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Barbara J. Boucher
Researcher at Queen Mary University of London
Publications - 212
Citations - 10407
Barbara J. Boucher is an academic researcher from Queen Mary University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Vitamin D and neurology & Diabetes mellitus. The author has an hindex of 48, co-authored 202 publications receiving 9713 citations. Previous affiliations of Barbara J. Boucher include Guy's Hospital & Royal London Hospital.
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Hypovitaminosis D is associated with insulin resistance and β cell dysfunction
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Maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy and childhood bone mass at age 9 years: a longitudinal study
Muhammad Javaid,Sarah Crozier,Nicholas C. Harvey,Catharine R. Gale,Elaine M. Dennison,Barbara J. Boucher,Nigel K Arden,Keith M. Godfrey,Cyrus Cooper +8 more
TL;DR: Maternal vitamin D insufficiency is common during pregnancy and is associated with reduced bone-mineral accrual in the offspring during childhood; this association is mediated partly through the concentration of umbilical venous calcium.
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The urgent need to recommend an intake of vitamin D that is effective
Reinhold Vieth,Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari,Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari,Barbara J. Boucher,Bess Dawson-Hughes,Cedric F. Garland,Robert P. Heaney,Michael F. Holick,Bruce W. Hollis,Christel Lamberg-Allardt,John J. McGrath,John J. McGrath,Anthony W. Norman,Robert Scragg,Susan J. Whiting,Walter C. Willett,Armin Zittermann +16 more
TL;DR: There is now strong evidence that increasing vitamin D intake will lower risk of falling and lower fracture risk in older men and women and regulatory agencies in the United States and abroad should review the evidence and reassess their dietary recommendations.
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Baseline Serum 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Is Predictive of Future Glycemic Status and Insulin Resistance: The Medical Research Council Ely Prospective Study 1990–2000
TL;DR: In this article, a prospective study reported inverse associations between baseline serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and future glycemia and insulin resistance after adjustment for age, sex, smoking, BMI, season, and baseline value of each metabolic outcome variable.
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Circulating MMP9, vitamin D and variation in the TIMP-1 response with VDR genotype: mechanisms for inflammatory damage in chronic disorders?
Peter Timms,N. Mannan,Graham A. Hitman,Kate Noonan,Peter Mills,Denise Syndercombe-Court,Ebun Aganna,Christopher P Price,Barbara J. Boucher +8 more
TL;DR: Vitamin-D insufficiency is associated with increased circulating MMP2,9 and CRP, correctable by supplementation, which provides a possible mechanism for tissue damage in chronic inflammatory conditions, including CHD and diabetes.