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Red and processed meat intake is associated with higher gastric cancer risk: a meta-analysis of epidemiological observational studies.

A surge in the risk of gastric cancer is associated with high intake of red and processed meat products, such as beef, bacon, and sausage.

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  • 2013
  • Zhu H, Yang X, Zhang C, Zhu C, Tao G, Zhao L, Tang S, Shu Z, Cai J, Dai S, Qin Q, Xu L, Cheng H, Sun X.
  • Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
  • Yes. Source of funding disclosure found
  • This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number 81272504), the Innovation Team (number LJ201123 (EH11)), and Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Projects (BK2011854 (DA11)), and “333” Project of Jiangsu Province (BRA2012210 (RS12)), and research grants from Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (T-H2010-033 (KA10)).
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
    
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Egg consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of prospective studies.

Consistent consumption of eggs may increase an individual’s chances of developing type 2 diabetes.

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  • 2016
  • Djoussé L, Khawaja OA, Gaziano JM.
  • Division of Aging, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, and ldjousse@partners.org. Department of Cardiology, Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH. Division of Aging, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
  • 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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Coffee and tea consumption and risk of laryngeal cancer: a systematic review meta-analysis.

Regular drinking of coffee may increase laryngeal cancer risk.

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  • 2014
  • Chen J, Long S.
  • Department of Otolaryngology, Central South University Affiliated The Third Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, 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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Consumption of beer and colorectal cancer incidence: a meta-analysis of observational studies.

Alcohol and beer drinkers are highly vulnerable to colorectal cancer.

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  • 2015
  • Zhang C, Zhong M.
  • Department of Colorectal Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1630 Dongfang Road, Pudong New District, 200127, Shanghai, 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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Alcohol drinking and colorectal cancer risk: an overall and dose-response analysis of published studies.

Colorectal cancer is more likely to occur in individuals who are heavy or moderate drinkers of alcohol.

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  • 2011
  • Fedirko V, Tramacere I, Bagnardi V, Rota M, Scotti L, Islami F, Negri E, Straif K, Romieu I, La Vecchia C, Boffetta P, Jenab M.
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France. fedirkov@fellows.iarc.fr
  • 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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A pooled analysis of alcohol intake and colorectal cancer.

Increased consumption of alcohol may elevate colorectal cancer risk.

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  • 2015
  • Wang Y, Duan H, Yang H, Lin J.
  • Department of Surgery, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute Shenyang, China. Department of Epidemiology, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou, China. Institute of Public Health, University of California San Francisco, 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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Alcohol intake and colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of 8 cohort studies.

Alcohol consumption may increase colorectal cancer risk.

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  • 2004
  • Cho E, Smith-Warner SA, Ritz J, van den Brandt PA, Colditz GA, Folsom AR, Freudenheim JL, Giovannucci E, Goldbohm RA, Graham S, Holmberg L, Kim DH, Malila N, Miller AB, Pietinen P, Rohan TE, Sellers TA, Speizer FE, Willett WC, Wolk A, Hunter DJ.
  • Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, and Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. eunyoung.cho@channing.harvard.edu
  • 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 is associated with increased risk of distal colon and rectal cancer in Japanese men: the Miyagi Cohort Study.

Heavy alcohol drinkers are more likely to develop colorectal cancer than non-consumers of alcoholic beverages.

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  • 2007
  • Akhter M, Kuriyama S, Nakaya N, Shimazu T, Ohmori K, Nishino Y, Tsubono Y, Fukao A, Tsuji I.
  • Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 980-8575, Japan. munira@mail.tains.tohoku.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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Egg consumption and cancer of the colon and rectum.

Individuals who consistently consume large amounts of eggs are highly vulnerable to colon, rectal, and colorectal cancer.

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Dietary fiber and stroke risk: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

Decreased risk of stroke is associated with increased consumption of diets high in dietary fiber.

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Red meat consumption and risk of stroke: a meta-analysis of prospective studies.

Compared to rare- and non-consumers, regular consumers of red and processed meat products are more likely to develop ischemic and total stroke.

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  • 2012
  • Kaluza J, Wolk A, Larsson SC.
  • Department of Human Nutrition, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, 159C Nowoursynowska Str, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland. Joanna_Kaluza@sggw.pl
  • 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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Long-term intake of dietary fat and risk of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

Individuals who consistently consume large amounts of trans-unsaturated fats are highly vulnerable to ulcerative colitis.

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  • 2014
  • Ananthakrishnan AN, Khalili H, Konijeti GG, Higuchi LM, de Silva P, Fuchs CS, Willett WC, Richter JM, Chan AT.
  • Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, , Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
  • Yes. Source of funding disclosure found
  • This work was supported by a Research Scholars Award of the American Gastroenterological Association (A.N.A.), Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (H.K.), the Broad Medical Research Program of the Broad Foundation (A.T.C), and the National Institutes of Health (K24 DK098311, P01 CA87969, P30 DK043351, K08 DK064256, K23 DK091742, K23 DK099681, UM1 CA176276).
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
    
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