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As published in Cochrane Reviews, cranberry products reduce the risk of repeat symptomatic UTIs in women by more than a quarter. In children and individuals susceptible to UTI following medical interventions, the risk reduction is greater than 50%.

According to a new review, eating mushrooms may lower your risk of developing stomach cancer, and the benefits may be due to the fungi’s useful characteristics. To determine the connection between mushroom consumption and gastric cancer risk, the review examined the findings of a meta-analysis of previously published studies and the Stomach Cancer Pooling (StoP) Project. It was discovered that “higher mushroom consumption was associated with a lower risk of gastric cancer.” Eleven studies totaling 3,900 cases of stomach cancer and 7,792 control cases made up the StoP Project. Through questionnaires about food consumption, the mushrooms of study participants were assessed. Participants who consumed the most mushrooms compared to those who ate the fewest mushrooms had a relative risk (RR) of gastric cancer of 0.82. The researchers present a plausable analysis, but more research is needed to confirm if eating mushrooms truly reduces gastric cancer risks and, if so, why.

In this study, current coffee consumers had a significantly lower volume across striatal regions versus non-consumers. There was also evidence that cessation of coffee drinking led to increase and normalization of striatal volume over time.

In a study including 73 meta-analyses and 8,601 unique articles, sugar consumption was associated with 18 endocrine/metabolic outcomes, 10 cardiovascular outcomes, seven cancer outcomes, and 10 other outcomes. Endocrine/metabolic outcomes included weight gain, ectopic fat accumulation, obesity, and cardiovascular disease, which were largely attributed to excessive consumption of fructose containing sugars.

In this meta analysis of 40 eligible trials involving 35,548 participants and seven diet programs, only the Mediterranean and low-fat diet showed effectiveness in in lowering all cause and CV mortality. Notably, their preventive value increased with increasing CV risk. Diets (with number of studies) included in the meta-analysis:

This 28-year-old man with hypertension and diabetes works two jobs, says he does not have time to exercise, takes most of his meals from fast-food restaurants, and is unhappy with his lifestyle. What would you recommend?