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Sarcopenic obesity is associated with telomere shortening: findings from the NHANES 1999–2002 (2021)
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Goddard, T., Tsintzas, K., Stephan, B. C., Prado, C. M., Mazidi, M., & Siervo, M. (2021). Sarcopenic obesity is associated with telomere shortening: findings from the NHANES 1999–2002. International Journal of Obesity, 46, 437–440. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-00995-z

Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is characterised by the concurrent presence of sarcopenia and excess adiposity. Telomere shortening has been associated with sarcopenia and obesity alone but the association between SO and telomere length (TL) has not been inv... Read More about Sarcopenic obesity is associated with telomere shortening: findings from the NHANES 1999–2002.

Prediction of dementia risk in low-income and middle-income countries (the 10/66 Study): an independent external validation of existing models (2020)
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Stephan, B. C., Pakpahan, E., Siervo, M., Licher, S., Muniz-Terrera, G., Mohan, D., …Prina, M. (2020). Prediction of dementia risk in low-income and middle-income countries (the 10/66 Study): an independent external validation of existing models. Lancet Global Health, 8(4), Article e524 - e535. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x%2820%2930062-0

Background To date, dementia prediction models have been exclusively developed and tested in high-income countries (HICs). However, most people with dementia live in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where dementia risk prediction rese... Read More about Prediction of dementia risk in low-income and middle-income countries (the 10/66 Study): an independent external validation of existing models.

Mediterranean Diet Increases Endothelial Function in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (2020)
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Shannon, O. M., Mendes, I., Köchl, C., Mazidi, M., Ashor, A. W., Rubele, S., …Siervo, M. (2020). Mediterranean Diet Increases Endothelial Function in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Nutrition, 150(5), 1151–1159. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa002

Background The endothelium plays a key role in the maintenance of vascular health and represents a potential physiological target for dietary and other lifestyle interventions designed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) including... Read More about Mediterranean Diet Increases Endothelial Function in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Mediterranean diet adherence and cognitive function in older UK adults: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Norfolk (EPIC-Norfolk) Study (2019)
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Shannon, O. M., Stephan, B. C. M., Granic, A., Lentjes, M., Hayat, S., Mulligan, A., …Siervo, M. (2019). Mediterranean diet adherence and cognitive function in older UK adults: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Norfolk (EPIC-Norfolk) Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 110(4), 938-948. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqz114

© 2019 American Society for Nutrition. Background: In Mediterranean countries, adherence to a traditional Mediterranean dietary pattern (MedDiet) is associated with better cognitive function and reduced dementia risk. It is unclear if similar benefit... Read More about Mediterranean diet adherence and cognitive function in older UK adults: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Norfolk (EPIC-Norfolk) Study.

Effects of inorganic nitrate and vitamin C co-supplementation on blood pressure and vascular function in younger and older healthy adults: A randomised double-blind crossover trial (2019)
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Ashor, A. W., Shannon, O. M., Werner, A., Scialo, F., Gilliard, C. N., Cassel, K. S., …Siervo, M. (2019). Effects of inorganic nitrate and vitamin C co-supplementation on blood pressure and vascular function in younger and older healthy adults: A randomised double-blind crossover trial. Clinical Nutrition, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2019.03.006

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd and European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Background: Vitamin C and inorganic nitrate have been linked to enhanced nitric oxide (NO) production and reduced oxidative stress. Vitamin C may also enhance the conversi... Read More about Effects of inorganic nitrate and vitamin C co-supplementation on blood pressure and vascular function in younger and older healthy adults: A randomised double-blind crossover trial.

Sarcopenic obesity and overall mortality: Results from the application of novel models of body composition phenotypes to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2004 (2018)
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Van Aller, C., Lara, J., C.M. Stephan, B., Donini, L. M., Heymsfield, S., Katzmarzyk, P. T., …Siervo, M. (2019). Sarcopenic obesity and overall mortality: Results from the application of novel models of body composition phenotypes to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2004. Clinical Nutrition, 38(1), 264-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2018.01.022

Background/Objectives There is no consensus on the definition of sarcopenic obesity (SO), resulting in inconsistent associations of SO with mortality risk. We aim to evaluate association of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) SO models with mor... Read More about Sarcopenic obesity and overall mortality: Results from the application of novel models of body composition phenotypes to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2004.

Does hypoxia play a role in the development of sarcopenia in humans? Mechanistic insights from the Caudwell Xtreme Everest Expedition (2017)
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Siervo, M., Wandrag, L., Riley, H. L., Khosravi, M., Fernandez, B. O., Leckstrom, C. A., …Feelisch, M. (2017). Does hypoxia play a role in the development of sarcopenia in humans? Mechanistic insights from the Caudwell Xtreme Everest Expedition. Redox Biology, 13, 60-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.redox.2017.05.004

© 2017 Objectives Sarcopenia refers to the involuntary loss of skeletal muscle and is a predictor of physical disability/mortality. Its pathogenesis is poorly understood, although roles for altered hypoxic signaling, oxidative stress, adipokines and... Read More about Does hypoxia play a role in the development of sarcopenia in humans? Mechanistic insights from the Caudwell Xtreme Everest Expedition.

