The surprising discovery that the diatomic gas nitric oxide (NO) is generated by mammalian
cells and serves to regulate a multitude of physiological processes has continued to …

Background: Questions remain about the strength and shape of the dose-response
relationship between fruit and vegetable intake and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer …

Previous research suggests a protective effect of vegetable consumption against chronic
disease, but the quality of evidence underlying those findings remains uncertain. We applied …

Background: Despite growing evidence for food-based dietary patterns' potential to reduce
cardiovascular disease risk, knowledge about the amounts of food associated with the …

Importance In the United States, national associations of individual dietary factors with
specific cardiometabolic diseases are not well established. Objective To estimate …

Background The association between intake of fruits, vegetables, and legumes with
cardiovascular disease and deaths has been investigated extensively in Europe, the USA …

Abstract Purpose of Review: Death from stroke has decreased over the past decade, with
stroke now the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. In addition, the incidence of …

Remarkable interest has risen in the idea that oxidative/nitrosative stress is mediated in the
etiology of numerous human diseases. Oxidative/Nitrosative stress is the result of an …

Background Public health policies reflect concerns that certain fruit sources may not have
the intended benefits and that vegetables should be preferred to fruit. We assessed the …

The aim of this updated statement is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based
recommendations on the prevention of stroke among individuals who have not previously …