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Influence of cigarette smoking on osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH): a systematic review and meta-analysis

Active and former cigarette smokers may have a high rate of occurrence of osteonecrosis of the head of the femur.

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  • 2017
  • Zhenxing Wen, Zan Lin, Wenlong Yan, Jian Zhang
  • The College of Clinical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing - China. Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing - China.
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Sugar intake and risk of hypertension: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of cohort and cross-sectional studies

Generous intake of sugared beverages may give rise to hypertension in men and women.

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  • 2023
  • Yang Zhao, Yifei Feng, Yunhong Zeng, Wencheng Di, Xinping Luo, Xiaojing Wu, Ruiyun Guan, Lidan Xu, Xingjin Yang, Yang Li, Yuying Wu, Xiaoyan Wu, Yanyan Zhang, Xi Li, Pei Qin, Fulan Hu, Dongsheng Hu, Honghui Li, Ming Zhang
  • Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Regional Immunity and Diseases, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. Center for Health Management, The Affiliated Shenzhen Hospital of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. Department of Cardiology, The Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. Department of Cardiology, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. Department of Pharmacy, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. Department of Nutrition, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China. Department of General Practice, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Luohu Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.
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Sugar-Sweetened Beverages" Is an Independent Risk From Pancreatic Cancer: Based on Half a Million Asian Cohort Followed for 25 Years

Indulgence in sugar-sweetened beverages may increase an individual's predisposition to having pancreatic cancer.

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  • 2022
  • Chien Hua Chen, Min Kuang Tsai, June Han Lee, Ro-Ting Lin, Chung Y Hsu, Christopher Wen, Xifeng Wu, Ta-Wei Chu, Chi Pang Wen
  • Digestive Disease Center, Changbing Show-Chwan Memorial Hospital, Lukang, Taiwan. Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. Department of Food Science and Technology, Hungkuang University, Taichung, Taiwan. Institue of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan. College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. Long Beach VAMC Hospital, University of Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, CA, United States. Center for Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Big Data, The Second Affiliated Hospital and School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. National Institute for Data Science in Health and Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan. Taipei MJ Health Screening Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Plant-based diets and risk of disease mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

Favoring the consumption of healthful plant foods may diminish an individual's chances of suffering from premature deaths arising from chronic diseases.

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  • 2022
  • Sahar Jafari, Erfan Hezaveh, Yahya Jalilpiran, Ahmad Jayedi, Alexei Wong, Abdolrasoul Safaiyan, Ali Barzegar
  • Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Department of Biochemistry and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Health and Human Performance, Marymount University, Arlington, VA, USA. Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Plant-based dietary patterns and the risk of digestive system cancers in 3 large prospective cohort studies

Incorporating healthy plant foods into our diets may confer us with adequate protection against digestive tract cancers, such as stomach, colorectal and liver cancer.

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  • 2023
  • Jihye Kim, Jaewon Khil, Hanseul Kim, NaNa Keum, Xuehong Zhang, Edward Giovannucci
  • Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-Gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-Do, 17104, Republic of Korea. kjhye@khu.ac.kr. Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. kjhye@khu.ac.kr. Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University Graduate School, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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Plant-Based Diets and Cancer Risk: What is the Evidence?

Consuming a plant-based diet may help guard against the development of cancer.

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  • 2022
  • Vanessa DeClercq, Jacob T Nearing, Ellen Sweeney
  • Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Room 5-D Tupper Medical Building, 5850 College Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada. vanessa.de.clercq@dal.ca. Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. vanessa.de.clercq@dal.ca. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow's Health (PATH), Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
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Does physical activity prevent cognitive decline and dementia?: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies

Regular exercise may help curb the onset of cognitive decline and dementia in elderly men and women.

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The benefit of vegetarian diets for reducing blood pressure in Taiwan: a historically prospective cohort study

High compliance with a vegetarian diet may make an individual less likely to suffer from hypertension.

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  • 2023
  • Hsin-Pei Feng, Pi-Ching Yu, Shi-Hao Huang, Yao-Ching Huang, Chin Fu Chen, Chien-An Sun, Bill-Long Wang, Wu-Chien Chien, Chun-Hsien Chiang
  • School of Nursing, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City, 11490, Taiwan. Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, 10602, Taiwan. Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, 11490, Taiwan. Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, 11490, Taiwan. School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, 11490, Taiwan. Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech), Taipei, 10608, Taiwan. Amed Advanced Medication Co., Ltd., New Taipei City, 24890, Taiwan. Center for Technology Transfer and Resources Integration, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, 242062, Taiwan. Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, 242062, Taiwan. Big Data Center, College of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, 242062, Taiwan. School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, 11490, Taiwan. billwang1203@gmail.com. Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, 11490, Taiwan. chienwu@ndmctsgh.edu.tw. School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, 11490, Taiwan. chienwu@ndmctsgh.edu.tw. Taiwanese Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Association (TIPSPA), Taipei, 11490, Taiwan. chienwu@ndmctsgh.edu.tw. Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, 11490, Taiwan. chienwu@ndmctsgh.edu.tw. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, 10602, Taiwan. chenier0821@yahoo.com.tw.
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Weight Gain and Alcohol Drinking Associations with Breast Cancer Risk in Japanese Postmenopausal Women - Results from the Japan Collaborative Cohort (JACC) Study

Frequent drinking of alcohol may induce the development of breast cancer, especially in overweight and obese women.

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  • 2016
  • Junichi Nitta, Masanori Nojima, Hirofumi Ohnishi, Mitsuru Mori, Kenji Wakai, Sadao Suzuki, Yoshihisa Fujino, Yingsong Lin, Koji Tamakoshi, Akiko Tamakoshi
  • Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan E-mail : mitsurum@sapmed.ac.jp
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Smoking and risk of colonic diverticulosis: A meta-analysis

Cigarette smoking may promote the formation of diverticuli in the large intestines (colon).

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  • 2018
  • K Wijarnpreecha, B Boonpheng, C Thongprayoon 1, V Jaruvongvanich, P Ungprasert
  • Department of Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, New York, USA. Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA. Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Total meat (flesh) supply may be a significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases worldwide

Habitual intake of meat may result in an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease worldwide.

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Physical activity and all-cause mortality: an updated meta-analysis with different intensity categories

Adopting a physically active lifestyle may significantly reduce an individual's likelihood of suffering from premature deaths arising from different causes.

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