Background Previous studies have suggested that a high intake of legumes may decrease
the risk of stomach and prostate cancer and some other cancers. However, the evidence is …

Previous epidemiological studies on the relation between dietary legume consumption and
risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) remain controversial. We conducted a meta-analysis based …

Previous studies on the association between legume and nuts intake and risk of breast
cancer have mainly been focused on individual components of legume or nuts, rather than …

Previous studies regarding the relationship between legume intake and risk of prostate
cancer have reported inconsistent results. We conducted a meta-analysis of prospective …

Objective: Although animal studies suggest an inverse association between consumption of
plant foods and risk of colorectal cancer, many observational data have failed to support …

Background & aims Limited prospective studies have examined the association between
legumes consumption and mortality, whereas scarce, if at all, previous studies have …

Background The anticancer effects of legumes have been explored extensively, but
evidence from epidemiologic studies on colorectal adenoma is controversial. We performed …

Plant foods are generally considered to be beneficial for health. A higher consumption of
fruits, and to a lesser extent vegetables, is consistently associated with a lower risk of …

Several case–control and prospective cohort studies have examined the association
between the consumption of nuts and legumes and the risk of colorectal cancer. For the …

Introduction: There is strong evidence that high meat intake increases the risk of colorectal
cancer. However, for other cancer sites there is currently less convincing evidence. Methods …