Jaska and Jyrki will attend American Heart Association's Joint Conference - 49th Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention -and- Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism - 2009, Florida, USA.

Jaska had an oral presentation Glycemic Load, Glycemic Index and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Middle-Aged Finnish Men and Jyrki had a poster Serum Long-Chain n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Men.

Tarja's lecture General knowledge on phytoestrogens.

Alpro visit June 12, 2008. Our presentation.

February 7, 2007
Anu attented seminar Työikäisten ravitsemus held in Kuopio. If you wasn't there, here is her presentation Diet and mental health (in Finnish). PDF

January 18, 2007
Jaska gave a lecture about health effects of chocolate in release of the Reader's Digest's new book Syö itsesi terveeksi. PDF

August 28, 2006
Sari and Tomi-Pekka attented Nurtigenomics workshop at the University of Kuopio. Short presentation of the RIPH.

March 2-5, 2006
Jyrki attented 46th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention held in Phoenix, Arizona. His poster High Mercury-to-Selenium Ratio in the Body Increases 15-year Mortality in Men is here.

January 26-27, 2006
Sari attented workshop about possible health effects of chocolate. Presentation.

November 2005
Radio Kantti presented a program serial about obesity, which is based on Jaska's interview (in Finnish). Hyvän elämän eväät –luentosarjassa terveystieteiden maisteri, ravitsemusterapeutti Jaakko Mursu Kuopion yliopistosta pyrkii ohjaamaan kuulijansa pysyvään, elinikäiseen painonhallintaan.

November 17-18, 2005
Sari gave a lecture in the Symposium on Metabolism, Nutrition, and Health to be held in Reus (Tarragona), Spain on the topic of homocysteine and folate as risk markers for CHD disease. Presentation.

June 1, 2005
Our collaboration project "Antioxidant activity, metabolism and health effects of foods" (METELI) with the Finnish technology agency (Tekes), University of Helsinki and food industry has finished. Main results of the project are presented in the final meeting of the project and as a poster in Tekes's meeting. (unfortunately in Finnish)

April, 2005
Jyrki presented a poster on mercury and heart diseases in FASEB meeting in San Diego.

February 1, 2005
Virtanen JK. Mercury and CVD. Physicians for Social Responsibility meeting about mercury and CVD. Washington, USA.
Presentation: PDF

August 25-28, 2004
Nurmi, T., Voutilainen, S., Nyyssönen, K., Adlercreutz, H., Salonen, J. T. Coulometric electrode array detection and HPLC: the matrix calibrated method for plasma enterolactone and enterodiol. XXII International Conference on Polyphenols, Helsinki Finland.

25-28 August, 2004.
Jaakko Mursu, Tarja Nurmi, Jari Kaikkonen, Kristiina Nyyssönen, Sudhir Kurl, Marina Heinonen, Riitta Kivikari, Raimo Hiltunen, Anna Peltoketo, Sari Voutilainen. Effects of meal composition on postprandial serum lipids and lipid peroxidation in healthy men: preliminary results from a clinical trial. XXII International Conference on Polyphenols, Helsinki, Finland.
Presentation: PDF

March 18-19, 2004.
Elintarvikkeet ja terveys -ohjelma: Antioksidatiivisesti vaikuttavien elintarvikkeiden metabolia ja terveysvaikutukset (METELI)-hanke 2003-2004.
Poster: PDF

Virtanen J, Voutilainen S, Alfthan G, Korhonen M, Rissanen TH, Mursu J, Kaplan GA, Salonen JT. Homocysteine as a Risk Factor for CVD Mortality in High-Risk Men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor (KIHD) Study. 4th International Conference on Homocysteine Metabolism, Basel, Switzerland, June 29-July 3, 2003. PDF
Poster: PDF

Tarja Nurmi, Sari Voutilainen, Jaakko Mursu, Herman Adlercreutz, Jukka T. Salonen. Plant and mammalian lignans in human urine. Phytochemistry and Biology of Lignans in Walberberg Germany April 6-9, 2003. PDF
Poster: PDF

Rissanen TH, Voutilainen S, Mursu J, Virtanen JK, Vanharanta M, Salonen R, Salonen JT. Intake of fruits, berries and vegetables and carotid atherosclerosis: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor (KIHD) Study. The 43rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease epidemiology and Prevention. Miami USA, March 5-8, 2003. PDF
Poster: PDF

Mursu J, Voutilainen S, Rissanen TH, Virtanen J, Nurmi T, Salonen JT. The dietary intake of quercetin and the risk of stroke: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor (KIHD) Study. The 43rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease epidemiology and Prevention. Miami USA, March 5-8, 2003. PDF
Presentation: PDF

Virtanen J, Voutilainen S, Alfthan G, Rissanen TH, Mursu J, Salonen JT. Homocysteine is a risk factor for CVD and all-cause mortality in middle aged Finnish men. the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor (KIHD) Study. The 43rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease epidemiology and Prevention. Miami USA, March 5-8, 2003.

