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Although there are no data available concerning the relationships between B-vitamins fortification of a variety of foods and the global increasing prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes, the notable facts are that: (1) compared with formula-feeding, breastfeeding is associated with a reduction in risk of later overweight and obesity [ 45 - 47 ]; (2) high consumption of processed meat is a strong risk factor for type 2 diabetes [ 48 ]; and (3) the global prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes showed a trend of spreading from the earliest fortified-countries to the latter fortified-countries, whereas the non-vitamin-fortified countries including western developed countries, such as Norway, have a low prevalence of obesity and diabetes, compared with the earliest fortified-countries, such as the US and Canada [ 49 , 50 ].
Several retrospective, prospective and meta-analysis studies failed to indicate that PPPD causes an increase in hospital stay.[ 8 , 12 , 14 , 15 ] In fact, one meta-analysis and one retrospective study showed a trend toward a shorter hospital stay with PPPD[ 9 , 11 ] TUMOR RECURRENCE AND LONG-TERM SURVIVAL The adequacy of PPPD as a cancer operation has always been questionable especially after Sharp and his colleagues had reported three cases of PPPD where the duodenal resection margin was positive for carcinoma.[ 32 ] That observation, however, was not supported by other studies.