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Research
Ongoing and recently completed
studies
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Lifestyle modification programme for HIV-infected individuals with
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A randomized controlled trial.
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Eating behaviours, diet quality and gastrointestinal symptoms in
children with autism spectrum disorders and typically developing
children: a case-control study.
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Sulfur
Amino Acids as Risk Factors for Obesity and Related Morbidities in Older
Chinese People.
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Effects
of exercise and nutrition supplementation in community-dwelling older
Chinese people with sarcopenia: a randomized controlled trial. |
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A
randomized controlled trial examining the effectiveness of a lifestyle
intervention in reducing gestational diabetes mellitus in high risk Chinese
pregnant women in Hong Kong. |
Publications
Selected
Publications
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Cardiovascular disease, blood pressure and stroke |
Ruth Chan, Blanche
Yu, Jason Leung, Jenny Shun-Wah Lee, Jean Woo. Association of
dietary patterns with serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein level in
community-dwelling older adults. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN 2019
Jun; 31: 38-47. |
Ruth Chan, Forrest
Yau, Blanche Yu, Jean Woo. The role of dietary patterns in the
contribution of cardiorespiratory fitness in community-dwelling older
Chinese adults in Hong Kong. J Am Med
Dir Assoc 2019; 20(5), 558-563. |
Chi-Ho Lee, Ruth S.
M. Chan, Helen Y. L. Wan, Yu-Cho Woo, Chloe Y. Y. Cheung, Carol H. Y.
Fong, Bernard M. Y. Cheung, Tai-Hing Lam, Edward Janus, Jean Woo, Karen
S. L. Lam. Dietary Intake of Anti-Oxidant Vitamins A, C, and E Is
Inversely Associated with Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Chinese — A
22-Years Population-Based Prospective Study. Nutrients 2018 Nov 4;
10(11). |
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Woo J, Yu WM, Chan RSM, Leung J. Influence of dietary patterns and
inflammatory markers on atherosclerosis using ankle brachial index as a
surrogate. J Nutr Health Aging
2018; 22(5): 619-626. |
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Obesity |
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Cheung LTF, Chan RSM, Ko GTC, Lau ESH, Chow FCC, Kong APS.
Diet quality is
inversely associated with obesity in Chinese adults with type 2
diabetes.
Nutr J 2018; Jul 3;17(1):63. |
Chan DFY, So HK, Hui
SCN, Chan RSM, Li AM, Sea MM, Chu WCW, Chan M, Woo J, and Nelson EAS.
Dietitian-led lifestyle modification programme for obese Chinese
adolescents with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A randomized
controlled study. Int J Obesity
2018; 42(9):1680-1690. |
A.W.Y. Leung, R.S.M.
Chan, M.M.M. Sea, J. Woo. Identifying psychosocial predictors of
adherence to lifestyle modification program among Chinese overweight and
obese adult participants. Int J Behav
Med 2016; 23(Supp 1).
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Abraham AA, Chow WC,
So HK, Yip BHK, Li AM, Kumta SM, Woo J, Chan SM, Lau EYY, Nelson EAS.
Lifestyle intervention using an internet-based curriculum with cell
phone reminders among obese Chinese adolescents: a randomized controlled
study. PLOS One 2015; 10(5): e0125673. |
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Osteoporosis and bone-Related Disease |
Zhao-min Liu, Jason
Leung, Samuel Wong, Carmen Wong, Ruth Chan, Jean Woo. Greater fruit
intake was associated with better bone mineral status among Chinese
elderly men and women: Results of Hong Kong Mr. Os and Ms. Os Studies.
J Am Med Dir Assoc 2015; 16(4),
309-15. |
Ruth Chan, Dicken
Chan, Jean Woo, Claes Ohlsson, Dan Mellström, Timothy Kwok, Ping Chung
Leung. Not All Elderly People Benefit from Vitamin D Supplementation
with Respect to Physical Function - Results from the Osteoporatic
Fractures in Men Study, Hong Kong. J Am Geriatr Soc 2012; 60(2):
290-295. |
Chan R, Leung J, Woo
J. No association between dietary vitamin K intake and fracture risk in
Chinese community-dwelling older men and women: a prospective study.
