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SUBMITTER: Navarro SL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5188434 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Navarro Sandi L SL Neuhouser Marian L ML Cheng Ting-Yuan David TD Tinker Lesley F LF Shikany James M JM Snetselaar Linda L Martinez Jessica A JA Kato Ikuko I Beresford Shirley A A SA Chapkin Robert S RS Lampe Johanna W JW
Nutrients 20161130 12
Combined intakes of specific dietary fiber and fat subtypes protect against colon cancer in animal models. We evaluated associations between self-reported individual and combinations of fiber (insoluble, soluble, and pectins, specifically) and fat (omega-6, omega-3, and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), specifically) and colorectal cancer (CRC) risk in the Women's Health Initiative prospective cohort (<i>n</i> = 134,017). During a mean 11.7 years (1993-2010), 1952 incid ...[more]