DrCarney.com Blog Science Category

These are some postings for the Science Category on the DrCarney.com Blog Web Site.

1. Fruits and vegetables consumption and the risk of gallstone diasease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

   Avid consumption of fruits and vegetables is tied to lower risk of developing gallstone disease.

2. Physical activity and urinary incontinence among healthy, older women.

   Increase in the level of physical activity may help to put middle-aged and older women in a better position to avoid suffering urinary incontinence.

3. Caffeine Intake Is Associated with Urinary Incontinence in Korean Postmenopausal Women: Results from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

   The odds of suffering from urinary incontinence may be stacked against postmenopausal women on high-caffeine diet.

4. Dietary fiber intake and glycemic control: coronary artery calcification in type 1 diabetes (CACTI) study.

   A significant improvement in glycemic control is associated with habitual intake of fiber-rich foods in both diabetic and healthy individuals.

5. Caffeine intake and its association with urinary incontinence in United States men: results from National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2005-2006 and 2007-2008.

   High dietary exposure to caffeine may put a man at high risk of suffering from urinary incontinence.

6. Consumption of fruits, vegetables, and risk of hematological malignancies: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.

   Indulgence in fruits and vegetables may be beneficial in the prevention of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

7. Effect of coffee consumption on the risk of gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

   Habitual drinking of coffee may spur the development of cancerous cells and tumors in the cardia region of the stomach.

8. Coffee consumption and risk of fractures: a meta-analysis.

   Coffee lovers may be highly liable to suffer from fractures.

9. Cannabis use and age at onset of schizophrenia.

   Cannabis use may hasten the onset of schizophrenia.

10. Dietary Fat Consumption and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Risk: A Meta-analysis.

    Following a high-fat diet may increase an individual's susceptibility to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

11. Caffeine and psychiatric symptoms: a review.

    Caffeine users may be highly prone to suffer from symptoms of psychiatric ailments, such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and sleep disorders.

12. Maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy and risk of obesity in offspring: a prospective cohort study.

    The likelihood of having childhood obesity may be high among offspring whose mother consumed caffeine frequently during pregnancy.