Publications by authors named "J E Buring"
Background: Alcohol intake is associated with a higher risk of estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer (BC), presumably through its confirmed ability to increase sex hormone levels. Whether consuming alcohol within the recommended limit of one serving per day increases sex hormone levels among postmenopausal women taking aromatase inhibitors (AI) to inhibit estrogen production remains unknown. Therefore, we compared sex hormone levels following white wine to levels following white grape juice among ER + BC survivors taking AIs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Dysglycemia and insulin resistance increase type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, yet associations with specific glucose-insulin homeostatic biomarkers have been inconsistent. Vitamin D and marine omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 FA) may improve insulin resistance. We sought to examine the association between baseline levels of insulin, C-peptide, HbA1c, and a novel insulin resistance score (IRS) with incident cardiometabolic diseases, and whether randomized vitamin D or n-3 FA modify these associations.
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- Physical activity (PA) both before and after a cancer diagnosis can lower the risk of mortality in cancer patients, as shown in studies involving large cohorts like the Women's Health Study and the Physicians' Health Study.
- Participants who remained active or became active after their diagnosis showed significantly lower risks for all-cause, cancer-specific, and non-cancer-related mortality compared to those who remained inactive.
- The findings suggest that encouraging physical activity in cancer patients might enhance survival, but further research is necessary to confirm these benefits across different types of cancers.
Background: Discrimination may contribute to sleep health disparities among women, yet limited research has investigated the association between discrimination and insomnia with short sleep.
Methods And Results: Among a racially and ethnically diverse sample of women (N=25 920; mean age, 72.2±6.
Background: Data on the relation of potato consumption with risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) are limited and inconsistent. It is unclear whether the plant-based diet index (PDI), which is a novel and comprehensive tool to assess overall dietary pattern, modifies the association of potato intake with T2D.
Objectives: We examined the association of total, combined baked, boiled, and mashed potatoes and fried potatoes with risk of T2D and test the interaction between PDI score and potato consumption on T2D risk.