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Janice E. Maras
Researcher at Northeastern University
Publications - 17
Citations - 1145
Janice E. Maras is an academic researcher from Northeastern University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Refined grains. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 17 publications receiving 999 citations. Previous affiliations of Janice E. Maras include United States Department of Agriculture & Tufts University.
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Adaptation of a food frequency questionnaire to assess diets of Puerto Rican and non-Hispanic adults.
TL;DR: The authors conclude that the use in minority populations of food frequency questionnaires developed for the general population is likely to result in biased estimates of intake unless modifications are made in the questionnaires.
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Intake of whole grains, refined grains, and cereal fiber measured with 7-d diet records and associations with risk factors for chronic disease
P. K. Newby,Janice E. Maras,Peter J. Bakun,Denis C. Muller,Luigi Ferrucci,Katherine L. Tucker +5 more
TL;DR: Similar associations of whole grains and cereal fiber with weight, BMI, waist circumference, plasma cholesterol, and 2-h glucose were observed, suggesting that cereal fiber and its constituents may in part mediate these relations.
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Intake of α-tocopherol is limited among US adults
Janice E. Maras,Odilia I. Bermudez,Ning Qiao,Peter J. Bakun,Esther L. Boody-Alter,Katherine L. Tucker +5 more
TL;DR: The majority of men and women in the United States fail to meet the current recommendations for vitamin E intake, and greater inclusion of sources such as nuts, seeds, and vitamin E-rich oils, could improve intake of α-tocopherol.
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A regional food-frequency questionnaire for the US Mississippi Delta.
Katherine L. Tucker,Janice E. Maras,Catherine M. Champagne,Carol L. Connell,Susan Goolsby,Judith L. Weber,Sahar Zaghloul,T. Carithers,Margaret L. Bogle +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a regional food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) based on an earlier version of the National Cancer Institute's Health Habits and History Questionnaire (HCQ) for white and African American adults in the Lower Mississippi Delta.
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Intake of lutein and zeaxanthin differ with age, sex, and ethnicity.
TL;DR: The findings suggest that the relative intake of lutein and zeaxanthin may be important to age-related macular degeneration risk.