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Petra H.M. Peeters

Researcher at Utrecht University

Publications -  720
Citations -  73551

Petra H.M. Peeters is an academic researcher from Utrecht University. The author has contributed to research in topics: European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition & Breast cancer. The author has an hindex of 119, co-authored 720 publications receiving 63681 citations. Previous affiliations of Petra H.M. Peeters include Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center & Medical Research Council.

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Combined impact of healthy lifestyle factors on colorectal cancer: a large European cohort study

TL;DR: Combined lifestyle factors are associated with a lower incidence of CRC in European populations characterized by western lifestyles and prevention strategies considering complex targeting of multiple lifestyle factors may provide practical means for improved CRC prevention.
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Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Is Associated with Lower Abdominal Adiposity in European Men and Women

TL;DR: Results of this study suggest that adherence to a modified Mediterranean diet, high in foods of vegetable origin and unsaturated fatty acids, is associated with lower abdominal adiposity measured by WC in European men and women.
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Smoking as a major risk factor for cervical cancer and pre‐cancer: Results from the EPIC cohort

TL;DR: A total of 308,036 women were selected from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) to evaluate the association between tobacco smoking and the risk of cervical intr...
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High dietary glycemic load and glycemic index increase risk of cardiovascular disease among middle-aged women: a population-based follow-up study.

TL;DR: In this article, the associations of dietary glycemic index and glycemic load with risk of CVD are not well established, particularly in populations consuming modest glycemic loads diets, and risk may differ between lean and overweight subjects.