Voedingsadvies El MondoResearch Question:
Eating fruits and vegetables lowers the chances of getting bladder cancer?
Study Design:
This overview article 15 contained 12 cohort studies and case-control studies.
Results and conclusions:
The researchers found that eating lots of vegetables compared to little, the chances of getting bladder cancer significantly with 16% [RR = 0.84, 95% CI = 0.72-0.96] reduced.
The researchers found that eating a lot of fruit compared to little, the chances of getting bladder cancer significantly with 19% [RR = 0.99, 95% CI = 0.73-0.89] reduced.
The researchers found that eating 200 g of vegetables a day, the chances of getting bladder cancer significantly with 8% [RR = 0.92, 95% CI = 0.87-0.97] reduced.
The researchers found that eating 200 grams of fruit per day, the chances of getting bladder cancer significantly with 9% [RR = 0.91, 95% CI = 0.83-0.99] reduced.
The researchers concluded that eating 200 g of vegetables or 200 grams of fruit per day, the chances of getting bladder cancer reduced.
Original title:
Fruit and vegetable consumption and risk of bladder cancer: an updated meta-analysis of observational studies by Liu H, Wang XC, [...], Xu YF.
Link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25642791
Additional information about El Mondo:
Find here more studies on the occurrence of cancer and the protective effect of fruits and vegetables.
These meals contain 200 grams 200 grams of vegetables and fruit.