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Fruits for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are leading global health problems. Accumulating epidemiological studies have indicated that consuming fruits was inversely related to the risk of CVDs. Moreover, substantial experimental studies have supported the protective role of fruits against CVDs, and several fr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5490577/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28608832 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9060598 |
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author | Zhao, Cai-Ning Meng, Xiao Li, Ya Li, Sha Liu, Qing Tang, Guo-Yi Li, Hua-Bin |
author_facet | Zhao, Cai-Ning Meng, Xiao Li, Ya Li, Sha Liu, Qing Tang, Guo-Yi Li, Hua-Bin |
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description | Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are leading global health problems. Accumulating epidemiological studies have indicated that consuming fruits was inversely related to the risk of CVDs. Moreover, substantial experimental studies have supported the protective role of fruits against CVDs, and several fruits (grape, blueberry, pomegranate, apple, hawthorn, and avocado) have been widely studied and have shown potent cardiovascular protective action. Fruits can prevent CVDs or facilitate the restoration of morphology and functions of heart and vessels after injury. The involved mechanisms included protecting vascular endothelial function, regulating lipids metabolism, modulating blood pressure, inhibiting platelets function, alleviating ischemia/reperfusion injury, suppressing thrombosis, reducing oxidative stress, and attenuating inflammation. The present review summarizes recent discoveries about the effects of fruits on CVDs and discusses potential mechanisms of actions based on evidence from epidemiological, experimental, and clinical studies. |
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spelling | pubmed-54905772017-07-03 Fruits for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases Zhao, Cai-Ning Meng, Xiao Li, Ya Li, Sha Liu, Qing Tang, Guo-Yi Li, Hua-Bin Nutrients Review Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are leading global health problems. Accumulating epidemiological studies have indicated that consuming fruits was inversely related to the risk of CVDs. Moreover, substantial experimental studies have supported the protective role of fruits against CVDs, and several fruits (grape, blueberry, pomegranate, apple, hawthorn, and avocado) have been widely studied and have shown potent cardiovascular protective action. Fruits can prevent CVDs or facilitate the restoration of morphology and functions of heart and vessels after injury. The involved mechanisms included protecting vascular endothelial function, regulating lipids metabolism, modulating blood pressure, inhibiting platelets function, alleviating ischemia/reperfusion injury, suppressing thrombosis, reducing oxidative stress, and attenuating inflammation. The present review summarizes recent discoveries about the effects of fruits on CVDs and discusses potential mechanisms of actions based on evidence from epidemiological, experimental, and clinical studies. MDPI 2017-06-13 /pmc/articles/PMC5490577/ /pubmed/28608832 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9060598 Text en © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Zhao, Cai-Ning Meng, Xiao Li, Ya Li, Sha Liu, Qing Tang, Guo-Yi Li, Hua-Bin Fruits for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases |
title | Fruits for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases |
title_full | Fruits for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases |
title_fullStr | Fruits for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases |
title_full_unstemmed | Fruits for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases |
title_short | Fruits for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases |
title_sort | fruits for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5490577/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28608832 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9060598 |
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