ReviewNutrients2018
Whole Fruits and Fruit Fiber Emerging Health Effects.
Review in Nutrients, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 130 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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130 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Depression and lifestyle: Focusing on nutrition, exercise, and their possible relevance to molecular mechanisms.Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2023Pooled it
- Relationship Between Fruit and Vegetables Intake and Common Mental Disorders in Youth: A Systematic Review.Public health reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Dietary Fibre Intake in Relation to Asthma, Rhinitis and Lung Function Impairment-A Systematic Review of Observational Studies.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
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- Acute Effects of Breakfast Fruits Meal Sequence and Postprandial Exercise on the Blood Glucose Level and DPP4 Activity among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Pilot Study.Journal of obesity · 2022Trial
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- Dried fruit consumption and cardiometabolic health: a randomised crossover trial.The British journal of nutrition · 2020Trial
- Nutrient Rich Foods Index NRF9.3 Rates Nutrient Density of Kiwifruit in the US and in France.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Examining the Differences in Frequency of Whole Fruit or 100% Fruit Juice Intake among United States Adults With and Without Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Analysis of 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data.Current developments in nutrition · 2026Article
- Fruit and Vegetable Preparation Style in Family Child Care Homes in Oklahoma.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2026Article
- Antibacterial characteristics of black currant fruit extracts.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Article
- Ethephon as a bloom-delaying agent for frost-sensitive tree crop flowers at risk from a changing climate.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Global, regional and national intake of plant-based foods among youth in 185 countries (1990-2018): findings from the Global Dietary Database.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Fruit consumption as a gut health improving strategy to lower arsenic exposure risk from rice consumption.Eco-Environment & Health · 2026Article
- Comparative Analysis of Dietary Patterns in Children With Phenylketonuria Phenotypes and Controls: Implications for Nutritional Status.Journal of inherited metabolic disease · 2026Article
- Dietary Intake and Eating Behavior During Pregnancy by Pre-Pregnancy Nutritional Status.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Fruit- and Vegetable-Based Food Bars for Children with Stunting: a Narrative Review of Formulation and Nutritional Adequacy.Current nutrition reports · 2026Review
- Maternal Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: Findings from the Multi-Center PLATONE Project.Nutrients · 2026Observational
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Abstract
Less than 10% of most Western populations consume adequate levels of whole fruits and dietary fiber with typical intake being about half of the recommended levels. Evidence of the beneficial health effects of consuming adequate levels of whole fruits has been steadily growing, especially regarding their bioactive fiber prebiotic effects and role in improved weight control, wellness and healthy aging. The primary aim of this narrative review article is to examine the increasing number of health benefits which are associated with the adequate intake of whole fruits, especially fruit fiber, throughout the human lifecycle. These potential health benefits include: protecting colonic gastrointestinal health (e.g., constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel diseases, and diverticular disease); promoting long-term weight management; reducing risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome; defending against colorectal and lung cancers; improving odds of successful aging; reducing the severity of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; enhancing psychological well-being and lowering the risk of depression; contributing to higher bone mineral density in children and adults; reducing risk of seborrheic dermatitis; and helping to attenuate autism spectrum disorder severity. Low whole fruit intake represents a potentially more serious global population health threat than previously recognized, especially in light of the emerging research on whole fruit and fruit fiber health benefits.
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