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The effect of fruit and vegetable intake on risk for coronary heart disease.

​The tendency of developing coronary heart disease is low in individuals who frequently consumed generous portions of fruits and vegetables, especially green leafy vegetables and vitamin C-containing fruits and vegetables.

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  • 2001
  • Joshipura KJ, Hu FB, Manson JE, Stampfer MJ, Rimm EB, Speizer FE, Colditz G, Ascherio A, Rosner B, Spiegelman D, Willett WC.
  • Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
  • No, Free full text of study was not found.
  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Vitamin A and risk of cervical cancer: a meta-analysis.

​Consistent consumption of foods high in vitamin A and high blood levels of vitamin A may help prevent the development of cervical cancer in women.

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  • 2012
  • Zhang X, Dai B, Zhang B, Wang Z.
  • Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Shandong, PR China.
  • No, Free full text of study was not found.
  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Fruit and Vegetables Consumption and Risk of Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis.

​A significant reduction in hypertension risk is associated with increased consumption of fruits and vegetables.

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Dietary total flavonoids intake and risk of mortality from all causes and cardiovascular disease in the general population: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.

​High dietary ingestion of flavonoid-containing foods may reduce the odds of dying from cardiovascular disorders and other chronic diseases.

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Association of vegetable and fruit intake with gastric cancer risk among Japanese: a pooled analysis of four cohort studies.

​Habitual consumption of fruits and vegetables may contribute positively to the prevention of stomach (gastric) cancer.

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  • 2014
  • Shimazu T, Wakai K, Tamakoshi A, Tsuji I, Tanaka K, Matsuo K, Nagata C, Mizoue T, Inoue M, Tsugane S, Sasazuki S; Research Group for the Development and Evaluation of Cancer Prevention Strategies in Japan.
  • Epidemiology and Prevention Division, Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening, National Cancer Center, Tokyo tshimazu@ncc.go.jp. Department of Preventive Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya. Department of Public Health, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo. Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai. Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga. Department of Preventive Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka. Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu. Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Clinical Research Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo. Epidemiology and Prevention Division, Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening, National Cancer Center, Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Epidemiology and Prevention Division, Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening, National Cancer Center, Tokyo.
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  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Carrot intake and incidence of urothelial cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

​Frequent consumption of carrots may reduce the likelihood of developing urothelial cancer.

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Brassica vegetables and prostate cancer risk: a review of the epidemiological evidence.

​Frequent consumption of brassica vegetables may protect men from developing prostate cancer.

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  • 2002
  • Kristal AR, Lampe JW.
  • Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA. akristal@fhcrc.org
  • No, Free full text of study was not found.
  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Dietary patterns and risk of pancreatic cancer: a systematic review.

​Individuals who adhere to a western dietary pattern may have a higher tendency of developing pancreatic cancer than their counterparts on diets loaded with fruits, vitamins, vegetables, and fiber.

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  • 2017
  • Zheng J, Guinter MA, Merchant AT, Wirth MD, Zhang J, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ, Steck SE.
  • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Cancer Prevention and Control Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. 3 Connecting Health Innovations LLC, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. 4 Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
  • No, Free full text of study was not found.
  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Associations between dietary folate intake and risks of esophageal, gastric and pancreatic cancers: an overall and dose-response meta-analysis.

​Adequate intake of foods rich in folate may help to inhibit the development of cancerous cells in the esophagus, stomach, and pancreas.

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  • 2017
  • Liu W, Zhou H, Zhu Y, Tie C.
  • Department of Pathology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, Hubei Province, P. R. China. Department of Stomatology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei Province, P. R. China. Department of Stomatology, Taikang Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, 430000, Hubei Province, P. R. China.
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Folate intake and pancreatic cancer risk: an overall and dose-response meta-analysis.

​Pancreatic cancer is less likely to occur in individuals who regularly consume foods with high folate content.

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Vegetable-based dietary pattern and liver cancer risk: results from the Shanghai women's and men's health studies.

​Vegetarians may have a low tendency of developing liver cancer.

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  • 2013
  • Zhang W, Xiang YB, Li HL, Yang G, Cai H, Ji BT, Gao YT, Zheng W, Shu XO.
  • State Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Department of Epidemiology, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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Dietary fiber intake and risk of metabolic syndrome: A meta-analysis of observational studies.

​Adequate intake of foods with high fiber content may help guard against the development of metabolic syndrome.

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  • 2017
  • Wei B, Liu Y, Lin X, Fang Y, Cui J, Wan J.
  • Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. Department of Endocrinology, China Resources and WISCO General Hospital, Wuhan, China. Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: wanjing2017@163.com.
  • No, Free full text of study was not found.
  • No. Source of funding disclosure not found
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
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