Browsing Health (Faculty of) by Author "Stark, Ken"
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Accuracy of self-reported intake of signature foods in a school meal intervention study: comparison between control and intervention period
Biltoft-Jensen, Anja; Damsgaard, Camilla T.; Andersen, Rikke; Ygil, Karin Hess; Andersen, Elisabeth Wreford; Ege, Majken; Christensen, Tue; Sorensen, Louise Bergmann; Stark, Ken; Tetens, Inge; Thorsen, Anne-Vibeke (Cambridge University Press, 2015-08-28)Bias in self-reported dietary intake is important when evaluating the effect of dietary interventions, particularly for intervention foods. However, few have investigated this in children, and none have investigated the ... -
Agpat4/Lpaat delta deficiency highlights the molecular heterogeneity of epididymal and perirenal white adipose depots
Mardian, Emily B.; Bradley, Ryan M.; Henao, Juan J. Aristizabal; Marvyn, Phillip M.; Moes, Katherine A.; Bombardier, Eric; Tupling, A. Russell; Stark, Ken; Duncan, Robin E. (American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2017-10-01)Acylglycerophosphate acyltransferase 4 (AGPAT4)/lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase delta catalyzes the formation of phosphatidic acid (PA), a precursor of triacylglycerol (TAG). We investigated the effect of Agpat4 gene ... -
Butylated hydroxytoluene can protect polyunsaturated fatty acids in dried blood spots from degradation for up to 8 weeks at room temperature
Metherel, Adam Henry; Hogg, Ryan C.; Buzikievich, Lindy M.; Stark, Ken (BioMed Central, 2013-02-20)Background: Dried blood spots (DBS) from fingertip prick blood can enable high throughput fatty acid profiling but may be prone to lipid peroxidation during storage. The use of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) on chromatography ... -
Changes in whole-blood PUFA and their predictors during recovery from severe acute malnutrition
Babirekere-Iriso, Esther; Mortensen, Charlotte G.; Mupere, Ezekiel; Rytter, Maren Johanne Heilskov; Namusoke, Hanifa; Michaelsen, Kim F.; Briend, André; Stark, Ken; Friis, Henrik; Lauritzen, Lotte (Cambridge University Press, 2016-05-28)Children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) with complications require in-patient management including therapeutic feeding. Little attention has been given to the effects of these feeds on the essential fatty acid status ... -
Correlates of whole-blood polyunsaturated fatty acids among young children with moderate acute malnutrition
Yameogo, Charles W.; Cichon, Bernardette; Fabiansen, Christian; Rytter, Maren Johanne Heilskov; Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel; Stark, Ken; Briend, André; Shepherd, Susan; Traore, Alfred S.; Christensen, Vibeke Brix; Michaelsen, Kim F.; Friis, Henrik; Lauritzen, Lotte (BioMed Central, 2017-07-13)Background: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has been associated with low polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) status. However, investigations regarding PUFA status and correlates in children with moderate acute malnutrition ... -
Diet-induced changes in iron and n-3 fatty acid status and associations with cognitive performance in 8-11-year-old Danish children: secondary analyses of the Optimal Well-Being, Development and Health for Danish Children through a Healthy New Nordic Diet School Meal Study
Sorensen, Louise Bergmann; Damsgaard, Camilla T.; Dalskov, Stine-Mathilde; Petersen, Rikke Agnete; Egelund, Niels; Dyssegaard, Camilla Brorup; Stark, Ken; Andersen, Rikke; Tetens, Inge; Astrup, Arne; Michaelsen, Kim Fleisher; Lauritzen, Lotte (Cambridge University Press, 2015-11-28)Fe and n-3 long-chain PUFA (n-3 LCPUFA) have both been associated with cognition, but evidence remains inconclusive in well-nourished school-aged children. In the Optimal Well-Being, Development and Health for Danish ... -
Effect of complementary food with small amounts of freshwater fish on whole blood n-3 fatty acids in Cambodian infants age 6-15 months
Nurhasan, Mulia; Roos, Nanna; Skau, Jutta K. H.; Wieringa, Frank T.; Friis, Henrik; Michaelsen, Kim F.; Dijkhuizen, Marjoleine A.; Stark, Ken; Ritz, Christian; Chhoun, Chamnan; Lauritzen, Lotte (Elsevier, 2018-08-01)The impact of freshwater fish consumption on the status of long-chain n-3 fatty acids (n-3 LCPUFA) in infants in landlocked, low-income populations is unknown. We used secondary data from a randomized, single-blinded, ... -
Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid in Whole Blood Are Differentially and Sex-Specifically Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk Markers in 8-11-Year-Old Danish Children
