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Pardis Pedrampostdoctoral fellow at University of Calgary Verified email at mun.ca Cited by 1308 |
Food addiction: its prevalence and significant association with obesity in the general population
Background ‘Food addiction’ shares a similar neurobiological and behavioral framework with
substance addiction. However whether, and to what degree, ‘food addiction’ contributes to …
substance addiction. However whether, and to what degree, ‘food addiction’ contributes to …
[HTML][HTML] Higher dietary choline and betaine intakes are associated with better body composition in the adult population of Newfoundland, Canada
Background Choline is an essential nutrient and betaine is an osmolyte and methyl donor.
Both are important to maintain health including adequate lipid metabolism. Supplementation …
Both are important to maintain health including adequate lipid metabolism. Supplementation …
Hormonal and dietary characteristics in obese human subjects with and without food addiction
P Pedram, G Sun - Nutrients, 2014 - mdpi.com
The concept of food addiction (FA) is a potentially important contributing factor to the development
of obesity in the general population; however, little is known about the hormonal and …
of obesity in the general population; however, little is known about the hormonal and …
Serum metabolic biomarkers distinguish metabolically healthy peripherally obese from unhealthy centrally obese individuals
Background Metabolic abnormalities are more associated with central obesity than peripheral
obesity, but the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. The present study was to …
obesity, but the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. The present study was to …
Significant beneficial association of high dietary selenium intake with reduced body fat in the CODING study
Y Wang, X Gao, P Pedram, M Shahidi, J Du, Y Yi… - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se) is a trace element which plays an important role in adipocyte hypertrophy and
adipogenesis. Some studies suggest that variations in serum Se may be associated with …
adipogenesis. Some studies suggest that variations in serum Se may be associated with …
Mental health among Canadian postsecondary students: a mental health crisis?
Objective: Recent reports express concerns about a mental health crisis among
postsecondary students. These assertions, however, often arise from surveys conducted in …
postsecondary students. These assertions, however, often arise from surveys conducted in …
Methylphenidate modifies the motion of the circadian clock
…, HC Van Diepen, T Deboer, P Pedram… - …, 2012 - nature.com
People with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often experience sleep problems,
and these are frequently exacerbated by the methylphenidate they take to manage their …
and these are frequently exacerbated by the methylphenidate they take to manage their …
High dietary selenium intake is associated with less insulin resistance in the Newfoundland population
Y Wang, M Lin, X Gao, P Pedram, J Du, C Vikram… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
As an essential nutrient, Selenium (Se) is involved in many metabolic activities including
mimicking insulin function. Data on Se in various biological samples and insulin resistance are …
mimicking insulin function. Data on Se in various biological samples and insulin resistance are …
Two novel candidate genes identified in adults from the Newfoundland population with addictive tendencies towards food
Food addiction (FA) is a distinguished clinical feature affecting about 5% adults of the general
population in Canada. FA contributes to obesity, however, the underlying genes in FA are …
population in Canada. FA contributes to obesity, however, the underlying genes in FA are …
Self-reported lifetime history of eating disorders and mortality in the general population: a canadian population survey with record linkage
Eating disorders (EDs) are often reported to have the highest mortality of any mental health
disorder. However, this assertion is based on clinical samples, which may provide an …
disorder. However, this assertion is based on clinical samples, which may provide an …