Several studies have shown positive associations between diuretic beverage consumption and breast cancer risk (van der Brandt, 1995). Water consumption has been linked to reduced breast cancer risk in a pilot case–control study (Stookey et al. 1997). The study showed that plain water consumption (versus not drinking plain water) was associated with a 4.7 times [...]

To explore whether elevated plasma glucose might progress to diabetes via a mechanism that involves plasma hypertonicity, we evaluated the independent and joint effects of these variables on diabetes risk. Community-dwelling older adults (70+years), who reported no previous diagnosis of diabetes and had glucose levels below 200 mg/dl in the 1992 Duke EPESE survey, were [...]

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether plasma hypertonicity might be a marker of early frailty, this study tested the associations between plasma hypertonicity, incident disability, and mortality in nondisabled older adults. DESIGN: Longitudinal, observational study. SETTING: Community-based. PARTICIPANTS: Older adults (> or =70), who reported no disability and gave blood in the 1992 Duke Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly survey (n=705), [...]