A Ascherio
Biographic Data
| ID | 2153000 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Ascherio |
| GIVEN NAMES | A |
| FAMILY NAME | Ascherio |
| SIGNATURE | ASCHERIO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0585-3294 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 89 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Perceived and actual obesity in childhood and adolescence and risk of adult depression
BACKGROUND: Obesity in childhood and adolescence has important health consequences, but its relation to risk of adult depression remains uncertain. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of perceived and actual obesity during childhood and adolescence on prevalence and incidence of adult depression risk. METHODS: Cohort study of 91,798 female registered nurses followed longitudinally for 12 years. RESULTS: As compared with lean women of the same age, w…
Socio-economic status and health awareness are associated with choice of cooking oil in Costa Rica
Objective To examine the socio-economic and lifestyle determinants of cooking oil choice in Costa Rica during the last decade (1994–2004). Design Cross-sectional study. Subjects (total n = 2274) belonged to the control population of a large case–control study; they were recruited yearly. Data about type of oil used for cooking, dietary intake, socio-economic and demographic characteristics were collected. Setting A dietitian visited all subjects …
Bidi and cigarette smoking and risk of acute myocardial infarction among males in urban India
Death from myocardial infarction (MI) in India is exacerbated by smoking of bidis or cigarettes. Smoking among 309 men with incident MI was compared to 618 age matched controls; 56% of the individuals with MI and 26% of controls were current smokers. Current smokers had a relative risk of 4.7 (95% confidence interval (CI) 3.2 to 6.9) compared to never smokers. Relative risks for smoking more than 10 cigarettes or 10 bidis daily were 9.1 (95% CI 4…
The Effect of Fruit and Vegetable Intake on Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
BACKGROUND: Many constituents of fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk for coronary heart disease, but data on the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and risk for coronary heart disease are sparse. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of fruit and vegetable consumption with risk for coronary heart disease. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: The Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals' Follow-Up Study. PAR…
Prospective study of major dietary patterns and risk of coronary heart disease in men
Short stature and hypertension in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Objective Stature is a powerful indicator of poor nutrition early in life in nations where undernutrition is a public health problem. Hypertension in adults has been associated with factors present early in life such as low birth weight. We tested the hypothesis that short stature is associated with hypertension among adults. Design and setting A household survey of representative adults in Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil was carried out in 1996. Sub…
Food frequency consumption and lipoproteins serum levels in the population of an urban area, Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To identify the association between food group consumption frequency and serum lipoprotein levels among adults. METHODS: The observations were made during a cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of men and women over 20 years old living in Cotia county, S. Paulo, Brazil. Data on food frequency consumption, serum lipids, and other covariates were available for 1,045 adults. Multivariate analyses adjusted by age, gender, body…
Circumstances of post-neonatal deaths in Ceara, Northeast Brazil
A prospective study of social networks in relation to total mortality and cardiovascular disease in men in the USA
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have established a relationship between low levels of social networks and total mortality, but few have examined cause specific mortality or disease incidence. This study aimed to examine prospectively the relationships between social networks and total and cause specific mortality, as well as cardiovascular disease incidence. DESIGN: This was a four year follow up study in an ongoing cohort of men, for whom info…
Trans Fatty Acid and Coronary Disease
Trans Fatty Acid and Coronary Disease: The Debate Continues 4. Willett and Ascherio Respond Walter C. Willett, and Alberto Ascherio S ShapiroCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.85.3.412 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Trans fatty acids
In the process of converting vegetable oils into solid fats, a process known as partial hydrogenation, some unsaturated bonds are converted to an unnatural trans position. In humans, trans fatty acids increase low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and decrease high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. In addition, positive associations between intake of trans fatty acids and coronary heart disease have been observed in epidemiological studies. The comb…
A prospective study of social networks in relation to total mortality and cardiovascular disease in men in the USA
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have established a relationship between low levels of social networks and total mortality, but few have examined cause specific mortality or disease incidence. This study aimed to examine prospectively the relationships between social networks and total and cause specific mortality, as well as cardiovascular disease incidence. DESIGN: This was a four year follow up study in an ongoing cohort of men, for whom info…
Trans fatty acids
In the process of converting vegetable oils into solid fats, a process known as partial hydrogenation, some unsaturated bonds are converted to an unnatural trans position. In humans, trans fatty acids increase low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and decrease high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. In addition, positive associations between intake of trans fatty acids and coronary heart disease have been observed in epidemiological studies. The comb…
