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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"diet patterns"”.
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Exploring unique features and Mediterranean diet patterns of breast cancer patients in North Cyprus: implications for recovery
Northern Cypriots follow a unique diet and little existing literature has documented this. One component, black olive oil (BOO) is distinct from other olive oils in terms of its taste, appearance and its manufacture. The aim of this research was to assess whether BOO, and other components of the …
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Regional food security in south-central Appalachia: Connecting diet, land requirement, and agricultural carrying capacity
… geographies in order to describe how place-based diets influence agricultural land use and the degree to which a discrete agricultural land base can feed a population. This thesis used two models to integrate data from across the agricultural and nutritional sciences to test the capacity of …
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Dietary Patterns Associated with Weight Change in College Students
Background: Dietary patterns that include recommended servings of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, dietary fiber, and dairy, combined with regular physical activity and frequent breakfast consumption are optimal choices for weight loss or weight maintenance over time. College students are at an …
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Prediction of 1976 Diabetes Incidence from 1960 Animal Product Consumption among California Seventh-Day Adventists
… several of primary prevention. High fat diet and type 2 diabetes has been attributed to the wellareas known mechanisms of hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinaemia and insulin resistance (Ferrannini, 1999; Reaven, 1988).</p> <p>We examined the association between all animal product consumption, …
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Developing a Valid Screening Tool for Assessing Nutritional Adequacy and Osteoporosis Risk Among Vegans in the United States
… to assess the pros and cons of vegetarian diet patterns, particularly with respect to nutrition adequacy and chronic disease concerns.</p> <p>The vegan diet engenders more concern than other common vegetarian lifestyles because it seeks to replace all nutrient-rich animal food products with …
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Testing the metabolic sink postulate: subcutaneous adipose tissue the protective depot
… lipid accumulation in standard CHOW and high fat diet (HFD) mice. Additionally, LBSAT removal resulted in deterioration of systemic glucose tolerance and muscle insulin sensitivity in HFD animals only. Hence, we proposed that muscle triglyceride deposition per se was not sufficient to explain …