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Cigarette smoking exposure and heart failure risk in older adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study
failure risk. Researchers studied the smoking habits and estimated the risk of heart failure occurring in 2,125 men and women over a 9-year period. Researchers observed a surge in the incidence of heart failure among past and present smokers. The...
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Fruit and vegetable intake in relation to gastric cancer risk: A comprehensive and updated systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of cohort studies
of developing gastric (stomach) cancer. Researchers compiled data and evidence drawn out from over 1.5 million men and women who participated in 18 studies. Researchers noticed that participants who ate the highest amounts of fruits and vegetables had...
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Garlic consumption and colorectal cancer risk in US adults: a large prospective cohort study
The data from this study showed that avid consumption of garlic may help foil the occurrence of colorectal cancer in men and women.
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Ultra-processed food consumption and the risk of incident chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
the level of consumption of ultra-processed foods. Researchers evaluated the dietary and medical records of 219,132 men and women who participated in 5 studies. Researchers noticed that the higher the frequency and amount of ultra-processed foods people...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/kidney-disease/chronic-kidney-disease/ultra-processed-food-consumption-and-the-risk-of-incident-chronic-kidney-disease-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-cohort-studies -
Alcohol use disorder increases the risk of necrotizing fasciitis: A nationwide retrospective cohort study
Researchers collected and evaluated data on the alcohol drinking habits and health of more 250,000 Chinese men and women. Researchers noticed that alcohol abusers were 3.55 times more likely to suffer from necrotizing fasciitis than their colleagues who...
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Association between Plant-based Diet and Risk of Chronic Diseases and All-Cause Mortality in Centenarians in China: A Cohort Study
for a 10-year period the nutritional habits, health status, and mortality records of more than 2,500 Chinese men and women aged 100 years and above. Researchers discovered that eating healthy plant foods reduced the likelihood of suffering from chronic...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/whole-food-plant-based/association-between-plant-based-diet-and-risk-of-chronic-diseases-and-all-cause-mortality-in-centenarians-in-china-a-cohort-study -
Vegetable Protein Intake was Inversely Associated with Cardiovascular Mortality in a 15-Year Follow-Up Study of the General Japanese Population
risk. Researchers monitored dietary and mortality records in a study population comprising of 7,774 Japanese men and women aged 30 years and above for a period spanning over 13 years. Researchers noticed a low death toll from cardiovascular disease...
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Association of dietary flavonoid intakes with prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases in adults
effect of dietary flavonoids against chronic respiratory disease. The study population included more than 15,000 men and women who responded to questionnaires seeking information about the types of food consumed and whether they have had chronic...
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Using Diet to Help Prevent Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer in men is a hormone-dependent cancer; much like breast cancer is in women. Dr. Neal Barnard, president of The Cancer Project, does an excellent job of explaining what we can do to help prevent it as well as helping us fight it, for...
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Whole grain consumption and the metabolic syndrome: a favorable association in Tehranian adults.
syndrome risk. Using validated food frequency questionnaires, researchers examined the diets of 827 Iranian men and women within the age bracket of 18-72 years. The weight, height, blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), triglyceride, cholesterol,...
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Fruit and vegetable intake and mortality from ischaemic heart disease: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Heart study.
incidence of deaths from ischaemic heart disease (IHD). Researchers tracked dietary and mortality records of 313,074 men and women without any previous history of myocardial infarction and stroke recruited from 8 different European countries. The team...
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A prospective study of cigarette smoking and the risk of pancreatic cancer.
cigarette smoking in relation to pancreatic cancer risk. Researchers followed and evaluated 167,767 cancer-free men and women between the ages of 30-75 years with regards to their smoking habits and pancreatic cancer odds ratios. Researchers observed a...
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Diet and risk of diverticular disease in Oxford cohort of European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC): prospective study of British vegetarians and non-vegetarians.
from diverticular disease. Using validated food frequency questionnaires, researchers examined the diets of 47,033 men and women recruited from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Oxford Study Cohort. The diverticular...
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Fiber intake and endometrial cancer risk.
being diagnosed with endometrial cancer. Researchers compared the diets and endometrial cancer odds ratios of 1362 Italian women. Researchers found out that increased consumption of foods rich in fiber, particularly lignin, decreased the risk of...
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Fruit and vegetable intake and cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.
the risk of suffering from cognitive impairment. Researchers analyzed the nutritional and health records of 17,537 men and women. Researchers discovered that a significant drop in the risk of suffering from cognitive impairment was associated with...
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Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Japan.
sclerosis (ALS). Data on the dietary habits and incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis among 153 Japanese men and women were obtained from questionnaires and hospital records. Researchers observed a drop in the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...
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The risk of colorectal cancer is associated with the frequency of meat consumption in a population-based cohort in Korea.
With the aid of validated food frequency questionnaires, researchers obtained the dietary information of 2,248,129 men and women for 6-7 years. The colorectal cancer odds ratio of each participant was also determined. Researchers found out that meat...
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Protective effects of dietary carotenoids on risk of hip fracture in men: the Singapore Chinese Health Study.
high carotenoid diets on the risk of hip fracture in Chinese men. Researchers monitored the diets of 63,257 Chinese men and women within the age bracket of 45-73 years for a duration of 5 years. The relative risk of hip fracture of all the participants...
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Statin use increased new-onset diabetes in hypercholesterolemic individuals: Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Health Screening Cohort database (NHIS-HEALS).
cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia). Researchers followed and evaluated more than 21,000 hypercholesterolemic Korean men and women with regards to their use of statins and development of diabetes. Researchers discovered that diabetes occurred more...
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Seaweed intake and risk of cardiovascular disease: the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective (JPHC) Study.
questionnaires, researchers collected and analyzed data on the seaweed intake levels of over 90,000 Japanese men and women. The relative risk of developing cardiovascular disease and stroke was ascertained in all the participants in this study....
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cardiovascular-disease/seaweed-intake-and-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease-the-japan-public-health-center-based-prospective-jphc-study
