When we stratified our analysis by weight at baseline (normal weight [BMI < 25 kg / m2], overweight [BMI ≥ 25 and < 30 kg / m2], and obese [BMI ≥ 30 kg / m2]-RRB- the negative weight change associated with greater intake of fruits and vegetables was stronger among overweight individuals compared to normal - weight individuals (S10 Table, p - values for interaction terms between total fruit and BMI 0.03 in HPFS, 0.06 in NHS, and 0.09 in NHS II; p - values for interaction terms between
total vegetable intake and BMI 0.03 in all three cohorts).
An increase in both total fruit intake and
total vegetable intake was inversely associated with weight change in all three cohorts (Fig 1).
On average,
total vegetable intake included 0.3 servings of dark green / deep yellow vegetables, 1.4 servings of starchy vegetables (primarily fried potatoes) and 1.5 servings of tomatoes and other vegetables.
Vegetables make about 20 - 30 % of the daily food intake and up to one - third of
the total vegetable intake can be raw.
Not exact matches
Our WHFoods optimal
intake level for
vegetables is 10
total servings per day.
Absolute
intake of
total sugars from all sources, including added sugars and naturally occurring sugars in fruit,
vegetables, and milk products, fell 10 % from 115 to 103 g / d in adults (20, 21).
Looking at the
total of 5,796 deaths, 1,649 CV deaths, and 4,784 major CVD events, and adjusting for demographic, lifestyle, health, and dietary factors, the study showed greater fruit,
vegetable, and legume
intake was associated with lower
total mortality, and non-CV mortality.
A new report, analyzing cancer incidence in 478,478 men and women ages 25 to 70 over more than eight years in 10 European countries, found «a very small inverse association between the
intake of
total fruits and
vegetables and cancer risk,» the researchers concluded.
In the study, the risks were adjusted to account for several known factors that could influence the risk of death, including ethnicity; smoking status;
intake of alcohol, fruits and
vegetables and
total calories; family history of chronic diseases; physical activity; body mass index; and heart disease risk factors when participants enrolled.
The group of men with the highest
intake of pesticide - heavy fruit and
vegetables had an average
total sperm count of 86 million sperm per ejaculate compared to men eating the least who had an average of 171 million sperm per ejaculate — a 49 % reduction.
Nutrition experts recommend 55 - to - 60 per cent of your
total food
intake should come from carbohydrates, particularly the complex type like bread, pasta, cereals,
vegetables and pulses.
Even though organizations, such as the World Health Organization, promote guidelines of at least 5
total servings of produce per day, these university studies revealed a need to increase daily
intake to a level of at least 8 to 10 servings of
vegetables / fruit each day... One serving = 1/2 Cup (approximately).
Because of low
intakes of
vegetables, fruits, beans and whole grains, the
total daily
intake of dietary fiber in teenagers is approximately 13 grams, well below the recommended 38 grams and 26 grams for male and female adolescents, respectively.
Eating more
vegetables will increase your
total fiber
intake and will make you feel fuller and satiated for prolonged periods of time.
For example,
total vegetable consumption had the strongest positive associations with executive function, perceptual speed, global cognition, and semantic, or fact - based memory, whereas
total fruit
intake was more consistently associated with visuospatial skills and autobiographical memory.
When operating in a low - fat ecosystem on a plant - based diet, it is quite easy to maintain flatline blood glucose as long as your
total fat
intake is maintained below 30 grams per day, and your carbohydrate
intake comes from whole foods like fruits,
vegetables, legumes, and whole grains and not from products containing refined sugars.
When operating in a low - fat ecosystem on a plant - based diet, it is quite easy to maintain flatline blood glucose as long as your
total fat
intake is maintained below 30 grams per day, and your carbohydrate
intake comes from whole foods like fruits,
vegetables, legumes, and whole grains and not from products containing
In the illustrations that accompany this Harvard study it says that the study was «adjusted for age; race; body - mass index; level of physical activity; status with regard to smoking, whether a physical examination was performed for screening purposes, current multivitamin use, and current aspirin use; status with regard to a family history of diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction, or cancer; status with regard to a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, or hypercholesterolemia;
intake of
total energy, alcohol, RED OR PROCESSED MEAT, fruits, and
vegetables; and, for women, menopausal status and hormone use.»
The main source of dietary fat
intake among Iranians is PHVOs (18), such that > 75 % of
total vegetable oils consumed in Iran are partially hydrogenated oils.
Intake of sea
vegetables appears able to modify various aspects of a woman's normal menstrual cycle in such a way that over long periods of time (tens of years) the
total cumulative estrogen secretion that occurs during the follicular phase of the cycle gets reduced.
With regard to the dietary factors, alcohol
intake was positively associated with
intake of red meats, poultry, and high - fat dairy products; inversely associated with
intake of whole grains, refined grains, low - fat dairy products,
total and subgroup fats, carbohydrates, and fiber; and unassociated with fruit,
vegetable, and protein
intake.
Model adjusted for age, race, baseline BMI, randomized treatment, nonalcohol energy
intake, physical activity level, smoking status, postmenopausal status, postmenopausal hormone use, multivitamin use, history of hypercholesterolemia and hypertension, and
intake of fruit and
vegetables, whole grains, refined grains, red meats and poultry, low - fat dairy products, high - fat dairy products, energy - adjusted
total fat, carbohydrates, and fiber.
When problems with the no - fat regime became apparent, Pritikin introduced a small amount of fat from
vegetable sources into his diet — something like 10 % of the
total caloric
intake.
