Introduction: The aim of the study was to undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies to determine the effect of magnesium (Mg) supplementation on C-reactive protein (CRP). Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Material a...

The vitamin D receptor (VDR) principally mediates the anticancer activities of vitamin D. Various epidemiological studies have investigated the associations of VDR gene polymorphisms with ovarian cancer; however, the results have been inconclusive. In the current study, we evaluated, in a meta-an...

Background: To evaluate the effect of vitamin D supplementation on C-reactive protein (CRP) through a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials (RCTs). Methods: PubMed-Medline, SCOPUS, Google Scholar and Web of Science databases were searched (up until April 2016) to ide...

Introduction To investigate the associations of alopecia areata (AA) with serum vitamin D and calcium levels. Methods A systematic review of all relevant articles published up to February 2020 in PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases was conducted. Primary endpoints were serum 25-hy...

Listeria monocytogenes, a foodborne pathogen that causes human listeriosis, is commonly found in meat products. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of L. monocytogenes in a variety of Brazilian meat products, using a meta-analysis of data from the literature. A total of 29 publications fr...

Background: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effects of statin therapy on serum vitamin D concentrations. Materials and methods: We searched multiple databases including PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Science and Google Scholar from inception to May 2016, for studies o...

Background: The relationship between vitamin intake and pancreatic cancer (PC) risk is disputed. We aimed to investigate the association between vitamin intake and the risk of PC via meta-analysis. Methods: We conducted a meta-analysis of studies concerning vitamin intake and the risk of PC fr...

Objective: To assess the correlation between serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D] status and outcomes of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in infertile women through review systematically. Methods: We used Embase, Pubmed, and Cochrane database to identify all studies that assessed the correlation b...

Purpose: Colorectal cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed and deadly cancers worldwide. Epidemiological studies on the relationship between folate intake and the risk of colorectal cancer have reported inconsistent findings since folate fortification in the USA. For this situation, we cond...

Background: Malnutrition is prevalent among peri-operative patients undergoing hepatobiliary surgery and is an important prognostic factor. Both hepatobiliary disease and surgical trauma significantly affects body's metabolism and environment. Therefore, it is very important for patients with liv...