Myo-inositol supplementation reduces risk of gestational diabetes and preterm delivery in pregnant women

Objectives:
The efficacy of myo-inositol supplementation to prevent gestational diabetes onset remains controversial. Therefore, this meta-analysis (systematic review) has been conducted.

Does myo-inositol supplementation reduce risk of gestational diabetes in pregnant women?

Inositol

Scientific studies on the relationship between inositol and disease prevention:
A review article (a collection of scientific studies on a specific topic) of randomized, placebo-controlled double blind clinical trials (RCTs) will answer the following question:
"Do taking dietary supplements make sense?" Yes for a positive conclusion and no for a negative conclusion.

A review article (a collection of scientific studies on a specific topic) of cohort studies or case-control studies will answer the following question:
"Should I change my diet?".

Daily 10 mcg dietary intake of vitamin D decreases risk of pancreatic cancer

Objectives:
The relationship between vitamin intake and pancreatic cancer (PC) risk is disputed. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.

Is there a relationship between dietary vitamin intake and pancreatic cancer risk?

Study design:
This review article included 25 observational studies with a total of 1,214,995 individuals, of which 8,000 pancreatic cancer cases.

Self-reported ITN use represents a 13.6% overestimation relative to objectively measured ITN use for malaria prevention

Objectives:
Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) are recommended for use by 3.4 billion people at risk of malaria world-wide. Policy makers rely on measurements of ITN use to optimize malaria prevention efforts. Self-reports are the most common means of assessing ITN use, but self-reports may be biased in a way that reduces their reliability as a proxy for ITN adherence.

Citrus fruit intake reduces risk of esophageal cancer

Objectives:
Esophageal cancer (EC) is the eighth most common cancer and the sixth most frequent cause of cancer death in the whole world. Many studies have investigated the association between citrus fruit intake and the risk of esophageal cancer, but the results are inconsistent and not analyzed by category. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.

Does citrus fruit intake reduce esophageal cancer risk?

Study design:
This review article included 20 case-control studies and 5 cohort studies.

High-fat diets increase risk of type 2 diabetes

Objectives:
There is an increasing trend in the consumption of poor-quality diets worldwide, contributing to the increase of non-communicable diseases. Diet directly influences physiological composition and subsequently physical health. Studies have shown that dietary macronutrient and energy content can influence the proportion of intramuscular fat (IMF), which mediates various metabolic and endocrine dysfunction. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.

Under-five mortality risk is higher for rural areas than urban areas in middle- and low-income countries

Objectives:
The aim of this review article is to evaluate evaluated the association of place of residence (urban/rural) and under-five mortality in middle- and low-income countries.

Study design:
This review article included 15 studies.

Results and conclusions:
The investigators found that when the results from all studies were combined, the RR of under-five mortality was higher for those living in rural areas. The overall combined effect size was determined to be 1.47 [95% CI = 1.27-1.67].