Groenten & fruit

  • Under fruit means all sugary edible fruits that can be eaten raw. Vegetable can be defined as all other edible parts of plants.
  • Vegetables and fruit make an important contribution to the supply of vitamin B and C, carotenoids, such as beta-carotene and lutein, minerals, such as magnesium, dietary fiber and flavonoids.
  • Fruits and vegetables contain unlike animal products, no cholesterol and low in calories because they mainly of water exist.

1-5 porties groenten en fruit per dag verlaagt doodgaan aan hart- en vaatziekten

Research Question:
Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables daily reduces the risk of all-cause mortality?

Study Design:
This overview article contained 16 prospective cohort studies with 56423 dead (11512 died from heart disease and 16817 died of cancer) under 833234 participants. The follow-up duration varied between 4.6 and 26 years.

All studies had corrected for age.
There was heterogeneity between the studies but no publication bias.

Groenten en fruit verlagen de kans op dikke darmkanker

Research Question:
Eating fruits and vegetables lowers the chances of getting colon cancer?

Study Design:
This overview article contained 19 cohort studies with 1.5-1.7 million participants, including 11,800-16,000 cases with colon cancer. As a result, there was a statistical power to find a moderate and weak Association.  There was minimal evidence of heterogeneity between the studies but there was no evidence of small study bias.