Micronutrients & recovery
Higher consumption of fruit and vegetables is associated with a significant protective effect against stroke and a weaker protective effect against coronary heart disease.
Aim to increase your daily intake of fresh fruits and vegetables. The evidence suggests this habit is strongly linked to a lower risk of stroke and moderately linked to a lower risk of heart disease. Focus on variety and whole foods rather than just isolated nutrients.
the results are consistent with a strong protective effect of fruit and vegetables for stroke and a weaker protective effect on coronary heart disease.
Why this rating
The review synthesizes multiple ecological, case-control, and cohort studies, but explicitly states no summary statistic was calculated due to heterogeneity, and notes potential publication bias.
Source
Fruit and vegetables, and cardiovascular disease: a review.
Andy Ness et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology · 1997
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