By Professor Bruce Neal

Journal articles

Anderson CS; Heeley E; Huang Y; Wang J; Stapf C; Delcourt C; Lindley R; Robinson T; Lavados P; Neal B; Hata J; Arima H; Parsons M; Li Y; Wang J; Heritier S; Li Q; Woodward M; Simes RJ; Davis SM; Chalmers J, 2014, 'Rapid Blood-Pressure Lowering in Patients With Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage', Survey of Anesthesiology, 58, pp. 24 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.sa.0000440999.12291.ab

Johnson C; Dunford E; Guggilla R; Neal B, 2014, 'The compliance of packaged food products in India with national and international nutritional labelling standards', Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism, 1, pp. 29 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnim.2014.10.101

Webster R; Patel A; Billot L; Cass A; Burch C; Neal B; Usherwood T; Thom S; Poulter N; Stanton A; Bots ML; Grobbee DE; Prabhakaran D; Reddy KS; Field J; Bullen C; Elley CR; Selak V; Rafter N; Wadham A; Berwanger O; Rodgers A, 2013, 'Prospective meta-analysis of trials comparing fixed dose combination based care with usual care in individuals at high cardiovascular risk: The SPACE Collaboration', International Journal of Cardiology, 170, pp. 30 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.10.007

Neal B; Land MA; Woodward M, 2013, 'An update on the salt wars - Genuine controversy, poor science, or vested interest?', Current Hypertension Reports, 15, pp. 687 - 693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11906-013-0389-5

Li N; Yan LL; Niu W; Labarthe D; Feng X; Shi J; Zhang J; Zhang R; Zhang Y; Chu H; Neiman A; Engelgau M; Elliott P; Wu Y; Neal B, 2013, 'A large-scale cluster randomized trial to determine the effects of community-based dietary sodium reduction - The China Rural Health Initiative Sodium Reduction Study', American Heart Journal, 166, pp. 815 - 822, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2013.07.009

Eyles H; Webster J; Jebb S; Capelin C; Neal B; Ni Mhurchu C, 2013, 'Impact of the UK voluntary sodium reduction targets on the sodium content of processed foods from 2006 to 2011: Analysis of household consumer panel data', Preventive Medicine, 57, pp. 555 - 560, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.07.024

Perkovic V, 2013, 'Blood pressure lowering and major cardiovascular events in people with and without chronic kidney disease: Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials', BMJ (Online), 347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f5680

Sacks G; Swinburn B; Kraak V; Downs S; Walker C; Barquera S; Friel S; Hawkes C; Kelly B; Kumanyika S; L'Abbé M; Lee A; Lobstein T; Ma J; Macmullan J; Mohan S; Monteiro C; Neal B; Rayner M; Sanders D; Snowdon W; Vandevijvere S, 2013, 'A proposed approach to monitor private-sector policies and practices related to food environments, obesity and non-communicable disease prevention', Obesity Reviews, 14, pp. 38 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.12074

Swinburn B; Sacks G; Vandevijvere S; Kumanyika S; Lobstein T; Neal B; Barquera S; Friel S; Hawkes C; Kelly B; L'Abbé M; Lee A; Ma J; Macmullan J; Mohan S; Monteiro C; Rayner M; Sanders D; Snowdon W; Walker C, 2013, 'INFORMAS (International Network for Food and Obesity/non-communicable diseases Research, Monitoring and Action Support): Overview and key principles', Obesity Reviews, 14, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.12087

Swinburn B; Vandevijvere S; Kraak V; Sacks G; Snowdon W; Hawkes C; Barquera S; Friel S; Kelly B; Kumanyika S; L'Abbé M; Lee A; Lobstein T; Ma J; Macmullan J; Mohan S; Monteiro C; Neal B; Rayner M; Sanders D; Walker C, 2013, 'Monitoring and benchmarking government policies and actions to improve the healthiness of food environments: A proposed government healthy food environment policy index', Obesity Reviews, 14, pp. 24 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.12073

Vandevijvere S; Monteiro C; Krebs-Smith SM; Lee A; Swinburn B; Kelly B; Neal B; Snowdon W; Sacks G, 2013, 'Monitoring and benchmarking population diet quality globally: A step-wise approach', Obesity Reviews, 14, pp. 135 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.12082