Tarja Nurmi, Sari Voutilainen, Jaakko Mursu, Herman Adlercreutz and Jukka T. Salonen. Lignans and phenolic acids in human urine. Finnish phenolic researchers meeting, January 20, 2003 Kuopio, Finland. PDF
Presentation: PDF

Jaakko Mursu, Sari Voutilainen, Tarja Nurmi, Tiina H Rissanen, Jyrki K Virtanen, Kristiina Nyyssönen, Pertti Happonen and Jukka T. Salonen. The studies of phenolic compounds on cardiovascular disease at the Research institute of Public Health: The results of the epidemiological and clinical studies. Finnish phenolic researchers meeting, January 20, 2003 Kuopio, Finland.

A. Peltoketo, T. Nurmi, J. Mursu, S. Voutilainen, J. K. Virtanen, J. T. Salonen, R. Hiltunen. The kinetic behavior and antioxidant effects of an aqueous extract of Origanum onites [L.] in vivo. WOCMAP3-congress, February 3-7, 2003, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Jaakko Mursu, Sari Voutilainen, Tiina Rissanen, Pertti Happonen, Jyrki Virtanen, Meri Vanharanta, Tarja Nurmi, Jukka T Salonen. Coffee consumption and the risk of acute coronary events: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor (KIHD) Study. American Heart Association, Asia Pacific Scientific Forum. 4/23/02 - 4/26/02, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. PDF
Poster: PDF

Tiina H Rissanen, Sari Voutilainen, Kristiina Nyyssönen, Jaakko Mursu, Jyrki Virtanen, Meri Vanharanta, Jukka T. Salonen. Low serum lycopene levels are associated with excess cardiovascular disease mortality: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor (KIHD) Study. American Heart Association, Asia Pacific Scientific Forum. 4/23/02 - 4/26/02, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Jyrki K Virtanen, Sari Voutilainen, Tiina H Rissanen, Jaakko Mursu, Meri Vanharanta, Kari Seppänen, Jari Laukkanen, Jukka T Salonen. Hair content of mercury and risk of cardiovascular and coronary heart disease mortality in men: The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor (KIHD) Study. American Heart Association, Asia Pacific Scientific Forum. 4/23/02 - 4/26/02, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Poster: PDF

Sari Voutilainen, Tiina H Rissanen, Meri Vanharanta, Jyrki K Virtanen, Jaakko Mursu, Jukka T Salonen. Relationship of Folate Intake to 12-Year Mortality Due to Coronary Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases, and All Causes in Middle-Aged Finnish Men: The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor (KIHD) Study. American Heart Association, Asia Pacific Scientific Forum. 4/23/02 - 4/26/02, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Meri Vanharanta, Sari Voutilainen, Jari Laukkanen, Jyrki Virtanen, Jaakko Mursu, Tiina Rissanen, Herman Adlercreutz, Jukka T Salonen. Risk of acute coronary events according to serum concentrations of enterolactone: A prospective population based study of middle-aged men from eastern Finland. American Heart Association, Asia Pacific Scientific Forum. 4/23/02 - 4/26/02, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Meri P. Vanharanta, Sari Voutilainen, Jari Laukkanen, Riitta Salonen, Herman Adlercreutz, Jukka T. Salonen. Risk of acute coronary events according to serum concentrations of enterolactone: A prospective population based study of middle-aged men from eastern Finland. XIV World Congress of Cardiology 2002, Sydney, Australia, 9th to 11th of May 2002.

Venho B, Voutilainen S, Rissanen TH, Vanharanta M, Salonen JTS. Intake of fruits, berries and vegetables and mortality: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor (KIHD) Study. American Heart Association 74th Scientific Sessions, Anaheim USA 2001.

