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Fruit, vegetable consumption and blood pressure in healthy adolescents: A longitudinal analysis from the LabMed study

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posted on 2024-11-14, 19:37 authored by Rafaela Rosario, Rute Roberto Dos Santos, Luis Oliveira Lopes, Cesar A Agostinis-Sobrinho, Carla Moreira, Jorge Mota, Susana Povoas, Andreia Oliveira, Patricia Padrao, Pedro Moreira, Sandra Abreu
Background and aims: The associations between fruit and vegetable consumption and high blood pressure among adults are well studied. Nonetheless, data on the influence of a low consumption of fruit and vegetables on cardiovascular disease risk, particularly blood pressure, among healthy adolescents are scarce. Therefore, we aim to analyse the associations between fruit and/or vegetable intake and blood pressure over a two-year period in healthy adolescents. Methods and results: As part of a cohort, 606 adolescents from the LabMed Physical Activity study were evaluated in 2011 (baseline) and 2013 (follow-up). Blood pressure was measured according to standardized procedures and fruit and vegetable consumption was assessed with a food frequency questionnaire. Anthropometric variables, socioeconomic status, pubertal stage and lifestyle determ inants were gathered and used as conf ounders. Prospective associations between fruit and/or vegetable intake and blood pressure were examined using generalized linear models. Girls who consumed more fruit at baseline had a significant decrease in diastolic blood pressure at follow-up [unstandardized beta: 0.005 mmHg (95%CI: 0.01; 0.0002) (p Z 0.038)]. Conclusion: In apparently healthy adolescents, fruit intake may already start to have an effect in blood pressure. Girls who consumed more fruit exhibited lower levels of diastolic blood pressure.

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Rosario, R., Santos, R., Lopes, L., Agostinis-Sobrinho, C., Moreira, C., Mota, J., Povoas, S., Oliveira, A., Padrao, P., Moreira, P. & Abreu, S. (2018). Fruit, vegetable consumption and blood pressure in healthy adolescents: A longitudinal analysis from the LabMed study. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 28 1075-1080.

Journal title

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volume

28

Issue

10

Pagination

1075-1080

Language

English

RIS ID

128931

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