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Nutrition & Dietetics
Inarie Jacobs, Christine Taljaard-Krugell, Mariaan Wicks, Herbert Cubasch, Maureen Joffe, Ria Laubscher, Isabelle Romieu, Carine Biessy, Sabina Rinaldi, Inge Huybrechts
Summary: The study found that in the South African population, traditional dietary pattern and cereal-dairy breakfast dietary pattern may reduce the risk of developing breast cancer.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mohsen Bazargan, Sharon Cobb, Shervin Assari
Summary: This study found that Whites were 50% more likely to complete an advance directive than African Americans, with the major differences between the two groups explained by the level of mistrust and discrimination experienced. Participation in religious activities was associated with a higher odds of completion of an advance directive for both African Americans and Whites.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Rebecca Baqiyyah N. Conway, Staci Sudenga, Donald McClain, William J. Blot
Summary: The study from the Southern Community Cohort found a significant difference in the association between diabetes and liver cancer risk among African Americans and White/European Americans. Diabetes has a more significant impact on liver cancer risk among White/European Americans compared to African Americans.
JOURNAL OF DIABETES AND ITS COMPLICATIONS
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Peilu Wang, Mingyang Song, A. Heather Eliassen, Molin Wang, Edward L. Giovannucci
Summary: This study compared the associations between different dietary patterns and the risk of colorectal cancer. The results suggest that DASH, Western dietary pattern, EDIH, and EDIP may be the most relevant diets for preventing colorectal cancer.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Hsueh-Han Tsai, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Huan-Ming Hsu, Chi-Hong Chu, Tzu-Ming Chang, Zhi-Jie Hong, An-Chieh Feng, Chun-Yu Fu, Kuo-Feng Hsu, Ming-Shen Dai, Guo-Shiou Liao
Summary: Breast cancer is a global public health problem and there is increasing interest in prevention strategies as its incidence rises. A healthy dietary pattern, such as the Mediterranean diet, with high levels of fiber, phytochemicals, antioxidants, and advantageous fatty acids, is considered a promising approach to reduce breast cancer risk. This review summarizes the important active compounds in preventing breast cancer, including polyunsaturated fatty acids, fiber, phytochemicals, and alcohol. While the exact mechanism is not well understood, the combination of these elements in a healthy diet plays a role in reducing breast cancer risk.
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Urology & Nephrology
Benjamin C. Fu, Fred K. Tabung, Claire H. Pernar, Weike Wanga, Amparo G. Gonzalez-Feliciano, Ilkania M. Chowdhury-Paulino, Steven K. Clinton, Edmund Folefac, Mingyang Song, Adam S. Kibel, Edward L. Giovannucci, Lorelei A. Mucci
Summary: The study found that a hyperinsulinemic diet was associated with an increased risk of advanced and fatal prostate cancer, while an inflammatory diet was linked to a higher risk of early-onset lethal prostate cancer. These dietary patterns may serve as potential mechanisms connecting diet with aggressive prostate cancer risk.
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Pediatrics
Merick M. Yamada, Michael B. Rosamilia, Karen E. Chiswell, Alfred D'Ottavio, Tracy Spears, Claire Osgood, Marie Lynn Miranda, Nina Forestieri, Jennifer S. Li, Andrew P. Landstrom
Summary: The study highlights the associations between SIDS and factors such as race/ethnicity, birth weight/gestational age, and socioeconomic/environmental factors in North Carolina. Certain factors like Non-Hispanic Black maternal race/ethnicity, young maternal age, and maternal previous children now deceased are significantly associated with increased risk of SIDS in infants.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Farid Rajabli, Giuseppe Tosto, Kara L. Hamilton-Nelson, Brian W. Kunkle, Badri N. Vardarajan, Adam Naj, Patrice G. Whitehead, Olivia K. Gardner, William S. Bush, Sanjeev Sariya, Richard P. Mayeux, Lindsay A. Farrer, Michael L. Cuccaro, Jeffrey M. Vance, Anthony J. Griswold, Gerard D. Schellenberg, Jonathan L. Haines, Goldie S. Byrd, Christiane Reitz, Gary W. Beecham, Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, Eden R. Martin
Summary: This study used admixture mapping and ancestry-aware regression analysis to study Alzheimer's disease in African American individuals. The study identified genetic regions associated with Alzheimer's disease and discovered interesting genes.
ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Victoria Garland, Joseph Cioffi, Danielle Kirelik, Lauren Pascual, Marie L. Borum
Summary: This study found inconsistencies in hereditary CRC risk assessment with detailed family medical history among African-American and white patients. African-Americans had significantly lower rates of obtaining multi-generational family medical histories and insufficient referrals for genetic counselling. Identifying individuals at increased risk for hereditary cancer syndromes, especially among African-Americans, is crucial for prevention, early detection, and treatment of CRC.
JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Avirup Guha, Xiaoling Wang, Ryan A. Harris, Anna-Gay Nelson, David Stepp, Zachary Klaassen, Priyanka Raval, Jorge Cortes, Steven S. Coughlin, Vladimir Y. Bogdanov, Justin X. Moore, Nihar Desai, D. Douglas Miller, Xin-Yun Lu, Ha Won Kim, Neal L. Weintraub
Summary: Obesity is a significant risk factor for both cardiovascular disease and cancer, with a higher prevalence in African Americans leading to more pronounced inflammation and increased risks of mortality from CVD and cancer. Genetic mutations, such as in the ACKR1 gene, may contribute to the ethnic susceptibility to obesity-related diseases in AAs.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2021)
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Genetics & Heredity
Charles Washington, Matthew Dapas, Arjun Biddanda, Kevin M. Magnaye, Ivy Aneas, Britney A. Helling, Brooke Szczesny, Meher Preethi Boorgula, Margaret A. Taub, Eimear Kenny, Rasika A. Mathias, Kathleen C. Barnes, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Carolyn M. Kercsmar, Jessica D. Gereige, Melanie Makhija, Rebecca S. Gruchalla, Michelle A. Gill, Andrew H. Liu, Deepa Rastogi, William Busse, Peter J. Gergen, Cynthia M. Visness, Diane R. Gold, Tina Hartert, Christine C. Johnson, Robert F. Lemanske, Fernando D. Martinez, Rachel L. Miller, Dennis Ownby, Christine M. Seroogy, Anne L. Wright, Edward M. Zoratti, Leonard B. Bacharier, Meyer Kattan, George T. O'Connor, Robert A. Wood, Marcelo A. Nobrega, Matthew C. Altman, Daniel J. Jackson, James E. Gern, Christopher G. McKennan, Carole Ober
Summary: This study identified novel genetic variations at the 17q12-21 childhood-onset asthma locus that contribute to asthma severity in individuals with African ancestries, suggesting the presence of population-specific variants that contribute to genetic risk for asthma.
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Clinical Neurology
Klodian Dhana, Lisa L. Barnes, Xiaoran Liu, Puja Agarwal, Pankaja Desai, Kristin R. Krueger, Thomas M. Holland, Shannon Halloway, Neelum T. Aggarwal, Denis A. Evans, Kumar B. Rajan
Summary: The study found that the APOE ε 4 allele is associated with cognitive decline, but adherence to a healthy lifestyle can slow down this decline in individuals carrying this gene. Both African Americans and European Americans showed a trend of slower cognitive decline when following a healthy lifestyle.
ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Mary Quattlebaum, Dawn K. Wilson, Allison M. Sweeney, Nicole Zarrett
Summary: Parental feeding practices and adolescent emotional eating have significant impacts on dietary outcomes among overweight African American adolescents, particularly in relation to fruit and vegetable intake.
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Substance Abuse
Yingning Wang, Wendy Max, Tingting Yao, Courtney Keeler, Hai-Yen Sung
Summary: The study examined the response of smoking behavior of African Americans and whites to tobacco prices, finding that daily smokers among African Americans are more affected by tobacco prices compared to whites, who are more influenced in terms of smoking intensity.
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Kathy D. Wright, Maryanna D. Klatt, Ingrid Richards Adams, Christopher M. Nguyen, Lorraine C. Mion, Alai Tan, Todd B. Monroe, Karen M. Rose, Douglas W. Scharre
Summary: This pilot study aimed to improve diet, mindfulness, stress, and blood pressure in older African Americans with mild cognitive impairment and hypertension using the novel intervention, Mindfulness in Motion (MIM) and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension DASH (MIM DASH). Results showed a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure in the MIM DASH group, but no changes in diet, mindfulness, or stress were observed.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marilyn Tseng, Carolyn Y. Fang
ETHNICITY & DISEASE
(2015)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
L. E. Thornton, K. E. Lamb, M. Tseng, D. A. Crawford, K. Ball
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2015)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marilyn Tseng, Aydin Nazmi
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2015)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Carl Lachat, Allison Hodge, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Eduardo Villamor, Marilyn Tseng
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2015)
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Pediatrics
Marilyn Tseng, Steve Taylor, El-Shadan Tautolo, Faasisila Savila, Janis Paterson, Elaine Rush
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Education, Scientific Disciplines
Marilyn Tseng, Dawn B. Neill, Stephanie F. Teaford, Aydin Nazmi
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR
(2018)
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Oncology
Marilyn Tseng, Celia Byrne, Mindy S. Kurzer, Carolyn Y. Fang
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION
(2013)
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Psychiatry
Carolyn Y. Fang, Eric A. Ross, Harsh B. Pathak, Andrew K. Godwin, Marilyn Tseng
PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE
(2014)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marilyn Tseng, Irja Haapala, Allison Hodge, Carl Lachat
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2014)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marilyn Tseng, Allison Hodge
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2014)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marilyn Tseng, Allison Hodge
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2014)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marilyn Tseng, Lukar E. Thornton, Karen E. Lamb, Kylie Ball, David Crawford
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Aydin Nazmi, Kelly Condron, Marilyn Tseng, Ricky Volpe, Lucero Rodriguez, Miranda Louise Lopez, Suzanna M. Martinez, Nicholas Freudenberg, Stephanie Bianco
Summary: Food insecurity is a common issue among US college students. Participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can significantly reduce food insecurity and its associated consequences among college students.
JOURNAL OF HUNGER & ENVIRONMENTAL NUTRITION
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rebeca Almeida, Carolyn Y. Fang, Celia Byrne, Marilyn Tseng
Summary: The study found that acculturation level was not associated with any of the MBD measures, contrary to the hypothesis and previous studies. In this population, reproductive factors appeared to have a greater effect on MBD than acculturation-related behaviors in adulthood.
JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marilyn Tseng, David J. Wright, Carolyn Y. Fang
JOURNAL OF IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY HEALTH
(2015)