PUBLICATIONS
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LEAD-AUTHORED/SENIOR-AUTHORED PUBLICATIONS
[1] L.-W. Chen et al., “Associations of maternal dietary inflammatory potential and quality with offspring birth outcomes: An individual participant data pooled analysis of 7 European cohorts in the ALPHABET consortium,” PLoS Med., vol. 18, no. 1, 2021, doi: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PMED.1003491.
[2] L.-W. Chen et al., “Maternal dietary quality, inflammatory potential and childhood adiposity: an individual participant data pooled analysis of seven European cohorts in the ALPHABET consortium,” BMC Med., vol. 19, no. 1, 2021, doi: 10.1186/s12916-021-01908-7.
[3] L.-W. Chen et al., “Combined analysis of gestational diabetes and maternal weight status from pre-pregnancy through post-delivery in future development of type 2 diabetes,” Sci. Rep., vol. 11, no. 1, 2021, doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-82789-x.
[4] L.-W. Chen et al., “Maternal dietary inflammatory potential and quality are associated with offspring asthma risk over 10-year follow-up: The Lifeways Cross-Generation Cohort Study,” Am. J. Clin. Nutr., vol. 111, no. 2, pp. 440–447, 2020, doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz297.
[5] L.-W. Chen et al., “Implication of gut microbiota in the association between infant antibiotic exposure and childhood obesity and adiposity accumulation,” Int. J. Obes., vol. 44, no. 7, pp. 1508–1520, 2020, doi: 10.1038/s41366-020-0572-0.
[6] L.-W. Chen et al., “The development and evaluation of a diet quality index for asian toddlers and its perinatal correlates: The GUSTO cohort study,” Nutrients, vol. 11, no. 3, 2019, doi: 10.3390/nu11030535.
[7] L.-W. Chen, C. M. Murrin, J. Mehegan, C. C. Kelleher, and C. M. Phillips, “Maternal, but not paternal or grandparental, caffeine intake is associated with childhood obesity and adiposity: The Lifeways Cross-Generation Cohort Study,” Am. J. Clin. Nutr., vol. 109, no. 6, pp. 1648–1655, 2019, doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz019.
[8] L.-W. Chen, P. Navarro, C. M. Murrin, J. Mehegan, C. C. Kelleher, and C. M. Phillips, “Maternal dietary glycemic and insulinemic indexes are not associated with birth outcomes or childhood adiposity at 5 years of age in an Irish cohort study,” J. Nutr., vol. 149, no. 6, pp. 1037–1046, 2019, doi: 10.1093/jn/nxz025.
[9] L.-W. Chen, R. Fitzgerald, C. M. Murrin, J. Mehegan, C. C. Kelleher, and C. M. Phillips, “Associations of maternal caffeine intake with birth outcomes: Results from the Lifeways Cross Generation Cohort Study,” Am. J. Clin. Nutr., vol. 108, no. 6, pp. 1301–1308, 2018, doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy219.
[10] L.-W. Chen et al., “Which anthropometric measures best reflect neonatal adiposity?,” Int. J. Obes., vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 501–506, 2018, doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.250.
[11] L.-W. Chen et al., “Body composition measurement in young children using quantitative magnetic resonance: a comparison with air displacement plethysmography,” Pediatr. Obes., vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 365–373, 2018, doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12250.
[12] L.-W. Chen et al., “Associations of maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy with offspring adiposity from birth until 54 months of age,” Nutrients, vol. 9, no. 1, 2017, doi: 10.3390/nu9010002.
[13] L.-W. Chen et al., “Associations of maternal macronutrient intake during pregnancy with infant BMI peak characteristics and childhood BMI,” Am. J. Clin. Nutr., vol. 105, no. 3, pp. 705–713, 2017, doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.148270.
[14] L.-W. Chen et al., “Maternal macronutrient intake during pregnancy is associated with neonatal abdominal adiposity: The growing up in singapore towards healthy outcomes (GUSTO) study,” J. Nutr., vol. 146, no. 8, pp. 1571–1579, 2016, doi: 10.3945/jn.116.230730.
[15] L.-W. Chen, Y. Wu, N. Neelakantan, M. F.-F. Chong, A. Pan, and R. M. Van Dam, “Maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy and risk of pregnancy loss: A categorical and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies,” Public Health Nutr., vol. 19, no. 7, pp. 1233–1244, 2016, doi: 10.1017/S1368980015002463.
[16] L.-W. Chen et al., “Maternal folate status, but not that of vitamins B-12 or B-6, is associated with gestational age and preterm birth risk in a multiethnic Asian population,” J. Nutr., vol. 145, no. 1, pp. 113–120, 2015, doi: 10.3945/jn.114.196352.
[17] L.-W. Chen et al., “Dietary changes during pregnancy and the postpartum period in Singaporean Chinese, Malay and Indian women: The GUSTO birth cohort study,” Public Health Nutr., vol. 17, no. 9, pp. 1930–1938, 2014, doi: 10.1017/S1368980013001730.
[18] L.-W. Chen, Y. Wu, N. Neelakantan, M. F.-F. Chong, A. Pan, and R. M. van Dam, “Maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy is associated with risk of low birth weight: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis,” BMC Med., vol. 12, no. 1, 2014, doi: 10.1186/s12916-014-0174-6.
[19] L.-W. Chen. Is it caffeine? Coffee consumption and future risk of type 2 diabetes among women with a history of gestational diabetes. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 116 (6), 1468-1469.
[20] Y.-E. Chen, S.L. Loy, L.-W. Chen. Chrononutrition during Pregnancy and Its Association with Maternal and Offspring Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Ramadan and Non-Ramadan Studies. Nutrients. 2023 Feb 2;15(3):756. doi: 10.3390/nu15030756.
