Ashkan Afshin
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Recent Articles
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Novel proteomics-based plasma test for early detection of multiple cancers in the general population
Budnik B, Amirkhani H, Forouzanfar M, Afshin A
BMJ Oncol
. 2025 Jan;
3(1):e000073.
PMID: 39886137
Objective: Early detection of cancer is crucial for reducing the global burden of cancer, but effective screening tests for many cancers do not exist. This study aimed to develop a...
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Lescinsky H, Afshin A, Ashbaugh C, Bisignano C, Brauer M, Ferrara G, et al.
Nat Med
. 2022 Oct;
28(10):2075-2082.
PMID: 36216940
Characterizing the potential health effects of exposure to risk factors such as red meat consumption is essential to inform health policy and practice. Previous meta-analyses evaluating the effects of red...
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Stanaway J, Afshin A, Ashbaugh C, Bisignano C, Brauer M, Ferrara G, et al.
Nat Med
. 2022 Oct;
28(10):2066-2074.
PMID: 36216936
Previous research suggests a protective effect of vegetable consumption against chronic disease, but the quality of evidence underlying those findings remains uncertain. We applied a Bayesian meta-regression tool to estimate...
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Zheng P, Afshin A, Biryukov S, Bisignano C, Brauer M, Bryazka D, et al.
Nat Med
. 2022 Oct;
28(10):2038-2044.
PMID: 36216935
Exposure to risks throughout life results in a wide variety of outcomes. Objectively judging the relative impact of these risks on personal and population health is fundamental to individual survival...
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Johnson C, Boon-Dooley A, DeCleene N, Henny K, Blacker B, Anderson J, et al.
Ann Intern Med
. 2022 Jun;
175(8):1057-1064.
PMID: 35759765
Background: Life expectancy (LE) differences within and between states by race/ethnicity have not been examined. Objective: To estimate LE for selected race/ethnicity groups in states from 1990 to 2019. Design:...
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Hess S, McLain A, Frongillo E, Afshin A, Kassebaum N, Osendarp S, et al.
Curr Dev Nutr
. 2022 Jan;
5(12):nzab141.
PMID: 34993390
Information on the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies is needed to determine related disease burden; underpin evidence-based advocacy; and design, deliver, and monitor safe, effective interventions. Assessing the global prevalence of...
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Hess S, McLain A, Lescinsky H, Brown K, Afshin A, Atkin R, et al.
Public Health Nutr
. 2021 Dec;
25(8):2225-2231.
PMID: 34889182
Background: The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study provides estimates of death and disability from eighty-seven risk factors, including some micronutrient deficiencies. Objectives: To review methodological changes that led to...
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Trieu K, Coyle D, Afshin A, Neal B, Marklund M, Wu J
PLoS Med
. 2021 Oct;
18(10):e1003806.
PMID: 34699528
Background: The Australian Government recently established sodium targets for packaged foods to encourage voluntary reformulation to reduce population sodium consumption and related diseases. We modeled the health impact of Australia's...
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Kumanyika S, Afshin A, Arimond M, Lawrence M, McNaughton S, Nishida C
Food Nutr Bull
. 2020 Dec;
41(2_suppl):7S-30S.
PMID: 33356593
Background: Healthy diets promote optimal growth and development and prevent malnutrition in all its forms, including undernutrition, obesity, and diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Objective: This background paper for the International...