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Robert Josse

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Robert Josse

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Department of Medicine

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Latest papers

Fractures at virtually all sites are associated with adverse outcomes: an observational study
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research · 2026
Cognitive decline is associated with an accelerated rate of bone loss and increased fracture risk in women: a prospective study from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research · 2021
Effect of coadministration of enriched Korean Red Ginseng (Panax ginseng) and American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L) on cardiometabolic outcomes in type-2 diabetes: A randomized controlled trial.
Journal of ginseng research · 2021

All 20 publications

Latest funding

The Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$100,000
"Make this break your last": pilot testing an educational intervention to improve fragility fracture patients' awareness of their risk for refracture.
CIHR · 2015 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Canada-Wide Human Nutrition Trialists' Network.
CIHR · 2013 · Co-investigator
$1,658,228

All 18 grants and awards

20 publications.

Fractures at virtually all sites are associated with adverse outcomes: an observational study

Alajlouni DA, Alarkawi D, Tran TS, Prior JC, Kovacs CS, Berger C, Hanley DA, Goltzman D, Adachi JD, Langsetmo L

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research20262 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/jbmr/zjag052

Cognitive decline is associated with an accelerated rate of bone loss and increased fracture risk in women: a prospective study from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study

Bliuc D, Tran T, Adachi JD, Atkins GJ, Berger C, van den Bergh J, Cappai R, Eisman JA, van Geel T, Geusens P

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research202156 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4402 PMID: W3183543964

Effect of coadministration of enriched Korean Red Ginseng (Panax ginseng) and American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L) on cardiometabolic outcomes in type-2 diabetes: A randomized controlled trial.

Jovanovski E, Smircic-Duvnjak L, Komishon A, Au-Yeung FR, Sievenpiper JL, Zurbau A, Jenkins AL, Sung MK, Josse R, Li D, Vuksan V

Journal of ginseng research202130 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jgr.2019.11.005 PMID: 34803424

Vertebral Fractures in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: More Than Skeletal Complications Alone.

Koromani F, Oei L, Shevroja E, Trajanoska K, Schoufour J, Muka T, Franco OH, Ikram MA, Zillikens MC, Uitterlinden AG, Krestin GP, Anastassiades T, Josse R, Kaiser SM, Goltzman D, Lentle BC, Prior JC, Leslie WD, McCloskey E, Lamy O, Hans D, Oei EH, Rivadeneira F

Diabetes care2020154 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.2337/dc19-0925 PMID: 31658976

Vascular effects of combined enriched Korean Red ginseng (Panax Ginseng) and American ginseng (Panax Quinquefolius) administration in individuals with hypertension and type 2 diabetes: A randomized controlled trial.

Jovanovski E, Lea-Duvnjak-Smircic, Komishon A, Au-Yeung F, Zurbau A, Jenkins AL, Sung MK, Josse R, Vuksan V

Complementary therapies in medicine202052 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102338 PMID: 32147072

Reply to: The Association Between Cognitive Decline and Bone Loss and Fracture Risk Is Not Affected by Medication With Anticholinergic Effect

Bliuc D, Tran T, Adachi JD, Atkins GJ, Berger C, van den Bergh J, Cappai R, Eisman JA, van Geel T, Geusens P

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research2020

DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4530

Reduced Bone Loss Is Associated With Reduced Mortality Risk in Subjects Exposed to Nitrogen Bisphosphonates: A Mediation Analysis

Bliuc D, Tran T, van Geel T, Adachi JD, Berger C, van den Bergh J, Eisman JA, Geusens P, Goltzman D, Hanley DA

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research201927 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.3816 PMID: W2968560809

Supplemental Vitamins and Minerals for CVD Prevention and Treatment.

Jenkins DJA, Spence JD, Giovannucci EL, Kim YI, Josse R, Vieth R, Blanco Mejia S, Viguiliouk E, Nishi S, Sahye-Pudaruth S, Paquette M, Patel D, Mitchell S, Kavanagh M, Tsirakis T, Bachiri L, Maran A, Umatheva N, McKay T, Trinidad G, Bernstein D, Chowdhury A, Correa-Betanzo J, Del Principe G, Hajizadeh A, Jayaraman R, Jenkins A, Jenkins W, Kalaichandran R, Kirupaharan G, Manisekaran P, Qutta T, Shahid R, Silver A, Villegas C, White J, Kendall CWC, Pichika SC, Sievenpiper JL

Journal of the American College of Cardiology2018252 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.04.020 PMID: 29852980

Pancreatic Safety of Sitagliptin in the TECOS Study.

Buse JB, Bethel MA, Green JB, Stevens SR, Lokhnygina Y, Aschner P, Grado CR, Tankova T, Wainstein J, Josse R, Lachin JM, Engel SS, Patel K, Peterson ED, Holman RR, TECOS Study Group

Diabetes care201761 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.2337/dc15-2780 PMID: 27630212

Densitometer-Specific Differences in the Correlation Between Body Mass Index and Lumbar Spine Trabecular Bone Score

Mazzetti G, Berger C, Leslie WD, Hans D, Langsetmo L, Hanley DA, Kovacs CS, Prior JC, Kaiser SM, Davison KS

Journal of Clinical Densitometry201753 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2016.11.003

The Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Goltzman, David; Kreiger, Nancy

Keywords: Biomarkers; Epidemiology; Genetics; Imaging; Nutrition; Osteoporosis; Risk Factors

$100,000

"Make this break your last": pilot testing an educational intervention to improve fragility fracture patients' awareness of their risk for refracture.

