Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of cancer: a prospective cohort study
Open Access
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 89 (1) , 347-353
- https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2008.26722
Abstract
Background: There is probable evidence that some types of fruit and vegetables provide protection against many cancers.Objective: We hypothesized thatKeywords
Funding Information
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institutes of Health
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