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A colorimetric method for the determination of deoxyribonucleic acid in adipose tissue.
(Analyst, 1975)
A method is described for measuring the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) content
of small samples of adipose tissue or free fat cells. Lipids and acid-soluble
nucleotides are first removed by extraction with a cold diethyl ...
Nutrition in cancer prevention: an integrated approach
(Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 2002)
There is considerable evidence that the war on cancer is not being won. There is, however, strong evidence that a substantial fraction of cancer can be prevented by using existing nutritional knowledge. In this paper we ...
Survey of nutrition knowledge of Canadian physicians in nutrition, exercise and smoking
(Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2001)
Fruit, vegetables and the prevention of cancer: research challenges
(Nutrition, 2003)
OBJECTIVE: A great deal of epidemiologic evidence has indicated that fruits and vegetables are protective against numerous forms of cancer. However, there are many gaps in our knowledge.
METHODS: In this pilot study we ...
The epidemic of obesity in South Africa: a study in a disadvantaged community.
(Ethnicity Disease, 2001)
Objective: The objective of this study was: 1) to determine the anthropometric profile
of adults In Mamre, a small town In South Africa, which has a population of mixed ancestry
("colored" people of Afro-Euro-Malay-Khoisan ...
Diabetic control, dietary intake and barriers to dietary compliance in black type 2 diabetic patients attending primary health-care services
(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: ...
Post-Secondary Students Enjoy and Need Distance Education Nutrition Course
(Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2004-10-03)
Dietary intake of pregnant women and their infants in a poor black community in South Africa
(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. ...
Towards a new system of health: the challenge of western disease
(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
(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 ...