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Dietary fat intake and ovarian cancer risk: a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies.

​A significant elevation in ovarian cancer risk is associated with regular consumption of fatty foods.

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Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and the Incidence of Hypertension in a Mediterranean Cohort: The Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra Project.

​Consuming generous portions of ultra-processed foods may accelerate the onset of hypertension.

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  • 2017
  • Mendonça RD, Lopes AC, Pimenta AM, Gea A, Martinez-Gonzalez MA, Bes-Rastrollo M
  • Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. Departament of Nutrition, School of Nursing, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. CAPES Foundation, Ministry of Education of Brazil, Brasília, Brazil. Department of Maternal-Child Nursing and Public Health, School of Nursing, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Navarra's Health Research Institute (IDISNA), Pamplona, Spain. Biomedical Research Center Network on Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. Department of Nutrition, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
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A prospective study of dietary fiber intake and risk of cardiovascular disease among women.

​Habitual consumption of fiber-rich foods, such fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, may lessen the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in women.

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Legume consumption and risk of coronary heart disease in US men and women: NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study.

​Increase in the frequency of consumption of legumes may help to fend off coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular ailments.

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  • 2001
  • Bazzano LA, He J, Ogden LG, Loria C, Vupputuri S, Myers L, Whelton PK.
  • Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave, SL18, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. jhe@tulane.edu
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  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
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Consumption of fruit and vegetable and risk of coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

​Adopting a dietary pattern characterized by high fruit and vegetable consumption may help to improve an individual's chances of avoiding coronary heart disease.

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  • 2015
  • Gan Y, Tong X, Li L, Cao S, Yin X, Gao C, Herath C, Li W, Jin Z, Chen Y, Lu Z.
  • Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China. Department of Management, School of Economics and Management, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. National Institute for Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China. Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, Liaoning, China. Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China. Electronic address: zuxunlu@yahoo.com.
  • No, Free full text of study was not found.
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Dietary intake of fiber and decreased risk of cancers of the colon and rectum: evidence from the combined analysis of 13 case-control studies.

​A high-fiber diet may help to slash the risk of developing colorectal cancer.

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Fruit and vegetable consumption and risk of the metabolic syndrome: a meta-analysis.

​Metabolic syndrome is less likely to occur in individuals adhering to a high fruits and vegetable diet.

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  • 2018
  • Tian Y, Su L, Wang J, Duan X, Jiang X.
  • Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics,School of Public Health,Qingdao University,No. 38 Dengzhou Road,Qingdao,Shandong Province,266021People's Republic of China. Department of the Library,Qingdao University,Qingdao,Shandong Province,People's Republic of China.
  • 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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Fruit and vegetable consumption and the risk of postmenopausal osteoporosis: a meta-analysis of observational studies.

​Greater intake of fruits and vegetables can help to prevent the onset of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.

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  • 2018
  • Hu D , Cheng L , Jiang W .
  • Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, No. 38 Dengzhou Road, Qingdao, Shandong 266021, People's Republic of China. wenjie-jiang@126.com.
  • 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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Higher intake of carotenoid is associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer in Chinese adults: a case-control study.

​A decline in colorectal cancer risk is associated with high dietary intake of foods containing carotenoids, such as α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, and lycopene.

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Carotenoid intake and esophageal cancer risk: a meta-analysis.

​Regular consumption of foods high in carotenoids may help to inhibit the development of cancerous cells and tumors in the esophagus.

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Carotenoid Intake from Natural Sources and Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Epidemiological Studies.

​Adequate intake of foods packed with carotenoids may help boost an individual's defense against cancers of the head and neck.

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Active smoking and breast cancer risk: original cohort data and meta-analysis.

​Cigarette smoking may up breast cancer risk in women.

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