Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Risk of Major Chronic Disease

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Authors

H.-C. Hung · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Kaumudi Joshipura · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Rui Jiang · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Frank B. Hu · Harvard University

David J. Hunter · Harvard University

Stephanie A. Smith‐Warner · National Sun Yat-sen University

Graham A. Colditz

Abstract

Increased fruit and vegetable consumption was associated with a modest although not statistically significant reduction in the development of major chronic disease. The benefits appeared to be primarily for cardiovascular disease and not for cancer.

Topics & Keywords

Nutritional Studies and Diet Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volume 96, Issue 21, pp. 1577-1584

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djh296

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