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Ultra-Processed Food Intakes Are Associated with Depression in the General Population: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Women who are fans of ultra-processed foods may be highly susceptible to depression.

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Use of e-cigarettes associated with lower sperm counts in a cross-sectional study of young men from the general population

Frequent usage of e-cigarettes may increase a man's chances of suffering from low sperm count.

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  • 2020
  • Stine Agergaard Holmboe, Lærke Priskorn, Tina Kold Jensen, Niels Erik Skakkebaek, Anna-Maria Andersson, Niels Jørgensen
  • Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark. International Research and Research Training Centre in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark. Department of Environmental Medicine, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense 5000, Denmark.
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Association between intake of soft drinks and testicular function in young men

Greater intake of large amounts of soft drinks may diminish total sperm and impair testicular function in young men

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  • 2021
  • F L Nassan, L Priskorn, A Salas-Huetos, T I Halldorsson, T K Jensen, N Jørgensen, J E Chavarro
  • Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. Department of Growth and Reproduction, and International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. Department of Epidemiology Research, Centre for Foetal Programming, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark. Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland. Department of Environmental Medicine, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods and increased likelihood of central nervous system demyelination in a case-control study of Australian adults

Following a diet packed with ultra-processed foods may contribute to the demyelination of nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord.

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  • 2023
  • Adriana Mannino, Alison Daly, Eleanor Dunlop, Yasmine Probst, Anne-Louise Ponsonby, Ingrid A F van der Mei; Ausimmune Investigator Group; Lucinda J Black
  • Curtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Department of Neuroepidemiology, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Curtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. lucinda.black@curtin.edu.au. Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. lucinda.black@curtin.edu.au.
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The association of ultra-processed food consumption with adult mental health disorders: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of 260,385 participants

Elevated consumption of ultra-processed foods may favor the onset of depression.

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  • 2022
  • Seyadeh Narges Mazloomi, Sepide Talebi, Sanaz Mehrabani, Reza Bagheri, Abed Ghavami, Mahsa Zarpoosh, Hamed Mohammadi, Alexei Wong, Michael Nordvall, Mohammad Ali Hojjati Kermani, Sajjad Moradi
  • The Health of Plant and Livestock Products Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Food and Drug Administration, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutritional Science, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran. Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Exercise Physiology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. General Practitioner, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kermanshah, Iran. Department of Health and Human Performance, Marymount University, Arlington, VA, United States. Clinical Tuberculosis and Epidemiology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Nutritional Sciences Department, School of Nutritional Sciences and Food Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
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Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Adult Mortality Risk: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of 207,291 Participants

The odds of dying prematurely from cardiovascular disease and other causes may be tilted against men and women who enjoy eating ultra-processed foods.

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  • 2021
  • Wanich Suksatan, Sajjad Moradi, Fatemeh Naeini, Reza Bagheri, Hamed Mohammadi, Sepide Talebi, Sanaz Mehrabani, Mohammad Ali Hojjati Kermani, Katsuhiko Suzuki
  • Faculty of Nursing, HRH Princess Chulabhorn College of Medical Science, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok 10210, Thailand. Halal Research Center of IRI, FDA, Tehran 314715311, Iran. Nutritional Sciences Department, School of Nutritional Sciences and Food Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah 6718773654, Iran. Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutritional Science, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran 1449614535, Iran. Department of Exercise Physiology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 8174673441, Iran. Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 8174673461, Iran. Clinical Tuberculosis and Epidemiology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1983535511, Iran. Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa 359-1192, Japan.
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Ultra-processed food consumption, genetic predisposition, and the risk of gout: the UK Biobank study

Preference for ultra-processed foods may trigger the onset of gout, particularly in individuals who are genetically susceptible to the disease.

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  • 2023
  • Tingjing Zhang, Xin Xu, Qing Chang, Yanling Lv, Yuhong Zhao, Kaijun Niu, Liangkai Chen, Yang Xia
  • School of Public Health, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China. Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China. Liaoning Key Laboratory of Precision Medical Research on Major Chronic Disease, Shenyang, China. Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Hubei Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. 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.
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Sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain in children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Indulgence in sugary beverages may lead to weight gain in children and adults.

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Soft drinks, tea and coffee consumption in relation to risk of fracture: evidence from china health and nutrition survey

Fondness for coffee, tea, and soft drinks may put an individual at risk of fracturing a bone.

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  • 2023
  • Yang Li, Mei Huang, Yan Hua, Zhaozhao Hui, Yue Zhang, Yue Lin, Juan Du, Chunping Ni, Xiaoqin Wang
  • Department of Nursing, Air Force Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710061, China. Department of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 76 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, China. Department of Nursing, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710004, China. Department of Nursing, Air Force Medical University, 169 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710061, China. pingchunni@163.com. Department of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 76 Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, China. wangxiaoqin@xjtu.edu.cn.
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Sugar- and artificially-sweetened beverages and the risks of chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis

Habitual intake of 7 or more servings of sugar-sweetened beverages per week may fuel the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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  • 2021
  • Wei-Cheng Lo, Shih-Hsiang Ou, Chu-Lin Chou, Jin-Shuen Chen, Mei-Yi Wu, Mai-Szu Wu
  • Master Program in Applied Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, No. 291, Zhongzheng Road, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, 235, Taiwan. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan. Department of Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veteran General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, No. 291, Zhongzheng Road, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, 235, Taiwan. e220121@gmail.com. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. e220121@gmail.com. TMU Research Center of Urology and Kidney, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. e220121@gmail.com. Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. e220121@gmail.com. TMU Research Center of Urology and Kidney, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan. Contributed equally.
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Dietary fruits and vegetables and risk of cardiovascular diseases in elderly Chinese

Sticking to a high fruit and vegetable diet may substantially diminish cardiovascular disease rates in older adults.

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Fruit and vegetable consumption and the risk of hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies

Upping the intake of fruits and vegetables may help reduce the incidence of hypertension in men and women.

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  • 2023
  • Helga Madsen, Abhijit Sen, Dagfinn Aune
  • Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. Center for Oral Health Services and Research (TkMidt), Trondheim, Norway. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, Norfolk Place, London, W2 1PG, UK. d.aune@imperial.ac.uk. Department of Nutrition, Oslo New University College, Oslo, Norway. d.aune@imperial.ac.uk. Department of Endocrinology, Morbid Obesity and Preventive Medicine, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway. d.aune@imperial.ac.uk.
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