Een zinktekort leidt tot hartinfarct

Research Question:
A zinc deficiency increases the chance of getting a heart attack?

Study Design:
This overview article contained 41 case-control studies with 2886 participants.

Results and conclusions:
The researchers found that patients who had a heart attack have low zinc status (less zinc in the body) [SMD =-1,148, 95% CI =-2,365 to-1,331] had than healthy people. 

Studies 2015

Below you will find scientific investigations into the relationship between diet and heart disease.

The review articles (meta-analyses) of randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind human studies (Rcts) answer the following question:
"Is swallowing food supplements make sense?". Yes at a positive conclusion and no in the case of a negative conclusion.

The review articles (meta-analyses) of cohort studies or case-control studies answer the following question:
"Should I change my diet?".

Dagelijks 300 gram fruit of 400 gram groenten verlaagt coronaire hartziekte

Research Question:
Observational studies suggest an association between fruit and vegetable consumption and coronary heart disease (CHD). However, the results are inconsistent. It was therefore carried out this review article.

Eating fruits and vegetables lowers the chances of getting coronary heart disease?

Study Design:
This overview article contained 23 prospective studies with 937665 participants, of which 18047 patients with coronary artery disease.

Studies 2015

Below you will find scientific investigations into the relationship between diet and cancer.

The review articles (meta-analyses) of randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind human studies (Rcts) answer the following question:
"Is swallowing food supplements make sense?". Yes at a positive conclusion and no in the case of a negative conclusion.

The review articles (meta-analyses) of cohort studies or case-control studies answer the following question:
"Should I change my diet?".

Veel foliumzuur, vitamine D, B6 en B2 via voeding verlaagt dikke darmkanker

Research Question:
Eating vitamins lowers the chances of getting colon cancer?

Study Design:
This overview article contained 74 articles (cohort studies).

Results and conclusions:
The researchers found the highest folate intake via diet compared with the lowest intake, a significantly reduced risk of 12% [multivariable-adjusted RR = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.81-0.95] for colon cancer.

100 gram vis per week verlaagt leverkanker

Research Question:
Eating fish reduces the chances of getting liver cancer?

Study Design:
This overview article contained 5 retrospective patient-control studies and 5 prospective cohort studies with a total of 3624 liver cancer patients.

Results and conclusions:
The researchers found in case-control studies that eating a lot of fish compared to little, the chances of getting liver cancer are not significantly by 21% [RR = 0.79, 95% CI = 0.59-1.06] reduced.

Een laag vitamine B12-gehalte verhoogt leeftijdsgebonden maculaire degeneratie

Research Question:
There are conflicting results about the association between plasma homocysteine (tHcy) and the vitamin B content and getting the age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It was therefore carried out this review article.

Raise a high homocysteine and low vitamin B content the chance of getting the age-related macular degeneration?