By how much does fruit and vegetable consumption reduce the risk of ischaemic heart disease?
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The risk of ischemic heart disease is estimated to be some 15% lower at the 90th centile of fruit and vegetable consumption, relative to the 10th centile. This was gleaned from an analysis of the relationship between the disease and markers of fruit and vegetable consumption, namely, dietary intake of vegetables, fruits, carotenoids, vitamin C, vegetable and fruit fiber and the serum concentration of carotenoids and vitamin C. The protective effect of fruits and vegetables against heart disease is believed to be similar to that of potassium and folate in fruits and vegetables.
Publication Name: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-3007
Year: 1998
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Instant coffee and cholesterol: a randomised controlled trial
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The consumption of even five cups of instant coffee in a day raises the levels of cholesterol by only marginal amounts, suggesting that the drinking of coffee has little effect on the cholesterol levels in the serum. High cholesterol in the serum is the major cause of heart disease. The levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol remain unaffected, indicating that the effect of drinking coffee affects only low and very low density lipoproteins.
Publication Name: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-3007
Year: 1995
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Dietary magnesium does not predict ischaemic heart disease in the Caerphilly cohort
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A study was conducted on the association between dietary magnesium intake and the risk of an ischemic heart disease. Intake estimates were taken from food frequency records supplemented by seven-day weighed intake records. The sample consisted of 2,172 men aged 45-59 years. The results do not provide evidence that dietary magnesium intake is independently predictive of ischemic heart disease although trends in the data are suggestive.
Publication Name: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-3007
Year: 1996
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