Search for dissertations about: "Vegetable intake"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the words Vegetable intake.

  2. 16. Oxidative DNA damage and other risk factors, in relation to lifestyle in diabetes type II and metabolic syndrome patients

    Author : Rikard Åsgård; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Lifestyle factors are important in prevention and treatment of lifestyle related diseases as obesity, type II diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Patients with these diseases or in the risk zone of obtaining them are classified as having the metabolic syndrome. READ MORE

  4. 17. Dietary Fatty Acids and Inflammation : Observational and Interventional Studies

    Author : Helena Bjermo; Ulf Risérus; Tommy Cederholm; Parveen Yaqoob; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Dietary fat; Fatty acids; Serum fatty acid composition; Linoleic acid; Stearoyl coenzymeA desaturase; SCD-1; Inflammation; C-reactive protein; Oxidative stress; Lipid peroxidation; Isoprostanes; Prostaglandins; Obesity; Epidemiology; Dietary intervention; Metabolic syndrome; Nutrition; Näringslära; Epidemiology; Epidemiologi; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; Immunology; Immunologi; Diabetology; Diabetologi; Cardiology; Kardiologi; Medical Science; Medicinsk vetenskap;

    Abstract : Dietary fat quality influences the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. A low-grade inflammation is suggested to contribute to the disease development, often accompanied by obesity. Whereas n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) have been considered anti-inflammatory, n-6 PUFA have been proposed to act pro-inflammatory. READ MORE

  5. 18. Diverticular disease of the colon - risk factors and validation of diagnosis

    Author : Wael Mahmood Mahmood; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Diverticular Disease (DD) is a common gastrointestinal disease, particularly among the population in western countries. The aetiology of DD is complex and have not yet been established conclusively. Dietary habits and lifestyle choices such as, physical inactivity, obesity, and smoking, affects the development of the disease. READ MORE

  6. 19. Dietary Fatty Acids and Cardiometabolic Risk : Influence on Lipoproteins, Insulin Resistance and Liver Fat

    Author : David Iggman; Ulf Risérus; Tommy Cederholm; Åke Nilsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Linoleic acid; Palmitic acid; PUFA; SFA; n-6 fatty acids; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to investigate how dietary fatty acids affect the risk for cardiometabolic disease, i.e. cardiovascular disease (CVD), type 2 diabetes and obesity. READ MORE

  7. 20. Diet, lifestyle, antioxidants, and biomarkers of cancer risk - an epidemiological report from the Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort

    Author : Peter Wallström; Nutritionsepidemiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; onkologi; cancer; Public health; epidemiology; Folkhälsa; epidemiologi; cancerology; Cytologi; oncology; Cytology; Alcohol; Obesity; Smoking; Autoantibodies; Glutathione S-transferase; Oxidative stress; Vitamin E; Carotene; Body composition; Vegetables; Fruits; Cross-sectional; Adult; Diet surveys;

    Abstract : This thesis examines associations between a number of epidemiological or biological markers of cancer risk and oxidative stress, in order to achieve a better understanding of how diet, lifestyle, and genetic factors contribute to the occurrence of oxidative stress. Data from the Malmö Diet and Cancer (MDC) cohort was used. READ MORE