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Ahmed El-Sohemy

Canada Research Chair in Nutrigenomics, University of Toronto
Verified email at utoronto.ca
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Nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics: viewpoints on the current status and applications in nutrition research and practice

M Fenech, A El-Sohemy, L Cahill, LR Ferguson… - Lifestyle …, 2011 - karger.com
Nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics hold much promise for providing better nutritional advice to
the public generally, genetic subgroups and individuals. Because nutrigenetics and …

Genetic variation in taste and its influence on food selection

…, C Toguri, KM Eny, A El-Sohemy - OMICS A Journal of …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Taste perception plays a key role in determining individual food preferences and dietary
habits. Individual differences in bitter, sweet, umami, sour, or salty taste perception may …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus and inflammation: Prospects for biomarkers of risk and nutritional intervention

…, DEC Cole, BG Bailo, A El-Sohemy… - … syndrome and obesity …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Obesity is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which is a significant health
problem worldwide. Active disease is associated with low-grade chronic inflammation …

Coffee, CYP1A2 genotype, and risk of myocardial infarction

MC Cornelis, A El-Sohemy, EK Kabagambe… - Jama, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
ContextThe association between coffee intake and risk of myocardial infarction (MI) remains
controversial. Coffee is a major source of caffeine, which is metabolized by the polymorphic …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive profiling of plasma fatty acid concentrations in young healthy Canadian adults

…, SE Clarke, DE Nielsen, A Badawi, A El-Sohemy… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Circulating fatty acids (FA) are associated with a multitude of chronic diseases. However, a
major gap in establishing such relationships is the lack of accepted fatty acid reference …

Coffee, caffeine, and coronary heart disease

MC Cornelis, A El-Sohemy - Current opinion in lipidology, 2007 - journals.lww.com
… Correspondence to Ahmed El-Sohemy, PhD, Department of Nutritional Sciences,
University of Toronto, 150 College St, Room 350, Toronto, ON M5S 3E2, Canada Tel: +416 …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic polymorphism of the adenosine A2A receptor is associated with habitual caffeine consumption

MC Cornelis, A El-Sohemy, H Campos - The American journal of clinical …, 2007 - Elsevier
Background: Caffeine is the most widely consumed stimulant in the world, and individual
differences in response to its stimulating effects may explain some of the variability in caffeine …

Vitamins D, C, and E in the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus: modulation of inflammation and oxidative stress

B Garcia-Bailo, A El-Sohemy, PS Haddad… - … : Targets and Therapy, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing worldwide, and certain
population subgroups are especially vulnerable to the disease. To reduce T2DM risk and …

[PDF][PDF] Caffeine, CYP1A2 genotype, and endurance performance in athletes

…, P Corey, J Vescovi, A El-Sohemy - Medicine & Science in …, 2018 - researchgate.net
EL-SOHEMY. Caffeine, CYP1A2 Genotype, and Endurance Performance in Athletes. Med. …
Address for correspondence: Ahmed El-Sohemy, Ph.D., Department of Nutritional Sciences, …

[HTML][HTML] Individual carotenoid concentrations in adipose tissue and plasma as biomarkers of dietary intake

A El-Sohemy, A Baylin, E Kabagambe… - The American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Background: Plasma and adipose tissue concentrations of carotenoids are thought to reflect
short- and long-term intakes of carotenoids, respectively. The ability of adipose tissue …