Damsgaard, Camilla T.; Eidner, Maj B.; Stark, Ken; Hjorth, Mads F.; Sjodin, Anders; Andersen, Malene R.; Andersen, Rikke; Tetens, Inge; Astrup, Arne; Michaelsen, Kim F.; Lauritzen, Lotte (Public Library of Science, 2014-10-15)n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids improve cardiovascular risk markers in adults. These effects may differ between eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3), but we lack evidence ... -
Fish Oil-Derived Fatty Acids in Pregnancy and Wheeze and Asthma in Offspring
Bisgaard, Hans; Stokholm, Jakob; Chawes, Bo L.; Vissing, Nadja H.; Bjarnadottir, Elin; Schoos, Ann-Marie M.; Wolsk, Helene M.; Pedersen, Tine M.; Vinding, Rebecca K.; Thorsteinsdottir, Sunna; Folsgaard, Nilofar V.; Fink, Nadia R.; Thorsen, Jonathan; Pedersen, Anders G.; Waage, Johannes; Rasmussen, Morten A.; Stark, Ken; Olsen, Sjurdur F.; Bonnelykke, Klaus (Massachusetts Medical Society, 2016-12-29)BACKGROUND Reduced intake of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) may be a contributing factor to the increasing prevalence of wheezing disorders. We assessed the effect of supplementation with n-3 LCPUFAs ... -
Global survey of the omega-3 fatty acids, docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid in the blood stream of healthy adults
Stark, Ken; Van Elswyk, Mary E.; Higgins, M. Roberta; Weatherford, Charli A.; Salem, Norman, Jr. (Elsevier, 2016-07-01)Studies reporting blood levels of the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), were systematically identified in order to create a global map identifying countries ... -
Higher intake of fish and fat is associated with lower plasma s-adenosylhomocysteine: a cross-sectional study
Vendelbo Lind, Mads; Lauritzen, Lotte; Pedersen, Oluf; Vestergaard, Henrik; Stark, Ken; Hansen, Torben; Ross, Alastair B.; Kristensen, Mette (Elsevier, 2017-10-02)Several B-vitamins act as co-factors in one-carbon metabolism, a pathway that plays a central role in several chronic diseases. However, there is a lack of knowledge of how diet affects markers in one-carbon metabolism. ... -
Maternal fish oil supplementation during lactation is associated with reduced height at 13 years of age and higher blood pressure in boys only
Lauritzen, Lotte; Eriksen, S. E.; Hjorth, Mads F.; Nielsen, M. S.; Olsen, Sjurdur F.; Stark, Ken; Michaelsen, Kim F.; Damsgaard, Camilla T. (Cambridge University Press, 2016-12-28)Dietary long-chain n-3 PUFA (n-3 LCPUFA) in infancy may have long-term effects on lifestyle disease risk. The present follow-up study investigated whether maternal fish oil (FO) supplementation during lactation affected ... -
n-3 PUFA status in school children is associated with beneficial lipid profile, reduced physical activity and increased blood pressure in boys
Damsgaard, Camilla T.; Stark, Ken; Hjorth, Mads F.; Biltoft-Jensen, Anja; Astrup, Arne; Michaelsen, Kim F.; Lauritzen, Lotte (Cambridge University Press, 2013-10-14)Dietary n-3 long-chain PUFA (LC-PUFA) improve dyslipidaemia and hypertension and may affect insulin resistance and adiposity. Increasing numbers of children show signs of the metabolic syndrome (MetS), but few studies have ... -
The percentage of DHA in erythrocytes can detect non-adherence to advice to increase EPA and DHA intakes
Patterson, Ashley C.; Metherel, Adam Henry; Hanning, Rhona M.; Stark, Ken (Cambridge University Press, 2014-01-28)Characterisation of long-term adherence to EPA and DHA intakes through biomarkers and dietary assessments has implications for interpreting the findings of long-term intervention studies. Adherence to dietary advice targeting ... -
Two weeks of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation increases synthesis-secretion kinetics of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids compared to 8 weeks of DHA supplementation
Metherel, Adam Henry; Lacombe, R. J. Scott; Henao, Aristizabal; Morin-Rivron, Delphine; Kitson, Alex P.; Hopperton, Kathryn E.; Chalil, Daniel; Masoodi, Mojgan; Stark, Ken; Bazinet, Richard P. (Elsevier, 2018-10)Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) must be consumed in the diet or synthesized from n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) precursors. However, the effect of dietary DHA on the metabolic pathway is not fully understood. ... -
Whole blood long-chain n-3 fatty acids as a measure of fish oil compliance in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a pilot study
Laumann, R. D.; Iversen, T.; Frandsen, T. L.; Mølgaard, C.; Stark, Ken; Schmiegelow, K.; Lauritzen, L. (Elsevier, 2022-01)Long-chain n-3 fatty acids (n-3 LCPUFA) may prevent chemotherapy-induced hyperlipidemia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). However, compliance could be a problem and intake-biomarker correlations may be ...