Association between intake of fruits and vegetables by pesticide residue status and coronary heart disease risk.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fruit and vegetable (FV) intake is recommended for the prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD). FVs are also an important source of exposure to pesticide residues. Whether the relations of FV intake with CHD differ according to pesticide residue status is unknown.

Objective

To examine the associations of high- and low-pesticide-residue FVs with the risk of CHD.

Methods

We followed 145,789 women and 24,353 men free of cardiovascular disease and cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) at baseline and participating in three ongoing prospective cohorts: the Nurses' Health Study (NHS: 1998-2012), the NHS-II (1999-2013), and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS: 1998-2012). FV intake was assessed via food frequency questionnaires. We categorized

SUBMITTER: Chiu YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6754761 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature