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Open AccessAsian women have greater abdominal and visceral adiposity than Caucasian women with similar body mass index
In the Multiethnic Cohort Study, Japanese Americans (JA) have lower mean body mass index (BMI) compared with Caucasians, but show a higher waist-to-hip ratio at similar BMI values and a greater risk of diabete...
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Open AccessUrinary phytoestrogen excretion and prostate cancer risk: a nested case–control study in the Multiethnic Cohort
Phytoestrogens are of special interest in prostate cancer research because populations in Asia with a high consumption of phytoestrogens have a lower incidence of the disease than comparable populations in Wes...
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Open AccessProspective study of grapefruit intake and risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women: the Multiethnic Cohort Study
In vitro and in vivo studies have shown that cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) is involved in the metabolism of oestrogens. There is evidence that grapefruit, an inhibitor of CYP3A4, increases plasma oestrogen concent...