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Abstract Title:

Associations of vegetable and fruit consumption with metabolic syndrome. A meta-analysis of observational studies.

Abstract Source:

Public Health Nutr. 2018 06 ;21(9):1693-1703. Epub 2018 Mar 6. PMID: 29506604

Abstract Author(s):

Yi Zhang, Dian-Zhong Zhang

Article Affiliation:

Yi Zhang

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations of vegetable and/or fruit consumption with metabolic syndrome (MetS).

DESIGN: Meta-analysis of observational studies.

SETTING: The electronic databases of PubMed, Web of Science and EMBASE were searched up to September 2017 for observational studies concerning the associations of vegetable and/or fruit consumption with MetS. The pooled relative risk (RR) of MetS for the highest v. the lowest category of vegetable and/or fruit consumption, as well as their corresponding 95 % CI, were calculated.

RESULTS: A total of twenty-six observational studies (twenty cross-sectional, one case-control and five cohort studies) were included in the meta-analysis. Specifically, sixteen studies were related to vegetable consumption and the overall multivariable-adjusted RR evidenced a negative association between vegetable consumption and MetS (RR=0·89, 95 % CI 0·85, 0·93; P<0·001). For fruit consumption, sixteen studies were included and the overall multivariable-adjusted RR demonstrated that fruit consumption was inversely associated with MetS (RR=0·81, 95 % CI 0·75, 0·88; P<0·001). For vegetable and fruit consumption, eight studies were included; the overall multivariable-adjusted RR showed that vegetable and fruit consumption was also negatively associated with MetS (RR=0·75, 95 % CI 0·63, 0·90; P=0·002).

CONCLUSIONS: The existing evidence suggests that vegetable and/or fruit consumption is negatively associated with MetS. More well-designed prospective cohort studies are needed to elaborate the concerned issues further.

Study Type : Meta Analysis

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