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- Title
Associations between Vegetable Nitrate Intake and Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Mortality: A Systematic Review.
- Authors
Tan, Loucas; Stagg, Libby; Hanlon, Emily; Li, Toby; Fairley, Andrea M.; Siervo, Mario; Matu, Jamie; Griffiths, Alex; Shannon, Oliver M.
- Abstract
Consumption of nitrate-rich vegetables increases nitric oxide bioavailability, lowers blood pressure, and improves endothelial function. These effects could also translate into reduced cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and mortality. This systematic review aimed to investigate the associations between habitual vegetable nitrate intake and CVD incidence and mortality. A secondary aim was to identify factors that moderate the relationship between vegetable nitrate intake and CVD incidence/mortality. Seven databases (PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, and APA PsycINFO) were searched from inception to 13 February 2023. Observational studies quantifying vegetable nitrate intake in participants aged 18+ years through self-reported dietary exposure and assessing incidence or mortality from CVD overall, or individual CVD subtypes, were eligible. Five studies including a total of 63,155 participants were included. There was an inverse association between vegetable nitrate intake and most reported CVD outcomes. Reported risk reductions tended to plateau at moderate intake, suggesting a possible ceiling effect. The risk of bias across all studies was low. The results of this systematic review suggest a potential role for vegetable nitrate in reducing CVD risk and mortality. Further randomised controlled trials are now required to corroborate these findings.
- Subjects
CARDIOVASCULAR disease related mortality; MEDICAL information storage &; retrieval systems; FOOD consumption; CINAHL database; SCIENTIFIC observation; NITRATES; SYSTEMATIC reviews; MEDLINE; VEGETABLES; ONLINE information services; DIETARY supplements; PSYCHOLOGY information storage &; retrieval systems
- Publication
Nutrients, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 10, p1511
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu16101511