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To evaluate the cross-sectional association between specific dietary factors, antioxidant intake, and pulmonary function in middle-aged European men.

November 1, 1999ThoraxOpen Access

Dietary factors and pulmonary function: a cross sectional study in middle aged men from three European countries

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CTC TabakNTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science HSH. A. SmitOklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences LRLeena RäsänenBiocenter Finland

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Cross-sectional study finds higher fruit and vegetable intake correlates with improved lung function in middle-aged men, highlighting potential respiratory benefits of plant-rich diets.

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To evaluate the cross-sectional association between specific dietary factors, antioxidant intake, and pulmonary function in middle-aged European men.
Analyzed cross-sectional data collected in the 1960s from middle-aged men in Finland (n = 1248), Italy (n = 1386), and the Netherlands (n = 691).
Assessed dietary intake using the cross-check dietary history method and measured pulmonary function via spirometry as forced expiratory volume (FEV0.75 or FEV1).
Adjusted statistical models for age, height, smoking status, body mass index (BMI), alcohol consumption, and total energy intake.
Men consuming both fruit and vegetables above the median had higher FEV than those below the median, with differences ranging from 110 to 169 ml before adjustment and 53 to 118 ml after energy adjustment.
Combined high intake of three antioxidants (vitamins C and E, beta-carotene) was associated with FEV differences of 61 to 181 ml before adjustment, but attenuated to -35 to 58 ml after energy adjustment.
Individual dietary associations differed across cohorts: FEV was positively associated with vitamin E in Finland, fruit in Italy, and beta-carotene in the Netherlands, while fish intake showed no association.

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Tabak et al. (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86de983f44447e627cb468 https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.54.11.1021

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Cross-sectional study finds higher fruit and vegetable intake correlates with improved lung function in middle-aged men, highlighting potential respiratory benefits of plant-rich diets.

Dietary factors and pulmonary function: a cross sectional study in middle aged men from three European countries

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