• Pravention von Karzinomerkrankungen durch Beta-Karotin 

  Temple, Norman J.; Basu, Tapan K. (Vitamine Mineralstoffe Spurenelemente, 1988)

  Die magliche Rollevon Beta-Karotin als krebsverhiitendem Nahrungsbestandteil wird erortert. Prospektive und retrospektive Studien am Menschen deuten sehr stark daraufhin. daB Beta-Karotin eine krebsverhiitende Wirkung ...

• Diet, blood lipids and coronary heart disease: current controversies 

  Temple, Norman J. (South African Medical Journal, 1994)

• Changes in pH and levels of B-glucosidase, B-glucuronidase and reducing activity as food residue passes along the mouse colon 

  Temple, Norman J.; El-Khatib, Shukri M. (Journal of Nutrition, Growth and Cancer, 1985)

  The contents were collected from successive regions of the colon of Swiss mice. Ana(vses show that the pH rises by about 0.55 pH units between the cecum and the distal colon. The level of p-glucuronidase falls sharply, ...

• Role of selenium and cabbage in colon carcinogenesis in mice. 

  Temple, Norman J.; Basu, Tapan K. (Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1987)

  The influence of dietary selenium and cabbage on the formation of colon tumors in female Swiss mice treated with 1,2.dimethylhydrazine [(DMH) CAS: 540-73-8] was reported. Mice received a control diet (laboratory chow), ...

• Dietary fats in health 

  Temple, Norman J. (Journal of Nutrition, Growth and Cancer, 1985)

  This review examines the relationship between dietary fat intake and health. ,Heal produced by modem farming methods has a high fat content in comparison with its natural counterpart and, furthermore, the fat is low in ...

• Physicians and health promotion 

  Temple, Norman J. (Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2005-12-05)

• Survey of nutrition knowledge of Canadian physicians 

  Temple, Norman J. (Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 1999)

  Objectives: Previous reports have indicated that physicians generally have little training in nutrition and a poor knowledge of the subject. A survey was carried out to determine the nutrition knowledge of physicians working ...

• Blood cholesterol and coronary heart disease: changing perspectives 

  Temple, Norman J.; Walker, Alexander R.P. (Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1994)

  There has been much controversy concerning the value of efforts to reduce blood cholesterol levels. In this contribution, the risks and benefits of interventions are discussed. Lowering cholesterol level by drugs is ...

• Diabetic control, dietary intake and barriers to dietary compliance in black type 2 diabetic patients attending primary health-care services 

  Nthangeni, Gladys; Steyn, Nelia P.; Alberts, Marianne; Steyn, Krisela; Levitt, Naomi S.; Laubscher, Ria; Bourne, Lesley T.; Dick, Judy; Temple, Norman J. (Public Health Nutrition, 2002)

  Objective: To determine the dietary intake, practices, knowledge and barriers to dietary compliance of black South African type 2 diabetic patients attending primary health-care services in urban and rural areas. Design: ...

• Towards a new system of health: the challenge of western disease 

  Temple, Norman J.; Burkitt, Denis P. (Journal of Community Health, 1993)

  Over the last three decades, the concept of Western disease has become well established. Medicine has approached this group of diseases by searching for new cures but has achieved relatively little success. We argue ...

• The war on cancer: failure of therapy and research 

  Temple, Norman J.; Burkitt, Denis P. (Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1991)

  A generally-held beliefby both the medical profession and the lay public is that therapeutic medicine greatly affects health. Providing more hospital beds, doctors and resources is viewed as the path to improve ...

• The case for statins: Has it really been made? 

  Thompson, Andrew; Temple, Norman J. (Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2004-10)

  Statin drugs are a modern success story. They are the medical treatment for coronary disease and the star of the pharmaceutical industry. Worldwide, sales of statins are running at about $19 billion a year and growing ...

• Survey of nutrition knowledge of Canadian physicians in nutrition, exercise and smoking 

  Temple, Norman J.; Balay-Karperien, Audrey L. (Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2001)

• Biochemical status of vitamin A in colorectal cancer 

  Basu, Tapan K.; Hodgson, Anne; Temple, Norman J.; McPherson, Tony A.; Wesley, Margaret N.; Pee, David (Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition, 1990-10)

  Serum vitamin A and its carrier proteins, retinol-binding protein and prealbumin, were measured in 41 colorectal cancer patients, 40 patients with benign colorectal disease, and 31 healthy subjects. Serum samples were ...

• Waist circumference predicts clustering of cardiovascular risk factors in older South Africans 

  Charlton, Karen E.; Schloss, Ingrid; Visser, Marianne; Lambert, Estelle V.; Kolbe, Tracy; Levitt, Naomi S.; Temple, Norman J. (Cardiovascular Journal of Southern Africa, 2001)

  Objecti~'eand design. A cross-sectional analytical study to determine the cardiovascular risk factor profile of older residents of fishing villages on the West Coast of South Africa, and to det.ermine which anthropome ...

• Effect of Dietary Beta-Carotene on Hepatic Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes in Mice 

  Basu, Tapan K. (Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition, 1987)

  The effects of dietary supplements of beta-carotene (20-500 mg per kg diet) on hepatic microsomal drug-metabolizing enzyme activities were studied in mice. Supplementation for 14 days resulted in marked reductions in ...

• Dietary intake of pregnant women and their infants in a poor black community in South Africa 

  Mostert, D.; Steyn, Nelia P.; Temple, Norman J.; Olwagen, R. (Curationis, 2005)

  The aimsof thisstudy were (i) to determine the dietary intake of women in a poor rural area during pregnancy and lactation, and (ii) to determine the nutritional status and dietary intake of their infants at age 6 months. ...

• Does Beta-Carotene Prevent Cancer? A Critical Appraisal 

  Temple, Norman J.; Basu, Tapan K. (Nutrition Research, 1988)

  The possible role of beta-carotene as a protective nutrient against cancer is reviewed. Human prospective and retrospective studies strongly indicate that beta-carotene protects against lung cancer and probably against ...

• Tribute to Denis Burkitt 

  Nelson, Cliff L.; Temple, Norman J. (Journal of Medical Biography, 1994)

• Serum vitamins A and E, beta-carotene, and selenium in patients with breast cancer. 

  Basu, Tapan K.; Temple, Norman J.; Hill, Gerry B.; Ng, Dennis; Abdi, Ehtesham (Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 1989)

  A total of 89 subjects including 30 breast cancer patients' with distal metastases, 29 patients with benign breast disease, and 30 healthy subjects were studied. Serum samples from these subjects were obtained from ...

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