BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The incidence of atopic dermatitis (AD) is continuously increasing in industrialized countries, possibly due to dietary and lifestyle changes. However, the association between processed food intake and AD has not been studied in a large adult population. METHODS AND STUDY DESIGN We investigated the association between dietary habits and AD in 17,497 adults in the 200...

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PURPOSE Evidence that lifestyle factors are associated with better outcomes in colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors highlights the need for behaviour change interventions. This study examined feasibility and acceptability, and provided an indication of behavioural impact, of a telephone-based, multimodal health behaviour intervention for CRC survivors. METHOD Participants were recruited from fiv...

A central composite second-order response surface design was employed to determine the influences of added sodium chloride (0.8 to 3.6%), sodium diacetate (0 to 0.2%), potassium lactate syrup (0.25 to 9.25%), and finished-product moisture (45.5 to 83.5%) on the predicted growth rate of Listeria monocytogenes in cured ready-to-eat (RTE) meat products. Increased amounts of both sodium diacetate (...

Allergenic substances (egg and milk) were measured in processed meat products and frozen foods of which the milk and egg ingredient ratios and manufacturing processes were clearly identified. An ovomucoid ELISA kit gave good results in the detection of egg ingredients. With an ovalbumin ELISA kit and egg ELISA kit, results for 6 of 16 foods were negative, but better results were obtained when a...

The relationships between dietary fruit, vegetable, fat, and red and processed meat intakes and Barrett's esophagus (BE) risk remain inconclusive. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize the available evidence on these issues. PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library were searched for studies published from inception through October 2015. A total of eight studies were inc...

Colorectal cancer (CC) is one of the major health problems with the vast incidence in developed countries. Currently, the incidence and mortality of CC increased rapidly in Asian countries (Pourhoseingholi, 2012). Diet, environment and lifestyle play a significant role in carcinogenesis. The increase in CC incidence is parallel with economic development and adoption of a western way of life (Ce...

Processed meat intake is associated with colorectal cancer risk, but no experimental study supports the epidemiologic evidence. To study the effect of meat processing on carcinogenesis promotion, we first did a 14-day study with 16 models of cured meat. Studied factors, in a 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 design, were muscle color (a proxy for heme level), processing temperature, added nitrite, and packaging. F...