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Does an apple a day keep the oncologist away?

Eating an apple a day may improve an individuals chances of avoiding cancer.

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Proanthocyanidins and other flavonoids in relation to pancreatic cancer: a case-control study in Italy.

The probability of avoiding pancreatic cancer is high in individuals who regularly consume plant foods rich in flavonoids, such as apples, berries, and pulses.

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Apple intake is inversely associated with all-cause and disease-specific mortality in elderly women.

An apple a day may cut down the risk of dying from diseases and other causes in elderly women.

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Prospective study of fruits and vegetables and risk of oral premalignant lesions in men.

High dietary ingestion of fruits, particularly vitamin C-containing fruits such as citrus fruits, may help to thwart the development of oral pre-cancerous lesions in men.

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Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of acute coronary syndrome.

Eating more vegetables and fruits, particularly apples, may help to boost an individual defenses against the occurrence of adverse cardiovascular events, including heart attack.

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Greater Frequency of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Is Associated With Lower Prevalence of Peripheral Artery Disease.

Increased intake of fruits and vegetables may decrease an individual's predisposition to peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

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Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Frailty: A Systematic Review.

Lovers of fruits and vegetables are less likely to experience frailty than individuals who eat small amounts or completely avoided these plant foods.

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The Association between Dietary Intake of Antioxidants and Ocular Disease.

The risk of eye diseases, including cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration, may drop significantly with increasing intake of antioxidant-rich foods, such as fruits and vegetables.

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Vegetable, fruit and antioxidant nutrient consumption and subsequent risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: a prospective cohort study in Japan.

High dietary ingestion of fruits, vegetables, and other antioxidant-rich foods may exert a protective effect against liver cancer.

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Consumption of fruit and vegetables and risk of frailty: a dose-response analysis of 3 prospective cohorts of community-dwelling older adults.

Adequate intake of fruits and vegetables may help guard against the onset of frailty in older adults.

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Fruits and vegetables consumption and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a case-control study.

Esophageal cancer is less likely to occur in lovers of fruits and vegetables than in persons who rarely ate or completely avoided these plant foods.

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Consumption of vegetables and fruits and risk of subtypes of head-neck cancer in the Netherlands Cohort Study.

The risk of developing cancers of the head and neck, such as oral, pharyngeal, and laryngeal cancers, goes down with the consumption of fruits and vegetables.

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