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    Weight change in older adults and mortality: the Multiethnic Cohort Study

    To investigate the association between weight change in older adults and mortality in a multiethnic population.

    S-Y Park, L R Wilkens, G Maskarinec, C A Haiman in International Journal of Obesity (2018)

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    Ethnic admixture affects diabetes risk in native Hawaiians: the Multiethnic Cohort

    Obesity and diabetes rates are high in Native Hawaiians (NHs) who commonly have mixed ancestries. People of Asian ancestry experience a high risk of type 2 diabetes despite the relatively low body weight. We e...

    G Maskarinec, Y Morimoto, S Jacobs, A Grandinetti in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2016)

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    Nutritional factors and non-Hodgkin lymphoma survival in an ethnically diverse population: the Multiethnic Cohort

    To understand the possible effect of modifiable health behaviors on the prognosis of the increasing number of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) survivors, we examined the pre-diagnostic intake of major food groups wi...

    Q J N Leo, N J Ollberding, L R Wilkens in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2016)

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    Ethnic differences in serum adipokine and C-reactive protein levels: the multiethnic cohort

    Ethnic disparities in metabolic disease risk may be the result of differences in circulating adipokines and inflammatory markers related to ethnic variations in obesity and body fat distribution.

    Y Morimoto, S M Conroy, N J Ollberding, Y Kim, U Lim in International Journal of Obesity (2014)

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    Urinary estrogen metabolites in two soy trials with premenopausal women

    Soy consumption may protect against breast cancer through modification of estrogen metabolism.

    G Maskarinec, Y Morimoto, S Heak, M Isaki in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2012)

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    Food intake of individuals with and without diabetes across different countries and ethnic groups

    Given the importance of nutrition therapy in diabetes management, we hypothesized that food intake differs between individuals with and without diabetes. We investigated this hypothesis in two large prospectiv...

    U Nöthlings, H Boeing, G Maskarinec, D Sluik in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2011)

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    Soy consumption is not protective against diabetes in Hawaii: the Multiethnic Cohort

    Based on the hypothesis that soy consumption may improve glucose tolerance, we examined the association of soy intake with diabetes risk in the Hawaii component of the Multiethnic Cohort. Among 29 719 Caucasia...

    Y Morimoto, A Steinbrecher, L N Kolonel in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2011)

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    Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and mammographic density among premenopausal women in a multiethnic population

    Although some evidence suggests a protective role of vitamin D against breast cancer, epidemiological findings are inconsistent. The current study investigated the relation of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)...

    W Chai, G Maskarinec, R V Cooney in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2010)

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    Urinary isoflavonoid excretion and soy consumption in three generations of Japanese women in Hawaii

    To explore soy intake and urinary isoflavonoid excretion within several generations of American-Japanese women based on the hypothesis that earlier generations excrete higher levels of urinary isoflavonoids, i...

    G Maskarinec, R Yamakawa, S Hebshi, A A Franke in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2007)

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    Serum prostate-specific antigen but not testosterone levels decrease in a randomized soy intervention among men

    Low prostate cancer incidence and high soy intake in Asian countries suggest a possible protective effect of soy foods against prostate cancer. The goal of this pilot study was to evaluate the feasibility of a...

    G Maskarinec, Y Morimoto, S Hebshi, S Sharma in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2006)

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    Urinary isoflavone excretion as a compliance measure in a soy intervention among young girls: a pilot study

    To investigate the compliance of young girls with a soy intervention.

    G Maskarinec, C Oshiro, Y Morimoto, S Hebshi in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2005)