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Fruit and vegetable intake and mortality from ischaemic heart disease: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Heart study.

Low ischaemic heart disease mortality risk is associated with generous intake of fruits and vegetables.

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  • 2011
  • Francesca L. Crowe,, Andrew W. Roddam, Timothy J. Key, Paul N. Appleby, Kim Overvad, Marianne U. Jakobsen, Anne Tjønneland, Louise Hansen, Heiner Boeing, Cornelia Weikert, Jakob Linseisen, Rudolf Kaaks, Antonia Trichopoulou, Gesthimani Misirli, Pagona Lagiou, Carlotta Sacerdote, Valeria Pala, Domenico Palli, Rosario Tumino, Salvatore Panico, H. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, Jolanda Boer, Carla H. van Gils, Joline W.J. Beulens, Aurelio Barricarte, Laudina Rodríguez, Nerea Larrañaga, Maria-José Sánchez, María-José Tormo, Genevieve Buckland, Eiliv Lund, Bo Hedblad, Olle Melander, Jan-Håkan Jansson, Patrik Wennberg, Nicholas J. Wareham, Nadia Slimani, Isabelle Romieu, Mazda Jenab, John Danesh, Valentina Gallo, Teresa Norat, Elio Riboli, and European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Heart Study Collaborators
  • Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark Department of Cardiology, Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark Department of Diet, Cancer, and Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark German Institute of Human Nutrition, Nuthetal, Germany German Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer Epidemiology, Heidelberg, Germany WHO Collaborating Center for Food and Nutrition Policies, Department of Hygiene Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, CPO Piemonte Italy and Human Genetics Foundation, Torino, Italy Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, ISPO (Cancer Research and Prevention Institute), Florence, Italy Cancer Registry and Histopathology Unit, ‘Civile M.P. Arezzo' Hospital, Ragusa, Italy Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Utrecht, The Netherlands Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands Public Health Institute of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain Public Health and Participation Directorate, Health and Health Care Services Council, Asturias, Spain Public Health Department of Gipuzkoa, Basque Government, Spain Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada, Spain Department of Epidemiology, Murcia Regional Health Council, Spain Unit of Nutrition, Environment, and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Programme, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO-IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, Norway Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden Department of Clinical Research, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden Department of Medicine, Skellefteå County Hospital, Skellefteå, Sweden Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Sweden MRC Epidemiology Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, UK School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, UK *Corresponding author. Tel: +44 1865 289 647, Fax: +44 1865 289 610, Email: ku.ca.xo.uec@eworc.a
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Dietary carotenoids and risk of coronary artery disease in women.

Regular consumption of high carotenoid diets, especially those rich in alpha-carotene and beta-carotene, may significantly cut down coronary artery disease (CAD) risk in women.

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Intake of vegetables rich in carotenoids and risk of coronary heart disease in men: The Physicians' Health Study.

Men who regularly consume large servings of vegetables are less prone to develop coronary heart disease.

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Dietary fiber intake and risk of cardiovascular disease in the Japanese population: the Japan Public Health Center-based study cohort.

Adequate intake of fiber-rich foods may help guard against cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke and coronary heart disease.

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Fruit and vegetable intake and mortality from cardiovascular disease are inversely associated in Japanese women but not in men.

Women who are habitual consumers of fruits and vegetables are less likely to die from cardiovascular diseases.

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Effects of Vitamin and Antioxidant Supplements in Prevention of Bladder Cancer: a Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Beta-carotene supplements may increase bladder cancer risk.

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  • 2017
  • Park SJ, Myung SK, Lee Y, Lee YJ.
  • Department of Family Medicine, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea. Department of Family Medicine, Yonsei University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea. Department of Cancer Control and Policy, Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea. Molecular Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea. Center for Cancer Prevention and Detection, Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea. msk@ncc.re.kr. Department of Family Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
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Fruit, vegetable and bean intake and mortality from cardiovascular disease among Japanese men and women: the JACC Study.

Generous intake of plant-based foods, such as beans, fruits, and vegetables, may help reduce total and cardiovascular mortality.

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  • 2009
  • Nagura J, Iso H, Watanabe Y, Maruyama K, Date C, Toyoshima H, Yamamoto A, Kikuchi S, Koizumi A, Kondo T, Wada Y, Inaba Y, Tamakoshi A; JACC Study Group.
  • Department of Social Medicine & Cultural Sciences, Research Institute for Neurological Diseases & Geriatrics, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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Dietary fiber intake is associated with reduced risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease among Japanese men and women.

Frequent consumers of fiber-rich foods, especially cereals and fruits, are less likely to die from cardiovascular ailments, such as coronary heart disease.

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  • 2010
  • Eshak ES, Iso H, Date C, Kikuchi S, Watanabe Y, Wada Y, Wakai K, Tamakoshi A; JACC Study Group.
  • Public Health, Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita-shi, Osaka, Japan.
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Consumption of nuts and risk of total and cause-specific mortality over 15 years.

A decline in total, cancer, and cardiovascular mortality risk is associated with consistent consumption of nuts.

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  • 2015
  • Gopinath B, Flood VM, Burlutksy G, Mitchell P.
  • Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: bamini.gopinath@sydney.edu.au. Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Centre for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Westmead Millennium Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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Dietary fiber intake and mortality in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study.

Adequate intake of fiber-rich foods, particular whole grains, may help cut down cancer, cardiovascular, respiratory, and infectious disease mortality risk significantly.

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Dietary fiber intake and reduced risk of coronary heart disease in US men and women: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study.

Adequate intake of high fiber diets, particularly those rich in water soluble fiber, may help slash down coronary heart disease risk.

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  • 2003
  • Bazzano LA, He J, Ogden LG, Loria CM, Whelton PK; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study.
  • Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
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Frequency of nut consumption and mortality risk in the PREDIMED nutrition intervention trial.

High consumers of nuts are less likely to die from chronic diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease.

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  • 2013
  • Guasch-Ferré M, Bulló M, Martínez-González MÁ, Ros E, Corella D, Estruch R, Fitó M, Arós F, Wärnberg J, Fiol M, Lapetra J, Vinyoles E, Lamuela-Raventós RM, Serra-Majem L, Pintó X, Ruiz-Gutiérrez V, Basora J, Salas-Salvadó J; PREDIMED study group.
  • Human Nutrition Unit, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan de Reus, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, IISPV (Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili), Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.
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  • JS-S has received grants from Nut and Dried Fruit Foundation and is a non-paid member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the International Nut and Dried Fruit Foundation. ER has received grants from the California Walnut Commission and is a non-paid member of its Scientific Advisory Committee. No potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported for any of the other authors. None of the funding sources played a role in the design, collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data or in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
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