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Beaton, Dorcas E

Keywords: Behaviour Change; Effectiveness; Fragility Fracture; Guideline Implementation; Health Beliefs Model; Knowledge Uptake; Osteoporosis; Perceived Susceptibility; Pilot Study

$100,000

Canada-Wide Human Nutrition Trialists' Network.

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants in Food and Health - Full application

Principal investigators: Jenkins, David J

Keywords: Arterial Plaque; Canadian Network; Cardiovascular Disease; Diabetes; Dietary Trials; Genetics; Knowledge Synthesis And Translation; Magnetic Resonance Imaging And Imaging; Metabolic Syndrome; Obesity

$1,658,228

The effect of an enhanced dietary portfolio plus exercise on cardiovascular risk in high risk individuals.

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Jenkins, David J

Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention; Cvd Risk; Diabetes; Diet; Dietary Cholesterol; Feasibility; Functional Foods; Glycemic Index; Inflammatory Biomarkers; Lipid Analysis; Monounsaturated Fat; Nuts; Plant Sterols; Saturated Fat; Vegetable Protein; Viscous Fiber

$575,476

The effect of a dietary portfolio of cholesterol lowering foods to reduce arterial damage in a multi-center trial.

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant - PA: Inst of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes -Bridge Funding

Principal investigators: Jenkins, David J

Keywords: Almonds; Diet; Dietary Cholesterol; Flow-Mediated Vasodilatation; Functional Foods; Glycemic Index; Inflammatory Biomarkers; Intima Media Thickness (Imt); Intraplaque Hemmorhage (Iph); Lipid Analysis; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri); Oxidative Stress; Plant Sterols; Plaque Volume; Saturated Fat; Vascular Ultrasound; Vegetable Protein; Viscous Fiber

$100,000

Canada-Wide Human Nutrition Trialists Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants in Food and Health - LOI

Principal investigators: Jenkins, David J

Keywords: Canadian; Cardiovascular; Diabetes; Dietary Trials; Genetics; Imaging; Intima Media Thickness (Imt); Knowledge Translation; Mri; Network

A Knowledge to Action Intervention for Long-term Care: A Feasibility Study Focusing on the Uptake of Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention Best Practices

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Papaioannou, Alexandra

Keywords: Falls; Fractures; Knowledge Translation; Long-Term Care; Osteoporosis; Vitamin D

$288,979

On the development of bone quality parameters for assessing osteoporosis using peripheral quantitative computed tomography

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Adachi, Jonathan D

Keywords: Bone Quality; Diagnostic Value; Discriminative Power; Fracture Prediction; Motion Detection; Normative Values; Osteoporosis; Pqct & Hr-Pqct; Sex-Specific; Structural And Mechanical Properties

$657,828

Consensus Recommendations and Research Prioirties for Osteoporosis Management & Fracture Prevention in Long Term Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Planning Grants - Priority Announcement: Aging

Principal investigators: Papaioannou, Alexandra

Keywords: Fracture Prevention; Guidelines; Long- Term Care; Osteoporosis Management; Quality Indicators; Reserach Prioirties

$24,000

The effect of a low glycemic index (GI) diet on maternal glycemic control and maternal and neonatal markers of postpartum diabetes risk in women with gestational hyperglycemia.

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Wolever, Thomas M

Keywords: Clinical Trial; Dietary Carbohydrates; Gestational Diabetes; Glycemic Control; Glycemic Index; Humans

$444,989

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Robert Josse

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Fractures at virtually all sites are associated with adverse outcomes: an observational study

Cognitive decline is associated with an accelerated rate of bone loss and increased fracture risk in women: a prospective study from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study

Effect of coadministration of enriched Korean Red Ginseng (Panax ginseng) and American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L) on cardiometabolic outcomes in type-2 diabetes: A randomized controlled trial.

Vertebral Fractures in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: More Than Skeletal Complications Alone.

Vascular effects of combined enriched Korean Red ginseng (Panax Ginseng) and American ginseng (Panax Quinquefolius) administration in individuals with hypertension and type 2 diabetes: A randomized controlled trial.

Reply to: The Association Between Cognitive Decline and Bone Loss and Fracture Risk Is Not Affected by Medication With Anticholinergic Effect

Reduced Bone Loss Is Associated With Reduced Mortality Risk in Subjects Exposed to Nitrogen Bisphosphonates: A Mediation Analysis

Supplemental Vitamins and Minerals for&#xa0;CVD Prevention and Treatment.

Pancreatic Safety of Sitagliptin in the TECOS Study.

Densitometer-Specific Differences in the Correlation Between Body Mass Index and Lumbar Spine Trabecular Bone Score

Frequent collaborators

David Goltzman

Jonathan Derrick Adachi

Christopher Kovacs

Jerilynn Prior

William Leslie

Angela Cheung

Angela Cheung

Lianne Tile

Mark Clemons

John Sievenpiper

Vladimir Vuksan

George Tomlinson

Nancy Kreiger

Eitan Amir

Tassos Anastassiades

Alexandra Papaioannou

Rowena Ridout

Yuna Lee

Keyur Patel

Heather McDonald-Blumer

Lilian Thompson

Gavin Mazzetti

Hertzel Gerstein

Aliya Khan

Steven Boyd

Supplemental Vitamins and Minerals for CVD Prevention and Treatment.