Ensiyeh Seyedrezazadeh, Masoud Pour Moghaddam, Khalil Ansarin, Mohammad Reza Vafa, Sangita Sharma, Fariba Kolahdooz
Major bibliographic databases were searched for studies examining the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and the risk of wheezing and asthma. Random-effects models were used to pool study results. Subgroup analyses were conducted by fruit and vegetable categories, study design, and age group. Twelve cohorts, 4 population-based case-control studies, and 26 cross-sectional studies published between January 1990 and July 2013 were identified. For the meta-analysis of adults and children, the relative risk (RR) and confidence intervals (CI) when comparing the highest intake group with the lowest intake group were 0...
July 2014: Nutrition Reviews