Meta-Analysis of Fermented Food Consumption and Mortality Risk

50 cohort studies, including more than three million participants, were analyzed in this meta-analysis. The study, authored by Antonia Matalas and published in 2026, evaluates associations between fermented food intake and all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and cancer mortality. The results suggest protective associations for specific foods like chocolate, cheese, and fermented milks.

Use Cases

• Conducting secondary analysis on the association between fermented milk consumption and cancer mortality based on the meta-analytic results.
• Investigating the role of bioactive compounds in fermented foods for cardiovascular health based on the study's conclusions.
• Comparing the effects of different fermented foods (e.g., cheese, miso, bread) on all-cause mortality based on the reported findings.

Strengths

• Analysis is based on 50 cohort studies and over three million participants.
• Risk of bias was formally assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.
• The study is registered as a systematic review (OSF identifier: vg7f6).

Limitations

• The dataset is a 486.4 KB PDF; the underlying tabular data from the meta-analysis is not directly available.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the published paper.
• Row count for the original study data is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Antonia Matalas.

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

Time Range

Temporal coverage of the included cohort studies is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 07:41:02

Geography

Geographic coverage of the included cohort studies is not specified.