CO-AUTHORED PUBLICATIONS
[1] Y. Y. Ong et al., “Cardiometabolic Profile of Different Body Composition Phenotypes in Children,” J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., vol. 106, no. 5, pp. e2015–e2024, 2021, doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab003.
[2] W. L. Yuan et al., “Trajectories of Systolic Blood Pressure in Children: Risk Factors and Cardiometabolic Correlates,” J. Pediatr., 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.05.027.
[3] A. M. Aubert et al., “Deriving the dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) score in women from seven pregnancy cohorts from the European alphabet consortium,” Nutrients, vol. 11, no. 11, 2019, doi: 10.3390/nu11112706.
[4] A.-R. Chia et al., “Maternal Dietary Patterns and Birth Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” Adv. Nutr., vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 685–695, 2019, doi: 10.1093/advances/nmy123.
[5] C. M. Phillips et al., “Dietary inflammatory index and non-communicable disease risk: A narrative review,” Nutrients, vol. 11, no. 8, 2019, doi: 10.3390/nu11081873.
[6] I. M. Aris et al., “Modifiable risk factors in the first 1000 days for subsequent risk of childhood overweight in an Asian cohort: Significance of parental overweight status,” Int. J. Obes., vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 44–51, 2018, doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.178.
[7] C. Teo et al., “Prospective associations of maternal dietary patterns and postpartum mental health in a multi-ethnic asian cohort: The growing up in singapore towards healthy outcomes (gusto) study,” Nutrients, vol. 10, no. 3, 2018, doi: 10.3390/nu10030299.
[8] I. M. Aris et al., “Postnatal height and adiposity gain, childhood blood pressure and prehypertension risk in an Asian birth cohort,” Int. J. Obes., vol. 41, no. 7, pp. 1011–1017, 2017, doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.40.
[9] I. M. Aris et al., “Infant body mass index peak and early childhood cardio-metabolic risk markers in a multi-ethnic Asian birth cohort,” Int. J. Epidemiol., vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 513–525, 2017, doi: 10.1093/ije/dyw232.
[10] I. M. Aris et al., “Body mass index trajectories in the first two years and subsequent childhood cardio-metabolic outcomes: A prospective multi-ethnic Asian cohort study,” Sci. Rep., vol. 7, no. 1, 2017, doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-09046-y.
[11] J. Y. Bernard et al., “Maternal plasma phosphatidylcholine polyunsaturated fatty acids during pregnancy and offspring growth and adiposity,” Prostaglandins Leukot. Essent. Fat. Acids, vol. 121, pp. 21–29, 2017, doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2017.05.006.
[12] W. W. Pang et al., “Higher maternal dietary protein intake is associated with a higher risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in a multiethnic asian cohort,” J. Nutr., vol. 147, no. 4, pp. 653–660, 2017, doi: 10.3945/jn.116.243881.
[13] A.-R. Chia et al., “A vegetable, fruit, and white rice dietary pattern during pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of preterm birth and larger birth size in a multiethnic Asian cohort: The Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) cohort study,” Am. J. Clin. Nutr., vol. 104, no. 5, pp. 1416–1423, 2016, doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.133892.
[14] L. Ling-Jun et al., “The impact of macronutrients on retinal microvasculature among Singapore pregnant women during the mid-late gestation,” PLoS One, vol. 11, no. 8, 2016, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160704.
[15] Y. L. Ong et al., “The association of maternal Vitamin D status with infant birth outcomes, postnatal growth and adiposity in the first 2 years of life in a multi-ethnic Asian population: The Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) cohort study,” Br. J. Nutr., vol. 116, no. 4, pp. 621–631, 2016, doi: 10.1017/S0007114516000623.
[16] M. F. F. Chong et al., “Relationships of maternal folate and vitamin B12 status during pregnancy with perinatal depression: The GUSTO study,” J. Psychiatr. Res., vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 110–116, 2014, doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.04.006.
[17] Y.Y. Ong et al., Breastfeeding may benefit cardiometabolic health of children exposed to increased gestational glycemia in utero. Eur J Nutr. (5):2383-2395. doi: 10.1007/s00394-022-02800-7.
[18] S.M. Mensink-Bout et al., Maternal diet in pregnancy and child's respiratory outcomes: an individual participant data meta-analysis of 18 000 children. Eur Respir J. 59(4):2101315. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01315-2021.
[19] A.M. Aubert et al., Predictors of maternal dietary quality and dietary inflammation during pregnancy: An individual participant data meta-analysis of seven European cohorts from the ALPHABET consortium. Clin Nutr. 41(9):1991-2002. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2022.06.042.
[20] Y.Y. Ong et al., Newborn body composition and child cardiovascular risk markers: a prospective multi-ethnic Asian cohort study. Int J Epidemiol. 51(6):1835-1846. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyac154.
[21] M Lecorguillé et al., Maternal and Paternal Dietary Quality and Dietary Inflammation Associations with Offspring DNA Methylation and Epigenetic Biomarkers of Aging in the Lifeways Cross-Generation Study. J Nutr. S0022-3166(23)05578-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.01.028.
BOOK CHAPTER
Phillips CM, Andrews C, Brigham E, Chen LW, Han YY, Hanson C, Litonjua A, Monthé-Drèze C, Polańska K, Sen S. Chapter 12 - Inflammatory potential of diet and health outcomes in pregnancy, infancy, and childhood. Editor(s): James R. Hébert, Lorne J. Hofseth. Diet, Inflammation, and Health, Academic Press, 2022, Pages 609-663, ISBN 9780128221303, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822130-3.00004-1