Voedingsadvies El MondoResearch Question:
Epidemiological studies support a protective role of lycopene against preventing a stroke or mortality, but the results are contradictory. It was therefore carried out this review article.
Eating lycopene reduces the chance of getting a stroke?
Study Design:
This overview article contained 7 prospective cohort studies with 116127 participants and 1989 people with stroke.
There was no question of publication bias.
Results and conclusions:
The researchers found that lycopene the chance of getting a stroke significantly with 19.3% [RR = 0.807, 95% CI = 0680-0.957, I2 = 25.5%, p = 0.234] reduced.
The researchers found that lycopene lycopene in the blood and not through feeding, the chances of getting a stroke significantly with 38.7% [RR = 0.503-0693, 95% CI = 0.954] reduced.
The researchers found that lycopene the chance of stroke among Europeans and men lowered.
The researchers found that the duration of the follow-up had no effect on the final results.
The researchers concluded that lycopene, particularly in blood and not through feeding, the chance of getting a stroke, especially among Europeans and men lowered.
Original title:
Dietary and circulating lycopene and stroke risk: a meta-analysis of prospective studies by Li X and Xu J.
Link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24848940
Additional information about El Mondo:
The lycopeengehalte in the blood can be increased by swallowing lycopeensupplementen and/or eating lycopene.
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