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Frequency of nut consumption and mortality risk in the PREDIMED nutrition intervention trial.

High consumers of nuts are less likely to die from chronic diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease.

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  • 2013
  • Guasch-Ferré M, Bulló M, Martínez-González MÁ, Ros E, Corella D, Estruch R, Fitó M, Arós F, Wärnberg J, Fiol M, Lapetra J, Vinyoles E, Lamuela-Raventós RM, Serra-Majem L, Pintó X, Ruiz-Gutiérrez V, Basora J, Salas-Salvadó J; PREDIMED study group.
  • Human Nutrition Unit, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan de Reus, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, IISPV (Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • Yes. Potential conflicts disclosure found
  • JS-S has received grants from Nut and Dried Fruit Foundation and is a non-paid member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the International Nut and Dried Fruit Foundation. ER has received grants from the California Walnut Commission and is a non-paid member of its Scientific Advisory Committee. No potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported for any of the other authors. None of the funding sources played a role in the design, collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data or in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
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Dietary fiber in food and protection against colorectal cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC): an observational study.

Fiber-rich foods may offer adequate protecton against  colorectal cancer.

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  • 2003
  • Bingham SA, Day NE, Luben R, Ferrari P, Slimani N, Norat T, Clavel-Chapelon F, Kesse E, Nieters A, Boeing H, Tjønneland A, Overvad K, Martinez C, Dorronsoro M, Gonzalez CA, Key TJ, Trichopoulou A, Naska A, Vineis P, Tumino R, Krogh V, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Peeters PH, Berglund G, Hallmans G, Lund E, Skeie G, Kaaks R, Riboli E; European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition.
  • MRC Dunn Human Nutrition Unit, Cambridge, UK.
  • 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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Dietary fiber, whole grains, and risk of colorectal cancer: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies.

Generous intake of whole grains and fiber-rich foods, such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, and cereals, may help guard against the development of colorectal cancer.

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  • 2011
  • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, St Mary’s Campus, London W2 1PG, UK Biostatistics Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, Netherlands Correspondence to: D Aune ku.ca.lairepmi@enua.d
  • 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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Nut and peanut butter consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes in women.

Women who are frequent consumers of nuts and peanut butter are less prone to develop type 2 diabetes.

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Dietary fiber and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.

Breast cancer is less likely to occur in regular consumers of fiber-rich foods.

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Nut consumption and risk of pancreatic cancer in women.

Low pancreatic cancer risk is associated with women who are habitual consumers of nuts.

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  • 2013
  • Bao Y, Hu FB, Giovannucci EL, Wolpin BM, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC, Fuchs CS.
  • Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
  • 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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Nut consumption in relation to cardiovascular disease risk and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.

High consumers of nuts are less likely to suffer from hypertension and coronary artery disease (CAD).

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  • 2014
  • Zhou D, Yu H, He F, Reilly KH, Zhang J, Li S, Zhang T, Wang B, Ding Y, Xi B.
  • From the Department of Endocrinology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China (DZ and JZ); the School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China (HY); the Institute of Medical Systems Biology, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical College, Dongguan, China (HY and YD); the Department of Internal Medicine, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China (FH); Independent Consultant, New York (KHR); the Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China (SL, TZ, and BX); and the Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene (BW), School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, 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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Dietary fiber for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Cardiovascular disease is less likely to occur in frequent consumers of fiber-rich diets.

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of nut consumption and incident risk of CVD and all-cause mortality.

Generous intake of nuts may lower cardiovascular disease and total mortality risk.

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Prospective evaluation of the association of nut/peanut consumption with total and cause-specific mortality.

High dietary intake of nuts, such as peanuts, may decrease cardiovascular and total mortality risk.

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  • 2015
  • Luu HN, Blot WJ, Xiang YB, Cai H, Hargreaves MK, Li H, Yang G, Signorello L, Gao YT, Zheng W, Shu XO.
  • Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee2Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee2Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee3International. Department of Epidemiology, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Xuhui, Shanghai, China. Department of Internal Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee. Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.
  • 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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Wholegrain cereals for coronary heart disease.

High intake of whole grains, especially oats, may offer adequate protection against coronary heart disease.

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  • 2007
  • Kelly SA, Summerbell CD, Brynes A, Whittaker V, Frost G.
  • University of Teesside, School of Health and Social Care, Middlesbrough, UK, TS1 3BA. s.kelly@tees.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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Cereal grains and coronary heart disease.

Decreased coronary heart disease risk is associated with regular intake of large servings of whole grain cereal foods.

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