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Flaxseed Supplementation (Not Dietary Fat Restriction) Reduces Prostate Cancer Proliferation Rates in Men Presurgery by Demark-Wahnefried, Wendy, Polascik, Thomas J, George, Stephen L, Switzer, Boyd R, Madden, John F, Ruffin, 4th, Mack T, Snyder, Denise C, Owzar, Kouros, Hars, Vera, Albala, David M, Walther, Philip J, Robertson, Cary N, Moul, Judd W, Dunn, Barbara K, Brenner, Dean, Minasian, Lori, Stella, Philip, Vollmer, Robin T

“…Background: Prostate cancer affects one of six men during their lifetime. Dietary factors are postulated to influence the development and progression of…”
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Associations of Antioxidant Nutrients and Oxidative DNA Damage in Healthy African-American and White Adults by WATTERS, Joanne L, SATIA, Jessie A, KUPPER, Larry L, SWENBERG, James A, SCHROEDER, Jane C, SWITZER, Boyd R

“…High antioxidant intake has been shown to reduce cancer risk and may also mitigate the effects of oxidative DNA damage, which is hypothesized to be causally…”
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Effect of mammalian lignans on the growth of prostate cancer cell lines by Lin, X, Switzer, B R, Demark-Wahnefried, W

“…Mammalian lignans, enterolactone (EL) and enterodiol (ED), have been shown to inhibit breast and colon carcinoma. To date, there have been no reports of the…”
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Overcoming challenges in designing and implementing a phase II randomized controlled trial using a presurgical model to test a dietary intervention in prostate cancer by Demark-Wahnefried, Wendy, George, Stephen L, Switzer, Boyd R, Snyder, Denise C, Madden, John F, Polascik, Thomas J, Ruffin, Mack T, Vollmer, Robin T

“…Background: The time between the diagnosis of cancer and a planned definitive surgical procedure offers a strong and direct approach for assessing the impact…”
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The growth hormone : insulin-like growth factor 1 axis is a mediator of diet restriction-induced inhibition of mononuclear cell leukemia in fischer rats by HURSTING, S. D, SWTIZER, B. R, FRENCH, J. E, KARI, F. W

“…A leukemia cell transplant model and both in situ and in vitro bioassays were used to assess the roles of endogenous factors in mediating diet restriction…”
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A Randomized Trial of Tailoring and Motivational Interviewing to Promote Fruit and Vegetable Consumption for Cancer Prevention and Control by Campbell, Marci Kramish, Carr, Carol, DeVellis, Brenda, Switzer, Boyd, Biddle, Andrea, Amamoo, M. Ahinee, Walsh, Joan, Zhou, Bingqing, Sandler, Robert

“…Background Healthful dietary patterns, including eating fruits and vegetables (F&V) and avoiding obesity, may decrease the risk of cancer and other chronic…”
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Nutritional counseling practices: how do North Carolina pediatric dentists weigh in? by Braithwaite, Antonio S, Vann, Jr, William F, Switzer, Boyd R, Boyd, Kevin L, Lee, Jessica Y

“…It has been demonstrated that nutrition/healthy lifestyle counseling can help alleviate the childhood obesity crisis. Because pediatric dentists see children…”
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Plasma Carotenoid and Vitamins A and E Concentrations in Older African American Women after Wheat Bran Supplementation: Effects of Age, Body Mass and Smoking History by Switzer, Boyd R, Atwood, Jan R, Stark, Aliza H, Hatch, John W, Travis, Rebecca, Ullrich, Fred, Lyden, Elizabeth R, Wu, Xiumei, Chiu, Yulanda, Smith, Jan L

“…OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the relationships of plasma vitamins A, E, and carotenoids with age, BMI and former/non-smoking history after adjusting for…”
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Marked resistance of normal subjects to tube-feeding-induced diarrhea: the role of magnesium by Kandil, HE, Opper, FH, Switzer, BR, Heizer, WD

“…The tolerance of healthy subjects to increasing rates of tube feeding was studied to better understand the etiology of diarrhea among tube-fed patients. Five…”
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Trust, benefit, satisfaction, and burden: A randomized controlled trial to reduce cancer risk through African-American churches by CORBIE-SMITH, Giselle, AMMERMAN, Alice S, KATZ, Mira L, GEORGE, Diane Marie M. St, BLUMENTHAL, Connie, WASHINGTON, Chanetta, WEATHERS, Benita, KEYSERLING, Thomas C, SWITZER, Boyd

