Cruciferous and Total Vegetable Intakes Are Inversely Associated With Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Older Adult Women

And just when the fuck will your doctor and stroke hospital do their jobs and create all the diet protocols you need?
For stroke prevention; for dementia prevention; for cognitive improvement; for cholesterol reduction; for plaque removal; for inflammation reduction, for blood pressure reduction.
My editorial comments should not be followed, I'm not medically trained.
http://jaha.ahajournals.org/content/7/8/e008391

Lauren C. Blekkenhorst, Catherine P. Bondonno, Joshua R. Lewis, Richard J. Woodman, Amanda Devine, Nicola P. Bondonno, Wai H. Lim, Kun Zhu, Lawrence J. Beilin, Peter L. Thompson, Richard L. Prince, Jonathan M. Hodgson

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https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.008391

Journal of the American Heart Association. 2018;7:e008391

Originally published April 4, 2018

Catherine P. Bondonno

School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, AustraliaMedical School, Royal Perth Hospital Unit, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Joshua R. Lewis

School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, AustraliaMedical School, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre Unit, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, AustraliaCentre for Kidney Research, Children's Hospital at Westmead, New South Wales, AustraliaSchool of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Richard J. Woodman

Flinders Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Amanda Devine

School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

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Nicola P. Bondonno

Medical School, Royal Perth Hospital Unit, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Wai H. Lim

Department of Renal Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

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Kun Zhu

Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

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Lawrence J. Beilin

Medical School, Royal Perth Hospital Unit, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Peter L. Thompson

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

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Jonathan M. Hodgson

School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, AustraliaMedical School, Royal Perth Hospital Unit, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Abstract

Background Dietary patterns rich in fruits and vegetables are considered to reduce atherosclerotic disease presentation and are reported to be inversely associated with subclinical measures of atherosclerosis, such as carotid artery intima‐media thickness (IMT) and plaque. However, the effect of vegetable intake alone, and relationships to specific types of vegetables containing different phytochemical profiles, is important. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations of total vegetable intake and specific vegetables grouped according to phytochemical constituents with common carotid artery IMT (CCA‐IMT) and carotid plaque severity in a cohort of older adult women (aged ≥70 years).

Methods and Results Total vegetable intake was calculated at baseline (1998) using a validated food frequency questionnaire. Vegetable types included cruciferous, allium, yellow/orange/red, leafy green, and legumes. In 2001, CCA‐IMT (n=954) and carotid focal plaque (n=968) were assessed using high‐resolution B‐mode carotid ultrasonography. Mean (SD) total vegetable intake was 199.9 (78.0) g/d. Women consuming ≥3 servings of vegetables each day had ≈4.6% to 5.0% lower mean CCA‐IMT (P=0.014) and maximum CCA‐IMT (P=0.004) compared with participants consuming <2 servings of vegetables. For each 10 g/d higher in cruciferous vegetable intake, there was an associated 0.006 mm (0.8%) lower mean CCA‐IMT (P<0.01) and 0.007 mm (0.8%) lower maximum CCA‐IMT (P<0.01). Other vegetable types were not associated with CCA‐IMT (P>0.05). No associations were observed between vegetables and plaque severity (P>0.05).

Conclusions Increasing vegetables in the diet(Specific amounts you lazy fuckers) with a focus on consuming cruciferous vegetables may have benefits for the prevention of subclinical atherosclerosis in older adult women.

Clinical Trial Registration URL: http://www.anzctr.org.au. Unique identifier: ACTRN12615000750583.