Vegetables, fruits, and berries - a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Consuming vegetables, fruits, and berries significantly lowers the risk of chronic diseases like cancer and cardiovascular disease. Evidence supports their role in preventing gastric and lung cancer, and reducing all-cause mortality.
Area Of Science
- Nutrition Science
- Public Health
- Dietary Guidelines
Background
- Vegetables, fruits, and berries are diverse food groups crucial for health.
- Observational studies highlight their role in chronic disease prevention.
- Dietary guidelines require updated evidence on these food groups.
Purpose Of The Study
- To conduct a scoping review on the health outcomes associated with vegetable, fruit, and berry consumption.
- To synthesize evidence for informing food-based dietary guidelines.
- To describe the overall evidence for health-related outcomes.
Main Methods
- Scoping review methodology.
- Protocol developed within the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023 project.
- Systematic evaluation of existing scientific literature.
Main Results
- Strong evidence links consumption to prevention of gastric and lung cancers, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality.
- Risk reductions are notable at lower intake levels, with further benefits for cardiovascular disease at higher intakes.
- Weaker associations observed for type 2 diabetes, with emerging evidence for benefits in osteoporosis, cognitive health, and frailty.
Conclusions
- Current evidence robustly supports the role of vegetables, fruits, and berries in preventing chronic diseases.
- Mechanisms suggest potential causal effects, supporting dietary recommendations.
- A variety of these foods is recommended due to potential differential benefits among subgroups.
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