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Laura Sampson
Researcher at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Publications - 11
Citations - 7632
Laura Sampson is an academic researcher from Brigham and Women's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Serving size & Food composition data. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 11 publications receiving 7269 citations.
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Reproducibility and validity of a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire
Walter C. Willett,Walter C. Willett,Laura Sampson,Meir J. Stampfer,Meir J. Stampfer,Bernard Rosner,Chris Bain,Jelia C. Witschi,Charles H. Hennekens,Frank E. Speizer +9 more
TL;DR: Data indicate that a simple self-administered dietary questionnaire can provide useful information about individual nutrient intakes over a one-year period.
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Food-Based Validation of a Dietary Questionnaire: The Effects of Week-to-Week Variation in Food Consumption
Simonetta Salvini,David J. Hunter,David J. Hunter,Laura Sampson,Meir J. Stampfer,Graham A. Colditz,Bernard Rosner,Bernard Rosner,Walter C. Willett,Walter C. Willett +9 more
TL;DR: Differences in the degree of validity for specific foods revealed in this type of analysis can be useful in improving questionnaire design and in interpreting findings from epidemiological studies that use the instrument.
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Validation of questionnaire information on risk factors and disease outcomes in a prospective cohort study of women
Graham A. Colditz,Graham A. Colditz,Pauline Martin,Meir J. Stampfer,Meir J. Stampfer,Walter C. Willett,Walter C. Willett,Laura Sampson,Bernard Rosner,Charles H. Hennekens,Frank E. Speizer +10 more
TL;DR: In over 90% of cases of cancer of the breast, skin, large bowel, and thyroid, histopathology reports confirmed the subjects' self-report, and lower levels of confirmation were obtained for cancers of the lung, ovary, and uterus.
Intake of trans fatty acids and risk of coronary heart disease arnong wornen
TL;DR: Intakes of foods that are major sources of trans isomers (margarine, cookies [biscuits], cake, and white bread) were each significantly associated with higher risks of CHD, supporting the hypothesis that consumption of partially hydrogenated vegetable oils may contribute to occurrence ofCHD.
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Energy intake and other determinants of relative weight.
Isabelle Romieu,Walter C. Willett,Meir J. Stampfer,Graham A. Colditz,Laura Sampson,Bernard Rosner,Charles H. Hennekens,Frank E. Speizer +7 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that fat intake may play a role in obesity that is independent of total energy intake, and the importance of considering factors that may confound the relationship between energy intake and obesity is highlighted.