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Cigarette smoking and chronic kidney disease in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

​Current and past cigarette smokers are more liable to develop chronic kidney disease than never smokers.

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  • 2017
  • Xia J, Wang L, Ma Z, Zhong L, Wang Y, Gao Y, He L, Su X.
  • Department of Nephrology, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. Department of Rheumatology, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. Education Quality Monitoring Center, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. Department of Traditional Chinese Internal Medicine, Xinhua Hospital Chongming Branch Affiliated to Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Department of Nephrology, Combined Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital in Hubei Province, Wuhan, China.
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  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Female alcohol consumption and fecundability: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.

Women who are frequent consumers of alcohol may experience a decrease in fertility at a faster rate than their counterparts who are non-consumers of alcoholic beverages.

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  • 2017
  • Fan D, Liu L, Xia Q, Wang W, Wu S, Tian G, Liu Y, Ni J, Wu S, Guo X, Liu Z.
  • Foshan Institute of Fetal Medicine, Southern Medical University Affiliated Maternal & Child Health Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China. Department of Obstetrics, Southern Medical University Affiliated Maternal & Child Health Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China. Department of Library, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China. Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China. School of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, 230038, China. Foshan Institute of Fetal Medicine, Southern Medical University Affiliated Maternal & Child Health Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China. fsguoxl@163.com. Department of Obstetrics, Southern Medical University Affiliated Maternal & Child Health Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China. fsguoxl@163.com. Foshan Institute of Fetal Medicine, Southern Medical University Affiliated Maternal & Child Health Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China. liuzphlk81@outlook.com. Department of Obstetrics, Southern Medical University Affiliated Maternal & Child Health Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China. liuzphlk81@outlook.com.
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  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that dietary cholesterol intake increases risk of breast cancer.

​Women on diets high in cholesterol-containing foods may have a high tendency of developing breast cancer.

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  • 2016
  • Li C, Yang L, Zhang D, Jiang W
  • Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, the Medical College of Qingdao University, No. 38 Dengzhou Rd, Qingdao, Shandong 266021, People's Republic of China. Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, the Medical College of Qingdao University, No. 38 Dengzhou Rd, Qingdao, Shandong 266021, People's Republic of 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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Red and processed meat consumption and breast cancer: UK Biobank cohort study and meta-analysis.

​Women who are habitual consumers of processed meats may be highly vulnerable to suffer from breast cancer.

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  • 2017
  • Anderson JJ, Darwis NDM, Mackay DF, Celis-Morales CA, Lyall DM, Sattar N, Gill JMR, Pell JP.
  • Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, 1 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, UK. Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, 1 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, UK. Electronic address: jill.pell@glasgow.ac.uk.
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  • Yes. Source of funding disclosure found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Association between cholesterol intake and pancreatic cancer risk: Evidence from a meta-analysis.

A significant elevation in pancreatic cancer risk is associated with high consumption of cholesterol-rich foods.

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Is there a relationship between red or processed meat intake and obesity? A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

​Consistent consumers of red and processed meat may be more prone to suffer from obesity, develop unhealthy body mass index (BMI), and have high waist circumference.

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  • 2014
  • Rouhani MH, Salehi-Abargouei A, Surkan PJ, Azadbakht L.
  • Food Security Research Center and Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, 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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Alcohol consumption and risk of atrial fibrillation: a prospective study and dose-response meta-analysis.

​Moderate and heavy alcohol drinkers may have a high tendency of developing atrial fibrillation.

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Meta-analysis: Tobacco smoking may enhance the risk of acute pancreatitis.

​A significant increase in acute pancreatitis risk is associated with both current and former smokers.

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  • 2015
  • Sun X, Huang X, Zhao R, Chen B, Xie Q.
  • Department of Internal Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Nantong, Nantong, Jiangsu 226002, China. Electronic address: sunxiaob123@126.com. Department of Internal Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Nantong, Nantong, Jiangsu 226002, 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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Sugar-sweetened beverages and risk of hypertension and CVD: a dose-response meta-analysis.

A surge in hypertension and coronary heart disease risk is associated with frequent consumers of sugar-sweetened beverages.

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  • 2015
  • Xi B, Huang Y, Reilly KH, Li S, Zheng R, Barrio-Lopez MT, Martinez-Gonzalez MA, Zhou D.
  • Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics,School of Public Health, Shandong University,Jinan,People's Republic of China. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital,Tianjin,People's Republic of China. Independent Consultant,New York,USA. Department of Cardiology,Jiangyin People's Hospital,Jiangyin,People's Republic of China. Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health,School of Medicine, University of Navarra,Pamplona,Spain. Department of Endocrinology,Linyi People's Hospital,27 East part of Jiefang Road,276003Linyi,People's Republic of 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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Smoking as risk factor for chronic kidney disease: systematic review.

​Cigarette smoking may contribute to the rapid progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and incident hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohorts.

Generous consumers of sugar-sweetened beverages may have a higher tendency of developing hypertension than rare- and non-consumers of these types of beverages.

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  • 2015
  • Jayalath VH, de Souza RJ, Ha V, Mirrahimi A, Blanco-Mejia S, Di Buono M, Jenkins AL, Leiter LA, Wolever TM, Beyene J, Kendall CW, Jenkins DJ, Sievenpiper JL.
  • Toronto 3D Knowledge Synthesis & Clinical Trials Unit, Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Center, Departments of Nutritional Sciences and. Toronto 3D Knowledge Synthesis & Clinical Trials Unit, Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Center, Departments of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics and. Departments of Nutritional Sciences and Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Toronto, Canada; and American Heart Association, Dallas, TX. Toronto 3D Knowledge Synthesis & Clinical Trials Unit, Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Center. Toronto 3D Knowledge Synthesis & Clinical Trials Unit, Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Center, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Departments of Nutritional Sciences and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; Toronto 3D Knowledge Synthesis & Clinical Trials Unit, Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Center, Departments of Nutritional Sciences and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Toronto 3D Knowledge Synthesis & Clinical Trials Unit, Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Center, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Departments of Nutritional Sciences and Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; john.sievenpiper@utoronto.ca.
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  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Sugar and artificially sweetened beverages linked to obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

​Habitual drinking of sugar and artificially-sweetened soda may promote weight gain and obesity.

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  • 2017
  • Ruanpeng D, Thongprayoon C, Cheungpasitporn W, Harindhanavudhi T.
  • Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Department of Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, NY, USA. Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 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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