“…Community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches that actively engage communities in a study are assumed to lead to relevant findings, trusting…”
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Plasma Carotenoid Analysis in Colon Cancer Survivors and the General Population by Paxton, Amy, Switzer, Boyd R, Carr, Carol C, Campbell, Marci K

“…Understanding dietary patterns among cancer survivors can facilitate healthy behavior changes. Fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake is a key component of a healthy…”
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Diet-hormone interrelationships in the rat by Edozien, J C, Niehaus, N, Mar, M H, Makoui, T, Switzer, B R

“…Twenty-eight-day old male rats were fed, either ad libitum or in restricted amounts, isoenergetic diets containing 2, 5, 10, 15, 25, or 50% lactalbumin and 5,…”
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Relationship of serum immunoreactive somatomedin-C to dietary protein and energy in growing rats by Prewitt, T E, D'Ercole, A J, Switzer, B R, Van Wyk, J J

“…Protein-energy undernutrition has its most devastating consequences during growth. Postal somatic growth now appears to be regulated in large part by the…”
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The Praise! Project: A Church-Based Nutrition Intervention Designed for Cultural Appropriateness, Sustainability, and Diffusion by Ammerman, Alice, Washington, Chanetta, Jackson, Bethany, Weathers, Benita, Campbell, Marci, Davis, Gwen, Garson-Angert, Dan, Paige, Reverend Joseph, Parks-Bani, Carol, Joyner, Margo, Keyserling, Thomas, Switzer, Boyd

“…Cancer prevention research has inadequately reached the African American community despite a higher risk for cancer and many other chronic diseases. Reasons…”
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Trust, Benefit, Satisfaction, and Burden by Corbie‐Smith, Giselle, Ammerman, Alice S., Katz, Mira L., St. George, Diane Marie M., Blumenthal, Connie, Washington, Chanetta, Weathers, Benita, Keyserling, Thomas C., Switzer, Boyd

“…BACKGROUND: Community‐based participatory research (CBPR) approaches that actively engage communities in a study are assumed to lead to relevant findings,…”
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Fatty liver in experimental protein-energy malnutrition in the rat by Edozien, J C, Switzer, B R

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The PRAISE! Project: A Church-Based Nutrition Intervention Designed for Cultural Appropriateness, Sustainability, and Diffusion by Ammerman, Alice, Washington, Chanetta, Jackson, Bethany, Weathers, Benita, Campbell, Marci, Davis, Gwen, Garson-Angert, Dan, Paige, Reverend Joseph, Parks-Bani, Carol, Joyner, Margo, Keyserling, Thomas, Switzer, Boyd

“…Cancer prevention research has inadequately reached the African American community despite a higher risk for cancer and many other chronic diseases. Reasons…”
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Development of a urinary riboflavin adherence marker for a wheat bran fiber community intervention trial by Switzer, B R, Stark, A H, Atwood, J R, Ritenbaugh, C, Travis, R G, Wu, H M

“…Development of a reliable marker of adherence to high-fiber diets is essential for accurately assessing dietary fiber intake in community interventions and…”
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Estrogen profiles in postmenopausal African-American women in a wheat bran fiber intervention study by Stark, Aliza H., Switzer, Boyd R., Atwood, Jan R., Travis, Rebecca G., Smith, Janet L., Ullrich, Fred, Ritenbaugh, Cheryl, Hatch, John, Wu, Xiumei

“…High dietary fiber intake has been hypothesized to lower blood estrogen concentrations, an effect thought to be beneficial for decreasing breast cancer risk…”
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Effects of caloric restriction and weight loss on glycemic control, insulin release and resistance, and atherosclerotic risk in obese patients with type II diabetes mellitus by Hughes, T A, Gwynne, J T, Switzer, B R, Herbst, C, White, G

“…This study was designed to determine: (1) the effectiveness and safety of protein-sparing fast and gastric bypass surgery for achieving weight reduction in…”
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