List of works - Mary Nicolaou

"I cannot sit here and eat alone when I know a fellow Ghanaian is suffering": Perceptions of food insecurity among Ghanaian migrants

scientific article published on 17 May 2019

A combined high-sugar and high-saturated-fat dietary pattern is associated with more depressive symptoms in a multi-ethnic population: the HELIUS (Healthy Life in an Urban Setting) study.

scientific article published on 20 July 2017

A cross-national comparative study of blood pressure and hypertension between English and Dutch South-Asian- and African-origin populations: the role of national context

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A prospective cohort study of dietary patterns of non-western migrants in the Netherlands in relation to risk factors for cardiovascular diseases: HELIUS-Dietary Patterns

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Acculturation and Food Intake Among Ghanaian Migrants in Europe: Findings From the RODAM Study

scientific article published on 07 October 2019

Acculturation and dietary patterns among residents of Surinamese origin in the Netherlands: the HELIUS dietary pattern study

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An exploration of the enablers and barriers in access to the Dutch healthcare system among Ghanaians in Amsterdam

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Association between socioeconomic position and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Ghanaians in different geographic locations: the RODAM study.

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Association of a priori dietary patterns with depressive symptoms: a harmonised meta-analysis of observational studies

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

Behavioural risk factors in two generations of non-Western migrants: do trends converge towards the host population?

scientific article published on 03 March 2007

Body size preference and body weight perception among two migrant groups of non-Western origin

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Comparable Dietary Patterns Describe Dietary Behavior across Ethnic Groups in the Netherlands, but Different Elements in the Diet Are Associated with Glycated Hemoglobin and Fasting Glucose Concentrations

scientific article published on July 2015

Comparison of cardiovascular risk factors and dietary intakes among Javanese Surinamese and South-Asian Surinamese in the Netherlands. The HELIUS study

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Comparison of general health status, myocardial infarction, obesity, diabetes, and fruit and vegetable intake between immigrant Pakistani population in the Netherlands and the local Amsterdam population

scientific article published on 17 October 2016

Considerations affecting dietary behaviour of immigrants with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study among Surinamese in the Netherlands

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Cultural and social influences on food consumption in dutch residents of Turkish and moroccan origin: a qualitative study

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Cultural diversity in diet and obesity

scientific article published in January 2013

Determinants of diet and physical activity (DEDIPAC): a summary of findings

scientific article published on 3 November 2017

Developing a systems-based framework of the factors influencing dietary and physical activity behaviours in ethnic minority populations living in Europe - a DEDIPAC study.

scientific article published on 7 November 2017

Development of a diabetes prevention program for Surinamese South Asians in the Netherlands

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Diabetes prevalence in populations of South Asian Indian and African origins: a comparison of England and the Netherlands

scientific article published in July 2011

Dietary Patterns Are Associated with Predicted 10-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Ghanaian Populations: the Research on Obesity and Diabetes in African Migrants (RODAM) Study.

scientific article published in May 2019

Dietary acculturation among the South-Asian Surinamese population in the Netherlands: the HELIUS study

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Differences in Body Fat Distribution Play a Role in the Lower Levels of Elevated Fasting Glucose amongst Ghanaian Migrant Women Compared to Men.

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Differences in diet quality and socioeconomic patterning of diet quality across ethnic groups: cross-sectional data from the HELIUS Dietary Patterns study

scientific article published on 10 July 2019

Educational differences in the validity of self-reported physical activity

scientific article published on 26 December 2015

Educational inequalities in metabolic syndrome vary by ethnic group: evidence from the SUNSET study

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Effectiveness of a targeted lifestyle intervention in primary care on diet and physical activity among South Asians at risk for diabetes: 2-year results of a randomised controlled trial in the Netherlands

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Effectiveness of cultural adaptations of interventions aimed at smoking cessation, diet, and/or physical activity in ethnic minorities. a systematic review

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Ethnic differences in discrepancies between self-reported and measured weight, height and body mass index

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Ethnic differences in self-rated overweight and association with reporting weight loss action: the SUNSET study

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Feasibility and effectiveness of a targeted diabetes prevention program for 18 to 60-year-old South Asian migrants: design and methods of the DH!AAN study

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Food consumption, nutrient intake, and dietary patterns in Ghanaian migrants in Europe and their compatriots in Ghana

scientific article published on 6 July 2017

Food variety, dietary diversity, and type 2 diabetes in a multi-center cross-sectional study among Ghanaian migrants in Europe and their compatriots in Ghana: the RODAM study

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Hypertension in Dutch and English ethnic minorities. Blood pressure better controlled in English groups than in Dutch groups

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Inflammatory dietary patterns and depressive symptoms in Italian older adults

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Obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors among the indigenous and immigrant Pakistani population: a systematic review.

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Obesity and type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africans - Is the burden in today's Africa similar to African migrants in Europe? The RODAM study.

