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(12) Airaodion, A.I., Adejumo, P.R., Njoku, O.C., Ogbuagu, E.O., Ogbuagu, U., 2019. Implication of Sugar Intake in Haemorrhoid and Menstruation. International Journal of Research and Reports in Hematology 1–9.
(13) Johnson, R.J., Gold, M.S., Johnson, D.R., Ishimoto, T., Lanaspa, M.A., Zahniser, N.R., Avena, N.M., 2011. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Is it time to Reappraise the Role of Sugar Consumption? Postgraduate Medicine 123, 39–49.
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(16) Sturt, J., 2011. Higher consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome. Evidence-Based Nursing 14, 35–35.
(17) DiNicolantonio, J.J., O’Keefe, J.H., Lucan, S.C., 2015. Added Fructose: A Principal Driver of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Consequences. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 90, 372–381.
(18) Johnson, R.J., Segal, M.S., Sautin, Y., Nakagawa, T., Feig, D.I., Kang, D.-H., Gersch, M.S., Benner, S., Sánchez-Lozada, L.G., 2007. Potential role of sugar (fructose) in the epidemic of hypertension, obesity and the metabolic syndrome, diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease. The American journal of clinical nutrition 86, 899–906.
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(28) Johnson, R.J., Segal, M.S., Sautin, Y., Nakagawa, T., Feig, D.I., Kang, D.-H., Gersch, M.S., Benner, S., Sánchez-Lozada, L.G., 2007. Potential role of sugar (fructose) in the epidemic of hypertension, obesity and the metabolic syndrome, diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease. The American journal of clinical nutrition 86, 899–906.
(29) Airaodion, A.I., Adejumo, P.R., Njoku, O.C., Ogbuagu, E.O., Ogbuagu, U., 2019. Implication of Sugar Intake in Haemorrhoid and Menstruation. International Journal of Research and Reports in Hematology 1–9.
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