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Posted on Oct 26, 2016, 6 a.m.
Be sure to consume ample servings of fruits and vegetables every day, so your body gets Vitamin C – a potent antioxidant and critical component of connective tissues throughout the body.
Bell peppers, dark leafy greens, kiwis, broccoli, berries, citrus fruits, tomatoes, peas, and papayas are some of the foods highest in Vitamin C. Boerge Nordestgaard, from the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), and colleagues studied data collected on 100,000 Danish men and women who were surveyed for their intake habits of fruits and vegetables. The team conducted a Mendelian randomization data analysis, finding that the study subjects with the highest intake of fruits and vegetables were at 15% lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease, and a 20% lower risk of early death (as compared to those who very rarely eat fruits and vegetables). The study authors report that: "High intake of fruit and vegetables was associated with low risk of ischemic heart disease and all-cause mortality.”.
Kobylecki CJ, Afzal S, Davey Smith G, Nordestgaard BG. “Genetically high plasma vitamin C, intake of fruit and vegetables, and risk of ischemic heart disease and all-cause mortality: a Mendelian randomization study.” Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 Jun;101(6):1135-43.
