Allium groenten verlagen mogelijk prostaatkanker

Research Question:
Allium vegetables eating lowers the chances of getting prostate cancer?

Study Design:
This overview article contained 6 3 prospective cohort studies and case-control studies.

There was heterogeneity and publication bias.

Results and conclusions:
The researchers found that eating Allium vegetables significantly the chance of getting prostate cancer by 18% [OR = 0.82, 95% CI = 0.70-0.97] reduced. Significant is, there is a link at a 95% reliability.

The researchers found that eating garlic significantly the chance of getting prostate cancer by 23% [OR = 0.77, 95% CI = 0.64-0.91] reduced.

The researchers found that eating onions the chance of getting prostate cancer non-significant 16% [OR = 0.84, 95% CI = 0.62-1.13] reduced.

The researchers concluded that eating Alliium vegetables, especially garlic reduced the chance of getting prostate cancer as possible. Possible because there was heterogeneity and publication bias.

Original title:
Allium Vegetables and Risk of Prostate Cancer: Evidence from 132,192 Subjects by Xiao-Feng Z, Zhen-Shan Nai-Bo D and L.

Link:
http://www.apocpcontrol.org/paper_file/issue_abs/Volume14_No7/4131-4134%205.26%20Xiaofeng%20Zhou.pdf

Additional information about El Mondo:
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