Verlangieri A J, Kapeghian J C, el-Dean S, Bush M
Med Hypotheses. 1985 Jan;16(1):7-15. doi: 10.1016/0306-9877(85)90035-0.
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 protective effect against cardiovascular mortality among the American population from 1964-78. Special attention was focused on more specific groups of fruits and vegetables, especially those rich in vitamin C, to examine the effect of consumption of these foods on cardiovascular mortality rates. These data showed that the consumption of fruits and vegetables, particularly those rich in vitamin C (based on content and consumption), may have offered a protective effect against deaths from CVD. Increased fruit and vegetable consumption appeared to contribute significantly to the reduction of CVD mortality in the American population in recent years.
最近有报道称，美国心血管疾病（CVD）的死亡率持续下降。本研究检验了这样一个假设，即1964年至1978年间，水果和蔬菜对美国人群的心血管疾病死亡率具有保护作用。研究特别关注了更具体的水果和蔬菜类别，尤其是富含维生素C的那些，以考察食用这些食物对心血管疾病死亡率的影响。这些数据表明，食用水果和蔬菜，尤其是富含维生素C的水果和蔬菜（基于含量和食用量），可能对心血管疾病导致的死亡具有保护作用。近年来，水果和蔬菜摄入量的增加似乎对美国人群心血管疾病死亡率的降低起到了显著作用。
