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Ambulatory blood pressure adds little to Framingham Risk Score for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in older men: secondary analysis of observational study data
Bell, KJL; Beller, E; Sundström, J; McGeechan, K; Hayen, A; Irwig, L; Neal, B; Glasziou, PPublished 2014-09-08Objective: To determine the incremental value of ambulatory blood pressure (BP) in predicting cardiovascular risk when the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) is known. Methods: We included 780 men without cardiovascular disease ...Open AccessArticle -
The Australian Food and Health Dialogue – the implications of the sodium recommendation for pasta sauces
Trevena, H; Dunford, E; Neal, B; Webster, JPublished 2013-07-18Objective: To assess the change in Na content of Australian pasta sauces between 2008 and 2011. A secondary objective was to project the mean Na content of these same products in 2014 using the Australian Food and Health ...Open AccessArticle -
Completeness of nutrient declarations and the average nutritional composition of pre-packaged foods in Beijing, China
Huang, L; Neal, B; Ma, G; Wu, JHY; Crino, M; Trevena, HPublished 2016-12-01© 2016 The Authors Increasing consumption of pre-packaged foods is likely an important driver of diet-related diseases in China. From January 2013 it became mandatory to provide a standardised nutrient declaration on ...Open AccessArticle -
Cost-effectiveness of reducing salt intake in the Pacific Islands: protocol for a before and after intervention study
Webster, J; Snowdon, W; Moodie, M; Viali, S; Schultz, J; Bell, C; Land, MA; Downs, S; Christoforou, A; Dunford, E; Barzi, F; Woodward, M; Neal, BPublished 2014-02-04Background: There is broad consensus that diets high in salt are bad for health and that reducing salt intake is a cost-effective strategy for preventing chronic diseases. The World Health Organization has been supporting ...Open AccessArticle -
CPAP for prevention of cardiovascular events in obstructive sleep apnea
McEvoy, RD; Antic, NA; Heeley, E; Luo, Y; Ou, Q; Zhang, X; Mediano, O; Chen, R; Drager, LF; Liu, Z; Chen, G; Du, B; McArdle, N; Mukherjee, S; Tripathi, M; Billot, L; Li, Q; Lorenzi-Fihlo, G; Barbe, F; Redline, S; Wang, J; Arima, H; Neal, B; White, DP; Grunstein, RR; Zhong, N; Anderson, CSPublished 2016-09-08Copyright © 2016 Massachusetts Medical Society. BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events; whether treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) prevents ...Open AccessArticle -
Designing a Healthy Food Partnership: Lessons from the Australian Food and Health Dialogue
Jones, A; Magnusson, R; Swinburn, B; Webster, J; Wood, A; Sacks, G; Neal, BPublished 2016-07-27Background: Poor diets are a leading cause of disease burden worldwide. In Australia, the Federal Government established the Food and Health Dialogue (the Dialogue) in 2009 to address this issue, primarily through food ...Open AccessArticle -
Dietary Salt Intake and Discretionary Salt Use in Two General Population Samples in Australia: 2011 and 2014
Nowson, C; Lim, K; Grimes, C; O'Halloran, S; Land, MA; Webster, J; Shaw, J; Chalmers, J; Smith, W; Flood, V; Woodward, M; Neal, BPublished 2015-12-15The limited Australian measures to reduce population sodium intake through national initiatives targeting sodium in the food supply have not been evaluated. The aim was, thus, to assess if there has been a change in salt ...Open AccessArticle -
Do health claims and front-of-pack labels lead to a positivity bias in unhealthy foods?
