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

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 …

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

There are different types of nutritionally mediated oxidative stress sources that trigger
inflammation. Much information indicates that high intakes of macronutrients can promote …

The life expectancy of the global population has increased. Aging is a natural physiological
process that poses major challenges in an increasingly long-lived and frail population …

Adequate vegetable consumption is one of the cornerstones of a healthy diet. The
recommendation to increase vegetable intake is part of most dietary guidelines. Despite …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the first cause of mortality in Western countries.
Among cardiometabolic risk factors, dyslipidemia, and especially high low-density …

There is a growing interest in the use of functional foods. Studies indicate the contribution of
β-glucans to glycemic control, but few have evaluated integrally the effect of this soluble …

Background: Previous studies have shown that intake of polyphenols through the
consumption of vegetables and fruits reduces the risk of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) by …

Diet plays a pivotal role in shaping the trajectory of chronic diseases. In this regard, the
Mediterranean diet has been widely shown to exert beneficial effects on cardiometabolic …