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Cholesterol crystals cause mechanical damage to biological membranes: a proposed mechanism of plaque rupture and erosion leading to arterial thrombosis.

Cholesterol crystals may promote arterial thrombosis via arteriosclerotic plaque disruption and erosion.

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  • 2005
  • Abela GS, Aziz K.
  • Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 , USA. george.abela@ht.msu.edu
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
  • Yes. Source of funding disclosure found
  • Michigan State University. Grant Number: IRGP147 National Institutes of Health. Grant Number: R01:HL067472
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Comparison of nutrient density and nutrient-to-cost between cooked and canned beans.

Cooked beans contain more nutrients than canned beans.

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The nutritional and health benefits of pulses in relation to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

Eating large quantities of pulses may lower the cancer, obesity, diabetes, and heart disease risk.

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Cholesterol crystals and inflammation.

High serum concentrations of cholesterol crystals may elevate vascular inflammation in cardiovascular ailments and atherosclerosis risk.

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Dietary cholesterol and egg yolk: not for patients at risk of vascular disease.

High consumption of dietary cholesterol promotes the development of vascular diseases.

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  • 2010
  • Spence JD, Jenkins DJ, Davignon J.
  • Stroke Prevention & Atherosclerosis Research Centre, Robarts Research Institute, London; Risk Factor Modification Centre, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario; Clinique de nutrition métabolisme et athérosclérose, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
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Acute blood pressure lowering, vasoprotective,and antiplatelet properties of dietary nitrate via bioconversion to nitrite.

Nitrate-rich fruits and vegetables may lower high blood pressure and reduce cardiovascular disease risk.

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  • 2008
  • Webb AJ, Patel N, Loukogeorgakis S, Okorie M, Aboud Z, Misra S, Rashid R, Miall P, Deanfield J, Benjamin N, MacAllister R, Hobbs AJ, Ahluwalia A.
  • Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts & the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK.
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
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Optimal diets for prevention of coronary heart disease.

High intakes of fruits, nuts, vegetables, whole grains, unsaturated fats, and omega-3-fatty acids are associated with decreased coronary heart disease risk.

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  • 2002
  • Hu FB, Willett WC.
  • Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA. frank.hu@channing.harvard.edu
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
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Milk, dietary calcium, and bone fractures in women: a 12-year prospective study.

Milk and other calcium-rich foods are not associated with lower risk of bone fractures in adult females.

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Fish odour syndrome.

Consuming large quantities of choline-rich foods may exacerbate fish odour syndrome.

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Nutrition, insulin, IGF-1, and cancer risk: a study of epidemiological evidence.

High serum concentrations and bioactivity of insulin and IGF-1 may promote the development and proliferation of cancerous cells.

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  • 2004
  • Kaaks R
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
  • 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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Global sodium consumption and death from cardiovascular causes.

High intake of sodium may increase the chances of dying from cardiovascular diseases.

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  • 2014
  • Mozaffarian D, Fahimi S, Singh GM, Micha R, Khatibzadeh S, Engell RE, Lim S, Danaei G, Ezzati M, Powles J; Global Burden of Diseases Nutrition and Chronic Diseases Expert Group.
  • Mozaffarian D, Ezzati M, Fahimi S, Khatibzadeh S, Micha R, Powles J, Shi P, Elmadfa I, Kalantarian S, Rao M, Wirojratana P, Lim SS, Andrews KG, Engell RE, Elliott P, Brown I, Britton J, Fogarty A, Land MA, Lewis S, McKeever T, Neal B, Ocké MC, Webster J, Abbott PA, Abdollahi M, Gilardon EA, de Salud M, Ahsan H, Al Nsour MA, Al-Hooti SN, Barennes H, Barquera S, Baylin A, Becker W, Bjerregaard P, Bourne LT, Calleja N, Capanzana MV, Castetbon K, Chang HY, Chen Y, Cowan MJ, De Henauw S, Ding EL, Duante CA, Duran P, Elmadfa I, Barbieri HE, Farzadfar F, Fernando DN, Hadziomeragic AF, Fisberg RM, Forsyth SJ, Garriguet D, Gauci D, Ginnela BN, Guessous I, Gulliford MC, Hadden WC, Haerpfer C, Hoffman DJ, Houshiar-rad A, Huybrechts I, Hwalla NC, Ibrahim HM, Inoue M, Jackson MD, Johansson L, Keinan-Boker L, Kim CI, Koksal E, Li Y, Lipoeto NI, Ma G, Mangialavori GL, Matsumura Y, McGarvey ST, Fen CM, Mensink GB, Koch R, Monge-Rojas R, Musaiger AO, Naska A, Ocke MC, Oltarzewski M, Orfanos P, Ovaskainen ML, Pan WH, Panagiotakos DB, Pekcan GA, Petrova S, Piaseu N, Pitsavos C, Posada LG, Riley LM, Sánchez-Romero LM, Selamat RB, Sharma S, Sibai AM, Sichieri R, Simmala C, Steingrimsdottir L, Sygnowska EH, Szponar L, Tapanainen H, Templeton R, Thanopoulou A, Thorgeirsdóttir H, Thorsdottir I, Trichopoulou A, Tsugane S, Turrini A, Vaask S, Veerman JL, Verena N, Waskiewicz A, Zaghloul S, Zajkás G.
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  • Yes. Source of funding disclosure found
  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Which foods may be addictive? The roles of processing, fat content, and glycemic load.

Frequent consumption of processed foods with high glycemic and fat content may increase the likelihood of developing addictive-like eating behaviors.

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  • 2015
  • Schulte EM, Avena NM, Gearhardt AN.
  • Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America. Department of Medicine, New York Obesity Research Center, Mount Sinai- St. Luke's Hospital, New York, New York, United States of America.
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
  • Yes. Source of funding disclosure found
  • This work was supported by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) DA-03123 (NA).
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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