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Dietary cholesterol consumption and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
Habitual consumers of cholesterol-containing foods may be at risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study evaluated the dietary cholesterol-type 2 diabetes mellitus connection using a meta-analytic approach. Researchers analyzed data from...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/diabetes/type-2-diabetes/dietary-cholesterol-consumption-and-incidence-of-type-2-diabetes-mellitus-a-dose-response-meta-analysis-of-prospective-cohort-studies -
Super Bowl Food/Stress Can Trigger Heart Attacks
excitement, and distress experienced during viewing dramatic athletic games such as the Super Bowl can trigger a cardiovascular event. A study published in the 2008 New England Journal of Medicine revealed that heart attacks among German men spiked...
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Inverse association of legume consumption and dyslipidemia: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program.
A healthy lipid profile and low cardiovascular disease risk are associated with frequent consumers of legumes. Dyslipidemia is a condition in which abnormal amounts of lipids are present in the blood. This study evaluated the consumption of legumes in...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/measurable-results/lipids/inverse-association-of-legume-consumption-and-dyslipidemia-isfahan-healthy-heart-program -
Can Diet be Used to Treat Autoimmune Conditions Like Psoriasis?
Psoriasis is a prevalent and serious inflammatory skin condition caused by an overactive immune system that attacks healthy cells within the body, believing that they are foreign substances. It is just one of 80+ autoimmune conditions . Psoriasis alone...
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Dietary fiber intake and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
in fiber-containing foods may diminish an individual's risk of suffering from premature deaths arising from cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other causes. The purpose of this study was to determine the role increased dietary exposure to fiber play in...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cardiovascular-disease/dietary-fiber-intake-and-all-cause-and-cause-specific-mortality-an-updated-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-prospective-cohort-studies -
Effect of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption on Human Health: An Update of the Literature
Adequate intake of fruits and vegetables may help guard against the development of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular ailments. This study assessed the health benefits of consuming a high fruit and vegetable diet. Researchers analyzed data from...
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Alcohol consumption and non-communicable diseases: epidemiology and policy implications
to developing a number of diseases, including diabetes, cancer, pancreatitis, hypertension, stroke, liver disease, and cardiovascular ailments. This study set out to unravel the puzzle linking alcohol consumption with the development of chronic...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cardiovascular-disease/alcohol-consumption-and-non-communicable-diseases-epidemiology-and-policy-implications -
Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses
at risk of suffering and dying from several chronic diseases, including obesity, anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes. This study looked at the impact a high ultra-processed food diet can have on human...
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Current Understanding of Dietary Fiber and Its Role in Chronic Diseases
the diagnosis rates of several chronic diseases, including obesity, colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and cardiovascular ailments. This study explored the impact of high fiber diet on the burden of chronic disease. Researchers utilized data...
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Quantity and Variety in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Mortality in Older Chinese: A 15-year Follow-Up of a Prospective Cohort Study
comprising of 19,597 middle-aged and elderly Chinese men and women. Researchers observed that death toll from cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and other causes was lower among consistent consumers of different fruits and vegetables than in infrequent...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cardiovascular-disease/quantity-and-variety-in-fruit-and-vegetable-consumption-and-mortality-in-older-chinese-a-15-year-follow-up-of-a-prospective-cohort-study -
Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Adult Mortality Risk: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of 207,291 Participants
The odds of dying prematurely from cardiovascular disease and other causes may be tilted against men and women who enjoy eating ultra-processed foods. This study compared deaths rates between consumers and non-consumers of ultra-processed foods....
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cardiovascular-disease/ultra-processed-food-consumption-and-adult-mortality-risk-a-systematic-review-and-dose-response-meta-analysis-of-207-291-participants -
The Association of Dietary Fiber Intake with Cardiometabolic Risk in Four Countries across the Epidemiologic Transition
fiber foods to our diet may protect us from cardio-metabolic diseases, such as metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular ailments. This study investigated the hypothesis that a decline in the risk of cardio-metabolic diseases, such as...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/high-fiber/the-association-of-dietary-fiber-intake-with-cardiometabolic-risk-in-four-countries-across-the-epidemiologic-transition -
Three Diseases Linked to Milk Consumption
Milk is one of the most popular drinks of choice among Americans. In fact, the average American consumed about 20.4 gallons of milk in 2010. Unfortunately, cow's milk is not well designed for humans; in reality, it is baby calf growth fluid intended to...
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Eat Tomatoes for a Healthy Heart!
Red is a Heart-Healthy Color Red foods like tomatoes, watermelon, sweet red peppers, red grapefruit, and papaya all contain a powerful, heart-healthy carotenoid called lycopene. According to an article by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, You Say Tomato--We Say...
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Association of smoking with the risk of incident atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis of prospective studies.
Cigarette smoking can trigger the onset of atrial fibrillation. This study investigated the smoking-atrial fibrillation connection using a meta-analytic approach. A team of Chinese researchers collated and analyzed data from 16 studies that examined...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cardiovascular-disease/association-of-smoking-with-the-risk-of-incident-atrial-fibrillation-a-meta-analysis-of-prospective-studies -
Fruit and vegetable intake and rate of heart failure: a population-based prospective cohort of women.
at the dietary data of 34,319 women between the ages of 49 – 83 years and without a previous history of cancer and cardiovascular disease and assessed the relative risk of heart failure in each participant in the study population. Researchers observed...
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Soy product intake is inversely associated with serum homocysteine level in premenopausal Japanese women.
women. Elevated serum levels of homocysteine have been established as a risk factor that promote the development of cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to examine whether consistent consumption of soy foods could alter plasma...
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The effect of fruit and vegetable intake on risk for coronary heart disease.
than 120,000 men and women between the ages of 34 to 75 years and with no previous history of diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. The Harvard scientists observed that consistent consumption of fruits and vegetables reduced the risk of...
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Effects of soluble dietary fiber on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and coronary heart disease risk.
lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is a well-documented and strong risk factor for coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular ailments. This study examined the relationship between the intake of soluble dietary fiber and plasma levels of low-density...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cardiovascular-disease/effects-of-soluble-dietary-fiber-on-low-density-lipoprotein-cholesterol-and-coronary-heart-disease-risk -
Fruit and vegetable intake and mortality from ischaemic heart disease: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Heart study.
Low ischaemic heart disease mortality risk is associated with generous intake of fruits and vegetables. This study investigated the association between high dietary intake of fruits and vegetables and the incidence of deaths from ischaemic heart...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cardiovascular-disease/fruit-and-vegetable-intake-and-mortality-from-ischaemic-heart-disease-results-from-the-european-prospective-investigation-into-cancer-and-nutrition-epic-heart-study
