Micronutrients & recovery
Suboptimal intake of fruits and vegetables significantly contributes to global cardiovascular disease mortality, with inadequate fruit consumption linked to approximately 521,395 coronary heart disease deaths and 1,255,978 stroke deaths annually, and inadequate vegetable intake linked to 809,425 coronary heart disease deaths and 210,849 stroke deaths annually.
Increase your daily intake of fruits and vegetables to reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke. The data shows that not eating enough is a major contributor to cardiovascular deaths worldwide. Focus on adding more variety to your meals, as both fruits and vegetables offer distinct protective benefits against coronary heart disease and stroke.
In 2010, suboptimal intakes of fruit were estimated to result in 521,395 (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 498,254–542,808) CHD deaths (PAF: 7.5%; 7.2–7.8%) and 1255,978 (1187,716–1325,879) stroke deaths (PAF: 21.7%; 20.5–22.9%) globally per year. Suboptimal intakes of vegetables were estimated to result in 809,425 (783,362–836,687) CHD deaths (PAF: 11.6%; 11.3–12.0%) and 210,849 (196,297–226,577) stroke deaths (PAF: 3.6%; 3.4–3.9%).
Why this rating
The study uses a large-scale comparative risk assessment based on the Global Dietary Database and recent meta-analyses, providing robust population-level evidence, though it relies on observational data for individual risk.
Source
Estimated Global, Regional, and National Cardiovascular Disease Burdens Related to Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: An Analysis from the Global Dietary Database (FS01-01-19)
Victoria Miller et al. · Current Developments in Nutrition · 2019
DOI 10.1093/cdn/nzz034.fs01-01-19
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