Tse Man. / Accompanying booklet titled: Dietary assessment food portion booklet. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-122). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Abstract (Chinese version) --- p.iv / Table of contents --- p.vi / List of figures --- p.x / List of tables --- p.xi / List of abbreviations --- p.xiv / Chapter Chapter one: --- Introduction --- p.1 / Breast cancer trends in Hong Kong --- p.1 / Risk factors for breast cancer occurrence --- p.4 / "Body weight, obesity, hormones and breast cancer" --- p.4 / Evidence for postmenopausal women --- p.4 / Evidence for premenopausal women --- p.6 / Hormones and breast cancer --- p.7 / Dietary factors: Foods and nutrients --- p.11 / Animal foods and fats --- p.11 / Dietary fats --- p.13 / Other animal foods --- p.14 / Fruit and vegetable intakes --- p.14 / Positive family history --- p.15 / Alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking --- p.15 / Physical Activity --- p.17 / "Cancer, obesity and immunity" --- p.17 / Aims and scope of the study --- p.19 / Chapter Chapter two: --- Methodology --- p.22 / Questionnaires and their derivation --- p.22 / Literature derivation of the questionnaires --- p.22 / Pretest of the questionnaires --- p.25 / Research ethics --- p.26 / Subject recruitment --- p.26 / Anthropometric measurements --- p.27 / Interviews --- p.28 / First interview --- p.28 / Second and third telephone interviews --- p.29 / Immunoassays --- p.30 / Materials for immunoassays --- p.30 / Immunophenotyping of cells --- p.30 / MultiTEST´ёØ four-color direct immunofluorescence reagent kit --- p.32 / Human tumor neurosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) Quantikine® high sensitivity enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit --- p.33 / Methods for immunoassays --- p.33 / Flow cytometric analysis --- p.34 / TNF-α Quantikine® high sensitivity ELISA assay --- p.35 / Data management --- p.35 / Statistical methods --- p.35 / Data analysis --- p.36 / Dietary analysis --- p.36 / Definition of weight status --- p.37 / Measurements of immune cell levels --- p.37 / Chapter Chapter three: --- Results --- p.39 / Participation rate --- p.39 / Characteristics of the patients --- p.40 / Demographics --- p.40 / Pregnancy and breast-feeding experiences --- p.42 / Medical history --- p.43 / Body weight and obesity status --- p.45 / Dietary patterns --- p.46 / Fat and oil removal habit when eating meat and poultry --- p.46 / Perceived fat consumption --- p.46 / Eating out habits --- p.47 / Vegetarian diet adoption and food allergy or intolerance --- p.48 / Cooking methods --- p.48 / Alcohol consumption and supplementation habits --- p.50 / Preferences and perceived amounts of consumption on food groups --- p.51 / Cooking oils used at home --- p.52 / Nutrient intake patterns from dietary recalls --- p.53 / Soy intakes --- p.55 / Meal locations --- p.55 / Energy intakes by weight status --- p.56 / Food group intakes by FFQ --- p.57 / Food items not covered by FFQ --- p.62 / Top ten fat and fiber contributors by FFQ --- p.63 / Daily fruit and vegetable intakes by FFQ and 3 days' dietary recalls --- p.64 / Correlation of FFQ and 3 days' dietary recalls by food group intakes --- p.64 / Correlation of FFQ and 3 days' dietary recalls by fat and fiber intakes --- p.65 / Fat and fiber intakes by weight status --- p.66 / Other lifestyle patterns --- p.68 / Exercise participation and smoking habits --- p.68 / Daily activities' participation by weight status --- p.69 / Immune status / Overview of general immune cell levels --- p.71 / Immune status and BMI weight grouping --- p.72 / Immune status and overweight --- p.74 / Immune status and percent body fat --- p.76 / Immune status and waist-hip ratio --- p.77 / "Weight status, adiposity and immune status: summary" --- p.78 / Immune status and protein intakes --- p.82 / Immune status and fat intakes --- p.83 / Immune status and fiber intake --- p.84 / Immune status and vitamin C intake --- p.85 / Immune status and menopausal status --- p.86 / Chapter Chapter four: --- Discussion / Implications of findings --- p.88 / Interpreting the Immune status of the subjects --- p.88 / Lymphocyte and NK cell levels --- p.89 / Regulatory T cell (Treg) levels --- p.89 / TNF-α levels --- p.90 / Immune status and nutrient intakes --- p.90 / Typical dietary patterns of the subjects --- p.91 / Physical activity patterns --- p.94 / Weight status --- p.95 / "Subjects' fat, fiber intakes and anthropometric measurements compared to previous research" --- p.96 / Limitations of the study --- p.96 / Future directions of research --- p.98 / Chapter Chapter five: --- Conclusion --- p.99 / References --- p.101 / Appendices --- p.123 / Chapter A1 --- Questionnaire (Chinese version) --- p.123 / Chapter A2 --- Questionnaire (English version) --- p.138 / Chapter B1 --- Food frequency questionnaire (Chinese version) --- p.153 / Chapter B2 --- Food frequency questionnaire (English version) --- p.156 / Chapter C --- Dietary assessment food portion booklet --- p.160 / Chapter D1 --- 3 days dietary recall questionnaire (Chinese version) --- p.161 / Chapter D2 --- 3 days dietary recall questionnaire (English version) --- p.174 / Chapter El --- Consent form (Chinese version) --- p.187 / Chapter E2 --- Consent form (English version) --- p.189 / Chapter F --- Results of patient invitation to participate during recruitment period --- p.191
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324584 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Contributors | Tse, Man., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Food and Nutritional Sciences. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xiv, 191 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. + 1 booklet (20 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.) |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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