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EPI/NPAM 2013: Derivation and Validation of a Lifestyle CVD Risk Score for the Prediction of CVD Among Middle-aged Women and Men

Derivation and Validation of a Lifestyle CVD Risk Score for the Prediction of CVD Among Middle-aged Women and Men
Stephanie E Chiuve, Brigham and Women’s Hosp, Boston, MA

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Posted by PON Editor on Mar 22, 2013 1:18 PM CDT

EPI/NPAM 2013: Trajectories of Maintaining Recommended Amounts of Physical Activity in Young Adulthood and Associations with Abdominal Adiposity in Middle Age: The Cardia Study

Trajectories of Maintaining Recommended Amounts of Physical Activity in Young Adulthood and Associations with Abdominal Adiposity in Middle Age: The Cardia Study
Christina M. Shay, PhD, MA, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Presentation Slides

Posted by PON Editor on Mar 22, 2013 10:58 AM CDT

EPI/NPAM 2013: What’s Good for the Heart is Good for the Mind

What’s Good for the Heart is Good for the Mind:
Neurocognitive Function and American Heart Association (AHA) Life’s Simple 7’s: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)
Dr. Hector Gonzalez, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

Video Interview

Posted by PON Editor on Mar 21, 2013 9:13 AM CDT

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EPI/NPAM 2013: KickinKitchen.TV: A Multimedia Nutrition Education Curriculum Builds Knowledge, Skills and Self-Efficacy for Healthy Eating among School-aged Children

KickinKitchen.TV: A Multimedia Nutrition Education Curriculum Builds Knowledge, Skills and Self-Efficacy for Healthy Eating among School-aged Children
Paula A Quatromoni, D.Sc., RD, Boston Univ, Boston, MA

Poster | Video Interview

EPI/NPAM 2013 on the PON

Posted by PON Editor on Mar 21, 2013 9:09 AM CDT

EPI/NPAM 2013: Pedometer Feedback – Superior for Increasing Daily PA in Cardiac Rehabiliation Patients.

Pedometer Feedback – Superior for Increasing Daily PA in Cardiac Rehabiliation Patients.
Leonard Kaminsky, Prof, Ball State University, Muncie, IN

Poster

EPI/NPAM 2013 on the PON

Posted by PON Editor on Mar 21, 2013 9:07 AM CDT

EPI/NPAM 2013: Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Subclinical Atherosclerosis: Analyses from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Subclinical Atherosclerosis: Analyses from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study
Lisa VanWagner, MD, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Presentation Slides | Video interview

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Posted by PON Editor on Mar 20, 2013 4:44 PM CDT

EPI/NPAM 2013: Independent Effect of 1.5 ounces/day of almonds on lipids, lipoproteins and apolipoproteins in mildly hypercholesterolemic adults.

Independent Effect of 1.5 ounces/day of almonds on lipids, lipoproteins and apolipoproteins in mildly hypercholesterolemic adults.
Claire Berryman, Penn State, University Park, PA

Presentation Slides | Video Interview

EPI/NPAM 2013 on the PON

Posted by PON Editor on Mar 20, 2013 3:02 PM CDT

EPI/NPAM 2013: Mortality Due to SSB Consumption: A Global, Regional and National Comparative Risk Assessment

Mortality Due to SSB Consumption: A Global, Regional and National Comparative Risk Assessment
Gitanjali M. Singh, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Vodcast | News Release

EPI/NPAM 2013 on the PON

Posted by PON Editor on Mar 20, 2013 9:19 AM CDT

Welcome to EPI/NPAM 2013 - Video

Donna Arnett, President of the American Heart Assocation and Jean-Pierre Despres, Chair of the Program Committee for EPI/NPAM welcome attendees to the 2013 meeting in New Orleans.

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Posted by PON Editor on Mar 20, 2013 9:06 AM CDT

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EPI/NPAM - Friday, March 16th - Novel Biomarkers/Environmental Agents and Posters

Novel Biomarkers/Environmental Agents (1:30 p.m. PST)

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Increased Incidence of Ischemic Stroke in HIV-Infected Women in a Clinical Care Cohort
Virginia A. Triant, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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