Context: Cardio-metabolic conditions in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) Māori and non-
indigenous Polynesian (Pacific) populations have been increasing in prevalence and …

Background Although largely preventable, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the biggest
cause of death worldwide. Common complex cardiovascular disorders (eg, coronary heart …

Dietary patterns, representing global food supplies rather than specific nutrients or food
intakes, have been associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and mortality …

Increased prevalence of overweight and obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and other cardio
metabolic risks has become a public health concern in China, a country undergoing nutrition …

Interest in high protein diets has recently been increasing for reduction of weight or
management of cardiometabolic risks. However, studies on high protein, low carbohydrate …

Background Both diet and familial factors have a major role in the development of
cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, it remains unclear whether familial predisposition …

Fat mass and fat-free mass are found to be associated with different health outcomes in
observational studies, but the underlying causality remains unclear. We aimed to investigate …

Background: In a previous survey, an elevated fasting glucose level (FG) and/or known type
2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) were significantly more frequent in the Roma population than in …

Consumption of a Mediterranean diet (MD) and genetic variation in the glucokinase
regulatory protein (GCKR) gene have been reported to be associated with TAG and glucose …

The development of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is due to a complex interaction
between the genome and the environment. Understanding how genetic differences in …