Inorganic Nitrate Mimics Exercise-Stimulated Muscular Fiber-Type Switching and Myokine and ?-Aminobutyric Acid Release (2016)
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Roberts, L. D., Ashmore, T., McNally, B. D., Murfitt, S. A., Fernandez, B. O., Feelisch, M., …Griffin, J. L. (2017). Inorganic Nitrate Mimics Exercise-Stimulated Muscular Fiber-Type Switching and Myokine and γ-Aminobutyric Acid Release. Diabetes, 66(3), 674-688. https://doi.org/10.2337/db16-0843

© 2017 by the American Diabetes Association. Exercise is an effective intervention for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes. Skeletal muscle combines multiple signals that contribute to the beneficial effects of exercise on cardiometabolic... Read More about Inorganic Nitrate Mimics Exercise-Stimulated Muscular Fiber-Type Switching and Myokine and ?-Aminobutyric Acid Release.

Anabolic resistance does not explain sarcopenia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, compared with healthy controls, despite reduced mTOR pathway activity (2016)
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Babraj, J., Cuthbertson, D. J., Leese, G., & Siervo, M. (2017). Anabolic resistance does not explain sarcopenia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, compared with healthy controls, despite reduced mTOR pathway activity. Clinical Nutrition, 36(6), 1716-1719. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2016.11.012

© 2016 Background Ageing and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are risk factors for skeletal muscle loss. We investigated whether anabolic resistance to feeding might underlie accelerated muscle loss in older people with T2DM and whether dysregulated m... Read More about Anabolic resistance does not explain sarcopenia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, compared with healthy controls, despite reduced mTOR pathway activity.

Inorganic nitrate supplementation in young and old obese adults does not affect acute glucose and insulin responses but lowers oxidative stress (2016)
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Ashor, A. W., Chowdhury, S., Oggioni, C., Qadir, O., Brandt, K., Ishaq, A., …Siervo, M. (2016). Inorganic nitrate supplementation in young and old obese adults does not affect acute glucose and insulin responses but lowers oxidative stress. Journal of Nutrition, 146(11), 2224-2232. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.116.237529

© 2016 American Society for Nutrition. Background: Aging and obesity are associated with raised oxidative stress and a reduction of nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability, with subsequent decline in insulin sensitivity and endothelial function. Inorganic... Read More about Inorganic nitrate supplementation in young and old obese adults does not affect acute glucose and insulin responses but lowers oxidative stress.

Calorie for calorie, dietary fat restriction results in more body fat loss than carbohydrate restriction in people with obesity (2015)
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Bemis, T., Brychta, R., Chen, K., Courville, A., Crayner, E., Goodwin, S., …Hall, K. D. (2015). Calorie for calorie, dietary fat restriction results in more body fat loss than carbohydrate restriction in people with obesity. Cell Metabolism, 22(3), 427-436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2015.07.021

© 2015 Elsevier Inc. Dietary carbohydrate restriction has been purported to cause endocrine adaptations that promote body fat loss more than dietary fat restriction. We selectively restricted dietary carbohydrate versus fat for 6 days following a 5-d... Read More about Calorie for calorie, dietary fat restriction results in more body fat loss than carbohydrate restriction in people with obesity.

Imposed rate and extent of weight loss in obese men and adaptive changes in resting and total energy expenditure (2015)
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Siervo, M., Faber, P., Lara, J., Gibney, E. R., Milne, E., Ritz, P., …Johnstone, A. M. (2015). Imposed rate and extent of weight loss in obese men and adaptive changes in resting and total energy expenditure. Metabolism, 64(8), 896-904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2015.03.011

© 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Objectives. Weight loss (WL) is associated with a decrease in total and resting energy expenditure (EE). We aimed to investigate whether (1) diets with different rate and extent of WL determined different cha... Read More about Imposed rate and extent of weight loss in obese men and adaptive changes in resting and total energy expenditure.

Accuracy of prediction equations for serum osmolarity in frail older people with and without diabetes (2014)
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Prado, C. M., Siervo, M., Bunn, D., Prado, C. M., & Hooper, L. (2014). Accuracy of prediction equations for serum osmolarity in frail older people with and without diabetes. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 100(3), 867-876. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.114.086769

Background: Serum osmolality is an accurate indicator of hydration status in older adults. Glucose, urea, and electrolyte concentrations are used to calculate serum osmolarity, which is an indirect estimate of serum osmolality, but which serum osmola... Read More about Accuracy of prediction equations for serum osmolarity in frail older people with and without diabetes.