BACKGROUND: Increased interest in the potential cardio-protective effects of fruit and
vegetables is currently unsupported by systematic reviews of the reported associations of …

OBJECTIVE--To determine the effects of lowering cholesterol concentrations on total and
cause specific mortality in randomised primary prevention trials. DESIGN--Qualitative (meta …

Abstract Turpeinen O [Proofessor Emeritus of Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine,
Hämeentie 57, 00550 Helsinki 55, Finland], Karvonen MJ, Pekkarinen M, Miettinen M …

The Japanese study group was selected from the population of about 100 000 persons
under study by the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission and the Japanese National Institute …

Studies of coronary heart disease (CHD) have led medical investigators to suggest an
association with CHD for at least 246 factors. Though cause and effect relationships have …

Investigations involving comparisons of populations, as well as intervention studies on
groups, both under free-living and metabolic ward conditions, unequivocally demonstrate …

In the late 1980s, the relationship between physical activity or exercise and aging was one
of great contemporary interest. On the one hand there was a growing elderly population in …

Research into the role of diet in chronic disease can be difficult to interpret. Measurement
errors in different studies often produce conflicting answers to the same questions. Seventh …

Abstract Seventh-Day Adventists (SDAs) are a conservative religious denomination who
abstain from tobacco and alcohol; approximately one-half follow a lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet …

A steady fall in mortality rates from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) has been reported
recently in the United States. This study tests the hypothesis that fruits and vegetables had a …