A higher consumption of whole grains, fruits and dairy products reduces type 2 diabetes risk

Objectives:
What is the relationship between intake of 12 major food groups and risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D)?

Study design:
This review article included prospective cohort studies.
The 12 major food groups are whole grains, refined grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes, eggs, dairy, fish, red meat, processed meat and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB).

Dairy products

Scientific studies (review articles) on the relationship between dairy products and disease prevention:
One swallow does not make a summer. A famous Dutch saying that could not be any more obvious. Just because one single scientific study about a certain topic makes certain claims, it does not necessarily mean it is true. On the other hand, a review article (a collection of scientific studies on a certain topic) of randomized, placebo-controlled double blind clinical trials (RCTs) will answer the following question:

Nuts

  • A nut is defined botanically as a fruit composed of a hard shell and a seed, where the shell does not open to release the seed.
  • Nuts are very often high in nutrients because they are the source of energy for the new plant.
  • Nuts contain moderate amounts of protein (9-20%) and, with the sole exception of chestnuts, also contain large quantities of fat (49-74% total fat). However, this fat is mostly monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fat.

Daily 2 mg dietary lycopene consumption reduces prostate cancer risk

Objectives:
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Many epidemiological studies have investigated the association between prostate cancer and lycopene, however, results have been inconsistent. Therefore, this review article (meta-analysis) has been conducted.

Does lycopene reduce prostate cancer risk?

Study design:
This review article included 42 studies including 43,851 cases of prostate cancer reported from 692,012 participants.

100 mg/day dietary magnesium intake is associated with lower risk of hypertension

Objectives:
The findings of prospective cohort studies are inconsistent regarding the association between dietary magnesium intake and serum magnesium concentration and the risk of hypertension. Therefore, this review article (meta-analysis) has been conducted.

Do dietary magnesium intake and serum magnesium concentrations reduce risk of hypertension?

Study design:
This review article included 10 cohort studies, including 20,119 cases of hypertension and 180,566 participants.

Vitamin K

  • Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin.
    The "K" comes from its German name, Koagulationsvitamin.
  • Vitamin K is not a single compound but a group of homologous fat-soluble compounds derived from 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone.
  • Vitamin K is present in the diet in the forms of phylloquinone (K1) and menaquinones (K2).
    Phylloquinone (vitamin K1) is the major dietary form of vitamin K.
  • Vitamin K1 is synthesised by plants. Vitamin K2 is synthesised by various Gram-positive bacteria present in the jejunum and ileum.

300 μg/d dietary lutein and zeaxanthin intake reduce nuclear cataract

Objectives:
Lutein and zeaxanthin are thought to have beneficial effects on protecting the lens against cataract formation, but findings from epidemiologic studies have been inconsistent. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.

Does dietary lutein and zeaxanthin intake reduce age-related cataract risk?

Study design:
This review article included 6 prospective cohort studies, involving 4416 cases and 41999 participants.

Decreased vitamin D levels and increased BMI increase pediatric-onset MS

Objectives:
Is there a causal association between low serum vitamin D concentrations, increased body mass index (BMI) and pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (MS) using genetic risk scores (GRS)?

Study design:
This review article included participants of non-Hispanic white individuals recruited from over 15 sites across the United States (n = 394 cases, 10,875 controls) and Sweden (n = 175 cases, 5,376 controls; total n = 16,820).