Dietary carrot consumption and the risk of prostate cancer

• Published in: European journal of nutrition Vol. 53; no. 8; pp. 1615 - 1623
• Main Authors: Xu, Xin, Cheng, Yunjiu, Li, Shiqi, Zhu, Yi, Xu, Xianglai, Zheng, Xiangyi, Mao, Qiqi, Xie, Liping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.12.2014; Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; carrots; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; cohort studies; confidence interval; Databases, Factual; Daucus carota; Diet; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; infrastructure; Male; Male genital diseases; Medical sciences; meta-analysis; Multiple tumors. Solid tumors. Tumors in childhood (general aspects); Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases; Nutrition; Observational Studies as Topic; odds ratio; Original Contribution; prospective studies; prostatic neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms - epidemiology; risk; risk estimate; Risk Factors; risk reduction; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tumors; Tumors of the urinary system; Urinary tract. Prostate gland; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Carrot; Prostatic neoplasms; Epidemiology; Meta-analysis; Prostate tumor; Vegetables; Urinary system disease; Prostate disease; Nutrition; Malignant tumor; Feeding; Food intake; Risk factor; Male genital diseases; Prostate cancer; Cancer

PURPOSE: Previous studies regarding the association between carrot intake and prostate cancer risk have reported inconsistent results. We conducted a meta-analysis to summarize evidence on this association and to quantify the potential dose–response relationship. METHOD: A systematic literature sear...