Alvin L. Wing
Harvard University
35 Papers
201 Citations
Alvin L. Wing is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Risk factor. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 35 publications.
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Papers
Physical Activity, All-Cause Mortality, and Longevity of College Alumni
TL;DR: With or without consideration of hypertension, cigarette smoking, extremes or gains in body weight, or early parental death, alumni mortality rates were significantly lower among the physically active than among less active men.
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The association of changes in physical-activity level and other lifestyle characteristics with mortality among men.
Ralph S. Paffenbarger,Robert T. Hyde,Alvin L. Wing,I-Min Lee,Dexter L. Jung,James B. Kampert +5 more
TL;DR: Starting moderately vigorous sports activity, quitting cigarette smoking, maintaining normal blood pressure, and avoiding obesity were separately associated with lower rates of death from all causes and from coronary heart disease among middle-aged and older men.
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Physical activity as an index of heart attack risk in college alumni
TL;DR: Ex-varsity athletes retained lower risk only if they maintained a high physical activity index as alumni, and peak exertion as strenuous sports play enhanced the effect of total energy expenditure.
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Dietary Fiber, Glycemic Load, and Risk of Non—insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus in Women
Jorge Salmerón,JoAnn E. Manson,Meir J. Stampfer,Graham A. Colditz,Alvin L. Wing,Walter C. Willett +5 more
TL;DR: The hypothesis that diets with a high glycemic load and a low cereal fiber content increase risk of diabetes in women is supported and grains should be consumed in a minimally refined form to reduce the incidence of diabetes.
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Dietary fiber, glycemic load, and risk of NIDDM in men
Jorge Salmerón,Alberto Ascherio,Eric B. Rimm,Graham A. Colditz,Donna Spiegelman,David J.A. Jenkins,Meir J. Stampfer,Alvin L. Wing,Walter C. Willett +8 more
TL;DR: Findings support the hypothesis that diets with a high glycemic load and a low cereal fiber content increase risk of NIDDM in men and suggest that grains should be consumed in a minimally refined form to reduce the incidence of N IDDM.
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