., Brantsaeter,A.L., Haugen,M., et al. (2012) Am.J.Clin.Nutr. 96:552-559

Time use and physical activity: a shift away from movement across the globe
Ng,S.W. and Popkin,B.M. (2012) Obes Rev. 13:659-680

Associations between fat, sugar and other macronutrient intakes in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey
Horgan,G.W. and Whybrow,S. (2012) Nutrition Bulletin 37: 213-223 10.1111

Dietary macronutrients and food consumption as determinants of long-term weight change in adult populations: a systematic literature review
Fogelholm,M., Anderssen,S., Gunnarsdottir,I. and Lahti-Koski,M. (2012) Food Nutr Res. Epub 2012 Aug 13

Association of weight status with mortality in adults with incident diabetes
Carnethon,M.R., De Chavez,P.J., Biggs,M.L., et al. (2012) JAMA 308:581-590

Childhood obesity and risk of the adult metabolic syndrome: a systematic review
Lloyd,L.J., Langley-Evans,S.C. and McMullen,S. (2012) Int J Obes.(Lond) 36:1-11

Patterns and trends of beverage consumption among children and adults in Great Britain, 1986-2009
Ng,S.W., Ni Mhurchu,C., Jebb,S.A. and Popkin,B.M..(2012) Br J Nutr. 108:536-551

Dietary glycemic index and glycemic load and breast cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)
Romieu,I., Ferrari,P., Rinaldi,S., et al. (2012) Am J Clin Nutr. 96:345-355

Is obesity development associated with dietary sugar intake in the U.S.?
Song,W.O., Wang,Y., Chung,C.E., Song,B., Lee,W. and Chun,O.K. (2012) Nutrition 10.1016/j.nut.2012.03.008

Obesity and the brain: how convincing is the addiction model?
Ziauddeen H, Farooqi IS, Fletcher PC (2012) Nature Reviews Neuroscience 13: 279-285

Metabolically healthy obesity and risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality
Hamer M and Stamatakis E (2012) J Clin Endocrinol Metab 97:2482-2488

Associations among 25 year trends in diet, cholesterol and BMI from 140,000 observations in men and women in Northern Sweden
Johansson I, Nilsson L, Stegmayr B et al. (2012) Nutrition Journal 11:40 doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-11-40

The diagnosis and management of Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: practice guideline by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American College of Gastroenterology and the American Gastroenterological Association
Chalasani N, Younoussi Z, Lavine JE et al. (2012) American Journal of Gastroeneterology 107: 811-826

Low carbohydrate-high protein diet and incidence of cardiovascular diseases in Swedish women: prospective cohort study
Lagiou P, Sandin S, Lof M et al. (2012) British Medical Journal 344:e4026 doi 10.1136/bmj.e4026

Does high sugar consumption exacerbate cardiometabolic risk factors and increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease?
Sonestedt E et al., (2012) Food & Nutrition Research 56

The role and requirements of digestible dietary carbohydrates in infants and toddlers
Stephen A et al., (2012) Eur J Clin Nutr 66:765-779

Maternal sugar consumption and risk of preeclampsia in nulliparous Norwegian women
Borgen I et al., (2012) Eur J Clin Nutr doi:10.1038/ejcn.2012.61

Nonnutritive sweeteners: current use and health perspectives: a scientific statement from the American Heart association and the American Diabetes Association
Gardner C, Wylie-Rosett J, Golding SS, Steffen, LM, Johnson RK, Reader D, Lichtenstein AH (2012) Circulation doi 10.1161/CIR.0b013e31825c42ee

Effect of fructose on glycemic control in diabetes
Cozma AI et al., (2012) Diab Care 35: 1611- 1620

Intended and unintended consequences of a proposed national tax on sugar-sweetened beverages to combat the U.S. obesity epidemic.
Dharmasena S, Capps O (2012) Health Economics 21:669-694.