Virtanen J, Voutilainen S, Rissanen T, Mursu J, Lakka TA, Salonen JT. High dietary methionine intake is associated with an increased incidence of acute coronary events: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. American Heart Association 2000 73th Scientific Sessions, New Orleans USA 2000. Circulation 2000;102:SII-868.
Poster: PDF

Virtanen JK, Voutilainen S, Rissanen TH, Vanharanta M, Mursu J, Ovaskainen M-L, Lakka TA, Salonen R, Salonen JT. Dietary methionine and serine intake and the risk of acute coronary events: the Kuopio Ischaemic heart Disease Risk Factor (KIHD) Study. American Heart Association 74th Scientific Sessions, Anaheim USA 2001.

Virtanen JK, Voutilainen S, Rissanen TH, Vanharanta M, Mursu J, Ovaskainen M-L, Lakka TA, Salonen R, Salonen JT. Dietary methionine and serine intake and the risk of acute coronary events: the Kuopio Ischaemic heart Disease Risk Factor (KIHD) Study. 3rd International Conference on Homocysteine Metabolism, July 1-5, 2001 Sorrento, Italy.

Voutilainen S, Rissanen T, Lakka TA, Salonen JT. Low folate intakes are associated with an excess incidence of acute coronary events: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. 3rd International Conference on Homocysteine Metabolism, July 1-5, 2001 Sorrento, Italy.
Article: PDF

Rissanen TH, Voutilainen S, Nyyssönen K, Seppänen K, Salonen JT. Hair mercury concentration, serum fish oil derived fatty acids, and cardiovascular disease mortality: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. American Heart Association 2000 74th Scientific Sessions, Anaheim USA 2001. PDF

Vanharanta M, Voutilainen S, Adlercreutz H, Salonen JT. Risk of all-cause death according to serum concentrations of enterolactone: A prospective population based study of middle-aged men from eastern Finland. American Heart Association 2000 74th Scientific Sessions, Anaheim USA 2001.

Rissanen TH, Voutilainen S, Vanharanta M, Hiltunen A, Pukkala E, Seppänen K, Mäenpää P, Salonen JT. Serum selenium and plasma vitamin E and lung and prostate cancer: a prospective cohort study in Eastern Finland. Third International Conference on Natural Antioxidants and Anticarcinogens in Food, Health and Disease (NAHD 2001), June 6-8, 2001, Helsinki, Finland.

Nurmi, T, Salonen, JT, Catechins in plasma - HPLC method development. Third International Conference on Natural Antioxidants and Anticarcinogens in Food, Health and Disease (NAHD 2001), June 6-8, 2001, Helsinki, Finland. PDF
Presentation: PDF

Voutilainen S, Rissanen T, Lakka TA, Salonen JT. Low folate intakes are associated with an excess incidence of acute coronary events: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. American Heart Association 2000 73th Scientific Sessions, New Orleans USA 2000. Circulation 2000;102:SII-847.
Article: PDF

Mursu J, Voutilainen S, Virtanen J, Rissanen T, Vanharanta M, Lakka TA, Salonen JT. Dietary flavonoid intake and all-cause mortality: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD). American Heart Association 2000 73th Scientific Sessions, New Orleans USA 2000. Circulation 2000;102:SII-868.
Poster: PDF

Rissanen T, Voutilainen S, Nyyssönen K, Salonen R, Kaplan GA, Salonen JT. Low serum lycopene concentration is associated with increased intima-media thickness of the carotid artery wall: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. American Heart Association 2000 73th Scientific Sessions, New Orleans USA 2000. Circulation 2000;102:SII-868. PDF

Vanharanta M, Voutilainen S, Morrow J, Roberts J, Adlercreutz H, Salonen JT. Association between low serum enterolactone concentration and increased plasma F2-isoprostanes, measure of lipid peroxidation. American Heart Association 2000 73th Scientific Sessions, New Orleans USA 2000. Circulation 2000;102:SII-851.
Article: PDF

Rissanen T, Voutilainen S, Nyyssönen K, Salonen R, Kaplan G, Salonen JT. Low serum lycopene concentration is associated with increased intima-media thickness of the carotid artery wall. The Kuopio Ischaemic heart Disease Risk Factor Study. XXIInd Congress of the ESC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 2000.

