Critical review: vegetables and fruit in the prevention of chronic diseases

被引:1209
作者
Boeing, Heiner [2 ]
Bechthold, Angela [1 ]
Bub, Achim [3 ]
Ellinger, Sabine [4 ]
Haller, Dirk [5 ]
Kroke, Anja [6 ]
Leschik-Bonnet, Eva [1 ]
Mueller, Manfred J. [7 ]
Oberritter, Helmut [1 ]
Schulze, Matthias [8 ]
Stehle, Peter [4 ]
Watzl, Bernhard [3 ]
机构
[1] German Nutr Soc, Dept Sci, Bonn, Germany
[2] German Inst Human Nutr, Dept Epidemiol, Potsdam, Germany
[3] Max Rubner Inst, Dept Physiol & Biochem Nutr, Karlsruhe, Germany
[4] Univ Bonn, Dept Nutr & Food Sci, Bonn, Germany
[5] Tech Univ Munich, Chair Biofunct Food, Nutr & Food Res Ctr, Freising Weihenstephan, Germany
[6] Fulda Univ Appl Sci, Dept Nutr Food & Consumer Sci, Fulda, Germany
[7] Univ Kiel, Inst Human Nutr & Food Sci, Kiel, Germany
[8] German Inst Human Nutr, Dept Mol Epidemiol, Potsdam, Germany
关键词
Vegetables; Fruit; Prevention; Chronic diseases; Epidemiology; OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE; FAT DIETARY PATTERN; BODY-MASS INDEX; CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE; MIDDLE-AGED MEN; BONE-MINERAL DENSITY; INFLAMMATORY-BOWEL-DISEASE; TYPE-2; DIABETES-MELLITUS; LIFE-STYLE INTERVENTION; MODIFIABLE RISK-FACTORS;
D O I
10.1007/s00394-012-0380-y
中图分类号
R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生]; TS201 [基础科学];
学科分类号
100403 ;
摘要
Vegetables and fruit provide a significant part of human nutrition, as they are important sources of nutrients, dietary fibre, and phytochemicals. However, it is uncertain whether the risk of certain chronic diseases can be reduced by increased consumption of vegetables or fruit by the general public, and what strength of evidence has to be allocated to such an association. Therefore, a comprehensive analysis of the studies available in the literature and the respective study results has been performed and evaluated regarding obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, cancer, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, osteoporosis, eye diseases, and dementia. For judgement, the strength of evidence for a risk association, the level of evidence, and the number of studies were considered, the quality of the studies and their estimated relevance based on study design and size. For hypertension, CHD, and stroke, there is convincing evidence that increasing the consumption of vegetables and fruit reduces the risk of disease. There is probable evidence that the risk of cancer in general is inversely associated with the consumption of vegetables and fruit. In addition, there is possible evidence that an increased consumption of vegetables and fruit may prevent body weight gain. As overweight is the most important risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus, an increased consumption of vegetables and fruit therefore might indirectly reduces the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Independent of overweight, there is probable evidence that there is no influence of increased consumption on the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. There is possible evidence that increasing the consumption of vegetables and fruit lowers the risk of certain eye diseases, dementia and the risk of osteoporosis. Likewise, current data on asthma, COPD, and RA indicate that an increase in vegetable and fruit consumption may contribute to the prevention of these diseases. For IBD, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy, there was insufficient evidence regarding an association with the consumption of vegetables and fruit. This critical review on the associations between the intake of vegetables and fruit and the risk of several chronic diseases shows that a high daily intake of these foods promotes health. Therefore, from a scientific point of view, national campaigns to increase vegetable and fruit consumption are justified. The promotion of vegetable and fruit consumption by nutrition and health policies is a preferable strategy to decrease the burden of several chronic diseases in Western societies.
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