Determining the true burden of kidney stone disease

C Thongprayoon, AE Krambeck, AD Rule - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2020 - nature.com
The incidence and prevalence of kidney stones have increased over the past four decades.
However, the diagnosis of 'kidney stone'can range from an incidental asymptomatic finding …

[HTML][HTML] Risk of kidney stones: influence of dietary factors, dietary patterns, and vegetarian–vegan diets

PM Ferraro, M Bargagli, A Trinchieri, G Gambaro - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nephrolithiasis is a common medical condition influenced by multiple environmental factors,
including diet. Since nutritional habits play a relevant role in the genesis and recurrence of …

Diet and liver cancer risk: a narrative review of epidemiological evidence

WS Yang, XF Zeng, ZN Liu, QH Zhao, YT Tan… - British Journal of …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Primary liver cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Most
patients are diagnosed at late stages with poor prognosis; thus, identification of modifiable …

Fructose-mediated effects on gene expression and epigenetic mechanisms associated with NAFLD pathogenesis

JK DiStefano - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic, frequently progressive condition that
develops in response to excessive hepatocyte fat accumulation (ie, steatosis) in the absence …

[HTML][HTML] Triose kinase controls the lipogenic potential of fructose and dietary tolerance

L Liu, T Li, Y Liao, Y Wang, Y Gao, H Hu, H Huang… - Cell Metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
The surge in fructose consumption is a major factor behind the rapid rise of nonalcoholic
fatty liver disease in modern society. Through flux and genetic analyses, we demonstrate …

[HTML][HTML] Association of sugar-sweetened drinks with caries in 10-and 15-year-olds

V Pitchika, M Standl, C Harris, E Thiering, R Hickel… - BMC Oral Health, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Sugar-sweetened drinks (SSDs) are known to be cariogenic, but this
association has not been well investigated in population-based repeated cross-sectional …

The ethics of excise taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages

J Falbe - Physiology & behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxation has emerged as a priority policy for promoting
health and funding investments in communities most affected by diet-related disease. There …

Attitudes and perceptions among urban South Africans towards sugar-sweetened beverages and taxation

EN Bosire, N Stacey, G Mukoma, A Tugendhaft… - Public health …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Objective: A tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) was introduced in South Africa in
April 2018. Our objective was to document perceptions and attitudes among urban South …

El índice de calidad de la dieta mediterránea en la infancia y la adolescencia (KIDMED): Propuesta de actualización para países hispanohablantes

C Altavilla, JMC Guijarro, IC Comino… - Revista española de …, 2020 - dialnet.unirioja.es
El cuestionario KIDMED ha sido utilizado desde 2004 para evaluar la adherencia a la dieta
mediterránea de niños y adolescentes. Desde entonces, ha habido un cambio de …

Who drinks soda pop? Economic status and adult consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages

JL Zagorsky, PK Smith - Economics & Human Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
We use two cohorts from the National Longitudinal Surveys (NLSY79 and NLSY97), which
are large, nationally representative samples of US adults, to investigate consumption of …