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Why Some World Regions Have Low Incidence of Breast Cancer?
In 2012, approximately 1.7 million women in the world were told “you have breast cancer.” No one really enjoys receiving such heartbreaking news. This disease is the number one cause of cancer-related deaths in women worldwide. According to 2013 data...
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Statins Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Is your cholesterol on the high side ? Then, there is a great chance that your physician will want to place you on statins. “ Statins ”, known scientifically as HMG CoA inhibitors, are a class of drugs that reduce the concentration of cholesterol in...
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Processed Meat Increases Colorectal Cancer Risk
Colorectal cancer is a major public health burden, with 1.4 million new cases diagnosed worldwide in 2012 and over 130,000 new persons expected to develop the disease in 2017 in the United States. Many factors have been attributed as possible causes of...
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Egging on Fatal Prostate Cancer Risk?
Lifestyle and dietary factors play key roles in the cause of prostate cancer . A dozen of the nation's top oncologists teamed up to review the relationship between prostate cancer risk and today's popular foods. Not surprisingly, eggs didn't get the...
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Alcohol Significantly Increases Cancer Risk
Cancer is the second leading cause of deaths worldwide. Each year, over 12 million people are diagnosed with cancer and more than 7 million persons die from cancer annually. Cancer accounts for nearly 1 in every 6 deaths recorded worldwide. These...
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Protect Your Lungs From Cancer
Lung cancer causes the most deaths from cancer in the US for both men and women. According to the American Cancer Society , lung cancer accounts for 26% of all cancer deaths and 14% of all new cancer diagnosis. Smoking tobacco or vaping nicotine is the...
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Association between meat and saturated fatty acid intake and lung cancer risk: The Japan Public Health Center-based prospective study
Fervent consumption of red and processed meats may prime cells in the lungs to become cancerous in men. This study evaluated the consumption of fatty and meaty diet and its association with the development of lung cancer. Researchers used dietary...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/lung-cancer/association-between-meat-and-saturated-fatty-acid-intake-and-lung-cancer-risk-the-japan-public-health-center-based-prospective-study -
Association of meat consumption with the risk of gastrointestinal cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Individuals may be edging closer to a diagnosis of colon and rectal cancer with every portion of red and processed meats they consume. This study analyzed data drawn out from previously published studies that focused on the role regular intake of meat...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/colorectal-cancer/association-of-meat-consumption-with-the-risk-of-gastrointestinal-cancers-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis -
Meat intake and mortality. A prospective study of over half a million people.
High total, cancer, and CVD mortality rates are associated with high intakes of red and processed meat. This research work was carried out to determine the relationship between meat consumption and total and cause-specific mortality risk. Using...
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Processed meat intake and incidence of type 2 diabetes in younger and middle-aged women.
Young and middle-aged women who regularly eat large quantities of red and processed meats may have a high tendency of developing type 2 diabetes. This study investigated the relationship between processed meat consumption and the occurrence of type 2...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/diabetes/type-2-diabetes/processed-meat-intake-and-incidence-of-type-2-diabetes-in-younger-and-middle-aged-women-1 -
Meat consumption and colorectal cancer risk: an evaluation based on a systematic review based on epidemiologic evidence among the Japanese population.
A greater colorectal cancer risk is associated with diets rich in red and processed meats. This study investigated the association between meat intake and colorectal cancer risk. Researchers analyzed dietary and clinical data of 6 cohort studies and 13...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/colorectal-cancer/meat-consumption-and-colorectal-cancer-risk-an-evaluation-based-on-a-systematic-review-based-on-epidemiologic-evidence-among-the-japanese-population -
Meat and fat intake as risk factors for pancreatic cancer: the multiethnic cohort study
High dietary intake of red and processed meat may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer. This study assessed the risk of pancreatic cancer associated with the consumption of meat and fatty foods. Researchers examined the eating habits and medical...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/animal-products/flesh/red-meat/meat-and-fat-intake-as-risk-factors-for-pancreatic-cancer-the-multiethnic-cohort-study -
Dose-Response Meta-Analysis on Risk of Diabetes in Relation to Red and Processed Meat Consumption - Asian Populations, 2006-2021
Sticking to a meaty diet may result in an upsurge in diabetes risk in men and women. This meta-analysis reviewed the results of previously published studies that examined the relationship between the consumption of a meaty diet and the risk of...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/diabetes/dose-response-meta-analysis-on-risk-of-diabetes-in-relation-to-red-and-processed-meat-consumption-asian-populations-2006-2021 -
Are You Suffering From "Food Poisoning?"
Food Poisoning? When we hear the scary words "food poisoning," we usually think of a sudden illness caused by eating a "bad" microorganism in a single contaminated food. Dr. John McDougall shows that common chronic illnesses are also caused by eating...
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Meat consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.
High consumption of red and processed meats may increase type 2 diabetes risk. This research work was carried out to determine the correlation between meat intake and type 2 diabetes risk. Researchers reviewed dietary and clinical data extracted from...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/diabetes/type-2-diabetes/meat-consumption-and-the-risk-of-type-2-diabetes-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-cohort-studies -
Low-carbohydrate diet scores and risk of type 2 diabetes in men.
Men who regularly consume low-carbohydrate diets high in vegetable proteins and fats have less likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes. This study assessed the relationship between low-carbohydrate diets and the incidence of type 2 diabetes. Using...
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Is There a Blood Test for Too Much Estrogen?
"But my blood test says my estrogen level is FINE!" Imagine how many times women have told me that. Often a patient says it with palpable frustration in her voice. She's already seen her OB/GYN and been told there's no problem with her hormone levels....
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Eat Orange to Fight Breast Cancer!
"Orange is the New Pink this Breast Cancer Awareness Month" Pink ribbons are everywhere - symbolizing October as National Breast Cancer Awareness month. Thousands of products are heavily marketed with the promise that a small portion will be donated to...
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Ken’s Type-1 Diabetes Journey Part 5: Living With Type-1 Diabetes
As mentioned in “Part 2: Disclaimer”, this is not medical advice. This writing is simply to share what I have learned while managing my own personal Type-1 diabetes. Type-1 diabetes has a very bad reputation, and rightfully so. The diabetic individual...
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Is vegetarian diet associated with a lower risk of breast cancer in Taiwanese women?
Following a vegetarian dietary pattern may reduce a woman's susceptibility to breast cancer. This study investigated the hypothesis that vegetarian diets decrease a woman's chances of having breast cancer. A group of scientists looked at dietary data...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/breast-cancer/is-vegetarian-diet-associated-with-a-lower-risk-of-breast-cancer-in-taiwanese-women