Calcif Tissue Int 2012; 90(5): 396-403. |
Ruth Chan, Dicken
Chan, Jean Woo, Claes Ohlsson, Dan Mellström, Timothy Kwok, Pingchung
Leung. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, bone mineral density and non-vertebral
fracture risk in community-dwelling older men: results from Mr. Os, Hong
Kong. Arch Osteoporos 2011, 6(1-2), 21-30. |
Chan R, Woo J. The
value of vitamin D supplementation in older people. Nutr Ther Metab
2011; 29(1): 8-21. |
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Muscular and functional outcomes |
Liu-Ying Zhu, Ruth
Chan, Timothy Kwok, Kenneth Chik-Chi Cheng, Amy Ha, Jean Woo. Effects of
exercise and nutrition supplementation in community-dwelling older
Chinese people with sarcopenia: a randomized controlled trial. Age
Ageing 2018; 48(2): 220-228. |
Liu-Ying Zhu, Ruth
Chan, Liz Li, Timothy Kwok and Jean Woo. Dietary protein
intake pattern and sources and their associations with muscle and
physical function measures in older Chinese adults with sarcopenia in
Hong Kong. J Aging Res Clin Practice
2018; 7: 75-81. |
Ruth Chan, Jason Leung,
Jean Woo. A prospective cohort study to examine the association between
dietary patterns and sarcopenia in Chinese community-dwelling older
people in Hong Kong. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2016; 17(4): 336-42.
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Ruth Chan, Jason
Leung, Jean Woo. Association between estimated net endogenous acid
production and subsequent decline in muscle mass over four years in
ambulatory older Chinese people in Hong Kong: a prospective cohort
study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
2015 Jul; 70(7): 905-11. |
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Psychological Health (e.g. cognitive performance, dementia) |
Bernice HK Cheung, Ivan
CH Ho, Ruth SM Chan, Mandy MM Sea, Jean Woo. Current evidence on dietary
pattern and cognitive function. Adv Food
Nutr Res 2014; 71: 137-63. |
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Ruth
Chan, Dicken Chan, Jean Woo. A cross sectional study to examine the
association between dietary patterns and cognitive impairment in older
Chinese people in Hong Kong. J Nutr Health Aging 2013; 17(9): 757-765. |
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Kwok
TCY, Lam LCW, Sea MMM, Goggins W, Woo J. A randomized controlled trial
of dietetic interventions to prevent cognitive decline in old age hostel
residents. Eur J Clin Nutr 2012; 66: 1135-1140. |
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Chan
R, Chan D, Woo J, Ohlsson C, Mellström D, Kwok T, Leung PC. Association
between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and psychological health in older
Chinese men in a cohort study. J Affect Disord 2011; 130: 251-259. |
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Clinical and nutritional assessment (e.g. use of different biomarkers,
questionnaire validation) |
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Ruth Chan, Sin Li,
Siu-Wai Choi, Erica Weilan Wang, Jason Leung, Iris Benzie, Mandy Sea,
Jean Woo. Effect of Four Different Meal Types on Postprandial Oxidative
Stress: A Randomized Crossover Study with Healthy Subjects.
Int J Foo Nutri 2016;
doi:10.15436/2377-0619.16.985. |
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Chau PH,
Leung AY,
Li HL,
Sea M,
Chan R,
Woo J.
Development and Validation of Chinese Health Literacy Scale for Low Salt
Consumption-Hong Kong Population (CHLSalt-HK). PLOS One 2015; 10(7):
e0132303. |
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Forrest Yau, Ruth Chan,
William Goggins, Kay-Tee Khaw, Jean Woo. Examination of the
Applicability of the Physical Activity Questionnaire from European
Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition Study in the Hong
Kong Chinese Population.
Prim
Health Care 2012;
2:115. doi:10.4172/2167-1079.100011. |
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Maternal and child health and nutrition |
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Vincy Wing-Si
Wong,
Yuk-Fan Ng,
Suk-Mei Chan,
Yi-Xiang Su,
Kevin Wing-Hin
Kwok,
Hing-Man Chan,
Chi-Leung Cheung,
Hang-Wai Lee,
Wing-Yiu Pak,
Shi-Ying Li
and
Man-Sau Wong.
