SynthesisPublic health nutrition2018
Fruit and vegetable consumption and risk of the metabolic syndrome: a meta-analysis.
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73 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 151 citations in OpenAlex.
- Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses on Consumption of Different Food Groups and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome.The Journal of nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Fruit, vegetable, and fruit juice consumption and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis : List of all authors.Nutrition journal · 2023Pooled it
- Ultra-processed food consumption and increased risk of metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Metabolic Syndrome and Coronary Artery Disease Risk: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Association of Major Food Sources of Fructose-Containing Sugars With Incident Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2020Pooled it
- Smoking cessation, metabolic risk behaviors, and stress management over time in a sample of young adult smokers.Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Trial
- Vegetable and Fruit Consumption Among Adolescents in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Pooled Analysis of National School Surveys.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Association of Food Intake with Metabolic Syndrome among Filipino Adults in the 8Acta medica Philippina · 2026Article
- Fruit and vegetable consumption and metabolic syndrome in Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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- Planetary Health Diet Adherence in Korean Adults: Association with the Korean Healthy Eating Index.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Glycemic and Insulinemic Index Values of Apple Puree.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Whole Fruits Versus 100% Fruit Juice: Revisiting the Evidence and Its Implications for US Healthy Dietary Recommendations.Nutrition bulletin · 2025Review
- Photoperiod-Dependent Effects of Phenolic-Enriched Fruit Extracts on Postprandial Triacylglyceride Levels and Acute Inflammatory Responses in F344 Rats.Molecular nutrition & food research · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review of Epigenetic Signatures of Diet and Diet-related Metabolites: Insights from Epigenome-Wide Association Studies and Their Implications for Cardiometabolic Health and Diseases.The Yale journal of biology and medicine · 2025Article
- New horizons for promising influences of sulforaphane in the management of metabolic syndrome: a mechanistic review.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Review
- Dietary intake and risk of metabolic syndrome in long-term survivors of pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Bone marrow transplantation · 2024Article
- Daily Intake of Two or More Servings of Vegetables Is Associated with a Lower Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Older People.Nutrients · 2024Observational
- Metabolic syndrome in association with novel dietary index, metabolic parameters, nesfatin-1 and omentin-1.BMC endocrine disorders · 2024Article
- Association between the Korean Healthy Diet Score and Metabolic Syndrome: Effectiveness and Optimal Cutoff of the Korean Healthy Diet Score.Nutrients · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveSeveral epidemiological studies have been performed to evaluate the association of fruit and vegetable consumption with risk of the metabolic syndrome (MetS), but the results remain controversial. Thus, we conducted a systematic meta-analysis to assess the associations of fruit or/and vegetable consumption with risk of MetS, separately.
designWe searched PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Science databases up to July 2017 for relevant available articles. Pooled OR with 95 % CI were calculated with the fixed- or random-effects model.
resultsA total of nine studies for fruit consumption, nine studies for vegetable consumption and seven studies for fruit and vegetable consumption were identified as eligible for the present meta-analysis. The pooled OR (95 % CI) of MetS for the highest v. lowest category were 0·87 (0·82, 0·92; I 2=46·7 %) for fruit consumption, 0·85 (0·80, 0·91; I 2=0·0 %) for vegetable consumption and 0·76 (0·62, 0·93; I 2=83·5 %) for fruit and vegetable consumption. In subgroup analyses stratified by continent where the study was conducted, the inverse association of fruit consumption (0·86 (0·77, 0·96)) and vegetable consumption (0·86 (0·80, 0·92)) with risk of MetS remained significant in Asia. There was no evidence of small-study effect.
conclusionsOur meta-analysis indicates that fruit or/and vegetable consumption may be inversely associated with risk of MetS. It suggests that people should consume more fruits and vegetables to decrease the risk of MetS.
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