http://hdl.handle.net/10125/2117 Thu, 23 May 2013 04:55:53 GMT 2013-05-23T04:55:53Z http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20776 Thesis (M.S.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2007.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-57).; x, 57 leaves, bound col. ill. 29 cm Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20776 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Hatfield, Kelley E http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20775 Thesis (M.S.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2007.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 125-135).; xiv, 135 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20775 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Chaparro, Maria Pia http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20774 Thesis (M.S.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2007.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 70-81).; vii, 86 leaves, bound ill. (some col.) 29 cm Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20774 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Suzuki, Shana T. N http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20773 Thesis (M.S.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2007.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-119).; vii, 119 leaves, bound 29 cm Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20773 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Martin, Carrie L http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20772 Thesis (M.S.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2006.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-90).; viii, 90 leaves, bound col. ill. 29 cm Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20772 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Snee, Laura Stacey http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20771 Thesis (M.S.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2006.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-118).; xiv, 118 leaves, bound ill. (some col.) 29 cm Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20771 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Cao, Xia http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20770 Thesis (M.S.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 86-105).; xii, 105 leaves, bound 29 cm Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20770 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Pulver, Margaret J http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10530 Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10530 2005-08-01T00:00:00Z Tutuo-Wate, Jillian Joy http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10529 Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10529 2005-08-01T00:00:00Z Douglas, Teresa D. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10528 Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10528 2005-05-01T00:00:00Z Faraj, Nancy http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10527 Wed, 01 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10527 2004-12-01T00:00:00Z Wu, Joyce K.R. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10526 Wed, 01 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10526 2004-12-01T00:00:00Z Valiere, Andreana A. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10525 Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10525 2004-08-01T00:00:00Z Nabokov, Vanessa Adriana http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10524 Sat, 01 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10524 2004-05-01T00:00:00Z Seligman, Joshua R. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10523 Sat, 01 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10523 2004-05-01T00:00:00Z Stavar, Samanta Amenta http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7053 Epidemiological and clinical studies researching the effects of soy food intake require a high compliance to a soy diet protocol. Measuring isoflavones in the bodily fluids is the most objective method in determining dietary compliance because isoflavones are highly and positively correlated with soy food intake and specific to soy foods. Urine analysis is preferred over plasma due to its noninvasiveness, which aids in compliance. Our study investigated the accuracy of collecting weekly and single day samples from 19 premenopausal women on a daily soy diet protocol in comparison to monthly samples for determining dietary compliance. We compared urinary isoflavone excretion rates (UIER) of weekly samples and single day samples to the UIER of a monthly sample that consisted of urine collected daily. Correlations were high between all samples and the monthly UIER. The correlations of the mean of all weeks UIER and single day UIER with the monthly UIER were 0.96 and 0.89, respectively. No large differences were seen when samples were stratified by ethnicity, 8MI, and equol excretor status. The small degree of increased accuracy in determining dietary compliance in measuring monthly UIER compared to weekly does not justify the extra time and effort required by the subjects and staff. Therefore, we conclude that analyzing weekly UIER is an accurate and feasible method of determining dietary compliance with a soy-based diet viii, 79 leaves Mon, 01 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7053 2003-12-01T00:00:00Z Yeh, Linda Minlin http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7037 Flax and hemp seed oils are rich sources of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA; 18:3n-3), which can be converted to eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; 20:5n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 22:6n-3) in humans. We investigated the effects of these oils on erythrocyte concentrations of EPA, DHA, other fatty acids, and plasma lipids in healthy vegetarians. Twenty-two subjects consumed either one tablespoon of flax (7.1 g ALA) or hemp seed oil (2.2 g ALA) daily for twenty-eight days. Diet records were collected at baseline and during supplementation. Blood samples were collected at baseline and post-supplementation. No significant increases in plasma EPA, DHA or dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA; 18:3n-6) were observed in either group. Significant increases in plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) concentrations were observed in both groups. Flax and hemp seed oils were not effective at increasing erythrocyte EPA, DHA or DGLA concentrations but were effective at increasing HDL concentrations. xv, 114 leaves Mon, 01 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/7037 2003-12-01T00:00:00Z Johnson, Jeffrey Brian http://hdl.handle.net/10125/6963 The topic of this master's thesis is breast cancer risk and its relationships to one's diet and nutrition. There is evidence that lifestyle, family history, dietary habits, reproductive history, and anthropometric characteristics are associated with the risk of breast cancer. The well-established risk factors for breast cancer are age, reproductive behavior, family history of breast cancer, years of education, and anthropometric and dietary factors. However, when it comes to dietary factors, there needs to be further research to clarify the relationship with the disease. Breast cancer incidence rates differ by ethnicity and also by geographic location. Migrant studies have shown that rates among migrants from a low-risk country to a high-risk country were higher than the rates among women in their homelands. This suggests that the increase in rates among the same ethnic group might be caused by changes in the environment, including dietary habits. The objective of this study was to investigate the association of diet with Body Mass Index (BMI) and breast cancer risk, as measured by mammographic density, among Japanese women in Japan and Japanese and Caucasian women in Hawaiʻi. The validated Food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) were used to assess dietary intake as well as descriptive characteristics, which include demographic, anthropometric and reproductive characteristics. Analysis of Variance was used to compare the differences in descriptive characteristics and diet among the three groups of women. To explore the association between diet and the determinants of BMI and mammographic density, multiple regression was applied. Among the three groups of women in the study, anthropometric and mammographic characteristics differed by ethnicity but not by place of residence. Dietary habits differed considerably by ethnicity and place of residence. It appeared that the diet of Japanese women in Hawaiʻi was a combination of foods eaten in Japan and dietary habits of Caucasian women in Hawaiʻi. Intake of ethanol was associated with BMI in both pre- and postmenopausal women, while association with the other dietary factors differed depending on menopausal status. BMI was more strongly associated with dietary variables among premenopausal women than descriptive characteristics, while it was strongly associated with Japanese ethnicity among postmenopausal women. Intakes of fat, cholesterol, carbohydrates, vitamin A, fish, and eggs were associated with mammographic density in the current study. BMI was the strongest predictor of mammographic density. Dietary intake explained little of the variation in mammographic density. It is still questionable whether mammographic density among different ethnic groups is comparable as an indicator for breast cancer risk. Total dense area of the breast maybe a better indicator. For future studies, it is suggested that associations between body fat distributions, as a possible indicator for breast cancer risk, and diet be examined, adjusted for reproductive histories and biochemical measures for hormones. xiii, 96 leaves Sun, 01 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/6963 2002-12-01T00:00:00Z Takata, Yumie http://hdl.handle.net/10125/6954 viii, 84 leaves Sun, 01 Dec 2002 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/6954 2002-12-01T00:00:00Z Montgomery, Shannon Leighe