Recently, diets low in carbohydrate content have become a matter of international attention
because of the WHO recommendations to reduce the overall consumption of sugars and …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity, and is the
third most common cancer in men and the second most common cancer in women …

Escherichia coli is a normal inhabitant of the human gut. However, E. coli strains of
phylogenetic group B2 harbor a genomic island called “pks” that codes for the production of …

BACKGROUND: No previous prospective US study has examined whether the incidence of
colorectal cancer (CRC) is disproportionately high in low socioeconomic status (SES) …

The Mediterranean diet is rich in extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) and associated with a lower
incidence of colorectal cancer. EVOO contains phenolic extracts with potential …

The association of animal-origin food consumption and cooking patterns with colorectal
cancer (CRC) risk was evaluated in a cohort of 73,224 participants of the Shanghai …

Hormesis (defined operationally as low-dose stimulation, high-dose inhibition) is often used
to promote the notion that while high-level exposures to toxic chemicals could be detrimental …

Initially identified as an inhibitor of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β mainly owing to its
ability to bind TGF-β receptor type I and abrogate TGF-β-driven signaling, Smad7 can …

Dietary strategies that can help reduce hunger and promote fullness are beneficial for
weight control, since these are major limiting factors for success. High-protein (HP) diets …

Abstract Activator protein-2 (AP-2) is a transcription factor that regulates proliferation and
differentiation in mammalian cells and has been implicated in the acquisition of the …