Michael F Leitzmann

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1 Overweight, obesity, and mortality in a large prospective cohort of persons 50 to 71 years old. N Engl J Med 2006 16.17
2 Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution. Nat Genet 2010 7.94
3 Meat intake and mortality: a prospective study of over half a million people. Arch Intern Med 2009 6.42
4 Coffee consumption and risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Ann Intern Med 2004 5.67
5 Exercise type and intensity in relation to coronary heart disease in men. JAMA 2002 4.69
6 Statin drugs and risk of advanced prostate cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 2006 3.96
7 Mediterranean dietary pattern and prediction of all-cause mortality in a US population: results from the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Arch Intern Med 2007 3.58
8 Multivitamin use and risk of prostate cancer in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study. J Natl Cancer Inst 2007 3.51
9 Methods for pooling results of epidemiologic studies: the Pooling Project of Prospective Studies of Diet and Cancer. Am J Epidemiol 2006 3.41
10 Plasma 1,25-dihydroxy- and 25-hydroxyvitamin D and subsequent risk of prostate cancer. Cancer Causes Control 2004 3.10
11 Body mass and weight change in adults in relation to mortality risk. Am J Epidemiol 2013 2.87
12 Physical activity in relation to cardiovascular disease and total mortality among men with type 2 diabetes. Circulation 2003 2.80
13 Dietary fiber intake and risk of colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies. JAMA 2005 2.76
14 Cigarette smoking and subsequent risk of lung cancer in men and women: analysis of a prospective cohort study. Lancet Oncol 2008 2.71
15 A prospective study of physical activity and incident and fatal prostate cancer. Arch Intern Med 2005 2.66
16 Dietary fiber and whole-grain consumption in relation to colorectal cancer in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Am J Clin Nutr 2007 2.51
17 A prospective study of red and processed meat intake in relation to cancer risk. PLoS Med 2007 2.49
18 A prospective study of tobacco, alcohol, and the risk of esophageal and gastric cancer subtypes. Am J Epidemiol 2007 2.31
19 Prospective study of adiposity and weight change in relation to prostate cancer incidence and mortality. Cancer 2007 2.29
20 Prospective study of abdominal adiposity and gallstone disease in US men. Am J Clin Nutr 2004 2.29
21 Waist circumference and mortality. Am J Epidemiol 2008 2.26
22 Risk of cancer in a large cohort of U.S. veterans with diabetes. Int J Cancer 2011 2.23
23 Adiposity, adult weight change, and postmenopausal breast cancer risk. Arch Intern Med 2007 2.23
24 Decline in hepatitis E virus antibody prevalence in southeastern Germany, 1996-2011. Hepatology 2014 2.18
25 Folate intake, alcohol use, and postmenopausal breast cancer risk in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2006 2.08
26 A prospective study of serum C-reactive protein and colorectal cancer risk in men. Cancer Res 2006 2.02
27 Manganese superoxide dismutase polymorphism, prediagnostic antioxidant status, and risk of clinical significant prostate cancer. Cancer Res 2005 1.98
28 Obesity and colorectal cancer: epidemiology, mechanisms and candidate genes. J Nutr Biochem 2005 1.96
29 Glycemic load, glycemic index, and carbohydrate intake in relation to risk of cholecystectomy in women. Gastroenterology 2005 1.84
30 Fat, protein, and meat consumption and renal cell cancer risk: a pooled analysis of 13 prospective studies. J Natl Cancer Inst 2008 1.81
31 Sex steroid hormones and the androgen receptor gene CAG repeat and subsequent risk of prostate cancer in the prostate-specific antigen era. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005 1.80
32 Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and the risk of colon and rectal cancer in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Cancer Causes Control 2008 1.76
33 A prospective study of intake of fish and marine fatty acids and prostate cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2003 1.73
34 Diet after diagnosis and the risk of prostate cancer progression, recurrence, and death (United States). Cancer Causes Control 2006 1.67
35 Body size and renal cell cancer incidence in a large US cohort study. Am J Epidemiol 2008 1.64
36 Fruits, vegetables, and colon cancer risk in a pooled analysis of 14 cohort studies. J Natl Cancer Inst 2007 1.57
