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Isolation and characterization of functional components from peel samples of six potatoes varieties growing in Ontario by Al-Weshahy, Amir, Venket Rao, A.

“…Potato processing industry generates high amounts of peel as a byproduct. It is a good source of several beneficial functional ingredients including…”
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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study of a probiotic in emotional symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome by Rao, A Venket, Bested, Alison C, Beaulne, Tracey M, Katzman, Martin A, Iorio, Christina, Berardi, John M, Logan, Alan C

“…Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is complex illness of unknown etiology. Among the broad range of symptoms, many patients report disturbances in the emotional…”
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Dietary restriction of lycopene for a period of one month resulted in significantly increased biomarkers of oxidative stress and bone resorption in postmenopausal women by Mackinnon, E. S., venket Rao, A., Rao, L. G.

“…Background and Objectives Lycopene is a carotenoid commonly found in tomatoes and tomato products which acts as an antioxidant to decrease oxidative stress and…”
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Almonds decrease postprandial glycemia, insulinemia, and oxidative damage in healthy individuals by Jenkins, David J A, Kendall, Cyril W C, Josse, Andrea R, Salvatore, Sara, Brighenti, Furio, Augustin, Livia S A, Ellis, Peter R, Vidgen, Edward, Rao, A Venket

“…Strategies that decrease postprandial glucose excursions, including digestive enzyme inhibition, and low glycemic index diets result in lower diabetes…”
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Lycopene I--effect on osteoclasts: lycopene inhibits basal and parathyroid hormone-stimulated osteoclast formation and mineral resorption mediated by reactive oxygen species in rat bone marrow cultures by Rao, Leticia G, Krishnadev, Nupura, Banasikowska, Katharine, Rao, A Venket

“…Osteoclasts have been shown to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can stimulate bone resorption. We explored the hypothesis that lycopene, the…”
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Lycopene II--effect on osteoblasts: the carotenoid lycopene stimulates cell proliferation and alkaline phosphatase activity of SaOS-2 cells by Kim, Linda, Rao, A Venket, Rao, Leticia G

“…We explored the possibility that lycopene, a carotenoid that is abundant in tomatoes, has effects on proliferation and differentiation of osteoblasts, the…”
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Health aspects of partially defatted flaxseed, including effects on serum lipids, oxidative measures, and ex vivo androgen and progestin activity: a controlled crossover trial by Jenkins, D.J.A, Kendall, C.W.C, Vidgen, E, Agarwal, S, Rao, A.V, Rosenberg, R.S, Diamandis, E.P, Novokmet, R, Mehling, C.C, Perera, T, Griffin, L.C

“…Background: Currently there is considerable interest in the potential health benefits of oil seeds, such as soy and flaxseed, especially in relation to…”
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Evaluation of butylated hydroxyanisole, myo-inositol, curcumin, esculetin, resveratrol and lycopene as inhibitors of benzo[ a]pyrene plus 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone-induced lung tumorigenesis in A/J mice by Hecht, Stephen S, Kenney, Patrick M.J, Wang, Mingyao, Trushin, Neil, Agarwal, Sanjiv, Venket Rao, A, Upadhyaya, Pramod

“…The potential activities of butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), myo-inositol, curcumin, esculetin, resveratrol and lycopene-enriched tomato oleoresin (LTO) as…”
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Processed tomato products as a source of dietary lycopene: bioavailability and antioxidant properties by Rao, A Venket

“…Oxidative stress is one of the major contributors to increased risk of chronic diseases. A diet rich in tomatoes and tomato products containing lycopene, a…”
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Role of Antioxidant Lycopene in Cancer and Heart Disease by Rao, A. Venket, Agarwal, Sanjiv

