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Association Between Occupational Exposure to Pesticides and Cardiovascular Disease Incidence: The Kuakini Honolulu Heart Program by Berg, Zara K, Rodriguez, Beatriz, Davis, James, Katz, Alan R, Cooney, Robert V, Masaki, Kamal

“…Background Previously, Kuakini Honolulu Heart Program researchers reported that occupational exposure to pesticides was significantly associated with total…”
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Effects of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on blood pressure and serum lipids and carotenoids: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial by Chai, Weiwen, PhD, Cooney, Robert V., PhD, Franke, Adrian A., PhD, Bostick, Roberd M., MD, MPH

“…Abstract Purpose To estimate the effects of calcium or vitamin D supplementation or a combination of both on blood pressure and serum lipid and carotenoid…”
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Prediagnostic Leptin, Adiponectin, C-Reactive Protein, and the Risk of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer by OLLBERDING, Nicholas J, KIM, Yeonju, KOLONEL, Laurence N, GOODMAN, Marc T, SHVETSOV, Yurii B, WILKENS, Lynne R, FRANKE, Adrian A, COONEY, Robert V, MASKARINEC, Gertraud, HERNANDEZ, Brenda Y, HENDERSON, Brian E, LE MARCHAND, Loïc

“…Obesity has been associated with an increased risk of postmenopausal breast cancer. Adipokines and systemic inflammation have been hypothesized to underlie…”
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Predicting total, abdominal, visceral and hepatic adiposity with circulating biomarkers in Caucasian and Japanese American women by Lim, Unhee, Turner, Stephen D, Franke, Adrian A, Cooney, Robert V, Wilkens, Lynne R, Ernst, Thomas, Albright, Cheryl L, Novotny, Rachel, Chang, Linda, Kolonel, Laurence N, Murphy, Suzanne P, Le Marchand, Loïc

“…Characterization of abdominal and intra-abdominal fat requires imaging, and thus is not feasible in large epidemiologic studies. We investigated whether…”
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Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Circulating Markers of Inflammation and Adiposity in a Nested Case―Control Study: The Multiethnic Cohort by CONROY, Shannon M, MASKARINEC, Gertraud, KOLONEL, Laurence N, MORIMOTO, Yukiko, FRANKE, Adrian A, COONEY, Robert V, WILKENS, Lynne R, GOODMAN, Marc T, HERNADEZ, Brenda Y, LE MARCHAND, Loïc, HENDERSON, Brian E

“…Because immune dysfunction is thought to underlie the development of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), obesity and chronic inflammation may be involved in its…”
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Association of Leptin, 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, and Parathyroid Hormone in Women by Maetani, Micah, Maskarinec, Gertraud, Franke, Adrian A, Cooney, Robert V

“…Vitamin D deficiency and adipocytokines have been implicated in the etiology of aging-related diseases such as cancer, osteoporosis, and diseases of the…”
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Bioavailability and Antioxidant Effects of Orange Juice Components in Humans by Franke, Adrian A, Cooney, Robert V, Henning, Susanne M, Custer, Laurie J

“…Seven healthy females and six males consumed daily 256 mg of vitamin C, 271 mg of flavanones (mainly as glycosides), 6 mg of carotenoids (mainly xanthophylls…”
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Association of Plasma Micronutrient Levels and Urinary Isoprostane with Risk of Lung Cancer: The Multiethnic Cohort Study by EPPLEIN, Meira, FRANKE, Adrian A, COONEY, Robert V, MORRIS, J. Steven, WILKENS, Lynne R, GOODMAN, Marc T, MURPHY, Suzanne P, HENDERSON, Brian E, KOLONEL, Laurence N, LE MARCHAND, Loic

“…Although smoking is the primary risk factor for lung cancer, there is evidence to suggest that fruit and vegetable intake are important cofactors. The present…”
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Leptin, Adiponectin, and Obesity among Caucasian and Asian Women by Lim, Unhee, Conroy, Shannon M., Maskarinec, Gertraud, Cooney, Robert V., Franke, Adrian A., Chai, Weiwen

“…Ethnic differences in adipose tissue distribution may contribute to different chronic disease risks across ethnic groups, and adipokines may mediate the risk…”
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The Potential Physiological Role of γ-Tocopherol in Human Health: A Qualitative Review by Thompson, Mika D., Cooney, Robert V.

