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Review
. 2017 Aug 10;9(8):857.
doi: 10.3390/nu9080857.

Effects of Vegetables on Cardiovascular Diseases and Related Mechanisms

Guo-Yi Tang  1 , Xiao Meng  2 , Ya Li  3 , Cai-Ning Zhao  4 , Qing Liu  5 , Hua-Bin Li  6   7
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Review

Effects of Vegetables on Cardiovascular Diseases and Related Mechanisms

Guo-Yi Tang et al. Nutrients. .

Abstract

Epidemiological studies have shown that vegetable consumption is inversely related to the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Moreover, research has indicated that many vegetables like potatoes, soybeans, sesame, tomatoes, dioscorea, onions, celery, broccoli, lettuce and asparagus showed great potential in preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases, and vitamins, essential elements, dietary fibers, botanic proteins and phytochemicals were bioactive components. The cardioprotective effects of vegetables might involve antioxidation; anti-inflammation; anti-platelet; regulating blood pressure, blood glucose, and lipid profile; attenuating myocardial damage; and modulating relevant enzyme activities, gene expression, and signaling pathways as well as some other biomarkers associated to cardiovascular diseases. In addition, several vegetables and their bioactive components have been proven to protect against cardiovascular diseases in clinical trials. In this review, we analyze and summarize the effects of vegetables on cardiovascular diseases based on epidemiological studies, experimental research, and clinical trials, which are significant to the application of vegetables in prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

Keywords: bioactive component; cardiovascular disease; effect; mechanism; vegetable.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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The cardioprotective effects of vegetables.
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