We performed systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies that investigated the potential association between fried food consumption and prostate cancer risk. Four case-control studies were finally selected for this systematic literature review, totaling 2579 cancer patients and 2277 ...

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A higher intake of vegetables has been convincingly associated with a decreased risk of arterial thrombotic disorders, so that a similar association may be expected with venous thromboembolism. An electronic search was conducted in Medline, Web of Science and Scopus to identify epidemiological st...

Background: The objective of this systematic review was to assess the scope and breadth of publicly available prospective cohort and randomized controlled trial (RCT) literature on 100% fruit juice and dental caries or tooth erosion in humans. Methods: We performed a systematic search in MEDLINE/...

Objective: Financial conflicts of interest involving the food industry have been reported to bias nutrition studies. However, some have hypothesized that independently funded studies may be biased if the authors have strong a priori beliefs about the healthfulness of a food product ('white hat bi...

The purpose of this study is to clarify the association between Zn levels and myocardial infarction (MI) using a meta-analysis approach. We searched articles in the PubMed, OVID, and ScienceDirect published as of November 2014. Thirteen eligible articles with 2886 subjects from 41 case-control st...

Background: The concept "psychobiotics" claims potential beneficial effect of probiotics on anxiety, whereas findings from clinical trials are inconsistent. Thus, a meta-analysis is needed to clarify the effect of probiotics on anxiety. Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing th...

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between cruciferous vegetables intake and risk of prostate cancer. Methods: A systematic literature search up to June 2011 was carried out in PubMed, and the references of retrieved articles were screened. The summary relative risks with 95% confidence i...

Objective: This meta-analysis of cohort and case-control studies was undertaken to evaluate the relationship between cruciferous vegetables intake and risk of bladder cancer. Methods: Eligible studies were retrieved via both computer searches and review of references. The summary relative risk...

Previous cohort and case-control studies on the association between cruciferous vegetables consumption and risk of renal cell carcinoma have illustrated conflicting results so far. To demonstrate the potential association between them, a meta-analysis was performed. Eligible studies were retrieve...