Kelly B; King L; Baur L; Rayner M; Lobstein T; Monteiro C; Macmullan J; Mohan S; Barquera S; Friel S; Hawkes C; Kumanyika S; L'Abbé M; Lee A; Ma J; Neal B; Sacks G; Sanders D; Snowdon W; Swinburn B; Vandevijvere S; Walker C, 2013, 'Monitoring food and non-alcoholic beverage promotions to children', Obesity Reviews, 14, pp. 59 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.12076

L'Abbé M; Schermel A; Minaker L; Kelly B; Lee A; Vandevijvere S; Twohig P; Barquera S; Friel S; Hawkes C; Kumanyika S; Lobstein T; Ma J; Macmullan J; Mohan S; Monteiro C; Neal B; Rayner M; Sacks G; Sanders D; Snowdon W; Swinburn B; Walker C, 2013, 'Monitoring foods and beverages provided and sold in public sector settings', Obesity Reviews, 14, pp. 96 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.12079

Brinsden H; Lobstein T; Landon J; Kraak V; Sacks G; Kumanyika S; Swinburn B; Barquera S; Friel S; Hawkes C; Kelly B; L'Abbé M; Lee A; Ma J; Macmullen J; Mohan S; Monteiro C; Neal B; Rayner M; Sanders D; Snowdon W; Vandevijvere S; Walker C, 2013, 'Monitoring policy and actions on food environments: Rationale and outline of the INFORMAS policy engagement and communication strategies', Obesity Reviews, 14, pp. 13 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.12072

Rayner M; Wood A; Lawrence M; Mhurchu CN; Albert J; Barquera S; Friel S; Hawkes C; Kelly B; Kumanyika S; L'Abbé M; Lee A; Lobstein T; Ma J; Macmullan J; Mohan S; Monteiro C; Neal B; Sacks G; Sanders D; Snowdon W; Swinburn B; Vandevijvere S; Walker C, 2013, 'Monitoring the health-related labelling of foods and non-alcoholic beverages in retail settings', Obesity Reviews, 14, pp. 70 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.12077

Friel S; Hattersley L; Snowdon W; Thow AM; Lobstein T; Sanders D; Barquera S; Mohan S; Hawkes C; Kelly B; Kumanyika S; L'Abbe M; Lee A; Ma J; Macmullan J; Monteiro C; Neal B; Rayner M; Sacks G; Swinburn B; Vandevijvere S; Walker C, 2013, 'Monitoring the impacts of trade agreements on food environments', Obesity Reviews, 14, pp. 120 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.12081

Neal B; Sacks G; Swinburn B; Vandevijvere S; Dunford E; Snowdon W; Webster J; Barquera S; Friel S; Hawkes C; Kelly B; Kumanyika S; L'Abbé M; Lee A; Lobstein T; Ma J; Macmullan J; Mohan S; Monteiro C; Rayner M; Sanders D; Walker C, 2013, 'Monitoring the levels of important nutrients in the food supply', Obesity Reviews, 14, pp. 49 - 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.12075

Lee A; Mhurchu CN; Sacks G; Swinburn B; Snowdon W; Vandevijvere S; Hawkes C; L'Abbé M; Rayner M; Sanders D; Barquera S; Friel S; Kelly B; Kumanyika S; Lobstein T; Ma J; Macmullan J; Mohan S; Monteiro C; Neal B; Walker C, 2013, 'Monitoring the price and affordability of foods and diets globally', Obesity Reviews, 14, pp. 82 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.12078

Dunford E, 2013, 'Progress with a global branded food composition database', Food Chemistry, 140, pp. 451 - 457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.10.065

Hata J; Arima H; Rothwell PM; Woodward M; Zoungas S; Anderson C; Patel A; Neal B; Glasziou P; Hamet P; Mancia G; Poulter N; Williams B; MacMahon S; Chalmers J, 2013, 'Effects of visit-to-visit variability in systolic blood pressure on macrovascular and microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: The advance trial', Circulation, 128, pp. 1325 - 1334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.002717

Land MA; Christoforou A; Downs S; Webster J; Billot L; Li M; Peña-Rosas JP; Neal B, 2013, 'Iodine fortification of foods and condiments, other than salt, for preventing iodine deficiency disorders', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010734

Cappuccio FP; Neal B; Campbell NR; MacGregor GA, 2013, 'Salt: friend or foe?', The Lancet, 382, pp. 683, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61775-4

Neal B, 2013, 'Fat chance for physical activity', Population Health Metrics, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-7954-11-9

