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Association between ultra-processed foods and risk of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Generous intake of ultra-processed foods may favor the development of different types of cancer, including colorectal, breast, and prostate cancer.

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  • 2023
  • Ying Lian, Gang-Pu Wang, Guo-Qiang Chen, Hua-Nan Chen, Guang-Yong Zhang
  • Department of Health Management and Engineering Laboratory for Health Management, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China. Department of Medical Record Management and Statistics, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital and The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China. Department of General Surgery, The Fourth People's Hospital of Jinan City, Jinan, China. Department of General Surgery, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital and The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.
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Vegetable intake is associated with lower Frammingham risk scores in Korean men: Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey 2007-2009

Men who want to minimize their risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) should create more room for vegetables in their diet.

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Frequent low dose alcohol intake increases gastric cancer risk: the Health Examinees-Gem (HEXA-G) study

Habitual drinking of alcohol may fuel the development of gastric (stomach) cancer.

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  • 2022
  • Hwi-Won Lee, Dan Huang, Woo-Kyoung Shin, Katherine de la Torre, Minkyo Song, Aesun Shin, Jong-Koo Lee, Daehee Kang
  • Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul 03080, Korea. Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea. Integrated Major in Innovative Medical Science, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul 03080, Korea. Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Korea.
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Association between ultra-processed food consumption and risk of breast cancer: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies

Eating lots of ultra-processed foods regularly may put a woman at risk of developing breast cancer.

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  • 2023
  • Long Shu, Xiaoyan Zhang, Qin Zhu, Xiaoling Lv, Caijuan Si
  • Department of Nutrition, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China. Department of Digestion, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China. Department of Geriatrics, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China. Zhejiang Provincial Key Lab of Geriatrics, Geriatrics Institute of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China.
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Ultra-processed foods and allergic symptoms among children and adults in the United States: A population-based analysis of NHANES 2005-2006

Diets centered around the intake of ultra-processed foods may promote the development of asthma and eczema in children and girls respectively.

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Cigarette smoking exposure and heart failure risk in older adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study

Cigarette smoking may foster the development of heart failure.

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  • 2012
  • Deepa M Gopal, Andreas P Kalogeropoulos, Vasiliki V Georgiopoulou, Andrew L Smith, Douglas C Bauer, Anne B Newman, Lauren Kim, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Hillary Tindle, Tamara B Harris, Wilson W H Tang, Stephen B Kritchevsky, Javed Butler
  • Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
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Higher refined cereal grain intake is positively associated with apnoea-hypopnoea index in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea

Large intake of refined grains may play a role in worsening the symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea.

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  • 2022
  • Ioanna Kechribari, Meropi D Kontogianni, Michael Georgoulis, Kallirroi Lamprou, Emmanouil Vagiakis, Nikos Yiannakouris
  • Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece. Centre of Sleep Disorders, First Department of Critical Care, 'Evangelismos' General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Associations between Red Meat Intake and Sleep Parameters in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Indulgence in red meat may exacerbate the symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with this condition.

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Ultra-processed food consumption and increased risk of metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Diets that encourage the ingestion of ultra-processed foods may confer individuals with high probability of developing metabolic syndrome.

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Protein foods from animal sources and risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in representative cohorts from North and South China

Replacing proteins from animal foods, such as eggs, poultry, fish, and red meat with protein-rich plants in our diet may tilt the odds of evading non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in our favor.

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  • 2023
  • Shunming Zhang, Yan Yan, Ge Meng, Qing Zhang, Li Liu, Hongmei Wu, Yeqing Gu, Xuena Wang, Juanjuan Zhang, Shaomei Sun, Xing Wang, Ming Zhou, Qiyu Jia, Kun Song, Yan Borné, Lu Qi, Yu-Ming Chen, Kaijun Niu
  • School of Public Health of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China. Nutritional Epidemiology Institute and School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China. School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China. Nutritional Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. Health Management Centre, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China. Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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The preventive effect of sustained physical activity on incident nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Sustained level of physical activity may help to reduce an individual's risk of having non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

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  • 2017
  • Min-Sun Kwak, Donghee Kim, Goh Eun Chung, Won Kim, Joo Sung Kim
  • Department of Internal Medicine, Healthcare Research Institute, Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
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Smoking and the Risk of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Cohort Study

Cigarette smoking may induce the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in men and women.

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  • 2016
  • Hyun-Suk Jung, Yoosoo Chang, Min-Jung Kwon, Eunju Sung, Kyung Eun Yun, Yong Kyun Cho, Hocheol Shin, Seungho Ryu
  • Center for Cohort Studies, Total Healthcare Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. Department of Clinical Research Design & Evaluation, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. Department of Family Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
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