Beverage patterns among Canadian children and relationship to overweight and obesity
Danyliw A et al., (2012) Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 37:1-7

Effects of Dietary Composition on Energy Expenditure during Weight-Loss Maintenance (Preliminary Communication)
Ebbeling CB, Swain JF, Feldman HA (2012) JAMA 307: 2627-2634.

Metabolic effects of replacing sucrose with isomaltulose in subjects with Type 2 Diabetes
Brunner et al., (2012) Diab Care 35: 1249 - 1251

Influence of carbohydrate supplementation on skill performance during a soccer match simulation
Russell, M., D. Benton, et al. (2012) J Sci Med Sport 15(4): 348-354

Energy balance and its components: implications for body weight regulation.
Hall KD, Heymsfield SB, Kemnitz JW et al. (2012) Am J Clin Nutr 95: 989-994.

Fructose toxicity: is the science ready for public health actions?
Tappy L and Mittendorfer B (2012) Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care doi: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e328354727e

Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among US adolescents, 1999 - 2008
May AL, Kuklina EV and Yoon PW Pediatrics doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-1082

Consumer understanding of sugars claims on food and drink products
Patterson NJ, Sadler MJ and Cooper JM (2012) Nutr Bull 37(2):121-130

Substituting homemade fruit juice for sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with lower odds of metabolic syndrome among Hispanic adults
Mattei J, Malik V, Hu FB and Campos H J Nutr doi: 10.3945/jn.111.149344

Plain-water intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in young and middle-aged women
Pan A, Malik VS, Schulze MB, Manson JE, Willett WC and Hu FB AJCN doi: 10.3945/AJCN.111.032698

Effect of protein intake and weight gain velocity on body fat mass at 6 months of age : The EU Childhood Obesity Programme
Escribano J, Luque V, Ferre N, et al for European childhood obesity trial study Group. Int J Ob (2012) 36: 548-553.

The effects of fructose intake on serum uric acid vary among controlled dietary trials
Wang DD, Sievenpiper JL, de Souza RJ et al., (2012) J Nutr doi:10.3945/jn.111.151951

Dietary patterns matter: diet beverages and cardiometabolic risks in the longitudinal Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study
Duffey KJ, Steffen LM, Van Horn L, Jacobs Jr DR, Popkin BM (2012) AJCN 95:909-15

Successful weight loss among obese US adults
Nicklas JM, Huskey KW, Davis RB, Wee CC (2012) American Journal of Preventative Medicine doi10.1016/j.amepre.2012.01.005

Soda consumption and the risk of stroke in men and women
Berstein AM, de Koning L, Flint AJ, Rexrode KM, Willett WC (2012) AJCN doi: 10.3945/ajcn.111.030205

Randomized controlled trial to improve adiposity, inflammation and insulin resistance in obese African-American and Latino youth
Hasson RE, Adam TC, Davis JN et al. (2012) Obesity 20: 811-818.

Association of sweetened beverage intake with incident hypertension
Cohen et al., (2012) J Gen Intern Med doi:10.1007/s11606-012-2069-6

Association between commercial and traditional sugar-sweetened beverages and measures of adiposity in Costa Rica
Rhee JJ, Mattei J, and Campos H (2012) Pub Health Nutr doi:10.1017/S1368980012001000

Carbohydrates, glycemic index, glycemic load, and colorectal cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
Aune D et al., (2012) Cancer Causes Control 23:521-535

Sweetened beverage consumption, incident heart disease and biomarkers of risk in men
de Koning L, Malik V, Kellogg MD, Rimm EB, Willett WC, Hu FB (2012) Circulation doi: 10.1161/CirculationAHA.111.067017

The confusing world of dietary sugars: definitions, intakes, food sources and international dietary recommendations
Hess J, Latulippe ME, Ayoob K and Slavin J (2012) Food Funct. DOI: 10.1039/c2fo10250a

"Catalytic" doses of fructose may benefit glycaemic control without harming cardiometabloic risk factors: a small meta-analysis of randomised controlled feeding trials.
Sievenpiper JL, Chiavaroli L, de Souza RJ et al. (2012) British journal of nutrition doi:10.1017/S000711451200013X

Consumption of added sugars among U.S. children and adolescents, 2005-2008
Ervin RB, Kit BK, Carroll MD, Ogden CL. 2012. NCHS data brief no 87.