37 Menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer risk in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study Cohort. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008 1.55
38 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and breast cancer risk in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study. Breast Cancer Res 2008 1.52
39 Long-term effect of magnesium consumption on the risk of symptomatic gallstone disease among men. Am J Gastroenterol 2007 1.44
40 Alcohol and risk of breast cancer by histologic type and hormone receptor status in postmenopausal women: the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Am J Epidemiol 2009 1.42
41 Lifetime weight history and endometrial cancer risk by type of menopausal hormone use in the NIH-AARP diet and health study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007 1.39
42 Alcohol intake and renal cell cancer in a pooled analysis of 12 prospective studies. J Natl Cancer Inst 2007 1.37
43 The impact on National Death Index ascertainment of limiting submissions to Social Security Administration Death Master File matches in epidemiologic studies of mortality. Am J Epidemiol 2009 1.36
44 Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of cancer: a prospective cohort study. Am J Clin Nutr 2008 1.35
45 Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and endometrial cancer risk in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Int J Cancer 2009 1.35
46 Accelerometer-measured physical activity in Chinese adults. Am J Prev Med 2010 1.35
47 Menopausal hormone therapy and ovarian cancer risk in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study Cohort. J Natl Cancer Inst 2006 1.35
48 Joint associations of adiposity and physical activity with mortality: the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study. Am J Epidemiol 2009 1.35
49 Serum lycopene, other carotenoids, and prostate cancer risk: a nested case-control study in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trial. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007 1.34
50 Meat and meat-related compounds and risk of prostate cancer in a large prospective cohort study in the United States. Am J Epidemiol 2009 1.34
51 Plasma insulin-like growth factor-1 and binding protein-3 and subsequent risk of prostate cancer in the PSA era. Cancer Causes Control 2005 1.33
52 Fruit and vegetable intake and esophageal cancer in a large prospective cohort study. Int J Cancer 2007 1.32
53 Body mass and colorectal cancer risk in the NIH-AARP cohort. Am J Epidemiol 2007 1.32
54 Dairy products, calcium intake, and risk of prostate cancer in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trial. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007 1.30
55 Gonorrhea, syphilis, clinical prostatitis, and the risk of prostate cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2006 1.29
56 Fruit and vegetable intake and head and neck cancer risk in a large United States prospective cohort study. Int J Cancer 2008 1.28
57 Height, body mass index, and physical activity in relation to glioma risk. Cancer Res 2009 1.25
58 Intakes of fruit, vegetables, and specific botanical groups in relation to lung cancer risk in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Am J Epidemiol 2008 1.24
59 Interpreting the epidemiological evidence linking obesity and cancer: A framework for population-attributable risk estimations in Europe. Eur J Cancer 2010 1.24
60 Dairy food, calcium, and risk of cancer in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Arch Intern Med 2009 1.23
61 Breast cancer epidemiology according to recognized breast cancer risk factors in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial Cohort. BMC Cancer 2009 1.22
62 Calcium, dairy foods, and risk of incident and fatal prostate cancer: the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Am J Epidemiol 2007 1.22
63 Fruit and vegetable intakes and risk of colorectal cancer in the NIH-AARP diet and health study. Am J Epidemiol 2007 1.22
64 Body mass index, effect modifiers, and risk of pancreatic cancer: a pooled study of seven prospective cohorts. Cancer Causes Control 2010 1.21
65 Supplemental and dietary vitamin E intakes and risk of prostate cancer in a large prospective study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007 1.21
66 Prospective investigation of the cigarette smoking-head and neck cancer association by sex. Cancer 2007 1.20
67 The combined relations of adiposity and smoking on mortality. Am J Clin Nutr 2008 1.17
68 Physical activity and postmenopausal breast cancer risk in the NIH-AARP diet and health study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2009 1.16
69 Body mass index, physical activity, and bladder cancer in a large prospective study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008 1.15
70 History of diabetes mellitus and subsequent prostate cancer risk in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Cancer Causes Control 2007 1.15
71 Alcohol intake, drinking patterns, and risk of prostate cancer in a large prospective cohort study. Am J Epidemiol 2004 1.12
72 Intakes of fruit, vegetables, and carotenoids and renal cell cancer risk: a pooled analysis of 13 prospective studies. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2009 1.12
73 A prospective study of lycopene and tomato product intake and risk of prostate cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2006 1.12
74 Association of energy intake and energy balance with postmenopausal breast cancer in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trial. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2006 1.11
75 Adipokine genes and prostate cancer risk. Int J Cancer 2009 1.10
76 A prospective study of meat, cooking methods, meat mutagens, heme iron, and lung cancer risks. Am J Clin Nutr 2009 1.10
77 Dietary glycemic index, glycemic load, and risk of cancer: a prospective cohort study. Am J Epidemiol 2008 1.10
78 Alcohol use and risk of pancreatic cancer: the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Am J Epidemiol 2009 1.09
79 Body mass index at different adult ages, weight change, and colorectal cancer risk in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Cohort. Am J Epidemiol 2012 1.09
80 Endometrial cancer and menopausal hormone therapy in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study cohort. Cancer 2007 1.08
81 A prospective study of dietary calcium, dairy products and prostate cancer risk (Finland). Int J Cancer 2007 1.07
82 Added sugar and sugar-sweetened foods and beverages and the risk of pancreatic cancer in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study. Am J Clin Nutr 2008 1.05
83 The association of menstrual and reproductive factors with upper gastrointestinal tract cancers in the NIH-AARP cohort. Cancer 2010 1.05
84 Physical activity and breast cancer risk among pre- and postmenopausal women in the U.S. Radiologic Technologists cohort. Cancer Causes Control 2008 1.03
85 Frequent nut consumption and decreased risk of cholecystectomy in women. Am J Clin Nutr 2004 1.03
86 Beyond recreational physical activity: examining occupational and household activity, transportation activity, and sedentary behavior in relation to postmenopausal breast cancer risk. Am J Public Health 2010 1.03
87 Intensity and timing of physical activity in relation to postmenopausal breast cancer risk: the prospective NIH-AARP diet and health study. BMC Cancer 2009 1.02
88 A prospective study of physical activity and the risk of pancreatic cancer among women (United States). BMC Cancer 2008 1.01
89 Physical activity and renal cell cancer risk in a cohort of male smokers. Int J Cancer 2004 1.01
90 Prospective study of alcohol drinking and renal cell cancer risk in a cohort of finnish male smokers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005 1.00
91 Physical activity during adulthood and adolescence in relation to renal cell cancer. Am J Epidemiol 2008 1.00
92 Interrelation of energy intake, body size, and physical activity with prostate cancer in a large prospective cohort study. Cancer Res 2003 0.99
93 Prospective study of dietary fiber, whole grain foods, and small intestinal cancer. Gastroenterology 2008 0.99
94 A prospective cohort study of nut consumption and the risk of gallstone disease in men. Am J Epidemiol 2004 0.97
95 A prospective study of dietary alpha-linolenic acid and the risk of prostate cancer (United States). Cancer Causes Control 2006 0.97
96 Fruit and vegetable consumption and risk of cholecystectomy in women. Am J Med 2006 0.96
97 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and endometrial cancer risk in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2009 0.95
98 To stratify or not to stratify: power considerations for population-based genome-wide association studies of quantitative traits. Genet Epidemiol 2011 0.94
99 Physical activity and the risk of colon cancer among women: a prospective cohort study (United States). Int J Cancer 2006 0.92
100 Weight cycling and risk of gallstone disease in men. Arch Intern Med 2006 0.92
101 Patterns of recommended dietary behaviors predict subsequent risk of mortality in a large cohort of men and women in the United States. J Nutr 2009 0.92
102 A prospective cohort study of red wine consumption and risk of prostate cancer. Int J Cancer 2007 0.92
103 Macronutrients and insulin resistance in cholesterol gallstone disease. Am J Gastroenterol 2008 0.92
104 A prospective study of meat and fat intake in relation to small intestinal cancer. Cancer Res 2008 0.91
105 Intakes of vitamins A, C, and E and use of multiple vitamin supplements and risk of colon cancer: a pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies. Cancer Causes Control 2010 0.91
106 Fruit and vegetable intake and gastric cancer risk in a large United States prospective cohort study. Cancer Causes Control 2008 0.91
107 Physical activity in relation to total, advanced, and fatal prostate cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008 0.91
108 Polymorphism of genes related to insulin sensitivity and the risk of biliary tract cancer and biliary stone: a population-based case-control study in Shanghai, China. Carcinogenesis 2008 0.89
109 Age-specific physical activity and prostate cancer risk among white men and black men. Cancer 2009 0.88
110 Physical activity and risk of ovarian cancer: a prospective cohort study in the United States. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 0.88
111 Comparison of associations of body mass index, abdominal adiposity, and risk of colorectal cancer in a large prospective cohort study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2013 0.87
112 Re: body mass index and risk of lung cancer among never, former, and current smokers. J Natl Cancer Inst 2012 0.85
113 Relationship between calcium, lactose, vitamin D, and dairy products and ovarian cancer. Nutr Cancer 2006 0.85
114 Long-term intake of dietary fiber and decreased risk of cholecystectomy in women. Am J Gastroenterol 2004 0.84
115 Statin use and the risk of cholecystectomy in women. Gastroenterology 2009 0.84
116 Serum retinol and prostate cancer risk: a nested case-control study in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trial. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2009 0.83
117 The association between alcohol consumption and mortality: the Swedish women's lifestyle and health study. Eur J Epidemiol 2011 0.83
118 Replacing Sedentary Time with Physical Activity in Relation to Mortality. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2016 0.83
119 The effect of long-term intake of cis unsaturated fats on the risk for gallstone disease in men: a prospective cohort study. Ann Intern Med 2004 0.82
120 Dietary protein and the risk of cholecystectomy in a cohort of US women: the Nurses' Health Study. Am J Epidemiol 2004 0.82
121 Physical activity in relation to risk of hematologic cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2014 0.82
122 Validity of a physical activity questionnaire in Shanghai. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2010 0.82
123 Long-chain saturated fatty acids consumption and risk of gallstone disease among men. Ann Surg 2008 0.82
124 Healthy lifestyle behaviors and decreased risk of mortality in a large prospective study of U.S. women and men. Eur J Epidemiol 2013 0.81
125 Physical activity and risk of pancreatic cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Epidemiol 2015 0.80
126 Fried foods and the risk of coronary heart disease. BMJ 2012 0.79
127 Long-term intake of trans-fatty acids and risk of gallstone disease in men. Arch Intern Med 2005 0.78
128 The association between frequency of vigorous physical activity and hepatobiliary cancers in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Eur J Epidemiol 2013 0.78
129 Insulin resistance-related gene polymorphisms and risk of prostate cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007 0.75
130 Awakening of the sleeping giant: obesity and stroke in China. Ann Neurol 2010 0.75
131 Heme and non-heme iron consumption and risk of gallstone disease in men. Am J Clin Nutr 2007 0.75
132 Relations of Visceral and Abdominal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue, Body Mass Index, and Waist Circumference to Serum Concentrations of Parameters of Chronic Inflammation. Obes Facts 2016 0.75