The global burden of disease attributable to low consumption of fruit and vegetables: implications for the global strategy on diet

OBJECTIVE: We estimated the global burden of disease attributable to low consumption of fruit and vegetables, an increasingly recognized risk factor for cardiovascular disease and cancer, and compared its impact with that of other major risk factors for disease. METHODS: The burden of disease attrib...

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Main Authors: Karen Lock, Joceline Pomerleau, Louise Causer, Dan R. Altmann, Martin McKee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2005-02-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862005000200010&lng=en&tlng=en