Andy Ness
Biographic Data
| ID | 5223978 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andy Ness |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andy |
| FAMILY NAME | Ness |
| SIGNATURE | NESS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | NIHR Biomedical Research Unit in Nutrition, Diet and Lifestyle, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A qualitative exploration of attitudes to walking in the retirement life change
It may be beneficial to promote qualitative aspects of walking practice and strive for regularity rather than intensity of walking to accrue the social, psychological and intellectual benefits reported by individuals in the retirement life change
Folic acid in pregnancy and mortality from cancer and cardiovascular disease
BACKGROUND: Supplemental periconceptional folic acid is recommended to reduce the risk of fetal neural tube defects. A previous report indicated an elevated risk of breast cancer and all cancer deaths in later life among women randomised by alternate allocation to high-dose (5 mg/day) folic acid in pregnancy compared with placebo; however, findings were based on small numbers of cases. Our aim was to extend the previous analysis by including data…
Social Factors Associated with Readiness for Sexual Activity in Adolescents
Cohort Profile
The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) is a transgenerational prospective observational study investigating influences on health and development across the life course. It considers multiple genetic, epigenetic, biological, psychological, social and other environmental exposures in relation to a similarly diverse range of health, social and developmental outcomes. Recruitment sought to enroll pregnant women in the Bristol ar…
Are dietary patterns in childhood associated with IQ at 8 years of age? A population-based cohort study
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the effects of overall diet in childhood and intelligence later in life. METHODS: The current study, based on the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, uses data on children's diet reported by parents in food-frequency questionnaires at 3, 4, 7 and 8.5 years of age. Dietary patterns were identified using principal-components analysis and scores computed at each age. IQ was assessed using the Wechsler I…
Smoking during pregnancy and components of stature in offspring
The objective of this study was to examine the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring height and its components. The analysis was based on 6,340 white singletons born in 1991–1992 and enrolled in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), who had maternal smoking data recorded for at least one trimester in pregnancy, and who had their height recorded at age 7.5. Smoking at any time in pregnancy was …
Milk consumption, stroke, and heart attack risk
Objective: To examine associations between milk consumption and incident heart disease and stroke. Design: A representative population sample of men was asked to weigh and record their food intake for seven days. The total consumption of milk was obtained from these records. Details of all deaths and vascular events were collected during the following 20 years. Incident ischaemic strokes and heart disease events were diagnosed by standard criteri…
Maternal diet in pregnancy and offspring height, sitting height, and leg length
Study objective: To examine the association between maternal diet in pregnancy and offspring height, sitting height, and leg length. Design: Cohort study. Setting: South west England. Participants: 6663 singletons (51% male) enrolled in the Avon longitudinal study of parents and children, with information on their mother’s diet in late pregnancy (obtained by food frequency questionnaire) and their own height recorded at age 7.5 years. Main result…
Milk consumption, stroke, and heart attack risk
Objective: To examine associations between milk consumption and incident heart disease and stroke. Design: A representative population sample of men was asked to weigh and record their food intake for seven days. The total consumption of milk was obtained from these records. Details of all deaths and vascular events were collected during the following 20 years. Incident ischaemic strokes and heart disease events were diagnosed by standard criteri…
Are dietary patterns in childhood associated with IQ at 8 years of age? A population-based cohort study
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the effects of overall diet in childhood and intelligence later in life. METHODS: The current study, based on the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, uses data on children's diet reported by parents in food-frequency questionnaires at 3, 4, 7 and 8.5 years of age. Dietary patterns were identified using principal-components analysis and scores computed at each age. IQ was assessed using the Wechsler I…
Folic acid in pregnancy and mortality from cancer and cardiovascular disease
BACKGROUND: Supplemental periconceptional folic acid is recommended to reduce the risk of fetal neural tube defects. A previous report indicated an elevated risk of breast cancer and all cancer deaths in later life among women randomised by alternate allocation to high-dose (5 mg/day) folic acid in pregnancy compared with placebo; however, findings were based on small numbers of cases. Our aim was to extend the previous analysis by including data…
Social Factors Associated with Readiness for Sexual Activity in Adolescents
Milk consumption, stroke, and heart attack risk
Objective: To examine associations between milk consumption and incident heart disease and stroke. Design: A representative population sample of men was asked to weigh and record their food intake for seven days. The total consumption of milk was obtained from these records. Details of all deaths and vascular events were collected during the following 20 years. Incident ischaemic strokes and heart disease events were diagnosed by standard criteri…
Maternal diet in pregnancy and offspring height, sitting height, and leg length
Study objective: To examine the association between maternal diet in pregnancy and offspring height, sitting height, and leg length. Design: Cohort study. Setting: South west England. Participants: 6663 singletons (51% male) enrolled in the Avon longitudinal study of parents and children, with information on their mother’s diet in late pregnancy (obtained by food frequency questionnaire) and their own height recorded at age 7.5 years. Main result…
Smoking during pregnancy and components of stature in offspring
The objective of this study was to examine the association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring height and its components. The analysis was based on 6,340 white singletons born in 1991–1992 and enrolled in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), who had maternal smoking data recorded for at least one trimester in pregnancy, and who had their height recorded at age 7.5. Smoking at any time in pregnancy was …
Are dietary patterns in childhood associated with IQ at 8 years of age? A population-based cohort study
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the effects of overall diet in childhood and intelligence later in life. METHODS: The current study, based on the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, uses data on children's diet reported by parents in food-frequency questionnaires at 3, 4, 7 and 8.5 years of age. Dietary patterns were identified using principal-components analysis and scores computed at each age. IQ was assessed using the Wechsler I…
Cohort Profile
The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) is a transgenerational prospective observational study investigating influences on health and development across the life course. It considers multiple genetic, epigenetic, biological, psychological, social and other environmental exposures in relation to a similarly diverse range of health, social and developmental outcomes. Recruitment sought to enroll pregnant women in the Bristol ar…
Folic acid in pregnancy and mortality from cancer and cardiovascular disease
BACKGROUND: Supplemental periconceptional folic acid is recommended to reduce the risk of fetal neural tube defects. A previous report indicated an elevated risk of breast cancer and all cancer deaths in later life among women randomised by alternate allocation to high-dose (5 mg/day) folic acid in pregnancy compared with placebo; however, findings were based on small numbers of cases. Our aim was to extend the previous analysis by including data…
Social Factors Associated with Readiness for Sexual Activity in Adolescents
A qualitative exploration of attitudes to walking in the retirement life change
It may be beneficial to promote qualitative aspects of walking practice and strive for regularity rather than intensity of walking to accrue the social, psychological and intellectual benefits reported by individuals in the retirement life change
Medicine (7 works) · Birth, Development, and Health (3 works) · Cohort (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Obstetrics (3 works) · Pediatrics (3 works) · Pregnancy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Cancer Risks and Factors (2 works)