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Oat products and lipid lowering: a meta-analysis

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A review of 19 studies of the effect of dietary oats on cholesterol levels found that people who eat three grams of oat fiber a day can reduce their cholesterol levels by five or six milligrams per deciliter. This is not as great a reduction as some individual studies have claimed. But researchers have found that a cholesterol reduction of one percent can cut deaths from heart disease in the US by two percent. Some of the studies found that those with the highest cholesterol levels experienced the greatest reduction in cholesterol levels. Others have shown that older women experience the greatest declines in cholesterol.

Author: Van Horn, Linda, Liu, Kiang, Thye, Forrest W., Ripsin, Cynthia M., Kestin, Mark, Elmer, Patricia J., Turnbull, Wilfred H., Davidson, Michael H., Dugan, Lynn D., Jacobs, David R., Keenan, Joseph M., Welch, Robert R., Hegsted, Maren, Davidson, Dennis M., Demark-Wahnefried, Wendy, Beling, Stephanie
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1992
Usage, Physiological aspects, Blood cholesterol, Meta-analysis, Oats

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Abnormal Glucose Metabolism and Pancreatic Cancer Mortality

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Abnormal blood sugar metabolism may be a risk factor for pancreatic cancer. In a study of 20,475 men and 15,183 women who were followed for up to 25 years, 96 men and 43 women died of pancreatic cancer. Those with abnormally high blood sugar after a meal were twice as likely to develop pancreatic cancer as those with normal blood sugar levels. This may explain reports of an increased risk of pancreatic cancer among diabetics.

Author: Liu, Kiang, Gapstur, Susan M., Gann, Peter H., Lowe, William, Colangelo, Laura, Dyer, Alan
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2000
Glucose metabolism

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Is Pancreatic Cancer Preventable Disease?

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Some cases of pancreatic cancer may be caused by lifestyle, and may therefore be preventable. Research shows that at least 15% of all pancreatic cancer cases may be caused by obesity and inactivity and 25% may be caused by smoking. Glucose intolerance and diabetes may be other risk factors for pancreatic cancer.

Author: Gapstur, Susan M., Gann, Peter
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
Editorial, Obesity, Smoking

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Subjects list: Health aspects, Risk factors, Pancreatic cancer
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