Research Interests

To identify nutritional factors, lifestyle behaviors and biomarkers related to risk of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes in observational studies and randomized trials.

Key Publications

Joosten MM, Gansevoort RT, Mukamal KJ, Kootstra-Ros JE, Feskens EJ, Geleijnse JM, Navis G, Bakker SJ; the PREVEND Study Group. Urinary magnesium excretion and risk of hypertension: the prevention of renal and vascular end-stage disease study. Hypertension. 2013 Jun; 61(6):1161-7.

Joosten MM, Gansevoort RT, Mukamal KJ, van der Harst P, Geleijnse JM, Feskens EJ, Navis G, Bakker SJ; for The PREVEND Study Group. Urinary and plasma magnesium and risk of ischemic heart disease. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Jun; 97(6):1299-307.

Joosten MM, Joshipura KJ, Pai JK, Bertoia ML, Rimm EB, Mittleman MA, Mukamal KJ. Total adiponectin and risk of symptomatic lower extremity peripheral artery disease in men. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2013 May;33(5):1092-7.

Joosten MM, Pai JK, Bertoia ML, Rimm EB, Spiegelman D, Mittleman MA, Mukamal KJ. Associations between conventional cardiovascular risk factors and risk of peripheral artery disease in men. JAMA. 2012 Oct 24;308(16):1660-67.

Joosten MM, Chiuve SE, Mukamal KJ, Hu FB, Hendriks HF, Rimm EB. Changes in alcohol consumption and subsequent risk of type 2 diabetes in men. Diabetes. 2011 Jan; 60:74-79

Joosten MM, Grobbee DE, van der A DL, Verschuren WM, Hendriks HF, Beulens JW. Combined effect of alcohol consumption and lifestyle behaviors on risk of type 2 diabetes. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Jun;91(6):1777-83.

Joosten MM, Beulens JW, Kersten S, Hendriks HF. Moderate alcohol consumption increases insulin sensitivity and ADIPOQ expression in postmenopausal women: a randomised, crossover trial. Diabetologia. 2008 Aug;51(8):1375-81.