Maria Wennberg
A5038869039- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Heavy metals in environment
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Social and Educational Sciences
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Umeå University
2016-2025
Arctic Research Centre
2014-2024
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
2014
Marine Environmental Analysis (Sweden)
2012
Skellefteå Hospital
2004-2011
Lund University
2004
BackgroundLow-risk limits recommended for alcohol consumption vary substantially across different national guidelines. To define thresholds associated with lowest risk all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease, we studied individual-participant data from 599 912 current drinkers without previous disease.MethodsWe did a combined analysis of three large-scale sources in 19 high-income countries (the Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration, EPIC-CVD, the UK Biobank). We characterised...
<h3>Importance</h3> The role of ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids for primary prevention coronary heart disease (CHD) remains controversial. Most prior longitudinal studies evaluated self-reported consumption rather than biomarkers. <h3>Objective</h3> To evaluate biomarkers seafood-derived eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; 20:5ω-3), docosapentaenoic (DPA; 22:5ω-3), and docosahexaenoic (DHA; 22:6ω-3) plant-derived α-linolenic (ALA; 18:3ω-3) incident CHD. <h3>Data Sources</h3> A global consortium 19...
Chemicals such as phthalates, parabens, bisphenol A (BPA) and triclosan (TCS), used in a wide variety of consumer products, are suspected endocrine disrupters although their level toxicity is thought to be low. Combined exposure may occur through ingestion, inhalation dermal exposure, toxic well combined effects poorly understood. The objective the study was estimate these chemicals Swedish mothers children (6–11 years old) investigate potential predictors exposure. Urine samples from 98...
Suboptimal intakes of the micronutrient selenium (Se) are found in many parts Europe. Low Se status may contribute to colorectal cancer (CRC) development. We assessed by measuring serum levels and Selenoprotein P (SePP) examined association with CRC risk a nested case–control design (966 cases; 966 matched controls) within European Prospective Investigation into Cancer Nutrition. was measured total reflection X‐ray fluorescence SePP immunoluminometric sandwich assay. Multivariable incidence...
There is uncertainty about the relevance of animal foods to pathogenesis ischemic heart disease (IHD). We examined meat, fish, dairy products, and eggs risk for IHD in pan-European EPIC cohort (European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer Nutrition). In this prospective study 409 885 men women 9 European countries, diet was assessed with validated questionnaires calibrated 24-hour recalls. Lipids blood pressure were measured a subsample. During mean 12.6 years follow-up, 7198 participants...
Chronic, low-grade inflammation is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The inflammatory impact of diet can be reflected by concentrations markers in the bloodstream and potential estimated dietary index (DIITM), which has been associated with disease some previous studies. We aimed to examine association between DII first myocardial infarction (MI) a population-based study long follow-up. conducted prospective case–control 1389 verified cases MI 5555 matched controls...
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent synthetic chemicals that may affect components of metabolic risk through the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor but epidemiological data remain scarce and inconsistent. To estimate associations between repeated measurements main PFAS in plasma total cholesterol, triglycerides hypertension among control subjects from a population-based nested case-control study on diabetes type 2 middle-aged women men. Participants (n = 187) were free at...
To analyse whether poor breakfast habits in adolescence predict the metabolic syndrome and its components adulthood. Previous studies suggest that regular consumption improves parameters.Prospective. Breakfast other lifestyle variables at age 16 years were assessed from questionnaires. Poor defined as skipping or only drinking eating something sweet. At 43 years, effective sample consisted of 889 participants having not, using International Diabetes Federation criteria. Logistic regression...
Cancer survivors are advised to follow lifestyle recommendations on diet, physical activity, and body fatness proposed by the World Research Fund/American Institute of (WCRF/AICR) for cancer prevention. Previous studies have demonstrated that higher concordance with these measured using an index score (the WCRF/AICR score) was associated lower incidence mortality. The aim this study evaluate association between pre-diagnostic mortality in colorectal (CRC) patients. (score range 0–6 men 0–7...
Abstract Objective To characterize meal patterns across ten European countries participating in the Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) calibration study. Design Cross-sectional study utilizing dietary data collected through a standardized 24 h diet recall during 1995–2000. Eleven predefined intake occasions period were assessed interview. In present descriptive report, analysed terms of daily number occasions, proportion reporting each occasion energy contributions...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents a leading cause of mortality worldwide, especially in the elderly. Lowering number CVD deaths requires preventive strategies targeted on elderly.The objective was to generate evidence association between WHO dietary recommendations and from CVD, coronary artery (CAD), stroke elderly aged ≥60 y.We analyzed data 10 prospective cohort studies Europe United States comprising total sample 281,874 men women free chronic diseases at baseline. Components...
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have drawn much attention due to bioaccumulation potential and their current omnipresence in human blood. We assessed whether plasma PFAS, suspected induce endocrine-disrupting effects, were prospectively associated with clinical type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk. established a nested case-control study within the Swedish prospective population-based Västerbotten Intervention Programme cohort. Several PFAS measured from subset of 124 pairs at baseline (during...
Inflammation-related mechanisms may contribute to the link between diet and cancer. We sought investigate inflammatory impact of on cancer risk using Dietary index (DII) an adapted Mediterranean score (MDS).This population-based, prospective cohort study used self-reported dietary data from Västerbotten Intervention Programme, including 100,881 participants, whom 35,393 had repeated measures. Associations patterns were evaluated Cox proportional hazards regression. also restricted cubic...
Results of previous studies on fish intake and stroke risk have been inconclusive. Different types often not separated. Our aim was to elucidate whether fish, Hg or the sum proportions fatty acids EPA (20 : 5 n -3) DHA (22 6 influence haemorrhagic ischaemic stroke. Within a population-based cohort from community intervention programme, 369 cases 738 matched controls were identified included in present nested case–control study. Information had recorded at recruitment, i.e. before diagnosis....
To evaluate the validity of Northern Sweden eighty-four-item FFQ to estimate intake fatty acids relative 24 h diet recalls (24-HDR) and in erythrocyte membranes.Participants, randomly recruited from population-based Västerbotten Intervention Project, answered FFQ. During following year each participant carried out ten 24-HDR. Intake measured by was compared with 24-HDR acid levels erythrocytes.The county northern Sweden.Ninety-six men ninety-nine women.Spearman correlation coefficients (rs)...
Intake of dairy products has been associated with risk some cancers, but findings are often inconsistent and information on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is limited, particularly from prospective settings. The aim our study was to investigate the association between consumption total specific (milk/cheese/yogurt) their components (calcium/vitamin D/fats/protein), first incident HCC (N(cases) = 191) in European Prospective Investigation into Cancer Nutrition cohort, including a nested...
Previously, a lower risk of colorectal cancer was observed with fruit and vegetable consumption in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer Nutrition within follow‐up period 9 years which not fully supported by recent meta‐analysis. Therefore, we were interested relation extended follow‐up, also focusing on single subtypes variety intake vegetables. Fruit assessed at baseline. After an average 13 3,370 participants diagnosed colon or rectal cancer. Diet diversity scores constructed...
Background There is controversy about associations between total dietary fatty acids, their classes (saturated acids [SFAs], monounsaturated and polyunsaturated acids), risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Specifically, the relevance food sources SFAs to CHD uncertain. Methods Results We conducted a case‐cohort study involving 10 529 incident cases random subcohort 16 730 adults selected from cohort 385 747 participants in 9 countries EPIC (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer...