Browsing by Author "García Larsen, Vanessa"

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    • Household food insecurity, lung function, and COPD in US adults 
      Castro Mendes, Francisca de; Ducharme Smith, Kirstie; Mora García, Gustavo; Alqahtani, Saleh A.; Ruiz Diaz, María Stephany; Moreira, André; Villegas Ríos, Rodrigo; García Larsen, Vanessa (MDPI, 2021)
      Increasing epidemiological evidence suggests that optimal diet quality helps to improve preservation of lung function and to reduce chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk, but no study has investigated the ...
    • Lung function, COPD and alternative healthy eating index in US adults 
      Ducharme Smith, Kirstie; Mora García, Gustavo; Castro Mendes, Francisca de; Ruiz Díaz, María Stephany; Moreira, Andre; Villegas Ríos, Rodrigo Luis; García Larsen, Vanessa (European Respiratory Soc Journals Ltd, 2021)
      Background There is a large burden of COPD in the US. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between diet quality with lung function, spirometric restriction and spirometrically defined COPD in a ...
    • Relationship between oxidative stress-related biomarkers and antioxidant status with asthma and atopy in ... 
      García Larsen, Vanessa; Chinn, S.; Rodrigo Salinas, Ramón; Amigo, H.; Bustos, P.; Rona, R. J. (2009)
      Background and aim: Enhanced oxidative stress has been described in adults who suffer from symptoms of asthma and poor lung function. This study assessed the relation between markers of oxidative stress and antioxidant ...
    • Ventilatory function and cardiovascular disease risk factors: A cross-sectional study in young adults 
      García Larsen, Vanessa; Bustos, Patricia; Amigo, Hugo; Potts, James; Rona, Roberto J. (BioMed Central, 2014)
      Background: The association between impaired lung function and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors has been shown in adults. However, there is little evidence of such an association in young adults, particularly ...
    • Ventilatory Function in Young Adults and Dietary Antioxidant Intake 
      García Larsen, Vanessa; Amigo Cartagena, Hugo; Bustos Muñoz, Patricia; Bakolis, Ioannis; Rona, Roberto J. (MDPI AG, 2015)
      Dietary antioxidants may protect against poor ventilatory function. We assessed the relation between ventilatory function and antioxidant components of diet in young Chileans. Forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), forced ...