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Antti Aro
Researcher at National Institutes of Health
Publications - 18
Citations - 2674
Antti Aro is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Linoleic acid & Population. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 18 publications receiving 2486 citations. Previous affiliations of Antti Aro include National Institute for Health and Welfare.
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Mercury, Fish Oils, and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction
Eliseo Guallar,M. Inmaculada Sanz-Gallardo,M. Inmaculada Sanz-Gallardo,Pieter van 't Veer,Peter Bode,Antti Aro,J. Gomez-Aracena,Jeremy D. Kark,Rudolph A. Riemersma,J.M. Martín-Moreno,Frans J. Kok +10 more
TL;DR: The toenail mercury level was directly associated with the risk of myocardial infarction, and the adipose-tissue DHA level was inversely associated withThe risk.
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The Risk to Develop NIDDM Is Related to the Fatty Acid Composition of the Serum Cholesterol Esters
TL;DR: The increased risk to develop non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus among 50-year-old men during a 10-year follow-up period was related to the fatty acid composition of their serum cholesterol esters.
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Vitamin D Status and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Death
Annamari Kilkkinen,Paul Knekt,Antti Aro,Harri Rissanen,Jukka Marniemi,Markku Heliövaara,O Impivaara,Antti Reunanen +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated whether serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) level predicts mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and found that a low vitamin D level may be associated with higher risk of a fatal CVD event.
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Effects of nationwide addition of selenium to fertilizers on foods, and animal and human health in Finland: From deficiency to optimal selenium status of the population
Georg Alfthan,Merja Eurola,Päivi Ekholm,Eija-Riitta Venäläinen,Tarja Root,Katja Korkalainen,Helinä Hartikainen,Pirjo Salminen,Veli Hietaniemi,Pentti Aspila,Antti Aro +10 more
TL;DR: In the Nordic countries of Finland, the average dietary human intake increased from 0.04 mg Se/day/10 MJ in 1985 to a present plateau of 1.40 μmol/L that can be considered to be an optimal status.
Effects of nationwide addition of selenium to fertilizers on foods, and animal and human health in Finland: From deficiency to optimal selenium status of the population
Georg Alfthan,Merja Eurola,Päivi Ekholm,Eija-Riitta Venäläinen,Tarja Root,Katja Korkalainen,Helinä Hartikainen,Pirjo Salminen,Veli Hietaniemi,Pentti Aspila,Antti Aro +10 more
TL;DR: The nationwide supplementation of fertilizers with sodium selenate is shown to be effective and safe in increasing the Se intake of the whole population and the health of animals has improved.