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Objectively measured sedentary time among five ethnic groups in Amsterdam: The HELIUS study

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Overweight and obesity in young Turkish, Moroccan and Surinamese migrants of the second generation in the Netherlands

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Prevalence of type 2 diabetes and its association with measures of body composition among African residents in the Netherlands--The HELIUS study.

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Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among Ghanaian population in Amsterdam, The Netherlands: the GHAIA study

scientific article published on 7 June 2012

Protein Intake, Metabolic Status and the Gut Microbiota in Different Ethnicities: Results from Two Independent Cohorts

Rationale and cross-sectional study design of the research on obesity and type 2 diabetes among African migrants: The RODAM study

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Relationship between psychosocial stress and hypertension among Ghanaians in Amsterdam, the Netherlands--the GHAIA study

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Relative Validity of the HELIUS Food Frequency Questionnaire for Measuring Dietary Intake in Older Adult Participants of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

scientific article published on 05 July 2020

Serum carotenoid concentrations and their association with ethnic differences in type 2 diabetes within the Healthy Life in an Urban Setting (HELIUS) study

scientific article published on 05 May 2020

Sex differences in the association between serum ferritin and fasting glucose in type 2 diabetes among South Asian Surinamese, African Surinamese, and ethnic Dutch: the population-based SUNSET study

scientific article published on 19 November 2012

Social and cultural factors underlying generational differences in overweight: a cross-sectional study among ethnic minorities in the Netherlands

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Social disparities in food preparation behaviours: a DEDIPAC study

scientific article published on 20 September 2017

Social norms and obesity prevalence: From cohort to system dynamics models

scientific article published on 13 May 2020

Socio-economic status and ethnicity are independently associated with dietary patterns: the HELIUS-Dietary Patterns study

scientific article published on 2 June 2015

Socioeconomic Indicators Are Independently Associated with Nutrient Intake in French Adults: A DEDIPAC Study

scientific article published on 10 March 2016

Systematic mapping review of the factors influencing dietary behaviour in ethnic minority groups living in Europe: a DEDIPAC study

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Systematic mapping review of the factors influencing physical activity and sedentary behaviour in ethnic minority groups in Europe: a DEDIPAC study

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The association between dietary patterns derived by reduced rank regression and depressive symptoms over time: the Invecchiare in Chianti (InCHIANTI) study

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The explanatory role of maternal feeding practices: do they explain ethnic differences in body weight of preadolescents?

scientific article published on 08 July 2019

The influence of migration on dietary practices of Ghanaians living in the United Kingdom: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 23 May 2017

The role of food parcel use on dietary intake: perception of Dutch food bank recipients - a focus group study

scientific article published on 18 February 2020

Validation of the SQUASH Physical Activity Questionnaire in a Multi-Ethnic Population: The HELIUS Study

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Vitamin D status partly explains ethnic differences in blood pressure: the 'Surinamese in the Netherlands: study on ethnicity and health'.

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What Is the Value of Obesity Research? Comment on Blundell JE, Hebebrand J, Oppert JM. What is the value of obesity research? Obes Facts 2010;3:279 282 ⬇️

scientific article published on April 21, 2012

List of works by Mary Nicolaou

"I cannot sit here and eat alone when I know a fellow Ghanaian is suffering": Perceptions of food insecurity among Ghanaian migrants

A combined high-sugar and high-saturated-fat dietary pattern is associated with more depressive symptoms in a multi-ethnic population: the HELIUS (Healthy Life in an Urban Setting) study.

A cross-national comparative study of blood pressure and hypertension between English and Dutch South-Asian- and African-origin populations: the role of national context

A prospective cohort study of dietary patterns of non-western migrants in the Netherlands in relation to risk factors for cardiovascular diseases: HELIUS-Dietary Patterns

Acculturation and Food Intake Among Ghanaian Migrants in Europe: Findings From the RODAM Study

Acculturation and dietary patterns among residents of Surinamese origin in the Netherlands: the HELIUS dietary pattern study

An exploration of the enablers and barriers in access to the Dutch healthcare system among Ghanaians in Amsterdam

Association between socioeconomic position and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Ghanaians in different geographic locations: the RODAM study.

Association of a priori dietary patterns with depressive symptoms: a harmonised meta-analysis of observational studies

Behavioural risk factors in two generations of non-Western migrants: do trends converge towards the host population?

Body size preference and body weight perception among two migrant groups of non-Western origin

Comparable Dietary Patterns Describe Dietary Behavior across Ethnic Groups in the Netherlands, but Different Elements in the Diet Are Associated with Glycated Hemoglobin and Fasting Glucose Concentrations

Comparison of cardiovascular risk factors and dietary intakes among Javanese Surinamese and South-Asian Surinamese in the Netherlands. The HELIUS study

Comparison of general health status, myocardial infarction, obesity, diabetes, and fruit and vegetable intake between immigrant Pakistani population in the Netherlands and the local Amsterdam population

Considerations affecting dietary behaviour of immigrants with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study among Surinamese in the Netherlands

Cultural and social influences on food consumption in dutch residents of Turkish and moroccan origin: a qualitative study

Cultural diversity in diet and obesity

Determinants of diet and physical activity (DEDIPAC): a summary of findings

Developing a systems-based framework of the factors influencing dietary and physical activity behaviours in ethnic minority populations living in Europe - a DEDIPAC study.

