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Nut consumption and risk of cancer and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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53 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 114 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Diets, Dietary Patterns, Single Foods and Pancreatic Cancer Risk: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Hazelnut Consumption on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Acceptance: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Association of Total Nut, Tree Nut, Peanut, and Peanut Butter Consumption with Cancer Incidence and Mortality: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2021Pooled it
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- Nut intake and stroke risk: A dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.Scientific reports · 2016Pooled it
- Effects of metformin on survival outcomes of lung cancer patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2016Pooled it
- Parity and thyroid cancer risk: a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies.Cancer medicine · 2016Pooled it
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- Parity and endometrial cancer risk: a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies.Scientific reports · 2015Pooled it
- Effects of Walnut Consumption on Mood in Young Adults-A Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2016Trial
- The Effect of Roasting on the Health-Promoting Components of Nuts Determined on the Basis of Fatty Acids, Polyphenol Compounds, and Antioxidant Capacity.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Exploring the genetic intersection of dried fruit intake and breast cancer risk: a multi-trait genomic analysis with epidemiological context.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Nut consumption and disability-free survival in community-dwelling older adults: a prospective cohort study.Age and ageing · 2024Article
- Association between nut consumption and mortality risk: a 20-year cohort study in Korea with a stratified analysis by health-related variables.Nutrition journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
contextThe identification of foods that can decrease the risk of cancer and type 2 diabetes may be helpful in reducing the burden of these diseases. Although nut consumption has been suggested to have a disease-preventive role, current evidence remains inconsistent.
objectiveThe aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to clarify the association between nut consumption and risk of cancer or type 2 diabetes. DATA SOURCES: Six databases were searched for relevant studies from the time of database inception to August 2014. Reference lists of relevant review articles were hand searched, and authors were contacted when data were insufficient. STUDY SELECTION: Eligible studies included epidemiological studies (case-control and cohort) or clinical trials that reported an association between nut consumption and the outcome of type 2 diabetes or specific cancers. DATA EXTRACTION: Two investigators independently extracted descriptive, quality, and risk data from included studies. DATA SYNTHESIS: Random-effects meta-analysis was used to pool relative risks from the included studies. The I(2) statistic was used to assess heterogeneity. A total of 36 eligible observational studies, which included 30,708 patients, were identified. The studies had fair methodological quality, and length of follow-up ranged between 4.6 years and 30 years. Comparison of the highest category of nut consumption with the lowest category revealed significant associations between nut consumption and decreased risk of colorectal cancer (3 studies each with separate estimates for males and females, RR 0.76, 95% confidence interval [95%CI] 0.61-0.96), endometrial cancer (2 studies, RR 0.58, 95%CI 0.43-0.79), and pancreatic cancer (1 study, RR 0.68, 95%CI 0.48-0.96). No significant association was found with other cancers or type 2 diabetes. Overall, nut consumption was significantly associated with a reduced risk of cancer incidence (RR 0.85, 95%CI 0.76-0.95).
conclusionsNut consumption may play a role in reducing cancer risk. Additional studies are needed to more accurately assess the relationship between nut consumption and the prevention of individual types of cancer, given the scarcity of available data.
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