A meta-analysis [ 33 ] found a marginally significant inverse association for each 4 g/day greater intake of fiber fruit with CVD (HR 0.96 (95% CI 0.93–1.00)), but another meta-analysis that included one further publication [ 3 ] found a clearly decreased risk of 8% (95% CI 2%–14%) for CHD.
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Consumption of Fruit or Fiber-Fruit Decreases the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in a Mediterranean Young Cohort.
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A recent meta-analysis has shed light on this association [ 52 ], finding that some of the individual components did not achieve significance, but that the overall diet decreased CVD disease rates.