Fruit and vegetable consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1650-1663

  Zhan, Jian ^a,b   Liu, Yu Jian ^a   Cai, Long Biao ^a   Xu, Fang Rong ^a   Xie, Tao ^a   He, Qi Qiang ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Macheng People's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; Fruit; meta analysis; vegetable

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; DISEASES; FRUITS; VEGETABLES;

CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FRUIT AND VEGETABLES; FRUIT CONSUMPTION; META ANALYSIS; RELATIVE RISKS; RESPONSE ANALYSIS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FACTUAL DATABASE; FRUIT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; VEGETABLE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FRUIT; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 85015253760     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2015.1008980     Document Type: Article

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