BACKGROUND: Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and lung cancer (LC) have similar clinical symptoms and atypical imaging findings which are easily misdiagnosed. There is an urgent need for a noninvasive, rapid and accurate biomarker for distinguishing LC from TB.
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BACKGROUND: Evidence on the relationship between food processing and health outcomes has been increasing steadily. Under this context, ultra-processing food, such as sugar-sweetened fruity beverages (SS-FB), is associated with a higher risk of metabolic syndrome. However, whether...