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The Effects Of Vitamin D On The Renin-Angiotensin System, Sahar Ajabshir, Arif Asif, Ali Nayer
The Effects Of Vitamin D On The Renin-Angiotensin System, Sahar Ajabshir, Arif Asif, Ali Nayer
Department of Dietetics and Nutrition
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Dietary Quality And Comorbidities Of Adults At Medical Risk For Diabetes, Joan A. Vaccaro, Daniela Safina, Lauren Grunspan, Fatma G. Huffman
Dietary Quality And Comorbidities Of Adults At Medical Risk For Diabetes, Joan A. Vaccaro, Daniela Safina, Lauren Grunspan, Fatma G. Huffman
Department of Dietetics and Nutrition
Background and aims: The current study evaluates following a special diet with diet quality and comorbidities (hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and obesity) in four racial/ethnic groups diagnosed with prediabetes or “at risk for diabetes”. Methods and results: This is a cross-sectional analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), 2007- 2008 and 2009-2010. Sample weights were used to achieve a representative sample. Data were available for N = 2666 adults, aged ≥20 years (508 Mexican American, 294, Other Hispanic, 616 Black non-Hispanic, and 1248 White non-Hispanic) who were medically diagnosed with either prediabetes or “at risk for diabetes”. …