Consumption of fruits and vegetables and cardiovascular mortality in renal transplant recipients

What is it about?

In renal transplant recipients, a relatively higher vegetable consumption is independently and strongly associated with lower cardiovascular mortality. A relatively higher fruit consumption is also associated with lower cardiovascular mortality, although particularly in renal transplant recipients with estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate > 45 mL/min/1.73 m2 or an absence of proteinuria.

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Why is it important?

Up to date, it has remained understudied whether low consumption of fruits and vegetables after kidney transplantation may be a modifiable cardiovascular risk factor. Our findings hold the plea for further studies to investigate whether increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables may open opportunities for potential interventional pathways to decrease the burden of cardiovascular mortality in renal transplant recipients.

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