Association between intake of fruits and vegetables by pesticide residue status and coronary heart disease risk

Fruit and vegetable (FV) intake is recommended for the prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD). FVs are also an important source of exposure to pesticide residues. Whether the relations of FV intake with CHD differ according to pesticide residue status is unknown.To examine the associations of high- and low-pesticide-residue FVs with the risk of CHD.We followed 145,789 women and 24,353 men free of cardiovascular disease and cancer (excluding...