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Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of cardiovascular diseases: the women's health study.

Low cardiovascular disease risk is associated with the consumption of diets rich in fruits and vegetables in women.

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Flavonoid intake and coronary mortality in Finland: a cohort study.

High intake of flavonoid-rich foods, such as apple and onions, may decrease the risk of cardiovascular diseases, total, and coronary mortality.

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The effect of high-, moderate-, and low-fat diets on weight loss and cardiovascular disease risk factors.

The consumption of high-fat diets may increase cardiovascular disease risk.

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  • 2002
  • Fleming RM
  • Section of Preventive Cardiology, The Camelot Foundation at The Fleming Heart & Health Institute, and the Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68114, USA. rfmd1@fhhi.omhcoxmail.com
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
    
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School breakfast and body mass index: a longitudinal observational study of middle school students.

Excessive weight gain is not associated with regular consumption of school breakfasts among middle school students.

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  • 2016
  • S. Wang, M. B. Schwartz, F. M. Shebl, M. Read, K. E. Henderson and J. R. Ickovics
  • Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA; Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT, USA; Henderson Consulting, Guilford, CT, USA; Community Alliance for Research and Engagement, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
  • No, Free full text of study was not found.
  • Yes. Source of funding disclosure found
  • National Institute of Child and Human Development. Grant Number: #R01-HD070740
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
    
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Plant-based diets are not nutritionally deficient.

Nutrient deficiency diseases are not associated with vegetarian diets.

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Timing of food intake predicts weight loss effectiveness.

Eating early may contribute positively to the success of a weight loss program.

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Effects of 7 days on an ad libitum low-fat vegan diet: the McDougall Program Cohort.

Healthy cardiovascular and metabolic profiles are associated with frequent consumption of low-fat vegan diets.

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  • 2014
  • McDougall J, Thomas LE, McDougall C, Moloney G, Saul B, Finnell JS, Richardson K, Petersen KM.
  • , McDougall's Health and Medical Center, PO Box 14039, Santa Rosa, CA 95402, USA. drmcdougall@drmcdougall.com.
  • Yes, Free full text of study was found:
  • Yes. Source of funding disclosure found
  • The McDougall Research and Education Foundation.
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
    
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Protein intake and ovulatory infertility.

High consumption of proteins of plant origin may diminish the risk of developing ovulatory infertility.

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  • 2008
  • Chavarro JE, Rich-Edwards JW, Rosner BA, Willett WC.
  • Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA. jchavarr@hsph.harvard.edu
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  • The work reported in this manuscript was supported by CA50385, the main Nurses’ Health Study II grant, by the training grant T32 DK-007703 and by the Yerby Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. The Nurses Health Study II is supported for other specific projects by the following NIH grants: CA55075, CA67262, AG/CA14742, CA67883, CA65725, DK52866, HL64108, HL03804.
  • No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
    
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World Health Organization: fruits and vegetable consumption.

Ingesting large amounts of fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of developing cancer.

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Longitudinal assessment of neurocognitive function after coronary-artery bypass surgery.

A decline in cognitive function is associated with coronary artery bypass surgery.

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  • 2001
  • Newman MF, Kirchner JL, Phillips-Bute B, Gaver V, Grocott H, Jones RH, Mark DB, Reves JG, Blumenthal JA; Neurological Outcome Research Group and the Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Research Endeavors Investigators.
  • Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. newma005@mc.duke.edu
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Compared with dietary monounsaturated and saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat protects African green monkey from coronary artery atherosclerosis.

High intake of polyunsaturated fat may lower the risk of developing coronary artery atherosclerosis in African green monkeys. This study evaluated the relationship between the consumption of monounsaturated, saturated, and polyunsaturated fat and coronary artery atherosclerosis development. Researchers fed 3 groups of African green monkeys with diets rich in saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats. Atherosclerosis...

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Cholesterol crystals piercing the arterial plaque and intima trigger local and systemic inflammation.

The occurrence of local and systemic inflammation in atherosclerosis is linked to the plaque piercing action of cholesterol crystals.

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  • 2010
  • Abela GS.
  • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, and Division of Pathology, Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, B208 Clinical Center, East Lansing, MI, USA. george.abela@ht.msu.edu
  • 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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