Positive relationship between consumption of specific fish type and
omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in milk of Hong Kong lactation
mothers. Brit J Nutr 2019; 12: 1-30. |
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Ruth Suk-Mei CHAN,
Wing-Hung TAM, Ivan Chak-Hang HO, Macy Wai-Chi KWAN, Liz Sin LI, Mandy
Man-Mei SEA, Jean WOO. Randomized trial examining effectiveness of
lifestyle intervention in reducing gestational diabetes in high risk
Chinese pregnant women in Hong Kong. Sci Rep 2018
Sep14; 8(1). |
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Ruth Chan, Suey
Yeung, Cynthia Leung, Sing Kai Lo, Sandra Tsang. Family factors and
fruit and vegetable consumption in Chinese preschool children living in
Hong Kong. J Child Serv 2018; 13(3/4):
122-133. |
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Chan KC, Tam WH,
Chan MH, Chan RS. Li AM. Vitamin D deficiency among healthy infants in
Hong Kong: a pilot study. Hong Kong Med J 2018 Jun; 24 Supp 3(3): 32-35. |
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Suey Yeung, Ruth Chan,
Liz Li, Shirley Leung, Jean Woo. Bottle milk-feeding and its association
with food group consumption, growth and socio-demographic
characteristics in Chinese young children.
Matern Child Nutr 2017;
13(3). |
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Tam Wing Hung, Chan
Ruth Suk-mei, Chan Michael Ho-ming, Yuen Lai Yuk, Li Liz, Sea Mandy Man-mei,
Woo Jean. Moderate iodine deficiency among pregnant mothers in Hong Kong
– revisit the problem after two decades. Hong Kong Medical Journal
2017;23(6):586-93. |
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease |
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Wong VW,
Wong GL,
Chan RS,
Shu SS,
Cheung BH,
Li LS,
Chim AM,
Chan CK,
Leung JK,
Chu WC,
Woo J,
Chan HL.
Beneficial effects of lifestyle intervention in non-obese patients with
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
J Hepatol
2018;
69(6): 1349-1356. |
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Ruth Chan, Vincent
Wai-Sun Wong, Winnie Chiu-Wing Chu, Grace Lai-Hung Wong, Liz Sin Li,
Jason Leung, Angel Mei-Ling Chim, David Ka-Wai Yeung, Mandy Man-Mei Sea,
Jean Woo, Francis Ka-Leung Chan, Henry Lik-Yuen Chan. Diet-quality
scores and prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a population
study using proton-magnetic resonance spectroscopy. PLOS One 2015;
10(9): e0139310. |
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Ruth Chan, Vincent
Wai-Sun Wong, Winnie Chiu-Wing Chu, Grace Lai-Hung Wong, Liz Sin Li,
Jason Leung, Angel Mei-Ling Chim, David Ka-Wai Yeung, Mandy Man-Mei Sea,
Jean Woo, Francis Ka-Leung Chan, Henry Lik-Yuen Chan. Higher estimated
net endogenous acid production may be associated with increased
prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Chinese adults in Hong
Kong. PLOS One 2014; 10(4): e0122406. |
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Vincent Wai-Sun Wong*
(co-first author), Ruth Suk-Mei Chan* (co-first author), Grace Lai-Hung
Wong, Bernice Ho-Ki Cheung, Winnie Chiu-Wing Chu, David Ka-Wai Yeung,
Angel Mei-Ling Chim, Jennifer Wing-Yan Lai, Liz Sin Li, Mandy Man-Mei
Sea, Francis Ka-Leung Chan, Joseph Jao-Yiu Sung, Jean Woo, Henry Lik-Yuen
Chan. Community-based lifestyle modification programme for non-alcoholic
fatty liver disease: A randomized controlled trial. J Hepatol 2013; 59:
536-542. |
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Others |
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Susanna SS Ng, Ruth
SM Chan, Jean Woo, Tat-On Chan, Bernice HK Cheung, Mandy MM Sea,
Kin-Wang To, Ken KP Chan, Jenny Ngai, Wing-Ho Yip, Fanny WS Ko, David SC
Hui. A randomized controlled study to examine the effect of lifestyle
modification program in obstructive sleep apnea. Chest 2015; 148(5):
1193-1203. |
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Wong WC, Wong EL, Li H,
You JH, Ho S, Woo J, Hui E. Isoflavones in treating watchful waiting
benign prostate hyperplasia: a double-blinded, randomized controlled
trial. J Altern Complement Med 2012; 18(1): 54-60. |
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Woo J, Leung JCS, Wong
SYS. Impact of Childhood Experience of Famine on Late Life Health. J
Nutr Health Ageing 2010; 14: 91-95. |
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