Is there a reversal in the effect of obesity on mortality in old age?
Cohen-Mansfield J and Perach R (2011) Journal of Aging Research doi:10.4061/2011/765071

Sugar-sweetened and diet beverages in relation to visceral adipose tissue
Odegaard AO et al., (2012) Obesity 20:689- 691

Association between more frequent chocolate consumption and lower body mass index
Golomb et al., (2012) Arch Int Med 172: 519-520

Beverage consumption, appetite, and energy intake: what did you expect?
Cassady BA, Considine RV, Mattes RD AJCN doi: 10.3945/ajcn.111.025437

Calorie menu labelling on quick-service restaurant menus: an updated systematic review of the literature
Swartz et al., (2011) Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 8:135-147

Greater fructose consumption is associated with cardiometabolic risk markers and visceral adiposity in adolescents
Pollock et al., (2012) J Nutr 142:251-257

Energy balance-related behaviours associated with overweight and obesity in preschool children: a systematic review of prospective studies
te Velde SJ, van Nassau F, Uijdewilligen L et al. (2012) Obesity Reviews 13(Suppl.1) 56-74

Effect of fructose on body weight in controlled feeding trials
Sievenpiper JL et al., (2012) Ann Intern Med 156:291-304

Prevalence of obesity and trends in body mass index among US children and adolescents 1999-2010
Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Kit BK, Flegal KM (2012) Journal of American Medical Association 307:483-490

Prevalence of obesity and trends in the distribution of body mass index among US adults 1999-2010
Flegal KH, Carroll MD, Kit BK, Ogden CL (2012) Journal of the American medical Association 307: 491-497

Effects of 4 weight-loss diets differing in fat, protein and carbohydrate on fat mass, lean mass, visceral adipose tissue and, hepatic fat: results from the POUNDS LOST trial
de Souza RJ, Bray GA et al (2012) AJCN: 95:614-625

Evidence-based recommendations for the development of obesity prevention programs targeted at preschool children
Summerbell CD, Moore HJ, Vogele C et al (2012) Obesity Reviews 13 (Suppl. 1) 129-132

Replacing caloric beverages with water or diet beverages for weight loss in adults: main results of the Choose Health Options Consciously Everyday (CHOICE) randomized trial
Tate DF et al (2012) AJCN doi: 10.3945/ajcn.111.026278

Diet soft drink consumption is associated with an increased risk of vascular events in the Northern Manhattan Study
Gardener H, Rundek T, Markert M et al (2012) Journal of General Internal Medicine DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1968-2

Coffee, tea and sugar-sweetened carbonated soft drink intake and pancreatic cancer risk: a pooled analysis of 14 cohort studies
Genkinger JM, Li R, Spiegelman D et al. (2012) Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 21: 305-318

Consumption of fructose-sweetened beverages for 10 weeks reduces net fat oxidation and energy expenditure in overweight/obese men and women
Cox CL, Stanhope KL, Schwarz JM et al (2012) European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 66: 201-208

The association between perceived sweetness intensity and dietary intake in young adults.
Cicerale S, Ridell LJ, Keast RSJ (2012) Journal of Food Science 71: H31-H35.

Oral sucrose and "facilitated tucking" for repeated pain relief in preterms: a randomised controlled trial
Cignacco et al., (2012) Pediatrics 129:1-10

Macronutrients, food groups, and eating patterns in the management of diabetes
Wheeler ML, Dunbar SA, Jaacks LM et al. (2012) Diabetes Care 35: 434-445

Effects of high-fructose corn syrup and sucrose on the pharmacokinetics of fructose and acute metabolic and hemodynamic responses in healthy subjects
MyPhuong T.Le et al., Metabolism Clinical and Experimental (2011)

Competitive food sales in schools and childhood obesity: a longitudinal study
Van Hook J, Altman CE (2012) Sociology of Education 85(1): 23-39

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