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Alcohol consumption increases the risk of fatal breast cancer (United States).

​Alcohol consumption may increase the odds of dying from breast cancer in post-menopausal women.

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  • 2001
  • Feigelson HS, Calle EE, Robertson AS, Wingo PA, Thun MJ.
  • American Cancer Society, National Home Office, Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance Research, Atlanta, GA 30329-4251, USA.
  • No, Free full text of study was not found.
  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Effects of garlic on blood pressure in patients with and without systolic hypertension: a meta-analysis.

​Increased dietary intake of garlic may be beneficial in reducing the blood pressure of individuals suffering from systolic hypertension.

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Alcohol consumption and risk for hypertension in middle-aged Japanese men.

​A surge in hypertension risk appears to be related with alcohol consumption in middle-aged men.

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  • 2001
  • Nakanishi N, Yoshida H, Nakamura K, Suzuki K, Tatara K.
  • Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Course of Social Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine F2, Japan. noriyuki@pbhel.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
  • No, Free full text of study was not found.
  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Effect of soy isoflavones on circulating C-reactive protein in postmenopausal women: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

​Consistent consumption of soy isoflavones is associated with a decline in plasma concentrations of C-reactive protein in postmenopausal women.

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  • 2011
  • Dong JY, Wang P, He K, Qin LQ.
  • Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Radiation Medicine and Public Health, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
  • No, Free full text of study was not found.
  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Meta-analysis on the relationship between alcohol consumption and lung cancer risk.

​Regular consumers of alcohol may be highly vulnerable to lung cancer.

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  • 2009
  • Fan L, Cai L.
  • School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350004, China. congcong82421@163.com
  • No, Free full text of study was not found.
  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Healthy Plant Foods Intake Could Protect Against Prostate Cancer Risk: A Case-Control Study.

​Adhering to a diet high in healthy plant foods, such as fruits and vegetables, may help prevent the development of prostate cancer.

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Alcohol intake and future incidence of hypertension in a general Japanese population: the Hisayama study.

Light, moderate, and heavy alcohol consumers may have a higher tendency to suffer from hypertension than non-consumers of alcoholic beverages.

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Alcohol Intake and Risk of Incident Melanoma: A Pooled Analysis of Three Prospective Studies in the United States.

​Regular drinking of alcoholic beverages may facilitate the development of melanoma, particularly in areas of the body protected from ultraviolet rays.

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  • 2016
  • Rivera A, Nan H, Li T, Qureshi A, Cho E.
  • Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Department of Epidemiology, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana. Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indianapolis, Indiana. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Department of Dermatology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, Rhode Island. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. eunyoung_cho@brown.edu.
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Effect of soy isoflavones on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

High dietary intake of soy isoflavones may help to  reduce the blood pressure of individuals with hypertension.

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Soy isoflavone intake increases bone mineral density in the spine of menopausal women: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

​Diets rich in foods high in soy isoflavones may help to improve the bone mineral density of the spine and reduce spine bone loss in menopausal women.

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  • 2008
  • Ma DF, Qin LQ, Wang PY, Katoh R.
  • Department of Social Medicine & Health Education, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, PR China.
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Effect of longer-term modest salt reduction on blood pressure.

​Adhering to a diet low on salt can help to transform a high blood pressure number to a healthy one.

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  • 2013
  • He FJ, Li J, Macgregor GA.
  • Wolfson Institute of PreventiveMedicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, QueenMary University of London, London, UK. f.he@qmul.ac.uk.
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Inverse association of legume consumption and dyslipidemia: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program.

​A healthy lipid profile and low cardiovascular disease risk are associated with frequent consumers of legumes.

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  • 2014
  • Mohammadifard N, Sarrafzadegan N, Paknahad Z, Nouri F.
  • Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Electronic address: paknahad@hlth.mui.ac.ir. Hypertension Research Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
  • No, Free full text of study was not found.
  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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