title: Comparisons of diet and biochemical characteristics of stool and urine between Chinese populations with low and high colorectal cancer rates.
abstract: In an investigation of the roles of diet and stool biochemistry in human colorectal carcinogenesis, 24-hour food, urine, and stool samples were collected from randomly selected participants from two populations with a fourfold difference in colorectal cancer risk: Chinese in Sha Giao, People's Republic of China (low risk), and Chinese-Americans of similar ages in San Francisco County, Calif, in the United States (high risk). The findings supported the hypotheses that colorectal cancer risk is increased by the consumption of high-fat, high-protein, and low-carbohydrate diets and is associated with high levels of cholesterol in stool as well as increased daily outputs of 3-methyl-histidine and malonaldehyde in urine. However, risk does not increase with low stool bulk and low total stool fibers.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: McKeown-Eyssen
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Glazer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hay
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Child
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gurgin
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baptista
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aloe
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000009:adverse effects; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000009:adverse effects; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014556:Urine / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins