Digital anthropometry for body circumference measurements: European phenotypic variations throughout the decades

MA Minetto, A Pietrobelli, C Busso, JP Bennett… - Journal of Personalized …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review summarizes body circumference-based anthropometrics that are in common use
for research and in some cases clinical application. These include waist and hip …

DNA methylation‐based biomarkers of aging were slowed down in a two‐year diet and physical activity intervention trial: The DAMA study

G Fiorito, S Caini, D Palli, B Bendinelli, C Saieva… - Aging cell, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Several biomarkers of healthy aging have been proposed in recent years, including the
epigenetic clocks, based on DNA methylation (DNAm) measures, which are getting …

Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure

C Newton-Cheh, T Johnson, V Gateva, MD Tobin… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
Elevated blood pressure is a common, heritable cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide.
To date, identification of common genetic variants influencing blood pressure has proven …

Dynamics of smoking-induced genome-wide methylation changes with time since smoking cessation

F Guida, TM Sandanger, R Castagné… - Human molecular …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Several studies have recently identified strong epigenetic signals related to tobacco
smoking. However, an aspect that did not receive much attention is the evolution of …

Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation

N Kato, M Loh, F Takeuchi, N Verweij, X Wang… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
We carried out a trans-ancestry genome-wide association and replication study of blood
pressure phenotypes among up to 320,251 individuals of East Asian, European and South …

Yogurt consumption and risk of colorectal cancer in the Italian European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition cohort

V Pala, S Sieri, F Berrino, P Vineis… - … Journal of Cancer, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Fermented dairy products like yogurt have been suggested to protect against colorectal
cancer (CRC). We conducted a prospective study on 45,241 (14,178 men; 31,063 women) …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation and exposure to ambient air pollution in two prospective cohorts

M Plusquin, F Guida, S Polidoro, R Vermeulen… - Environment …, 2017 - Elsevier
Long-term exposure to air pollution has been associated with several adverse health effects
including cardiovascular, respiratory diseases and cancers. However, underlying molecular …

Dietary patterns, dietary interventions, and mammographic breast density: a systematic literature review

E Pastore, S Caini, B Bendinelli, D Palli, I Ermini… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the most common and deadliest malignancy among
women. High mammographic breast density (MBD) is an established modifiable risk marker …

Adherence to a Mediterranean diet and long-term changes in weight and waist circumference in the EPIC-Italy cohort

C Agnoli, S Sieri, F Ricceri, MT Giraudo, G Masala… - Nutrition & …, 2018 - nature.com
Excessive calorie intake and physical inactivity are considered key determinants of the rapid
worldwide increase in obesity prevalence, however the relationship between diet and …

DNA methylation changes measured in pre‐diagnostic peripheral blood samples are associated with smoking and lung cancer risk

L Baglietto, E Ponzi, P Haycock… - … journal of cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
DNA methylation changes are associated with cigarette smoking. We used the Illumina
Infinium HumanMethylation450 array to determine whether methylation in DNA from pre …