Anderson C; Heeley E; Heritier S; Arima H; Woodward M; Lindley R; Neal B; Huang Y; Wang JG; Parsons M; Stapf C; Robinson T; Lavados P; Delcourt C; Davis S; Chalmers J, 2013, 'Statistical analysis plan for the second INTEnsive blood pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral hemorrhage Trial (INTERACT2): A large-scale investigation to solve longstanding controversy over the most appropriate management of elevated blood pressure in the hyperacute phase of intracerebral hemorrhage', International Journal of Stroke, 8, pp. 327 - 328, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12004

Fransen M; Neal B, 2013, 'Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for preventing heterotopic bone formation after hip arthroplasty', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD001160.pub3

Glozier N; Christensen H; Naismith S; Cockayne N; Donkin L; Neal B; Mackinnon A; Hickie I, 2013, 'Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Adults with Mild to Moderate Depression and High Cardiovascular Disease Risks: A Randomised Attention-Controlled Trial', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. e59139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059139

Hata J; Arima H; Zoungas S; Fulcher G; Pollock C; Adams M; Watson J; Joshi R; Kengne AP; Ninomiya T; Anderson C; Woodward M; Patel A; Mancia G; Poulter N; MacMahon S; Chalmers J; Neal B, 2013, 'Effects of the Endpoint Adjudication Process on the Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial: The ADVANCE Trial', PLoS ONE, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055807

Celermajer DS; Neal B, 2013, 'Excessive sodium intake and cardiovascular disease: A-salting our vessels', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 61, pp. 344 - 345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2012.08.998

Christoforou AK; Dunford EK; Neal BC, 2013, 'Changes in the sodium content of australian ready meals between 2008 and 2011', Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 22, pp. 138 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.2013.22.1.10

Wong MG; Perkovic V; Woodward M; Chalmers J; Li Q; Hillis GS; Yaghobian Azari D; Jun M; Poulter N; Hamet P; Williams B; Neal B; Mancia G; Cooper M; Pollock CA, 2013, 'Circulating bone morphogenetic protein-7 and transforming growth factor-β1 are better predictors of renal end points in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus', Kidney International, 83, pp. 278 - 284, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ki.2012.383

Lincoff AM; Tardif JC; Neal B; Nicholls SJ; Rydén L; Schwartz GG; Malmberg K; Buse JB; Henry RR; Wedel H; Weichert A; Cannata R; Grobbee DE, 2013, 'Evaluation of the dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α/γ agonist aleglitazar to reduce cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Rationale and design of the AleCardio trial', American Heart Journal, 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2013.05.013

Powles J; Fahimi S; Micha R; Khatibzadeh S; Shi P; Ezzati M; Engell RE; Lim SS; Danaei G; Mozaffarian D, 2013, 'Global, regional and national sodium intakes in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis of 24 h urinary sodium excretion and dietary surveys worldwide', BMJ OPEN, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003733

Batty GD; Li Q; Huxley R; Zoungas S; Taylor BA; Neal B; de Galan B; Woodward M; Harrap SB; Colagiuri S; Patel A; Chalmers J, 2013, 'Oral disease in relation to future risk of dementia and cognitive decline: Prospective cohort study based on the Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease: Preterax and Diamicron Modified-Release Controlled Evaluation (ADVANCE) trial', European Psychiatry, 28, pp. 49 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2011.07.005

Moodie R; Stuckler D; Monteiro C; Sheron N; Neal B; Thamarangsi T; Lincoln P; Casswell S, 2013, 'Profits and pandemics: Prevention of harmful effects of tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed food and drink industries', The Lancet, 381, pp. 670 - 679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)62089-3

Anderson CS; Heeley E; Huang Y; Wang J; Stapf C; Delcourt C; Lindley R; Robinson T; Lavados P; Neal B; Hata J; Arima H; Parsons M; Li Y; Wang J; Heritier S; Li Q; Woodward M; Simes RJ; Davis SM; Chalmers J, 2013, 'Rapid blood-pressure lowering in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage', New England Journal of Medicine, 368, pp. 2355 - 2365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1214609

Neal B; Perkovic V; De Zeeuw D; Mahaffey KW; Fulcher G; Stein P; Desai M; Shaw W; Jiang J; Vercruysse F; Meininger G; Matthews D, 2013, 'Rationale, design, and baseline characteristics of the Canagliflozin Cardiovascular Assessment Study (CANVAS) - A randomized placebo-controlled trial', American Heart Journal, 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2013.05.007

