Legume consumption and colorectal adenoma risk: a meta-analysis of observational studies.

BACKGROUND: The anticancer effects of legumes have been explored extensively, but evidence from epidemiologic studies on colorectal adenoma is controversial. We performed a meta-analysis to assess these issues. METHODS: A systemic search of several databases was conducted for relevant studies evalua...

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Main Authors: Yunqian Wang, Zhenhua Wang, Linna Fu, Yingxuan Chen, Jingyuan Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3691186?pdf=render