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Joe Hughes is interested in the role of dietary phytochemicals in improving health. His research is focused primarily on pinto beans. Pinto beans are a rich source of both dietary fiber and polyphenols. Bean dietary fiber has been shown to reduce colon cancer risk, and bean polyphenols are potent antioxidants which are believed to reduce heart disease risk.
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Antioxidants and Heart Disease |
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Dietary Fiber and Colon Cancer |
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Health Benefits of Phytochemicals |
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International Nutrition |
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Low Carbohydrate Diets |
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Ganthavorn, C. and J. Hughes. 2007. Promoting Healthy Lifestyles Among Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Grandchildren in Riverside County. Journal of Extension, 45:1. |
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J.S. Hughes, C. Ganthavorn, S. Wilson-Sanders. 1997. Dry beans inhibit azoxymethane-induced colon carcinogenesis in F344 rats.
J. Nutr. 127:2329-2333. |
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C. Ganthavorn & J.S. Hughes. 1997. Inhibition of soybean oil oxidation by extracts of dry beans
(Phaseolus vulgaris). J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 74: 1025-1030. |
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Hughes, J.S., E. Acevedo, R. Bressani, and B.G. Swanson. 1996. Effect of dietary fiber and tannins on protein nutritive value in the common bean
(Phaseolus vulgaris). Food Research Inter. 29:331-338. |
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Hughes, J.S. 1991. Potential contribution of dry bean dietary fiber to health.
Food Technology. 45(9):122-126. |
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American
Society for Nutritional Sciences (ASNS) |
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Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), Professional Member |
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American Dietetic Association |
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