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Composite dietary antioxidant index and the risk of colorectal cancer: Findings from the Singapore Chinese Health Study

Devout consumption of antioxidant-containing foods may help halt the occurrence of colorectal cancer.

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  • 2022
  • Yi-Chuan Yu, Pedram Paragomi, Renwei Wang, Aizhen Jin, Robert E Schoen, Li-Ting Sheng, An Pan, Woon-Puay Koh, Jian-Min Yuan, Hung N Luu
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Healthy Longevity Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Health and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China. Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore.
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nested case-control study on dietary fat consumption and the risk for gallstone disease

Preference for fatty foods may promote the development of gallstone disease.

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  • 2016
  • A Bertola Compagnucci, H A Perroud, S M Batallés, R Villavicencio, A Brasca, D Berli, S M Pezzotto
  • Instituto de Inmunología, Facultad Ciencias Médicas, Consejo de Investigaciones, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina. Instituto de Genética, Facultad Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, CONICET, Rosario, Argentina. Fundación Dr JR Villavicencio, Rosario, Argentina. Cátedra de Gastroenterología, Facultad Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina.
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Association of Ultra-Processed Food Intake with Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disease Multimorbidity: A Prospective Cohort Study

Creating more room for ultra-processed foods in our menu may put us on the path to developing cardiovascular and respiratory disease.

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  • 2023
  • Huiping Li, Shu Li, Hongxi Yang, Yuan Zhang, Yue Ma, Yabing Hou, Xinyu Zhang, Li Sun, Yan Borné, Yaogang Wang
  • School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China. Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, 21428, Sweden. School of Management, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China.
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Dietary fiber intake and risk of gallstone: a case-control study

Individuals on high fiber diet are less prone to come down with gallstone disease.

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  • 2023
  • Asal Neshatbini Tehrani, Saeede Saadati, Zahra Yari, Amin Salehpour, Amir Sadeghi, Ghazal Daftari, Moloud Ghorbani, Azita Hekmatdoost
  • Student Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Department of Nutrition, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Department of Nutrition Research, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran, West Arghavan St. Farahzadi Blvd., Sharake Qods, Tehran, Iran. zahrayari_nut@yahoo.com. School of Public Health, Occupational Health Research Center, Iran Universityof Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases of Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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Association of plant-based dietary patterns with the risk of osteoporosis in community-dwelling adults over 60 years: a cross-sectional study

Strict adherence to healthy plant foods can boost the level of protection older women and men can enjoy against osteoporosis.

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  • 2023
  • Junwei Hu, Yi Li, Zheng Wang, Xin Li, Tianbo Hou, Zibo Ning, Runnian Huang, Chunhua Ma, Xiaoyue Yuan, Difei Wang
  • Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China. Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122, Liaoning, China. Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China. dfwang@cmu.edu.cn.
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Ultra-processed food consumption, cancer risk and cancer mortality: a large-scale prospective analysis within the UK Biobank

Promoting the consumption of ultra-processed foods may result in a spike in the incidence and mortality from cancer.

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  • 2023
  • Kiara Chang, Marc J Gunter, Fernanda Rauber, Renata B Levy, Inge Huybrechts, Nathalie Kliemann, Christopher Millett, Eszter P Vamos
  • Public Health Policy Evaluation Unit, Imperial College London, London, W6 8RP, United Kingdom. Nutrition and Metabolism Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 69372, Lyon, France. Center for Epidemiological Research in Nutrition and Health, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 01246-904, Brazil. Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 01246-904, Brazil. NOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Centre, Comprehensive Health Research Center, CHRC, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Impact of ultra-processed food intake on the risk of COVID-19: a prospective cohort study

Frequent consumers of ultra-processed foods may be at risk of developing COVID-19 infection.

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  • 2023
  • Lihui Zhou, Huiping Li, Shunming Zhang, Hongxi Yang, Yue Ma, Yaogang Wang
  • School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, No. 22, Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300070, China. Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden. Department of Bioinformatics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China. School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, No. 22, Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300070, China. YaogangWANG@tmu.edu.cn.
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Preventing diverticular disease. Review of recent evidence on high-fibre diets

Fondness for fiber-rich foods may help guard against the development of diverticular disease.

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Higher fruit and vegetable variety associated with lower risk of cognitive impairment in Chinese community-dwelling older men: a 4-year cohort study

Strict adherence to a high fruit and vegetable diet may help hinder the development of cognitive impairment in older men.

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  • 2022
  • Suey S Y Yeung, Timothy Kwok 2, Jean Woo
  • Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. sueyyeung@cuhk.edu.hk. Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Centre for Nutritional Studies, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Frequent vegetable consumption is inversely associated with hypertension among indigenous Africans

Eating generous portions of vegetables may help reduce an individual's probability of developing hypertension.

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  • 2022
  • Onoja Matthew Akpa, Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle, Osahon Jeffery Asowata, Tinashe Chikowore, Shukri F Mohamed, Fred Sarfo, Rufus Akinyemi, Albert Akpalu, Kolawole Wahab, Reginald Obiako, Morenikeji Komolafe, Lukman Owolabi, Godwin O Osaigbovo, Godwin Ogbole, Hemant K Tiwari, Joshua Akinyemi, Adekunle Fakunle, Ezinne Uvere, Abiodun M Adeoye, Daniel Lackland, Donna K Arnett, Bruce Ovbiagele, Michèle Ramsay, Mayowa Owolabi
  • Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, 200284, Ibadan, Nigeria. Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, 200284, Ibadan, Nigeria. Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, 200284, Ibadan, Nigeria. Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University, 08826, Seoul, Korea. MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa. Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa. Health and Well-Being Program, African Population and Health Research Center, 00100, Nairobi, Kenya. Department of Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 00000, Kumasi, Ghana. Neuroscience and Ageing Research Unit, Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, 200284, Ibadan, Nigeria. Center for Genomic and Precision Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, 200284, Ibadan, Nigeria. Department of Medicine, University of Ghana Medical School, P.O. Box LG 1181, Legon, Accra, Ghana. Department of Medicine, University of Ilorin, 240003, Ilorin, Nigeria. Department of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, 810107, Zaria, Nigeria. Department of Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Department of Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, 700233, Kano, Nigeria. Department of Internal Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital Jos, 930241, Jos, Nigeria. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, 200284, Ibadan, Nigeria. Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, 35233 AL, USA. Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Osun State University, 210001, Osogbo, Nigeria. Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, 29425 SC, USA. Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, 40536 KY, USA. Weill Institute for Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of California San-Francisco, San-Francisco, 94143 CA, USA. Division of Human Genetics, National Health Laboratory Service, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa.
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Increased alcohol-related oesophageal cancer mortality rates in Japanese men

Regular drinking of alcohol may tilt the odds of dying from esophageal cancer against men.

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Association Between Daily Alcohol Intake and Risk of All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses

Daily intake of low and moderate amounts of alcohol may have no positive impact on an individual's chances of suffering from deaths resulting from any cause.

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