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Interaction of fatty acid genotype and diet on changes in colonic fatty acids in a Mediterranean diet intervention study.
Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1 Nov 2013
Porenta Shannon R, Ko Yi-An, Gruber Stephen B, Mukherjee Bhramar, Baylin Ana, Ren Jianwei, Djuric Zora
Abstract excerpt
A Mediterranean diet increases intakes of n-3 and n-9 fatty acids and lowers intake of n-6 fatty acids. This can impact colon cancer risk as n-6 fatty acids are metabolized to proinflammatory eicosanoids. The purpose of this study was to evaluate interactions of polymorphisms in the fatty acid de...
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