For example, a study comparing Jews when they lived in Yemen, whose diets contained fats solely of animal origin, to Yemenite Jews living in Israel, whose diets contained margarine and
vegetable oils, revealed little heart disease or diabetes in the former group but high levels of both diseases in the latter.14 (The study also noted that the Yemenite Jews consumed no sugar but those in Israel consumed sugar in amounts equaling 25 - 30 % of
total carbohydrate
intake.)
Nearly my
total intake of fruits and
vegetables for a year has been green smoothies of
vegetables and weeds, mostly the leaves.
The researchers randomly assigned 390 study participants to follow either the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, which is rich in fruits,
vegetables and low - fat dairy products with reduced saturated and
total fat, or to eat a control diet reflecting typical Western meals with high sodium
intake.
A recent, very large European observational study published «Dietary
Intake of
Total, Animal, and
Vegetable Protein and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in the Euorpean Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)- NL Study ``.
''...
intake of herbs [including oregano] may... contribute significantly to the
total intake of plant antioxidants, and be an even better source of dietary antioxidants than many other food groups such as fruits, berries, cereals, and
vegetables.»
Furthermore, a meta - analysis of 40 randomized, controlled trials reported significant decreases in blood pressure with increased
intakes of
total (systolic − 1.8 mm Hg and diastolic − 1.2 mm Hg), animal (systolic − 2.5 mm Hg and diastolic − 1.0 mm Hg), and
vegetable (systolic − 2.3 mm Hg and diastolic − 1.3 mm Hg) protein (2).
While we do not specify a minimum level of weekly
intake for either shiitake or crimini mushrooms in our
Vegetable Advisor (or anywhere on our website), we recommend inclusion of mushrooms in your total weekly vegetable servings based on their unique nutrient composition and equally unique health
Vegetable Advisor (or anywhere on our website), we recommend inclusion of mushrooms in your
total weekly
vegetable servings based on their unique nutrient composition and equally unique health
vegetable servings based on their unique nutrient composition and equally unique health benefits.
My
total daily carbohydrate
intake falls around 100 grams a day with a net carb
intake between 50 to 70 grams a day, depending on the fibre content of the
vegetables, seeds, and legumes I've eaten that day.
Increased
intake of several
vegetables was also inversely associated with weight change:
total vegetables -0.25 lb per daily serving (95 % CI -0.35, -0.14), tofu / soy -2.47 lb (95 % CI, -3.09 to -1.85 lb) and cauliflower -1.37 lb (95 % CI -2.27, -0.47).
This
total intake should include a variety of
vegetables, ranging from fibrous leafy greens to starchier
vegetables like potatoes.
Due to the large sample size and long follow - up period, we had the unique opportunity to investigate not only change in
total fruit and
vegetable intake, but also
intake of individual fruits and
vegetables and fruits and
vegetables classified by fiber content and GL.
Higher
intake of beta carotene supplements, fiber, fish, folate supplements, fruits and
vegetables, and polyunsaturated fatty acids relative to saturated fatty acids,
total fat, and ascorbic acid and vitamin E supplements were not significantly associated with CHD.
In relation to CVD, elevated blood pressure has been shown to be positively associated with higher
intakes of red and processed meat, even though the mechanism is unclear, except that possibly meat may substitute for other beneficial foods such as grains, fruits, or
vegetables.32 Mean plasma
total cholesterol, low - density lipoprotein cholesterol, very - low - density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglyceride levels were found to be decreased in subjects who substituted red meat with fish.33, 34 Vegetarians have lower arachidonic, eicosapentaenoic, and docosahexaenoic acid levels and higher linoleate and antioxidant levels in platelet phospholipids; such a biochemical profile may be related to decreased atherogenesis and thrombogenesis.34 - 36
The variety bean consumers had lower
intakes of meat and added sugars, whereas the baked bean consumers had lower
intakes of
total grains, whole grains, and
vegetables and higher
intakes of added sugars.
Energy adjustment using the residual method looks at the composition of the diet instead of absolute
intake, in other words, fruit and
vegetable intake relative to other individuals with the same
total daily energy
intake.
Folate
intake and
total caloric
intake increased with higher consumption of fruits and
vegetables.
Furthermore, although fruit juice and potato
intakes have decreased over time, both still contribute substantially to
total fruit and
vegetable intake, and therefore public health recommendations and nutritional guidelines ought to emphasize individual or subgroups of specific fruits and
vegetables that maximize the potential for weight maintenance and disease prevention [34].
Participation in any strength training was associated with a 30 % rate reduction of type 2 diabetes (HR = 0.70, 95 % CI = 0.61 — 0.80, P < 0.001) compared with no participation, adjusting for time spent in lower - intensity and aerobic activities and model 1 covariates (age, smoking status, alcohol consumption,
vegetable and fruit
intake, saturated fat
intake,
total caloric
intake, parental history of myocardial infarction, postmenopausal status, hormone therapy, and randomization arm during the trial period).
Total energy
intake, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and related medications were not included as covariates because they are potentially on the causal pathway or are consequences of fruit and
vegetable intake and weight change.
In the multivariable analysis, we further adjusted for several potential dietary and lifestyle confounding factors, including multivitamin use, smoking status, pack - years of smoking, body mass index, physical activity, alcohol consumption, history of hypertension diagnosis, glycemic index, and
intake of whole grains,
total fiber, fruits, and
vegetables.
The advent of the oil - seed processing industry at the beginning of the 20th century significantly raised the
total intake of
vegetable fat (Figure 4), which directly increased the dietary level of n − 6 PUFAs at the expense of a lowered level of n − 3 PUFAs because of the inherently higher concentrations of n − 6 PUFAs and lower concentrations of n − 3 PUFAs in most
vegetable oils (111).