Christopher Fussman

Association of maternal fish consumption and ω-3 supplement use during pregnancy with child autism-related outcomes: results from a cohort consortium analysis

Kristen Lyall, Matt Westlake, Rashelle J. Musci, Kennedy Gachigi et autres

BACKGROUND: Prenatal fish intake is a key source of omega-3 (ω-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids needed for brain development, yet intake is generally low, and studies addressing associations with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related traits are lacking. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to …

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Birth outcomes in relation to neighborhood food access and individual food insecurity during pregnancy in the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)-wide cohort study

Izzuddin M. Aris, Pi‐I D. Lin, Allison J. Wu, Dana Dabelea et autres

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Prenatal phthalate exposure and adverse birth outcomes in the USA: a prospective analysis of births and estimates of attributable burden and costs

Leonardo Trasande, Morgan E. Nelson, Akram N. Alshawabkeh, Emily S. Barrett et autres

Background Phthalates are synthetic chemicals widely used in consumer products and have been identified to contribute to preterm birth. Existing studies have methodological limitations and potential effects of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) replacements are poorly characterised. Attributable fractions and costs have not been …

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Peer Reviewed: Fast-Food Consumption and Obesity Among Michigan Adults

Beth Anderson, Sarah Lyon-Callo, Christopher Fussman, Gwendoline Imes et autres

Introduction Consumption of meals eaten away from home, especially from fast-food restaurants, has increased in the United States since the 1970s. The main objective of this study was to examine the frequency and characteristics of fast-food consumption among adults in Michigan and …

Fast-food consumption and obesity among Michigan adults.

Beth Anderson, Ann P. Rafferty, Sarah Lyon-Callo, Christopher Fussman et autres

INTRODUCTION: Consumption of meals eaten away from home, especially from fast-food restaurants, has increased in the United States since the 1970s. The main objective of this study was to examine the frequency and characteristics of fast-food consumption among adults in Michigan and …

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Maternal concentration of dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene (DDE) and initiation and duration of breast feeding

Wilfried Karmaus, Susan Davis, Christopher Fussman, Kevin Brooks

Dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene (DDE) has been shown to reduce the duration of breast feeding in two studies. In addition to duration, we examined whether DDE lowers the initiation of breast feeding. Between 1973 and 1991, the Michigan Department of Community Health conducted three …

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Consumption of milk fat and reduced asthma risk in pre-school children.

Wilfried Karmaus, Christopher Fussman

We read the paper by Wijga et al 1 published in the July 2003 issue of Thorax with great interest. The authors found that the consumption of specific food items such as full cream milk, butter, and brown bread can contribute to …

Backward estimation of exposure to organochlorines using repeated measurements.

Wilfried Karmaus, Christopher Fussman, Jyotsna Muttineni, Xiaobei Zhu

Great Lakes sport-caught fish are contaminated with various organochlorines (OCs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Through consumption of these fish, humans are subject to continuing levels of OC contamination. To assess potential adverse effects of past exposure, we compared three different backward …

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