The main associations of body-mass index (BMI) with overall and cause-specific mortality can best be assessed by long-term prospective follow-up of large Numbers of people.

获得体重指数(BMI)与整体和病因特异性死亡率之间的主要联系的最好的方法，就是对大数量人群进行的长期前瞻性随访。

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A better way to analyse the relationship between diet and cancer is to conduct "prospective studies", which ideally follow hundreds of thousands of people who don't have cancer.

一种更好的研究饮食与癌症关系的方法是做“前瞻性研究”，也就是说，将几十万的未患癌症的人做为研究对象。

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In a prospective study, participants are followed over time (e.g. across five years), and baseline information is compared with later follow-ups.

在前瞻性研究当中，参与者在一段时间内(例如持续五年)被跟踪调查，基线信息会与后续的信息相比较。

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We conducted a prospective analysis of 47 911 men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study who reported intake of regular and decaffeinated coffee in 1986 and every 4 years thereafter.

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Follow-up studies now in the planning stage are expected to use prospective as well as retrospective data.

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