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Food Sources of Protein and Risk of Incident Gout in the Singapore Chinese Health Study.

​Frequent consumers of fish, shellfish, and poultry may have a high tendency of developing gout.

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  • 2017
  • Teng GG, Pan A, Yuan JM, Koh WP.
  • National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore, and National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore. National University of Singapore, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, Singapore, and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, School of Public Health and Tongji Medical College, Wuhan, China. University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, and University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, and National University of Singapore, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, Singapore.
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Whole-grain and blood lipid changes in apparently healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies.

Adequate intake of whole grains may help individuals to improve their lipid profile and maintain a healthy cholesterol number.

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  • 2015
  • Hollænder PL, Ross AB, Kristensen M.
  • Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark; and. Food Science, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark; and mekr@nexs.ku.dk.
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Long-term vegetarians have low oxidative stress, body fat, and cholesterol levels.

​Reduced oxidative stress levels, low body fat, enhance antioxidant capacity, and improved lipid profile are associated with individuals on vegetarian diets.

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Meat consumption and mortality--results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition.

​High intake of red and processed meats may increase total, cancer, and cardiovascular mortality risk in both men and women.

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  • 2013
  • Rohrmann S, Overvad K, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Jakobsen MU, Egeberg R, Tjønneland A, Nailler L, Boutron-Ruault MC, Clavel-Chapelon F, Krogh V, Palli D, Panico S, Tumino R, Ricceri F, Bergmann MM, Boeing H, Li K, Kaaks R, Khaw KT, Wareham NJ, Crowe FL, Key TJ, Naska A, Trichopoulou A, Trichopoulos D, Leenders M, Peeters PH, Engeset D, Parr CL, Skeie G, Jakszyn P, Sánchez MJ, Huerta JM, Redondo ML, Barricarte A, Amiano P, Drake I, Sonestedt E, Hallmans G, Johansson I, Fedirko V, Romieux I, Ferrari P, Norat T, Vergnaud AC, Riboli E, Linseisen J.
  • Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Zurich, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland. sabine.rohrmann@ifspm.uzh.ch
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Is dietary nitrate/nitrite exposure a risk factor for development of thyroid abnormality? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

​Frequent consumption of nitrite-containing foods may increase the risk of developing thyroid cancer.

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  • 2015
  • Bahadoran Z, Mirmiran P, Ghasemi A, Kabir A, Azizi F, Hadaegh F.
  • Nutrition and Endocrine Research Center, Obesity Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Endocrine Physiology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: Ghasemi@endocrine.ac.ir. Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center; Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Prevention of Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Thyroid cancer risk and dietary nitrate and nitrite intake in the Shanghai women's health study.

​A surge in thyroid cancer risk is associated with frequent consumption of animal foods rich in nitrites, such as processed meats.

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How diet and lifestyle affect duodenal ulcers. Review of the evidence.

Habitual consumption of high-fiber diets may confer individuals with a lower risk of duodenal ulcer.

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A prospective study of diet and the risk of symptomatic diverticular disease in men.

​Symptomatic diverticular disease is less likely to occur in individuals adhering to a diet high in fiber and low in red meat and fats.

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Preventing diverticular disease. Review of recent evidence on high-fiber diets.

​Exercising regularly and adhering to diets high in fiber, especially fruit and vegetable fiber, and low in red meat, and fat may help prevent the development of diverticular disease.

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Source of dietary fiber and diverticular disease incidence: a prospective study of UK women.

​Adequate intake of fiber-rich foods, especially fruits and cereals, may help guard against the development of diverticular disease in women.

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  • 2014
  • Crowe FL, Balkwill A, Cairns BJ, Appleby PN, Green J, Reeves GK, Key TJ, Beral V; Million Women Study Collaborators; Million Women Study Collaborators.
  • Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Diet and risk of diverticular disease in Oxford cohort of European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC): prospective study of British vegetarians and non-vegetarians.

​Low diverticular disease morbidity and mortality risk is associated with individuals on vegetarian and high-fiber diets.

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Proportion and number of cancer cases and deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors in the United States.

​Unhealthy lifestyle and dietary habits, such as cigarette smoking, alcohol intake, physical inactivity, and consumption of diets high in red and processed meats and low in fruits, vegetables, fiber, and calcium, may increase an individual's risk of developing cancer.

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  • 2017
  • Islami F, Goding Sauer A, Miller KD, Siegel RL, Fedewa SA, Jacobs EJ, McCullough ML, Patel AV, Ma J, Soerjomataram I, Flanders WD, Brawley OW, Gapstur SM, Jemal A.
  • Strategic Director, Cancer Surveillance Research, Surveillance and Health Services Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA. Epidemiologist, Surveillance and Health Services Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA. Strategic Director, Surveillance Information, Surveillance and Health Services Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA. Strategic Director, Risk Factors and Screening Surveillance, Surveillance and Health Services Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA. Strategic Director, Pharmacoepidemiology, Epidemiology Research Program, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA. Strategic Director, Nutritional Epidemiology, Epidemiology Research Program, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA. Strategic Director, Cancer Prevention Study-3, Epidemiology Research Program, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA. Strategic Director, Cancer Interventions Surveillance, Surveillance and Health Services Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA. Scientist, Section of Cancer Surveillance, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France. Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Chief Medical and Science Officer, Executive Vice President, Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA. Vice President, Epidemiology Research Program, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA. Vice President, Surveillance and Health Services Research Program, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA.
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