VN: Health and Disease Outcomes (2023)
Author and Year:
Parra-Soto S, Ahumada D, et al. 2022
PubMed ID:
Article Title:
Association of meat, vegetarian, pescatarian and fish-poultry diets with risk of 19 cancer sites and all cancer: findings from the UK Biobank prospective cohort study and meta-analysis.
Authors:
Parra-Soto S, Ahumada D, Petermann-Rocha F, Boonpoor J, Gallegos J, Anderson J, Sharp L, Malcomson F, Livingstone K, Mathers J, Pell J, Ho F, Celis-Morales C
Journal:
BMC Medicine
Year of publication:
2022
Volume:
20
Issue:
1
Page numbers:
79
Study Design:
Meta-analysis or Systematic Review
Risk of Bias Assessment Rating:
Critically low
Inclusion Criteria:
Prospective cohort studies; published any time up to and including 8-31-2021; conducted in adults; included these diets: meat, vegetarian, pescatarian, fish and poultry; provided results for some/all of the relevant cancer outcomes;
written in English.
Exclusion Criteria:
Case-control studies; studies that did not define type of diet
Research Purpose:
To investigate the associations between the type of diet and all incident cancers combined and 19 site-specific cancers and to provide an up-to-date meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.
Blinding efforts:
Not applicable
Study Location:
Not applicable
Source(s) of Funding:
Government
Please specify names of funders:
Wellcome Trust, Medical Research Council Department of Health, Scottish Government and Northwest Regional Development Agency. Welsh Assembly Government and British Heart Foundation.