Daily 300 mcg dietary iodine may decrease risk of thyroid cancer

Objectives:
Thyroid cancer (TC) is the most common malignancy of the endocrine system. The relationship between iodine intake and thyroid cancer risk is controversial always. Therefore, this review article (meta-analysis) has been conducted.

Does dietary intake of iodine reduce thyroid cancer risk?

Study design:
This review article included 8 case-control studies with in total 2213 subjects with thyroid cancer and 2761 subjects without thyroid cancer.

Vitamin A

Scientific studies (review articles) on the relationship between vitamin A 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:

Fish consumption during pregnancy is not associated with risk of asthma and other allergy-related diseases from infancy to mid childhood

Objectives:
It has been suggested that prenatal exposure to n-3 long-chain fatty acids protects against asthma and other allergy-related diseases later in childhood. The extent to which fish intake in pregnancy protects against child asthma and rhinitis symptoms remains unclear. Therefore, this review article (meta-analysis) has been conducted.

Does fish consumption during pregnancy reduce risk of asthma and other allergy-related diseases later in childhood?

Daily 20 grams legume reduces risk of prostate cancer

Objectives:
Previous studies regarding the relationship between legume intake and risk of prostate cancer have reported inconsistent results. Therefore, this review article (meta-analysis) has been conducted.

Does legume intake reduce prostate cancer risk?

Study design:
This review article included 8 prospective cohort studies reporting 281,034 individuals and 10,234 incident prostate cancer cases.

Vitamin E

Scientific studies (review articles) on the relationship between vitamin E and disease prevention:
A review article (a collection of scientific studies on a specific topic) of randomized, placebo-controlled double blind clinical trials (RCTs) will answer the following question:
"Do taking dietary supplements make sense?" Yes for a positive conclusion and no for a negative conclusion.

Green tea consumption decreases blood pressure among overweight and obese adults

Objectives:
Emerging randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the effect of green tea or green tea extract (GTE) supplementation on blood pressure (BP) among overweight and obese adults reported inconsistent findings. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.

Does tea consumption decrease blood pressure among overweight and obese adults?

Biotin

  • Biotin is a water-soluble vitamin that serves as an essential coenzyme for five carboxylases (acetyl-CoA carboxylases (ACC)α and ACCβ, propionyl-CoA carboxylase (PCC), 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase (MCC) and pyruvate carboxylase (PC)) in humans.
  • Biotin-dependent carboxylases catalyze the fixation of bicarbonate in organic acids and play crucial roles in the metabolism of fatty acids, amino acids and glucose.
  • Biotin acts in conjunction with other B vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B5 and B6) in the conversion of macronutrients (carbohydrates, fat and protein) into