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Mediterranean Diet Tied to Lower Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivors

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Long-term cancer survivors tended to live longer if they consumed a Mediterranean diet, analysis of an Italian cohort study found. With a follow-up of almost 13 years, survivors with high adherence to the diet had a 32% lower.

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Mediterranean diet linked to lower risk of mortality, especially from cardiovascular disease, in cancer survivors

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

The Mediterranean diet is a powerful ally for health even after a cancer diagnosis. This is the key result of an Italian study carried out as part of the UMBERTO Project, conducted by the Joint Research Platform Umberto Veronesi Foundation—Department of Epidemiology and Prevention of the I.R.C.C.S.

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Temporal order of atrial fibrillation and acute myocardial infarction and associated prognosis in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort

Open Heart

Methods The study was based on the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort. Several studies found higher risks of outcomes in individuals with both conditions. Whether the risks of outcomes differ according to temporal order of AF and AMI is unclear.

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Two decades of studies suggest health benefits associated with plant-based diets

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Vegetarian and vegan diets are generally associated with better status on various medical factors linked to cardiovascular health and cancer risk, as well as lower risk of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and death, according to a new review of 49 previously published papers.

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Man on carnivore diet develops yellowish nodules on his hands, feet and elbows

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A trio of cardiologists, two at Tampa General Hospital and the third at the University of Texas' MD Anderson Cancer Center, have reported an incident of an adult man developing yellowish nodules on his hands, feet and elbows after adopting a carnivore diet.

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Metastatic tumor growth in steatotic liver is promoted by HAS2-mediated fibrotic tumor microenvironment

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

Steatotic liver enhances liver metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRC), but this process is not fully understood. Steatotic liver induced by a high-fat diet increases cancer-associated fibroblast (CAF) infiltration and collagen and hyaluronic acid (HA) production.

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BE GONE Trial: Dietary Bean Intervention Enhances Gut Microbiome

HCPLive

Adding navy beans to one’s usual diet may be a viable dietary strategy for modulating the gut microbiome and regulating host markers associated with metabolic obesity and colorectal cancer.

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