Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Wesseltoft-Rao, Nima"
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Comparing two classifications of cancer cachexia and their association with survival in patients with unresected pancreatic cancer
Wesseltoft-Rao, Nima; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Andersen, Tone Ikdahl; Dajani, Olav; Ulven, Stine Marie; Iversen, Per Ole; Bye, Asta (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-02-24)Cancer cachexia is characterized by reduced weight and muscle mass, poor treatment tolerance and short survival. A universally accepted definition of this condition lacks. Two classifications have recently been proposed; ... -
Measurements of body fat is associated with markers of inflammation, insulin resistance and lipid levels in both overweight and in lean, healthy subjects
Wesseltoft-Rao, Nima; Holven, Kirsten B.; Telle-Hansen, Vibeke H.; Narverud, Ingunn; Iversen, Per Ole; Hjermstad, Marianne J.; Dahlman, Ingrid; Ulven, Stine M.; Bye, Asta (e - SPEN: the European e-journal of clinical nutrition and metabolism;7(6), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background & aims: Low-grade inflammation is associated with fat mass in overweight. Whether this association exists in lean persons is unknown. Aims were to investigate associations between anthropometric measures of ... -
Substitution of TAG oil with diacylglycerol oil in food items improves the predicted 10 years cardiovascular risk score in healthy, overweight subjects
Telle-Hansen, Vibeke H.; Narverud, Ingunn; Retterstøl, Kjetil; Wesseltoft-Rao, Nima; Mosdøl, Annhild; Granlund, Linda; Christiansen, Kirsti Forstrøm; Lamglait, Amandine; Halvorsen, Bente; Holven, Kirsten B.; Ulven, Stine M. (Journal of Nutritional Science;1(e17), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Dietary fat is normally in TAG form, but diacylglycerol (DAG) is a natural component of edible oils. Studies have shown that consumption of DAG results in metabolic characteristics that are distinct from those of TAG, which ...