2001
Assessment of Questionnaire Validity for Measuring Total Fat Intake using Plasma Lipid Levels as Criteria
Willett W, Stampfer M, Chu NF, Spiegelman D, Holmes M, Rimm E. Assessment of Questionnaire Validity for Measuring Total Fat Intake using Plasma Lipid Levels as Criteria. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2001, 154: 1107-1112. PMID: 11744515, DOI: 10.1093/aje/154.12.1107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersBody Mass IndexBody WeightCholesterol, HDLCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesDiet SurveysDietary FatsDietary FiberDietary ProteinsEnergy IntakeExerciseFastingFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesRegression AnalysisReproducibility of ResultsSmokingSurveys and QuestionnairesTriglyceridesConceptsTotal fat intakeFood frequency questionnaireFat intakeTriglyceride levelsFrequency questionnaireDietary fatSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireHealth Professionals FollowBody mass indexHigh fat intakePlasma lipid levelsMetabolic studiesIntake of proteinCross-sectional analysisProfessionals FollowOverweight menMass indexInverse associationLipid levelsPhysical activityBlood specimensAlcohol consumptionSpecific biomarkersIntakeMultiple regression analysisProspective study of dietary fat and the risk of age-related macular degeneration 1 , 2 , 3
Cho E, Hung S, Willett W, Spiegelman D, Rimm E, Seddon J, Colditz G, Hankinson S. Prospective study of dietary fat and the risk of age-related macular degeneration 1 , 2 , 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2001, 73: 209-218. PMID: 11157315, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/73.2.209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-related macular degenerationRisk of AMDTotal fat intakeFat intakeRelative riskHealth StudyPooled multivariate relative risksDiagnosis of AMDFish/wkModest inverse relationServings/moHealth Professionals FollowMultivariate relative riskNurses' Health StudyFood frequency questionnaireProfessionals FollowStudy of participantsProspective followVisual lossProspective studyLowest quintileDietary fatMacular degenerationHigh intakeLinolenic acid
2000
Dietary fat intake and endogenous sex steroid hormone levels in postmenopausal women.
Holmes M, Spiegelman D, Willett W, Manson J, Hunter D, Barbieri R, Colditz G, Hankinson S. Dietary fat intake and endogenous sex steroid hormone levels in postmenopausal women. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2000, 18: 3668-76. PMID: 11054440, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2000.18.21.3668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary fat intakeFat intakePostmenopausal womenInverse associationHormone levelsSex steroid hormone levelsHealthy postmenopausal womenTotal fat intakeFood frequency questionnaireEndogenous estrogen levelsBreast cancer riskOmega-3 fatsSex steroid hormonesCross-sectional associationsSteroid hormone levelsPercentage of energyEstradiol levelsEstrogen levelsPlasma sex steroidsPlasma levelsSex steroidsCancer riskProtein intakeEnergy intakeSteroid hormones
1997
Non-dietary factors as risk factors for breast cancer, and as effect modifiers of the association of fat intake and risk of breast cancer
Hunter D, Spiegelman D, Adami H, van den Brandt P, Folsom A, Goldbohm R, Graham S, Howe G, Kushi L, Marshall J, Miller A, Speizer F, Willett W, Wolk A, Yaun S. Non-dietary factors as risk factors for breast cancer, and as effect modifiers of the association of fat intake and risk of breast cancer. Cancer Causes & Control 1997, 8: 49-56. PMID: 9051322, DOI: 10.1023/a:1018431104786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign breast diseaseTotal fat intakeFat intakeBreast cancer riskRisk factorsBreast cancerBreast diseaseRelative riskCancer riskNon-dietary risk factorsEnergy-adjusted fat intakeMultivariate-adjusted riskFood frequency questionnaireDietary fat intakeAge-adjusted analysesCase-control studyNon-dietary factorsProspective studyMaternal historyLate menarcheHigher parityDietary fatFamily historyReproductive factorsEffect modifiers
1996
Dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease in men: cohort follow up study in the United States
Ascherio A, Rimm E, Giovannucci E, Spiegelman D, Meir S, Willett W. Dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease in men: cohort follow up study in the United States. The BMJ 1996, 313: 84. PMID: 8688759, PMCID: PMC2351515, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7049.84.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseHeart diseaseMyocardial infarctionFat intakeRisk factorsHealth professionalsFatal coronary heart diseaseNon-dietary risk factorsNon-fatal myocardial infarctionCohort questionnaire studyCoronary risk factorsMultivariate relative riskTotal fat intakeIntake of cholesterolAcute myocardial infarctionDiagnosed cardiovascular diseaseLinolenic acid intakeBlood cholesterol concentrationsIntake of fiberPositive associationCoronary deathCoronary eventsSpecific preventive effectCholesterol intakeCoronary diseaseCohort Studies of Fat Intake and the Risk of Breast Cancer — A Pooled Analysis
Hunter D, Spiegelman D, Adami H, Beeson L, van den Brandt P, Folsom A, Fraser G, Goldbohm R, Graham S, Howe G, Kushi L, Marshall J, McDermott A, Miller A, Speizer F, Wolk A, Yaun S, Willett W. Cohort Studies of Fat Intake and the Risk of Breast Cancer — A Pooled Analysis. New England Journal Of Medicine 1996, 334: 356-361. PMID: 8538706, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199602083340603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary fat intakeFat intakeBreast cancerCohort studyRelative riskEnergy intakeTotal dietary fat intakeLittle overall associationTotal fat intakeMost cohort studiesTotal energy intakeEnergy-adjusted total fat intakeCase-control studyProspective studyHighest quintilePooled analysisLowest quintilePooled estimatesNutrient intakeOverall associationCancerTotal intakeWestern lifestyleIntakeWomen
1992
Dietary Fat and Fiber in Relation to Risk of Breast Cancer: An 8-Year Follow-up
Willett W, Hunter D, Stampfer M, Colditz G, Manson J, Spiegelman D, Rosner B, Hennekens C, Speizer F. Dietary Fat and Fiber in Relation to Risk of Breast Cancer: An 8-Year Follow-up. JAMA 1992, 268: 2037-2044. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1992.03490150089030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal fat intakeBreast cancer incidenceFat intakeBreast cancerPostmenopausal womenCancer incidenceProtective effectHealth StudySelf-administered food frequency questionnaireEnergy intakePositive associationDietary fat increasesNurses' Health StudyProspective cohort studyFood frequency questionnaireTotal energy intakeMiddle-aged womenYears of ageDietary questionnaireCohort studyFrequency questionnaireIncident casesRisk factorsDietary fatCorresponding RRsDietary fat and fiber in relation to risk of breast cancer. An 8-year follow-up.
Willett WC, Hunter DJ, Stampfer MJ, Colditz G, Manson JE, Spiegelman D, Rosner B, Hennekens CH, Speizer FE. Dietary fat and fiber in relation to risk of breast cancer. An 8-year follow-up. JAMA 1992, 268: 2037-44. PMID: 1328696, DOI: 10.1001/jama.268.15.2037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal fat intakeBreast cancer incidenceFat intakeBreast cancerPostmenopausal womenCancer incidenceProtective effectHealth StudySelf-administered food frequency questionnaireEnergy intakePositive associationDietary fat increasesNurses' Health StudyProspective cohort studyFood frequency questionnaireTotal energy intakeMiddle-aged womenYears of ageDietary questionnaireCohort studyFrequency questionnaireIncident casesRisk factorsDietary fatCorresponding RRs