Talati, Z; Pettigrew, S; Dixon, H; Neal, B; Ball, K; Hughes, CPublished 2016-12-02Health claims and front-of-pack labels (FoPLs) may lead consumers to hold more positive attitudes and show a greater willingness to buy food products, regardless of their actual healthiness. A potential negative consequence ...Open AccessArticle -
Does education level affect the efficacy of a community based salt reduction program? - A post-hoc analysis of the China Rural Health Initiative Sodium Reduction Study (CRHI-SRS)
Wang, X; Li, X; Vaartjes, I; Neal, B; Bots, ML; Hoes, AW; Wu, YPublished 2016-08-11Background: Whether educational level influences the effects of health education is not clearly defined. This study examined whether the impact of a community-based dietary salt reduction program was affected by the level ...Open AccessArticle -
Drop the Salt! Assessing the impact of a public health advocacy strategy on Australian government policy on salt
Webster, J; Dunford, E; Kennington, S; Neal, B; Chapman, SPublished 2014-01-01Objective: In 2007 the Australian Division of World Action on Salt and Health (AWASH) launched a campaign to encourage the Australian government to take action to reduce population salt intake. The objective of the present ...Open AccessArticle -
Effects of a community-based salt reduction program in a regional Australian population
Land, MA; Wu, JHY; Selwyn, A; Crino, M; Woodward, M; Chalmers, J; Webster, J; Nowson, C; Jeffery, P; Smith, W; Flood, V; Neal, BPublished 2016-05-11Background: Salt reduction is a public health priority but there are few studies testing the efficacy of plausible salt reduction programs. Methods: A multi-faceted, community-based salt reduction program using the ...Open AccessArticle -
The effects of a community-based sodium reduction program in rural China - A cluster-randomized trial
Li, N; Yan, LL; Niu, W; Yao, C; Feng, X; Zhang, J; Shi, J; Zhang, Y; Zhang, R; Hao, Z; Chu, H; Zhang, J; Li, X; Pan, J; Li, Z; Sun, J; Zhou, B; Zhao, Y; Yu, Y; Engelgau, M; Labarthe, D; Ma, J; McMahon, S; Elliot, P; Wu, Y; Neal, BPublished 2016-12-01Background: Average sodium intake and stroke mortality in northern China are both among the highest in the world. An effective, low-cost strategy to reduce sodium intake in this population is urgently needed. Objective: ...Open AccessArticle -
Effects of Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering on Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Lv, J; Neal, B; Ehteshami, P; Ninomiya, T; Woodward, M; Rodgers, A; Wang, H; MacMahon, S; Turnbull, F; Hillis, G; Chalmers, J; Perkovic, VPublished 2012-08-21Background: Guidelines recommend intensive blood pressure (BP) lowering in patients at high risk. While placebo-controlled trials have demonstrated 22% reductions in coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke associated with ...Open AccessArticle -
Effects of interpretive front-of-pack nutrition labels on food purchases: protocol for the Starlight randomised controlled trial
Volkova, E; Neal, B; Rayner, M; Swinburn, B; Eyles, H; Jiang, Y; Michie, J; Ni Murchu, CPublished 2014-09-18Background: Interpretive front-of-pack nutrition labels are better understood than non-interpretive labels. However, robust evidence on the effects of such labels on consumer food purchases in the real-world is lacking. ...Open AccessArticle -
Effects of the Endpoint Adjudication Process on the Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial: The ADVANCE Trial
Hata, J; Arima, H; Zoungas, S; Fulcher, G; Pollock, C; Adams, M; Watson, J; Joshi, R; Kengne, AP; Ninomiya, T; Anderson, C; Woodward, M; Patel, A; Mancia, G; Poulter, N; McMahon, S; Chalmers, J; Neal, BPublished 2013-02-04Background: Endpoint adjudication committees (EPAC) are widely used in clinical trials. The aim of the present analysis is to assess the effects of the endpoint adjudication process on the main findings of the ADVANCE trial ...Open AccessArticle -
Effects of the mediterranean diet on cardiovascular outcomes-a systematic review and meta-analysis
Liyanage, T; Ninomiya, T; Wang, A; Neal, B; Jun, M; Wong, MG; Jardine, M; Hillis, GS; Perkovic, VPublished 2016-08-01Background: A Mediterranean dietary pattern is widely recommended for the prevention of chronic disease. We sought to define the most likely effects of the Mediterranean diet on vascular disease and mortality. Methods: We ...Open AccessArticle -
An Evaluation of the Effects of the Australian Food and Health Dialogue Targets on the Sodium Content of Bread, Breakfast Cereals and Processed Meats
Trevena, H; Neal, B; Dunford, E; Wu, JHYPublished 2014-09-19The Australian Food and Health Dialogue set sodium reduction targets for three food categories (breads, ready-to-eat breakfast cereals and processed meats) to be achieved by December, 2013. Sodium levels for 1849 relevant ...Open AccessArticle -
Fat chance for physical activity
Neal, BPublished 2013-07-10The enormous burden of ill health caused by overweight and obesity is well understood, particularly in developed countries like the United States, which have seen massive increases in prevalence over the last few decades. ...Open AccessArticle -
The harms of smoking and benefits of smoking cessation in women compared with men with type 2 diabetes: An observational analysis of the ADVANCE (Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease: Preterax and Diamicron modified release Controlled Evaluation) trial
Blomster, JI; Woodward, M; Zoungas, S; Hillis, GS; Harrap, S; Neal, B; Poulter, N; Mancia, G; Chalmers, J; Huxley, RPublished 2016-01-01Objectives: In general populations, the adverse effects of smoking on coronary risk have been demonstrated to be greater in women than in men; whether this is true for individuals with diabetes is unclear. Design: Cohort ...Open AccessArticle -
High variation in manufacturer-declared serving size of packaged discretionary foods in Australia
Haskelberg, H; Neal, B; Dubford, E; Flood, V; Rangan, A; Thomas, B; Cleanthous, X; Trevena, H; Zheng, JM; Louie, JCY; Gill, T; Wu, JHYPublished 2016-05-28Despite the potential of declared serving size to encourage appropriate portion size consumption, most countries including Australia have not developed clear reference guidelines for serving size. The present study evaluated ...Open AccessArticle
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