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Quantity and Variety in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Mortality in Older Chinese: A 15-year Follow-Up of a Prospective Cohort Study

High compliance with a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may help to extend the lifespan of middle-aged and elderly men and women.

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  • 2023
  • Ce Sun, Wei Sen Zhang, Chao Qiang Jiang, Ya Li Jin, Tong Zhu, Feng Zhu, Shiu Lun Au Yeung, Jean Woo, Kar Keung Cheng, Tai Hing Lam, Lin Xu
  • School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. Guangzhou Twelfth People's Hospital, Guangzhou, China. School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. Guangzhou Twelfth People's Hospital, Guangzhou, China; School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. Electronic address: xulin27@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
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Processed Food as a Risk Factor for the Development and Perpetuation of Crohn's Disease-The ENIGMA Study

Indulgence in processed foods may lead to the development of Crohn's disease in men and women.

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  • 2022
  • Gina L Trakman, Winnie Y Y Lin, Amy L Hamilton, Amy L Wilson-O'Brien, Annalise Stanley, Jessica Y Ching, Jun Yu, Joyce W Y Mak, Yang Sun, Junkun Niu, Yinglei Miao, Xiaoqing Lin, Rui Feng, Minhu Chen, Nitin Shivappa, James R Hebert, Mark Morrison, Siew C Ng, Michael A Kamm
  • Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne 3065, Australia. Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne 3065, Australia. Department of Dietetics, Nutrition and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne 3086, Australia. Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Microbiota I-Center (MagIC), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Institute of Digestive Disease, State Key Laboratory of Digestive Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, China. Yunnan Province Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Kunming 650032, China. Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China. The Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Norman J Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA. Department of Nutrition, Connecting Health Innovations LLC, Columbia, SC 29201, USA. The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane 4102, Australia. Centre for Gut Microbiota Research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Is breast cancer risk associated with alcohol intake before first full-term pregnancy?

Alcohol use—irrespective of the quantity—may precipitate the development of breast cancer in women, especially in females who have never been pregnant.

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  • 2016
  • Harindra Jayasekara, Robert J MacInnis, Allison M Hodge, Robin Room, Roger L Milne, John L Hopper, Graham G Giles, Dallas R English
  • Cancer Epidemiology Centre, Cancer Council Victoria, 615 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia. harindra.jayasekara@cancervic.org.au. Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia. harindra.jayasekara@cancervic.org.au. Cancer Epidemiology Centre, Cancer Council Victoria, 615 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia. Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia. Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University, 215 Franklin Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia. Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Carlton, VIC, 3010, Australia. Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Alcohol consumption and risks of more than 200 diseases in Chinese men

The probability of developing chronic diseases, such as cataract, gout, and liver cirrhosis, may be high among men fond of drinking alcoholic beverages.

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  • 2023
  • Pek Kei Im, Neil Wright, Ling Yang, Ka Hung Chan, Yiping Chen, Yu Guo, Huaidong Du, Xiaoming Yang, Daniel Avery, Shaojie Wang, Canqing Yu, Jun Lv, Robert Clarke, Junshi Chen, Rory Collins, Robin G Walters, Richard Peto, Liming Li, Zhengming Chen, Iona Y Millwood
  • Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU), Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Medical Research Council Population Health Research Unit (MRC PHRU), Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Oxford British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. NCD Prevention and Control Department, Qingdao CDC, Qingdao, China. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China. Peking University Center for Public Health and Epidemic Preparedness & Response, Beijing, China. China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Beijing, China. Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU), Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. zhengming.chen@ndph.ox.ac.uk. Medical Research Council Population Health Research Unit (MRC PHRU), Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. zhengming.chen@ndph.ox.ac.uk. Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU), Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. iona.millwood@ndph.ox.ac.uk. Medical Research Council Population Health Research Unit (MRC PHRU), Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. iona.millwood@ndph.ox.ac.uk.
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Dietary Sodium Intake and Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes

The odds of developing type 2 diabetes may be stacked against consumers of high salt diet.

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  • 2023
  • Xuan Wang, Hao Ma, Minghao Kou, Rui Tang, Qiaochu Xue, Xiang Li, Timothy S Harlan, Yoriko Heianza, Lu Qi
  • Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA. George Washington University Culinary Medicine Program, Washington, DC, USA. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA; Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: lqi1@tulane.edu.
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Alcohol consumption and the risk of new-onset uterine leiomyomas: a nationwide population-based study in 2.5 million Korean women aged 20 to 39 years

Fondness for alcohol may trigger the onset of uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) in women of reproductive age.

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  • 2023
  • Sunmie Kim, Kyungdo Han, Su-Yeon Choi, Sun Young Yang, Seung Ho Choi, Jeong Yoon Yim, Jin Ju Kim, Min-Jeong Kim
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Soongsil University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Department of Internal Medicine and Healthcare Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Department of Internal Medicine and Healthcare Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: cshmed@snuh.org. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHA Hospital Ilsan Medical Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
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Dietary fiber intake and cognitive impairment in older patients with chronic kidney disease in the United States: A cross-sectional study

Strict adherence to a high fiber diet may help curtail the onset of cognitive decline in older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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  • 2023
  • Feiyan Li, Hongxi Chen, Nan Mao, Hong Liu
  • School of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Department of Experiment Teaching Center of Clinical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Impact of Dietary Fiber on Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in Older Patients: A Narrative Review

Devout consumption of fiber-containing foods may help lower inflammation and cellular resistance to insulin in elderly individuals.

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  • 2023
  • Michele Niero, Giulio Bartoli, Paolo De Colle, Marialaura Scarcella, Michela Zanetti
  • Geriatric Clinic, Maggiore Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina, 34148 Trieste, Italy. Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy. Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Nutritional Science, Azienda Ospedaliera "Santa Maria", Via Tristano di Joannuccio, 05100 Terni, Italy.
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Consumption of fresh fruit rich in vitamin C and wheezing symptoms in children. SIDRIA Collaborative Group, Italy (Italian Studies on Respiratory Disorders in Children and the Environment)

Generous intake of fruits high in vitamin C may protect children, particularly with a history of asthma, from wheezing.

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Effects of quitting cannabis on respiratory symptoms

Dropping the habit of smoking cannabis may have a positive effect on the improvement and resolution of respiratory symptoms, such as cough, wheezing, and sputum production, in young adults.

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  • 2015
  • Robert J Hancox, Hayden H Shin, Andrew R Gray, Richie Poulton, Malcolm R Sears
  • Dept of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin, New Zealand bob.hancox@otago.ac.nz. Dept of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, Dunedin, New Zealand. Dept of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, Michael de Groote School of Medicine, McMaster University and St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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Dietary fiber and reduced cough with phlegm: a cohort study in Singapore

Consuming fiber from food sources may help curtail the onset of coughing with phlegm in men and women.

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Dietary fiber intake associated with risk of rheumatoid arthritis among U.S. adults: NHANES 2010-2020

Generous intake of foods high in fiber may help curb the development of rheumatoid arthritis.

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