CONTEXT: Excessive consumption of high-fat diets has increased in the population over time and is harmful to female fertility. OBJECTIVE: To investigate and discuss the effects of a high-fat diet on ovarian follicles in rodents. DATA SOURCE: A systematic literature search of PubMed, EMBASE, Web o...

BACKGROUND: Oral cancer ranks as the seventh most common form of cancer worldwide. Recent reports have examined the effect of fruit and vegetable intake on the risk of oral cancer, but results are controversial. OBJECTIVE: A meta-analysis was performed to arrive at quantitative conclusions about ...

BACKGROUND: Recent randomized controlled trials have suggested that dietary nitrate (NO3(-)), found in beetroot and other vegetables, and inorganic NO3(-) salts decrease metabolic rate under resting and exercise conditions. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was therefore to determine from a systematic review an...

Obesity is a medical situation in which excess body fat has gathered because of imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure. In spite of the fact that the variety of studies are available for obesity treatment and management, its "globesity" still remains a big challenge all over the w...

In this systematic review, we sought to evaluate the effect of physical activity or nutrition interventions (or both) in adults with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (nsclc). METHODS: A systematic search for relevant clinical trials was conducted in 6 electronic databases, by hand searching, a...

The determinants of childhood overweight and obesity are complex, but infant feeding and the early diet are important contributing factors. The complementary feeding period in particular, is a time during which children are nutritionally vulnerable, and a time where life-long eating habits may be...

To systematically review the current literature investigating associations between zinc-alpha2-glycoprotein (ZAG) and dysglycaemia (including type 2 diabetes (T2DM), poly-cystic-ovary syndrome (PCOS), pre-diabetes or insulin resistance). This included relationships between ZAG and continuous meas...

CONTEXT: Sedentary behavior is implicated in youth and adult overweight and obesity. However, the relationship between sedentary behavior and weight status is often small or inconsistent, with few studies controlling for confounding factors such as diet and physical activity. Diet has been hypoth...

BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding is beneficial to both mother and infant. However, overlap of lactation with pregnancy and short recuperative intervals may impact mothers nutritionally. We aimed to investigate the possible effects of pregnancy during breastfeeding. METHODS: In October 2018, we searched ...

Vitamin D is important for skeletal muscle health and deficiency is associated with clinical neuromuscular symptoms of poor strength and gait. Supplementation can independently increase muscle strength in chronically deficient populations. However, the regulatory role of vitamin D on neuromuscula...