The Epidemiologic Evidence and Potential Biological Mechanisms for a Protective Effect of Dietary Fiber on the Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Current Nutrition Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-70

  Huxley, Rachel R ^a,b   Woodward, Mark ^b   Clifton, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological mechanisms; Colorectal cancer; Dietary fiber; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; CYCLIN D1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL; PROTEIN P53; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2;

APOPTOSIS; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER RISK; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA DAMAGE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MICROBIOME; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 85008449537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21613311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13668-012-0030-2     Document Type: Review

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