Donkin L; Hickie IB; Christensen H; Naismith SL; Neal B; Cockayne NL; Glozier N, 2013, 'Rethinking the dose-response relationship between usage and outcome in an online intervention for depression: Randomized controlled trial', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2771

Arima H; Anderson C; Omae T; Woodward M; MacMahon S; Mancia G; Bousser M-G; Tzourio C; Harrap S; Neal B; Chalmers J, 2013, 'Abstract 204: Blood Pressure Reduction And Stroke Recurrence: The Progress Trial', Stroke, 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/str.44.suppl_1.a204

Neal B, 2013, 'Changing our food environment – Potential for non-regulatory policy approaches to improve health outcomes', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 7, pp. e16 - e17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2013.12.532

Hillis G; Welsh P; Chalmers J; Chow C; Li Q; Perkovic V; Neal B; Zoungas S; Jun M; Poulter N; Mancia G; Williams B; Sattar N; Woodward M, 2013, 'The Relative and Combined Ability of High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T and N-Terminal pro-BNP to Predict Cardiovascular Events and Death in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 22, pp. S68 - S68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.162

Perkovic V; Neal B, 2012, 'Trials in kidney disease - Time to EVOLVE', New England Journal of Medicine, 367, pp. 2541 - 2542, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMe1212368

Bell K; Hayen A; McGeechan K; Neal B; Irwig L, 2012, 'Effects of additional blood pressure and lipid measurements on the prediction of cardiovascular risk', European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 19, pp. 1474 - 1485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1741826711424494

Dunford E; Webster J; Metzler AB; Czernichow S; Mhurchu CN; Wolmarans P; Snowdon W; L'Abbe M; Li N; Maulik PK; Barquera S; Schoj V; Allemandi L; Samman N; De Menezes EW; Hassell T; Ortiz J; De Ariza JS; Rahman AR; De Núñez L; Garcia MR; Van Rossum C; Westenbrink S; Thiam LM; MacGregor G; Neal B, 2012, 'International collaborative project to compare and monitor the nutritional composition of processed foods', European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 19, pp. 1326 - 1332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1741826711425777

Neal B; Webster J; Czernichow S, 2012, 'Sanguine about salt reduction', European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 19, pp. 1324 - 1325, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1741826711427358

Jun M; Zhu B; Tonelli M; Jardine MJ; Patel A; Neal B; Liyanage T; Keech A; Cass A; Perkovic V, 2012, 'Effects of fibrates in kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 60, pp. 2061 - 2071, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2012.07.049

Kotwal S; Jun M; Sullivan D; Perkovic V; Neal B, 2012, 'Omega 3 fatty acids and cardiovascular outcomes: Systematic review and meta-analysis', Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 5, pp. 808 - 818, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.112.966168

van Dieren S; Kengne AP; Chalmers J; Beulens JWJ; Cooper ME; Grobbee DE; Harrap S; Mancia G; Neal B; Patel A; Poulter N; van der Schouw YT; Woodward M; Zoungas S, 2012, 'Effects of blood pressure lowering on cardiovascular outcomes in different cardiovascular risk groups among participants with type 2 diabetes', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 98, pp. 83 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2012.05.002

Matthews DR; Fulcher G; Perkovic V; de Zeeuw D; Mahaffey KW; Rosenstock J; Davies M; Capuano G; Desai M; Shaw W; Vercruysse F; Meininger G; Neal B, 2012, 'Efficacy and safety of canagliflozin (CANA), an inhibitor of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2), added-on to insulin therapy plus /- oral agents in type 2 diabetes', DIABETOLOGIA, 55, pp. S314 - S315, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000208826502080&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Justin Zaman M; Patel A; Jan S; Hillis GS; Raju PK; Neal B; Chow CK, 2012, 'Socio-economic distribution of cardiovascular risk factors and knowledge in rural India', International Journal of Epidemiology, 41, pp. 1302 - 1314, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyr226

Arima H; Huang Y; Wang JG; Heeley E; Delcourt C; Parsons M; Li Q; Neal B; Chalmers J; Anderson C, 2012, 'Earlier blood pressure-lowering and greater attenuation of hematoma growth in acute intracerebral hemorrhage: INTERACT pilot phase', Stroke, 43, pp. 2236 - 2238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.112.651422

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