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Ming-Nan Lin
Researcher at Tzu Chi University
Publications - 15
Citations - 368
Ming-Nan Lin is an academic researcher from Tzu Chi University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Body mass index & Hazard ratio. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 13 publications receiving 217 citations.
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Taiwanese vegetarians and omnivores: dietary composition, prevalence of diabetes and IFG.
Tina H.T. Chiu,Hui-Ya Huang,Yen-Feng Chiu,Wen-Harn Pan,Hui-Yi Kao,Jason P.C. Chiu,Ming-Nan Lin,Chin-Lon Lin +7 more
TL;DR: A strong protective association between Taiwanese vegetarian diet and diabetes/IFG is found, after controlling for various potential confounders and risk factors.
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Vegetarian diet, change in dietary patterns, and diabetes risk: a prospective study
TL;DR: Vegetarian diet and converting to vegetarian diet may protect against diabetes independent of BMI among Taiwanese, and the effect of diets on risk of diabetes is assessed.
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Vegetarian diet and incidence of total, ischemic, and hemorrhagic stroke in 2 cohorts in Taiwan
TL;DR: It was shown that vitamin B12 intake may modify the association between vegetarian diet and overall stroke (p interaction = 0.046), and Taiwanese vegetarian diet is associated with a lower risk of ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes.
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Relative validity and reproducibility of a quantitative FFQ for assessing nutrient intakes of vegetarians in Taiwan.
Tina H.T. Chiu,Hui-Ya Huang,Kuan-Ju Chen,Yu-R U Wu,Jason P.C. Chiu,Yi-Hwei Li,Brian C.-H. Chiu,Chin-Lon Lin,Ming-Nan Lin +8 more
TL;DR: The FFQ is a reliable and valid tool to rank relative intake of major nutrients for TCHS participants and misclassification to the extreme quartile was rare.
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The Prevalence and Risk Factors for Gallstone Disease in Taiwanese Vegetarians
TL;DR: Risk factors useful for predicting GSD in vegetarians are age and total bilirubin level in men, and age, BMI, and alcohol consumption in women and age at menarche, postmenopausal status, and multiparity in women.