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Fruit and vegetable consumption

Exposure

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  • 2 independent labs in 2 countries
  • Funders: Ministerstwo Zdrowia and 1 more
  • Humans1

Outcomes

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Worse LDL-C status

downin humans1OR 0.67

1 study

  1. Fruit and vegetable consumption decreases worse LDL-C status in humans (OR 0.67, 95% CI 0.44-1.03).

    “women with total fruit and vegetable intake in the highest quartile were 33% less likely (odds ratio [OR] = 0.67; 95% CI, 0.44-1.03) to have a worse LDL-C status than those with lower intake”

    Humanshighest quartile vs lower intakefemales

    Associations of consuming specific fruit and vegetable subgroups with LDL-C status in early postmenopausal Chinese women

    Menopause (New York, N.Y.)1 Apr 2018

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Associations

2

Higher education

upin humans1OR 2.24

1 study

  1. higher education is associated with fruit and vegetable consumption in humans (OR = 2.24).

    “higher education (OR = 2.24), older age, and PA (all p 2 = 15.2, df = 3, p = 0.002)”

    Humansn = 4,935

    Fruit and Vegetable, Fish, and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Among Adults Aged 40-65 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study of Dietary Patterns and Sociodemographic Correlates in North-Eastern Poland

    Nutrients12 Sep 2026

Female sex

upin humans1OR 1.92

1 study

  1. female sex is associated with fruit and vegetable consumption in humans (OR = 1.92).

    “Daily fruit and vegetable intake was independently associated with female sex (OR = 1.92)”

    Humansn = 4,935

    Fruit and Vegetable, Fish, and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Among Adults Aged 40-65 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study of Dietary Patterns and Sociodemographic Correlates in North-Eastern Poland

    Nutrients12 Sep 2026

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