Hyperlipidemia, obesity and high alcohol consumption are risk factors of early-onset colorectal cancer

Objectives:
Despite the widespread increase in the incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (EoCRC), the reasons for this increase remain unclear. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.

What are the risk factors of early-onset colorectal cancer?

Study design:
This review article included 20 studies.

With the exception of alcohol consumption, there was considerable heterogeneity among studies [I2 > 60%].

Soy supplementation improves insulin resistance for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Objectives:
The efficacy of soy diet for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease remains controversial. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.

Does soy supplementation have positive effects on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease?

Study design:
This review article included 5 RCTs.
All of 5 RCTs have a relatively small sample size (n 100).

Jadad scores of the 5 included studies vary from 3 to 5 and all 5 studies were considered to be high-quality ones according to quality assessment.

Green leafy vegetables reduce cardiovascular disease

Objectives:
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are currently experiencing increasing cardiovascular disease (CVD) rates. Green leafy vegetables (GLV), which are abundant in these countries, are known to be particularly rich in cardioprotective nutrients. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.

Does green leafy vegetables consumption reduce cardiovascular disease?

Study design:
This review article included 17 cohort studies.

1-2 m physical distancing, face mask and eye protection reduce risk of COVID 19 infection

Objectives:
Do physical distancing, use of face mask and eye protection reduce risk of COVID-19 infection in health-care and non-health-care (e.g., community) settings?

Study design:
This review article included 172 observational studies across 16 countries and 6 continents, with no randomised controlled trials and 44 relevant comparative studies in health-care and non-health-care settings (n = 25,697 patients).

A diet with low GI increases metabolic syndrome

Objectives:
Diets with high glycemic index (GI) or high glycemic load (GL) have been linked to important risk factors associated with the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS), such as dyslipidemia, higher blood glucose and insulin concentrations. However, the role of GI and GL in relation to metabolic syndrome is still understudied and controversial. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.

Best cut-off point of homocysteine for predicting acute ischemic stroke is 20.0 μmol/L

Objectives:
Is an increased homocysteine (Hcy) level an independent predictor of unfavorable outcomes in acute ischemic stroke (AIS)?

Study design:
This review article included 17 cohort studies (4 of them were retrospective studies and the remaining 13 were prospective studies) with 15,636 patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Low serum vitamin D levels increase COVID-19 infection

Objectives:
Do low serum vitamin D levels increase risk of COVID-19 infection?

Study design:
This review article included 13 studies providing data for 14,485 participants.

Results and conclusions:   
The investigators found mean vitamin D levels in SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) negative patients was 17.7 ± 6.9 ng/mL compared to SARS-CoV-2 positive patients 14.1 ± 8.2 ng/mL [MD = 3.93, 95% CI = 2.84 to 5.02, I2 = 99%, p 0.001].

Prenatal alcohol exposure increases placental abruption

Objectives:
Does prenatal alcohol exposure have adverse effects on pregnancy and birth outcomes?

Study design:
This review article included 33 studies.
The quality assessment identified that 61% of studies were high quality, 30% were average quality and 9% were low quality.

Results and conclusions:
The investigators found that prenatal alcohol exposure significantly increased the likelihood of placental abruption with 48% [odds ratio = 1.48, 95% CI = 1.37 to 1.60].

High consumption of dietary trans fat increases prostate cancer and colorectal cancer

Objectives:
Apart from ruminant fat, trans fatty acids are produced during the partial hydrogenation of vegetable oils, (eg, in the production of ultraprocessed foods). Harmful cardiovascular effects of trans fatty acids are already proven, but the link with cancer risk has not yet been summarized. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.