Jessie A Satia

..To describe associations of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations for dietary change with participant characteristics and current diet among African Americans...

..We examined demographic, behavioral, psychosocial, and dietary correlates of prostate, breast, and colorectal cancer screening in a population-based sample of African Americans in North Carolina (n=405)...

..This study examined associations of psychosocial factors with dietary fat intake in African American adults 18 to 70 years...

..To assess these impacts, and for illustrative purposes, alternative approaches and methods were used with the binary outcome of cognitive decline in verbal fluency...

..Additional studies examining the effects of herbal/specialty supplements on risk for cancer and other diseases are needed...

..There was little evidence for effect modification by gender or smoking status. Long-term use of individual beta-carotene, retinol, and lutein supplements should not be recommended for lung cancer prevention, particularly among smokers...

..To determine dietary fat consumption by African-American adults using three methods that capture different domains of fat consumption and assess the degree of agreement between the three instruments...

..These findings may explain some of the racial differences in colon cancer incidence and underscore the importance of examining diet-cancer associations in different population subgroups...

..The study also underscores the importance of examining the performance characteristics of dietary assessment instruments separately in different population subgroups...

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..There is a dearth of knowledge regarding factors that may motivate African American adolescents to consume healthier diets...

..In conclusion, trans fatty acid consumption is not associated with colon cancer and does not contribute to disparities in colon cancer rates...

..This report describes the prevalence of nutrition label use and its association with demographic, behavioral, and psychological factors and diet among African-American adults...

..21; P = 0.02) and in African-American men (r = 0.63; P = 0.01) after adjusting for covariates. This study is among the first to examine these associations in a sample of healthy adults with an adequate representation of African-Americans...

..These results suggest that consumption of high amounts of trans-fatty acid may increase the risk of colorectal neoplasia, and they provide additional support to recommendations to limit trans-fatty acid consumption...

..Importantly, weight loss, stage at diagnosis, or time from diagnosis to blood draw did not appear to produce strong bias in our study...

..We examined the relationship between food groups and dietary patterns and risk for rectal cancer in non-Hispanic Whites and African-Americans...

..To examine associations of various psychosocial factors with fruit and vegetable intake in African-American adults...

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..To determine if the relationship between obesity and usage of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in women varies when stratifying by race...

..77). Red meat consumption in Whites was associated with a marginally significant risk reduction (Q4 OR = 0.66, 95% CI = 0.43-1.00). Our results do not support the hypotheses that fat, protein, and red meat increase the risk of distal CRC...

..98 (95%CI: 0.47, 2.05) and 0.87 (95%CI 0.42, 1.81), respectively]. In conclusion, high consumption of trans-fatty acids was positively associated with distal colorectal cancer among Whites...

..Health care providers should communicate with persons diagnosed with colon cancer to ensure that they are making healthy lifestyle changes...

..A high-fruit, low-meat diet appears to be protective against colorectal adenomas compared with a dietary pattern of increased vegetable and meat consumption...

..Weight gain after diagnosis is common among women with breast cancer, yet results have been inconsistent among the few studies examining its effects on survival...

..To examine associations of the frequency of eating at fast-food restaurants with demographic, behavioural and psychosocial factors and dietary intake in African American adults...

..03; 95% CI = 0.74-1.44). No significant associations were detected among women. Decreased eating frequency was associated with a lower risk of colon cancer among men but not women...

..56 (95% CI, 1.03-2.36) and 1.66 (95% CI, 1.10-2.52), respectively. Our findings indicate that systemic inflammation might be involved in the early development of colorectal neoplasia...

..This report describes a study of different methods and strategies to recruit African Americans into a population-based assessment of cancer behavioral risk factors...

..To describe attitudes and correlates of intention to take a genetic test for colon cancer in a population-based sample of African-Americans...

..Little is known about the relationship of these biomarkers with each other or about whether there are differences in the relationships of these biomarkers with diet, supplement use, or participant characteristics...

..The article concludes with suggestions for future research in the areas of dietary acculturation and the nutrition transition...

..These results are consistent with other studies that implicate insulin-related factors in breast carcinogenesis...

..Selenium is an essential trace element found in cereals, wheat, dairy products, meat, and fish. This micronutrient may prevent carcinogenesis through several biochemical pathways; one suggested pathway is enhanced apoptosis...

..6; 95% CI, 1.1-6.2) and slightly lower levels in patients with adenomas (OR, 0.6; 95% CI, 0.2-2.2). CONCLUSION: These results are consistent with a calcium and vitamin D-mediated apoptotic mechanism in colon carcinogenesis...

..Plasma fatty acids may affect the risk of cognitive decline in older adults...

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..We examined the association between calcium and prevalence of adenomas and assessed whether the association was stronger in biologically plausible subgroups...

..However, little is known about how environmental factors (e.g., diet) may influence MSI in sporadic colon cancer...

..A diet rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce cellular proliferation in the mammary epithelium; this is one mechanism by which such a diet could reduce risk of breast cancer...

..We assessed scales of psychosocial factors and dietary habits related to vegetable consumption and examined associations of these scales with vegetable intake...

..The study aim was to identify dietary and other factors that influence toenail zinc in a healthy population, in order to understand the usefulness of this biomarker in public health studies...

..Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States. Although supplements are used by half the population, limited information is available about their specific effect on lung cancer risk...

..CONCLUSIONS: Overweight and obesity are strong independent risk factor of GERD symptoms and esophageal erosions. The amount or composition of dietary intake does not appear to be a likely explanation for these findings...

..Obtaining this award will greatly broaden and strengthen the candidate's focus on cancer prevention and control. ..

..In addition, this work would potentially provide investigators with a validated instrument for assessing antioxidant nutrient exposure in population-based studies in the U.S. ..

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