Egg consumption and health outcomes: a global evidence mapping based on an overview of systematic reviews
Zhang X, Lv M, Luo X, Estill J, Wang L, Ren M, Liu Y, Feng Z, Wang J, Wang X, Chen Y
Annals of translational medicine · 6 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Systematic review (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Clinical events such as disease or death
- Intake measured by
- Not stated
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Lanzhou University
Based on 1 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2020-11-01 · Ann Transl Med · vol. 8 · issue 21 · p. 1343
- Publisher
- AME Publishing Company
- Cited
- 12 citations · more than 51% of similar papers · 0.4× the field average
- References
- 61 works
- Access
- Open access (free to publish) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Research areas
- Nutritional Studies and Diet · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Keywords
- Systematic review, Medicine, Meta-analysis, Quality of evidence, MEDLINE, Consumption (sociology), Quality (philosophy), Environmental health, Pathology, Biology
11 authors
From CN, CH
- Xianzhuo ZhangLanzhou University
- Meng LvLanzhou University
- Xufei LuoLanzhou University
- Janne Anton Markus EstillUniversity of Geneva; University of Bern
- Ling WangLanzhou University
- Mengjuan RenLanzhou University
Abstract
Background
Several systematic reviews and meta-analyses have assessed the association between egg consumption and human health, but the evidence is often conflicting.
Methods
We conducted a systematic literature search to find all systematic reviews and meta-analyses that assess the association between egg consumption and any type of health outcome. We used AMSTAR to evaluate the methodological quality of the reviews, and GRADE to determine the quality of evidence. We visualized the results using a human anatomy diagram and evidence mapping.
Results
Our search revealed 29 systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Eight studies were of high methodological quality, 16 studies of medium quality, and five studies of low quality. We identified 34 primary outcomes from the included 29 reviews, which were combined into a total of 22 different health outcomes. Two of the primary outcomes were based on high-quality evidence, 18 on moderate-quality evidence, and 14 on low-quality evidence. Egg consumption was associated with an increased risk of two diseases and decreased risk of six outcomes. For ten outcomes, no significant association was found, and for four outcomes, different reviews came to conflicting conclusions.
Conclusions
The association between egg consumption and the risk of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and other related diseases has been studied in several meta-analyses. The evidence from different studies on the same topic was often conflicting, which can complicate the making of dietary recommendations.
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