Does eating vegetables reduce cardiovascular risk? It’s not so simple

Authors

  • Qi Feng University of Oxford

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk697

Keywords:

vegetable intake, cardiovascular diseases, healthy diet, lifestyle

Abstract

People who eat more raw vegetables are likely to have lower risks of cardiovascular diseases, but we observed that they are also more likely to have higher socioeconomic status and healthier lifestyle. Therefore, solely eating more vegetables may not necessarily prevent heart diseases. It is important to keep an overall balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.

Author Biography

Qi Feng, University of Oxford

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Original article reference

Feng, Q., Kim, J. H., Omiyale, W., Bešević, J., Conroy, M., May, M., Yang, Z., Wong, S. Y., Tsoi, K. K., Allen, N., & Lacey, B. (2022). Raw and Cooked Vegetable Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Study of 400,000 Adults in UK Biobank. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.831470

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Published

2023-04-19

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Section

Health & Physiology