Circumstances of post-neonatal deaths in Ceara, Northeast Brazil
Food frequency consumption and lipoproteins serum levels in the population of an urban area, Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To identify the association between food group consumption frequency and serum lipoprotein levels among adults. METHODS: The observations were made during a cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of men and women over 20 years old living in Cotia county, S. Paulo, Brazil. Data on food frequency consumption, serum lipids, and other covariates were available for 1,045 adults. Multivariate analyses adjusted by age, gender, body…
Perceived and actual obesity in childhood and adolescence and risk of adult depression
BACKGROUND: Obesity in childhood and adolescence has important health consequences, but its relation to risk of adult depression remains uncertain. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of perceived and actual obesity during childhood and adolescence on prevalence and incidence of adult depression risk. METHODS: Cohort study of 91,798 female registered nurses followed longitudinally for 12 years. RESULTS: As compared with lean women of the same age, w…
Trans fatty acids
In the process of converting vegetable oils into solid fats, a process known as partial hydrogenation, some unsaturated bonds are converted to an unnatural trans position. In humans, trans fatty acids increase low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and decrease high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. In addition, positive associations between intake of trans fatty acids and coronary heart disease have been observed in epidemiological studies. The comb…
Trans Fatty Acid and Coronary Disease
Trans Fatty Acid and Coronary Disease: The Debate Continues 4. Willett and Ascherio Respond Walter C. Willett, and Alberto Ascherio S ShapiroCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.85.3.412 Published Online: October 07, 2011
A prospective study of social networks in relation to total mortality and cardiovascular disease in men in the USA
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have established a relationship between low levels of social networks and total mortality, but few have examined cause specific mortality or disease incidence. This study aimed to examine prospectively the relationships between social networks and total and cause specific mortality, as well as cardiovascular disease incidence. DESIGN: This was a four year follow up study in an ongoing cohort of men, for whom info…
Prospective study of major dietary patterns and risk of coronary heart disease in men
Short stature and hypertension in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Objective Stature is a powerful indicator of poor nutrition early in life in nations where undernutrition is a public health problem. Hypertension in adults has been associated with factors present early in life such as low birth weight. We tested the hypothesis that short stature is associated with hypertension among adults. Design and setting A household survey of representative adults in Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil was carried out in 1996. Sub…
Food frequency consumption and lipoproteins serum levels in the population of an urban area, Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To identify the association between food group consumption frequency and serum lipoprotein levels among adults. METHODS: The observations were made during a cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of men and women over 20 years old living in Cotia county, S. Paulo, Brazil. Data on food frequency consumption, serum lipids, and other covariates were available for 1,045 adults. Multivariate analyses adjusted by age, gender, body…
Circumstances of post-neonatal deaths in Ceara, Northeast Brazil
The Effect of Fruit and Vegetable Intake on Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
BACKGROUND: Many constituents of fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk for coronary heart disease, but data on the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and risk for coronary heart disease are sparse. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of fruit and vegetable consumption with risk for coronary heart disease. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: The Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals' Follow-Up Study. PAR…
Bidi and cigarette smoking and risk of acute myocardial infarction among males in urban India
Death from myocardial infarction (MI) in India is exacerbated by smoking of bidis or cigarettes. Smoking among 309 men with incident MI was compared to 618 age matched controls; 56% of the individuals with MI and 26% of controls were current smokers. Current smokers had a relative risk of 4.7 (95% confidence interval (CI) 3.2 to 6.9) compared to never smokers. Relative risks for smoking more than 10 cigarettes or 10 bidis daily were 9.1 (95% CI 4…
Socio-economic status and health awareness are associated with choice of cooking oil in Costa Rica
Objective To examine the socio-economic and lifestyle determinants of cooking oil choice in Costa Rica during the last decade (1994–2004). Design Cross-sectional study. Subjects (total n = 2274) belonged to the control population of a large case–control study; they were recruited yearly. Data about type of oil used for cooking, dietary intake, socio-economic and demographic characteristics were collected. Setting A dietitian visited all subjects …
Perceived and actual obesity in childhood and adolescence and risk of adult depression
BACKGROUND: Obesity in childhood and adolescence has important health consequences, but its relation to risk of adult depression remains uncertain. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of perceived and actual obesity during childhood and adolescence on prevalence and incidence of adult depression risk. METHODS: Cohort study of 91,798 female registered nurses followed longitudinally for 12 years. RESULTS: As compared with lean women of the same age, w…
Medicine (11 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works) · Nutritional Studies and Diet (6 works) · Confidence interval (5 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Cohort study (4 works) · Coronary heart disease (4 works) · Demography (4 works)