“…Lycopene, a carotenoid without provitamin-A activity, is present in many fruits and vegetables; however, tomatoes and processed tomato products constitute the…”
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Soy consumption and phytoestrogens: effect on serum prostate specific antigen when blood lipids and oxidized low-density lipoprotein are reduced in hyperlipidemic men by Jenkins, David J A, Kendall, Cyril W C, D'Costa, Mario A, Jackson, Chung-Ja, Vidgen, Edward, Singer, William, Silverman, Jason A, Koumbridis, George, Honey, John, Rao, A Venket, Fleshner, Neil, Klotz, Laurence

“…Herbal remedies high in phytoestrogens have been shown to reduce serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) and have been proposed as a treatment for prostate…”
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Plant based dietary supplement increases urinary pH by Berardi, John M, Logan, Alan C, Rao, A Venket

“…Research has demonstrated that the net acid load of the typical Western diet has the potential to influence many aspects of human health, including…”
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Effect of antibiotics as cholesterol-lowering agents by Jenkins, David J.A., Kendall, Cyril W.C., Hamidi, Maryam, Vidgen, Edward, Faulkner, Dorothea, Parker, Tina, Irani, Nalini, Wolever, Thomas M.S., Fong, Ignatius, Kopplin, Peter, Connelly, Philip W., Onderdonk, Andrew, Rao, A. Venket

“…Antibiotics were once proposed as hypercholesterolemic agents although the mechanism is unclear, despite broad implications, including providing an alternative…”
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Effect of soy protein foods on low-density lipoprotein oxidation and ex vivo sex hormone receptor activity—A controlled crossover trial by Jenkins, David J.A., Kendall, Cyril W.C., Garsetti, Marcella, Rosenberg-Zand, Rachel S., Jackson, Chung-Ja, Agarwal, Sanjiv, Venket Rao, A., Diamandis, Eleftherios P., Parker, Tina, Faulkner, Dorothea, Vuksan, Vladimir, Vidgen, Edward

“…Plant-derived estrogen analogs (phytoestrogens) may confer significant health advantages including cholesterol reduction, antioxidant activity, and possibly a…”
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Serum and tissue lycopene and biomarkers of oxidation in prostate cancer patients: a case-control study by Rao, A.V, Fleshner, N, Agarwal, S

“…Dietary intake of tomatoes and tomato products containing lycopene, an antioxidant carotenoid, has been shown in recent studies to reduce the risk of cancer…”
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Chronic fatigue syndrome: lactic acid bacteria may be of therapeutic value by Logan, Alan C, Venket Rao, A, Irani, Dinaz

“…Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is complex illness with unknown aetiology. Recent research shows that patients with CFS have marked alterations in microbial…”
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Effect of lycopene on prostate LNCaP cancer cells in culture by Kim, Linda, Rao, A Venket, Rao, Leticia G

“…Epidemiological studies have shown an inverse relationship between serum lycopene levels and the risk of prostate cancer. The objective of this study was to…”
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Effect of soy-based breakfast cereal on blood lipids and oxidized low-density lipoprotein by Jenkins, David J.A, Kendall, Cyril W.C, Vidgen, Edward, Vuksan, Vladimir, Jackson, Chung-Ja, Augustin, Livia S.A, Lee, Brenda, Garsetti, Marcella, Agarwal, Sanjiv, Rao, A.Venket, Cagampang, Gloria B, Fulgoni, Victor

“…Consumption of soy protein may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease both through reduction in serum lipids and by the antioxidant properties of…”
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Dietary cholesterol enhances preneoplastic aberrant crypt formation and alters cell proliferation in the murine colon treated with azoxymethane by Kendall, C W, Janezic, S A, Friday, D, Rao, A V

“…The effect of dietary cholesterol on the development of colonic preneoplastic aberrant crypts, as well as its influence on the proliferative status of the…”
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Low glycemic index: lente carbohydrates and physiological effects of altered food frequency by Jenkins, D J A, Jenkins, AL, Wolever, T M S, Vuksan, V, Rao, AV, Thompson, LU, Josse, RG

“…Many factors influence carbohydrate absorption. Slower rates of absorption may have advantages in reducing postprandial glycemia and insulinemia and, in time,…”
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