Whole-grain intake and total, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 164-172

  Chen, Guo Chong ^a   Tong, Xing ^a   Xu, Jia Ying ^a   Han, Shu Fen ^a   Wan, Zhong Xiao ^a   Qin, Jia Bi ^b   Qin, Li Qiang ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hunan Province   (China)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Meta analysis; Mortality; Whole grain

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

CANCER MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA EXTRACTION; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; DYING; EFFECT SIZE; EMBASE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NEOPLASM; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WHOLE GRAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NEOPLASMS; WHOLE GRAINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84977100996     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.115.122432     Document Type: Review

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