Development of a diabetes prevention program for Surinamese South Asians in the Netherlands

Diabetes prevalence in populations of South Asian Indian and African origins: a comparison of England and the Netherlands

Dietary Patterns Are Associated with Predicted 10-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Ghanaian Populations: the Research on Obesity and Diabetes in African Migrants (RODAM) Study.

Dietary acculturation among the South-Asian Surinamese population in the Netherlands: the HELIUS study

Differences in Body Fat Distribution Play a Role in the Lower Levels of Elevated Fasting Glucose amongst Ghanaian Migrant Women Compared to Men.

Differences in diet quality and socioeconomic patterning of diet quality across ethnic groups: cross-sectional data from the HELIUS Dietary Patterns study

Educational differences in the validity of self-reported physical activity

Educational inequalities in metabolic syndrome vary by ethnic group: evidence from the SUNSET study

Effectiveness of a targeted lifestyle intervention in primary care on diet and physical activity among South Asians at risk for diabetes: 2-year results of a randomised controlled trial in the Netherlands

Effectiveness of cultural adaptations of interventions aimed at smoking cessation, diet, and/or physical activity in ethnic minorities. a systematic review

Ethnic differences in discrepancies between self-reported and measured weight, height and body mass index

Ethnic differences in self-rated overweight and association with reporting weight loss action: the SUNSET study

Feasibility and effectiveness of a targeted diabetes prevention program for 18 to 60-year-old South Asian migrants: design and methods of the DH!AAN study

Food consumption, nutrient intake, and dietary patterns in Ghanaian migrants in Europe and their compatriots in Ghana

Food variety, dietary diversity, and type 2 diabetes in a multi-center cross-sectional study among Ghanaian migrants in Europe and their compatriots in Ghana: the RODAM study

Hypertension in Dutch and English ethnic minorities. Blood pressure better controlled in English groups than in Dutch groups

Inflammatory dietary patterns and depressive symptoms in Italian older adults

Obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors among the indigenous and immigrant Pakistani population: a systematic review.

Obesity and type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africans - Is the burden in today's Africa similar to African migrants in Europe? The RODAM study.

Objectively measured sedentary time among five ethnic groups in Amsterdam: The HELIUS study

Overweight and obesity in young Turkish, Moroccan and Surinamese migrants of the second generation in the Netherlands

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes and its association with measures of body composition among African residents in the Netherlands--The HELIUS study.

Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among Ghanaian population in Amsterdam, The Netherlands: the GHAIA study

Protein Intake, Metabolic Status and the Gut Microbiota in Different Ethnicities: Results from Two Independent Cohorts

Rationale and cross-sectional study design of the research on obesity and type 2 diabetes among African migrants: The RODAM study

Relationship between psychosocial stress and hypertension among Ghanaians in Amsterdam, the Netherlands--the GHAIA study

Relative Validity of the HELIUS Food Frequency Questionnaire for Measuring Dietary Intake in Older Adult Participants of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

Serum carotenoid concentrations and their association with ethnic differences in type 2 diabetes within the Healthy Life in an Urban Setting (HELIUS) study

Sex differences in the association between serum ferritin and fasting glucose in type 2 diabetes among South Asian Surinamese, African Surinamese, and ethnic Dutch: the population-based SUNSET study

Social and cultural factors underlying generational differences in overweight: a cross-sectional study among ethnic minorities in the Netherlands

Social disparities in food preparation behaviours: a DEDIPAC study

Social norms and obesity prevalence: From cohort to system dynamics models

Socio-economic status and ethnicity are independently associated with dietary patterns: the HELIUS-Dietary Patterns study

Socioeconomic Indicators Are Independently Associated with Nutrient Intake in French Adults: A DEDIPAC Study

Systematic mapping review of the factors influencing dietary behaviour in ethnic minority groups living in Europe: a DEDIPAC study

Systematic mapping review of the factors influencing physical activity and sedentary behaviour in ethnic minority groups in Europe: a DEDIPAC study

The association between dietary patterns derived by reduced rank regression and depressive symptoms over time: the Invecchiare in Chianti (InCHIANTI) study

The explanatory role of maternal feeding practices: do they explain ethnic differences in body weight of preadolescents?

The influence of migration on dietary practices of Ghanaians living in the United Kingdom: a qualitative study

The role of food parcel use on dietary intake: perception of Dutch food bank recipients - a focus group study

Validation of the SQUASH Physical Activity Questionnaire in a Multi-Ethnic Population: The HELIUS Study

Vitamin D status partly explains ethnic differences in blood pressure: the 'Surinamese in the Netherlands: study on ethnicity and health'.

What Is the Value of Obesity Research? Comment on Blundell JE, Hebebrand J, Oppert JM. What is the value of obesity research? Obes Facts 2010;3:279 282 ⬇️