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Fruit and vegetable consumption and mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
Information type:
Systematic reviews
Source:
British Medical Journal
Specialities:
Cancers | Cardiovascular system disorders | Nutritional and metabolic disorders
Summary
This meta-analysis of 16 studies provides further evidence that higher consumption of fruit and vegetables linked to lower risk of all cause mortality, particularly cardiovascular mortality. There was a threshold around 5 servings a day, after which risk did not reduce further.
UKMi comment
The NHS Choices assessment of this study can be accessed from the link below.
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NHS Choices assessment