TY - JOUR T1 - Fruit and vegetable intake decreased risk of ischaemic stroke JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 57 LP - 57 DO - 10.1136/ebn.3.2.57 VL - 3 IS - 2 A2 - , Y1 - 2000/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/3/2/57.abstract N2 - Joshipura KJ, Ascherio A, Manson JE, et al.Fruit and vegetable intake in relation to risk of ischemic stroke.JAMA1999 Oct 6;282:1233–9OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science QUESTION: Is increased fruit and vegetable intake associated with a reduction in ischaemic stroke? Population based cohort study of women in the Nurses' Health Study with 14 years of follow up, and men in the Health Professionals' Follow up Study with 8 years of follow up.USA.121 700 women in the Nurses' Health Study who were 30-55 years of age in 1976 (baseline) and 51 529 men in the Health Professionals' Follow up Study who were 40–75 years of age in 1986 (baseline). Exclusion criteria were ≥10 non-responses to dietary questions for women or ≥70 non-responses for men; implausible scores for total food intake; or previous cancer, diabetes, or cardiovascular disease. Data from 75 596 women and 38 683 men were eligible for analysis.Participants completed postal questionnaires at baseline and every 2 years thereafter. Food frequency questionnaires gathered information … ER -