OBJECTIVE In a sample of older Japanese American women, we aimed to: (1) describe the most commonly consumed soy foods, (2) estimate dietary soy isoflavone intake, (3) describe characteristics associated with dietary soy isoflavone intake, and (4) compare our estimates with previously published estimates in other Japanese samples. DESIGN A 14-item soy food-frequency questionnaire was administ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Epidemiologic studies show an association between higher predialysis serum phosphorus and increased death risk in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. The hypothesis that higher dietary phosphorus intake and higher phosphorus content per gram of dietary protein intake are each associated with increased mortality in MHD patients was examined. DESIGN, SETTING, PART...

background: oxidative stress is detrimental to semen quality and has a significant role in the etiology of male subfertility. methods: dietary intake of antioxidants were compared between thirty two men with oligolastheno/ teratazoospermic (cases) and 32 normospermic volunteers (controls) attending fertility clinic in mirza koochak-khan hospital in tehran, iran. all participants were nonsmokers...

Epidemiologic evidence indicates an inverse association of folate intake with risk of colorectal cancer, but whether this association is modified by intake of caffeine (in coffee and tea) or cigarette smoking—factors that possibly interfere with folate—has not been studied. Thus, we examined whether the association between dietary folate intake and incidence of colorectal cancer is modified by ...

Epidemiologic evidence indicates an inverse association of folate intake with risk of colorectal cancer, but whether this association is modified by intake of caffeine (in coffee and tea) or cigarette smoking--factors that possibly interfere with folate--has not been studied. Thus, we examined whether the association between dietary folate intake and incidence of colorectal cancer is modified b...

Low dietary fibre intake has been associated with poorer health outcomes, therefore having the ability to be able to quickly assess an individual's dietary fibre intake would prove useful in clinical practice and for research purposes. Current dietary assessment methods such as food records and food frequency questionnaires are time-consuming and burdensome, and there are presently no published...

It has been suggested that constipation may be associated with picky eating. Constipation is a common condition in childhood and a low intake of dietary fibre may be a risk factor. Differences in fibre intake between picky and non-picky children and its relation to stool consistency is currently not well-understood. Children enrolled in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children identi...

PURPOSE The association between excess calcium intake and cardiovascular mortality has already been reported. In the present study, we investigated the relation between dietary calcium intake and Framingham Risk Score (FRS) according to serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] status. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 7809 subjects (3452 males and 4357 female) aged over 40 years were selected for t...