The protective effect of the Mediterranean diet: focus on cancer and cardiovascular risk

EKJ Pauwels - Medical principles and practice, 2011 - karger.com
The lower occurrence of cancer and cardiovascular disease in the population around the
Mediterranean basin has been linked to the dietary habits of the region. Indeed, this so …

Moderate consumption of beer and its effects on cardiovascular and metabolic health: An updated review of recent scientific evidence

A Marcos, L Serra-Majem, F Pérez-Jiménez, V Pascual… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is growing interest in the potential health-related effects of moderate alcohol
consumption and, specifically, of beer. This review provides an assessment of beer …

[HTML][HTML] Alcoholic liver disease

R Bruha, K Dvorak, J Petrtyl - World journal of hepatology, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alcohol use disorders affect millions of individuals worldwide. Alcohol consumption is
directly associated with liver disease mortality and accounts for elevated social and …

Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular health

C Krittanawong, A Isath, RS Rosenson… - The American journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Studies evaluating alcohol consumption and cardiovascular diseases have
shown inconsistent results. Methods We performed a systematic review of peer-reviewed …

[PDF][PDF] Abuse and health among elderly in Europe

J Soares, H Barros, F Torres-Gonzales… - 2010 - diva-portal.org
From being primarily a social welfare issue and a problem of ageing, elder abuse has
developed into a public health issue. 1 Elder abuse, under the term granny battering, was …

Prevalence of stroke, risk factors, disability and care needs in older adults in Singapore: results from the WiSE study

WL Teh, E Abdin, JA Vaingankar, E Seow… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The aims of the present study were to establish the prevalence of stroke, and to
explore the association between stroke prevalence and sociodemographic and health …

The protective effect of alcohol consumption on the incidence of cardiovascular diseases: is it real? A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies conducted in …

SJ Yoon, JG Jung, S Lee, JS Kim, S Ahn, ES Shin… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background This study investigated the dose-response relationship between alcohol
consumption and CVD incidence, conducting a meta-analysis of studies focusing on …

Current heavy alcohol consumption is associated with greater cognitive impairment in older adults

AJ Woods, EC Porges, VE Bryant… - Alcoholism: clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background The acute consumption of excessive quantities of alcohol causes well‐
recognized neurophysiological and cognitive alterations. As people reach advanced age …

Social media indicators of the food environment and state health outcomes

QC Nguyen, H Meng, D Li, S Kath, M McCullough… - Public health, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives Contextual factors can influence health through exposures to health-promoting
and risk-inducing factors. The aim of this study was to (1) build, from geotagged Twitter and …

A burden of proof study on alcohol consumption and ischemic heart disease

S Carr, D Bryazka, SA McLaughlin, P Zheng… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Cohort and case-control data have suggested an association between low to moderate
alcohol consumption and decreased risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD), yet results from …