“…Chronic aging-related diseases result in the greatest burden to the health care system, yet there is little agreement on optimal levels of vitamins or the…”
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Dietary Fat and Prostate Cancer: Current Status by Kolonel, Laurence N., Nomura, Abraham M. Y., Cooney, Robert V.

“…Efforts to elucidate the causes of prostate cancer have met with little success to date. All that is known with certainty is that the incidence increases…”
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Inflammatory markers in a 2-year soy intervention among premenopausal women by Maskarinec, Gertraud, Steude, Jana S, Franke, Adrian A, Cooney, Robert V

“…Epidemiologic evidence supports a role of soy foods in breast cancer etiology. Because chronic inflammation appears to be a critical component in…”
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Effects of Dietary Sesame Seeds on Plasma Tocopherol Levels by Cooney, Robert V., Custer, Laurie J., Okinaka, Leila, Franke, Adrian A.

“…The tocopherols, the major vitamers of vitamin E, are believed to play a role in the prevention of human aging-related diseases such as cancer and heart…”
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Soy foods and urinary isoprostanes: results from a randomized study in premenopausal women by Sen, Cherisse, Morimoto, Yukiko, Heak, Sreang, Cooney, Robert V, Franke, Adrian A, Maskarinec, Gertraud

“…In addition to their antiestrogenic effects, soy isoflavones may protect against cancer through alternate biological actions, for example, antioxidant…”
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Association of serum levels of antioxidant micronutrients with mortality in US adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2002 by Peeri, Noah C, Chai, Weiwen, Cooney, Robert V, Tao, Meng-Hua

“…To examine associations between serum antioxidant levels and mortality (all-cause, cancer and CVD) among US adults. We examined the risk of death from…”
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Modifiable Factors and Incident Gout Across Ethnicity Within a Large Multiethnic Cohort of Older Adults by Thompson, Mika D, Wu, Yan Yan, Cooney, Robert V, Wilkens, Lynne R, Haiman, Christopher A, Pirkle, Catherine M

“…Gout disproportionately affects older Pacific Islander and Black populations relative to White populations. However, the ethnic-specific determinants remain…”
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Adherence to cancer prevention recommendations and antioxidant and inflammatory status in premenopausal women by Morimoto, Yukiko, Beckford, Fanchon, Cooney, Robert V, Franke, Adrian A, Maskarinec, Gertraud

“…For cancer prevention, the World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) emphasise recommendations to improve individual…”
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Association of serum γ-tocopherol levels with mortality: the Multiethnic Cohort Study by Chai, Weiwen, Maskarinec, Gertraud, Franke, Adrian A., Monroe, Kristine R., Park, Song-Yi, Kolonel, Laurence N., Wilkens, Lynne R., Le Marchand, Loïc, Cooney, Robert V.

“…Background/Objectives γ-Tocopherol has unique properties that protect against nitrogen oxide-mediated cellular damage. To elucidate the potential role of…”
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Late life insulin resistance and Alzheimer's disease and dementia: The Kuakini Honolulu heart program by Lee, Thomas H., Hurwitz, Eric L., Cooney, Robert V., Wu, Yan Yan, Wang, Chen-Yen, Masaki, Kamal, Grandinetti, Andrew

“…Recent findings outline negative effects of brain insulin signaling on memory due to hyperinsulinemia. We investigated the association between insulin…”
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Diet quality measured by four a priori-defined diet quality indices is associated with lipid-soluble micronutrients in the Multiethnic Cohort Study (MEC) by Aumueller, Nicole, Boushey, Carol J., Franke, Adrian A., Cooney, Robert V., Monroe, Kristine R., Haiman, Christopher A., Wilkens, Lynne R., Kolonel, Laurence N., Le Marchand, Loic, Maskarinec, Gertraud

“…Background/Objectives This study examined the long-term relation of lipid-soluble micronutrients with diet quality as assessed by four a priori-defined dietary…”
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