… Rob M van Dam … Rob M van Dam … We calculated body mass index (BMI) as weight
in kilograms divided by the height in meters squared (kg/m 2 ). …

ContextEmerging epidemiological evidence suggests that higher coffee consumption may
reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.ObjectiveTo examine the association between habitual …

… Author Contributions: Dr van Dam had full access to the data in the study and takes responsibility
… Dr van Dam is supported in part by a grant from the Boston Obesity Nutrition Research …

Background: The role of diet in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus remains unsettled.
Objective: To examine the association between major dietary patterns and risk for type 2 …

OBJECTIVE—To examine dietary fat and meat intake in relation to risk of type 2 diabetes.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—We prospectively followed 42,504 male participants …

By combining genome-wide association data from 8,130 individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D)
and 38,987 controls of European descent and following up previously unidentified meta-…

RESEARCH Page 1 RESEARCH Combined impact of lifestyle factors on mortality: prospective
cohort study in US women Rob M van Dam, assistant professor of medicine,1,2 Tricia Li, …

The authors conducted a systematic review of published data on the association between
diabetes mellitus and fracture. The authors searched MEDLINE through June 2006 and …

… Rob van Dam was involved in the analysis and interpretation of data and critical review of
the manuscript. Simon Finfer, Deborah Cook, Daren Heyland, William Henderson and Dean …

OBJECTIVE—The purpose of this study was to prospectively examine the association
between vitamin D and calcium intake and risk of type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND …