Background The association between meat consumption and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still inconclusive. Aim To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to quantitatively assess the relationship between meat intake and the risk of HCC. Methods We searched the PubMed...

Tactical personnel (including military, law enforcement, and fire and rescue) are responsible for ensuring national and public safety. Dietary intake is an important consideration to support optimal health and performance. The aims of this systematic review were to: (1) describe the reported free...

Context: Omega-3 fatty acids are purported to reduce the risk of cancer. Studies have reported mixed results. Objective: To synthesize published and unpublished evidence to determine estimates of the effect of omega-3 fatty acids on cancer risk in prospective cohort studies. Data sources: A...

Objective: To evaluate the effects on healthy eating or the Mediterranean diet adherence achieved by interventions suitable for implementation in primary care settings. Methods: Medline (PubMed) and The Cochrane Library bibliographic searches retrieved randomized controlled trials published in...

Studies on the association between single foods or nutrients and colorectal cancer have provided inconsistent results. Previous reviews did not conduct a quantitative synthesis of the relation with dietary patterns. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies addressing the asso...

The effectiveness of deferoxamine (DFO), deferiprone (DFP), or deferasirox (DFX) in thalassemia major was assessed. Outcomes were reported as means±SD, mean differences with 95% CI, or standardized mean differences. Statistical heterogeneity was tested using χ2 (Q) and I2. Sources of bias and Gra...

Objective: To systematically review prospective cohort studies about the association between dietary patterns and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) incidence, and to quantify the effects using a meta-analysis. Design: Databases such as PubMed, ISI Web of Science, SCOPUS and Google Scholar were s...

Sun exposure is a major environmental risk factor for skin cancers and is also an important source of vitamin D. However, while experimental evidence suggests that vitamin D may have a protective effect on skin cancer risk, epidemiologic studies investigating the influence of 25-hydroxyvitamin ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether nutrition interventions widen dietary inequalities across socioeconomic status groups. DESIGN: Systematic review of interventions that aim to promote healthy eating. DATA SOURCES: CINAHL and MEDLINE were searched between 1990 and 2007. REVIEW METHODS: Studies were ...

The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the association between a soy-based infant diet and the onset of puberty. We included studies in which children were fed a soy-based diet, and we compared them with those who were not. The primary outcomes were the onset of puberty in girls ...