date:Jun 08, 2015
servings per day).
The hazard ratio was no lower for more than five servings per day (adjusted hazard ratio for eight versus five servings per day, 0.96; 95% CI: 0.90-1.03). The results were similar when men and women were analyzed separately.
There is a dose-response association between fruit and vegetable intake and hip fracture such that an intake below the recommended five servings per day confers higher rates of hip fracture, concluded the researchers. Intakes above this recommendation do