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Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Why early-onset colorectal cancer is increasing\u2014and why prevention research must look beyond detecting visible disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 1: The Colon – A Difficult Environment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Explore why the colon\u2019s dense microbial population, low-oxygen conditions, continual exposure to dietary compounds, and rapid cellular renewal make it a uniquely challenging biological environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 2: Epigenetics – The Colonocyte’s Adaptive Operating System<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Explore how DNA methylation, histone modification, chromatin remodeling, and noncoding RNAs help colonocytes adapt to changing metabolic and microbial signals\u2014and how disruption of this regulatory system may contribute to colorectal cancer development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 3: Soluble Fiber<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Explore how soluble fiber feeds the colonic microbiome, supports short-chain fatty acid production, and connects diet with colonocyte metabolism and epigenetic regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 4: Polyphenols<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Explore how plant polyphenols are absorbed or transformed by the microbiome into compounds that may influence cellular signaling, inflammation, and epigenetic regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 5: Fiber and Polyphenol Synergy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Discover how fermentable fiber and polyphenols may work together to shape microbial metabolism, support beneficial metabolite production, and influence the colon\u2019s biological environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 6: Protein – Friend or Foe?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Examine how dietary protein supports health while excess protein reaching the colon may undergo microbial fermentation and generate metabolites with differing effects on colon health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 7: Saccharolytic vs Proteolytic Metabolism<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 8: Dysbiosis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Examine how dietary protein supports health while excess protein reaching the colon may undergo microbial fermentation and generate metabolites with differing effects on colon health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 9: Metabolic Reprogramming – The Beginning of Colorectal Cancer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Examine how dietary protein supports health while excess protein reaching the colon may undergo microbial fermentation and generate metabolites with differing effects on colon health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 10: The Butyrate Paradox<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 11: Fiber Intake and Colorectal Cancer – What the Epidemiology Shows<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 12: Polyphenol Intervention Studies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Examine how dietary protein supports health while excess protein reaching the colon may undergo microbial fermentation and generate metabolites with differing effects on colon health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 13: Soluble Fiber as Preventative Medicine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Examine how dietary protein supports health while excess protein reaching the colon may undergo microbial fermentation and generate metabolites with differing effects on colon health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 14: Whole Grain Fiber<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 15: Meal Timing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 16: The Epigenetic Diet \u00a9<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Examine how dietary protein supports health while excess protein reaching the colon may undergo microbial fermentation and generate metabolites with differing effects on colon health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 17: The Progressive Biology of the Epigenetic Diet\u00a9<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Examine how dietary protein supports health while excess protein reaching the colon may undergo microbial fermentation and generate metabolites with differing effects on colon health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 18: The Epigenetic Diet\u00a9 7-Day Plan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Chapter 19: Final Chapter: A New Way of Thinking About Food<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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