Overview of the health benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption for the dietetics professional: Selected literature
Overview of the health benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption for the dietetics professional: Selected literature
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10.1016/s0002-8223(00)00420-x
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2000-12-01
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Pivonka, E
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Van Duyn, MS;Pivonka, E
流行病学证据表明，水果和蔬菜在预防癌症方面具有保护作用。这一科学基础的力量指导了美国在饮食和健康问题上的国家政策制定，并促进了社区和地方项目的实施。实现国家饮食目标，增加水果和蔬菜消费。目前的科学证据也表明，水果和蔬菜在预防冠心病方面具有保护作用，并且正在积累证据，以保护中风。此外，一个新的科学基础正在出现，以支持水果和蔬菜在预防白内障形成，慢性阻塞性肺病，憩室病和可能的高血压方面的保护作用。本文概述了与水果和蔬菜消费相关的健康益处，包括对潜在保护机制的简要讨论，确定了关于水果和蔬菜消费的健康益处的关键科学发现，并概述了这些发现在营养学专业人员中的应用。审查的证据为增加各种蔬菜的消费提供了额外的支持，特别是深绿色的绿叶蔬菜，十字花科蔬菜和深黄色橙子，以及各种水果，特别是柑橘和深黄色橙子。持续关注增加水果和蔬菜消费是优化营养以减少疾病风险和最大限度地保持健康的一个实用而重要的途径。
Epidemiologic evidence of a protective role for fruits and vegetables in cancer prevention is substantial. The strength of this scientific base guides US national policymaking in diet and health issues and facilitates community and local programs that. address national dietary goals to increase fruit and vegetable consumption. Current scientific evidence also suggests a protective role for fruits and vegetables in prevention of coronary heart disease, and evidence is accumulating for a protective role in stroke. In addition, a new scientific base is emerging to support a protective role for fruits and vegetables in prevention of cataract formation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diverticulosis, and possibly, hypertension. This article provides an overview of the health benefits associated with fruit and vegetable consumption for each of these conditions, including brief discussions of underlying protective mechanisms, identifies key scientific findings regarding the health benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption, and outlines applications of these findings for dietetics professionals. The evidence reviewed provides additional support for increased consumption of a wide variety of vegetables, in particular, dark-green leafy, cruciferous, and deep-yellow-orange ones, and a wide variety of fruits, in particular, citrus and deep-yellow-orange ones. Continued attention to increasing fruit and vegetable consumption is a practical and important way to optimize nutrition to reduce disease risk and maximize good health.