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Association of whole grains intake and the risk of digestive tract cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Source :
- Nutrition Journal, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2020.
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Abstract
- Abstract Background Several epidemiological studies have investigated the association between whole grains intake and digestive tract cancer risk; however, the results are still controversial. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to assess the association. Methods Studies published before March 2020 were searched in database and other sources. The risk ratio (RR) with the 95% confidence interval (CI) were pooled using fix or random-effects models. Results This meta-analysis included 34 articles reporting 35 studies, 18 studies of colorectal cancer, 11 studies of gastric cancer and 6 studies of esophagus cancer, involving 2,663,278 participants and 28,921 cases. Comparing the highest-intake participants with the lowest-intake participants for whole grains, we found that the intake of whole grains were inversely related to colorectal cancer (RR = 0.89, 95% CI: 0.84–0.93, P
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14752891
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nutrition Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.4e326276661540d1a1c2b7d310d5cd96
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-020-00556-6