Voutilainen S, Lakka TA, Rissanen T, Porkkala-Sarataho E, Kaplan GA, Salonen JT. Low serum folate levels are associated with an excess risk of acute coronary events: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. American Heart Association 1999 72th Scientific Sessions, Atlanta USA 1999. Circulation 1999;100:I-869.
Article: PDF

Rissanen T, Voutilainen S, Nyyssönen K, Lakka TA, Salonen R, Kaplan GA, Salonen JT. Low serum lycopene is associated with excess risk of acute coronary events: The Kuopio Ischaemic Risk Factor Study. American Heart Association 1999 72th Scientific Sessions, Atlanta USA 1999. Circulation 1999;100:I-870.
Article: PDF

Vanharanta M, Lakka TA, Voutilainen S, Salonen R, van der Lee M, Adlercreutz H, Salonen JT. Reduced risk of acute coronary events at high levels of mammalian lignan, enterolactone: a prospective population-based cohort study. American Heart Association 1999 72th Scientific Sessions, Atlanta USA 1999. Circulation 1999;100:I-870.
Article: PDF

Rissanen T, Voutilainen S, Nyyssönen K, Salonen R, Kaplan G, Salonen JT. Association between low plasma lycopene concentration and increased common carotid artery wall thickness. American Heart Association 1999 72th Scientific Sessions, Atlanta USA 1999. Circulation 1999;100:I-710.
Poster: PDF

Vanharanta M, Lakka TA, Voutilainen S, Salonen R, van der Lee M, Adlercreutz H, Salonen JT. Reduced risk of acute coronary events at high levels of mammalian lignan, enterolactone: a prospective population-based cohort study. XXIst Congress of the ESC, Barcelona, Spain August 1999.

Voutilainen S, Lakka TA, Rissanen T, Porkkala-Sarataho E, Kaplan GA, Salonen JT. Low serum folate levels are associated with an excess risk of acute coronary events: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. XXIst Congress of the ESC, Barcelona, Spain August 1999.

Rissanen T, Voutilainen S, Nyyssönen K, Lakka TA, Salonen JT. Fish oil derived fatty acids, docosahexaenoic acid and docosapentaenoic acid and the risk of acute coronary events: the Kuopio Ischaemic Risk Factor Study. 15-year Anniversary Symposium of the Department of Clinical Nutrition, Kuopio, Finland, March 25-26, 1999.

Rissanen T, Voutilainen S, Nyyssönen K, Lakka TA, Salonen R, Kaplan GA, Salonen JT. Low plasma lycopene is associated with excess risk of acute coronary events: The Kuopio Ischaemic Risk Factor Study. 15-year Anniversary Symposium of the Department of Clinical Nutrition, Kuopio, Finland, March 25-26, 1999.

Voutilainen S, Lakka TA, Rissanen T, Porkkala-Sarataho E, Kaplan GA, Salonen JT. Low serum folate levels are associated with an excess risk of acute coronary events: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. 15-year Anniversary Symposium of the Department of Clinical Nutrition, Kuopio, Finland, March 25-26, 1999.

Rissanen T, Nyyssönen K, Voutilainen S, Lakka TA, Salonen JT. Fish Oil Derived Fatty Acids, Docosahexaenoic Acid, and Docosapentanoic Acid and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction. American Heart Association 1998 71st Scientific Sessions, Dallas USA 1998. Circulation 1998;987:I-537.

Valkonen V-P, Voutilainen S, Nyyssönen K, Salonen R, Lakka TA, Salonen JT. Sodium and Potassium and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction. American Heart Association 1998 71st Scientific Sessions, Dallas USA 1998. Circulation 1998;98:I-374.

Voutilainen S, Morrow J, Roberts J, Alfthan G, Nyyssönen K, Salonen J. Enhanced in Vivo Lipid Peroxidation at Elevated Plasma Total Homocysteine Levels. Finnish Society for Nutrition research, Spring Meeting May 27.1998, Helsinki, Finland.
Article: PDF

Voutilainen S, Alfthan G, Nyyssönen K, Salonen R, Salonen J. Association Between Elevated Plasma Total Homocysteine and Increased Carotid Artery Wall Thickness. Finnish Society for Nutrition research, Spring Meeting May27.1998, Helsinki, Finland.

Voutilainen S, Alfthan G, Nyyssönen K, Salonen R, Salonen J. Association Between Elevated Plasma Total Homocysteine and Increased Carotid Artery Wall Thickness in Men in Eastern Finland. American Heart Association 1997 70th Scientific Sessions, Orlando USA 1997. Circulation 1997;96:I-101.

Salonen JT, Seppänen K, Salonen R, Nyyssönen K, Tuomainen T-P, Porkkala-Sarataho E, Kaikkonen J, Voutilainen S, Kaplan G. Mercury Accumulation and Acclerated Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis: a 4-year Population-based Follow-up Study in Finnish Men. Xith International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, Paris, April, 1997.

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