Health Benefits of Pumpkin

Sources Medically Reviewed on 08/28/2020 Reviewed by Melinda Ratini, DO, MS on August 28, 2020
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SOURCES:
University of Illinois Extension: “Pumpkin Nutrition.”
National Institutes of Health: “Vitamin A,” “Potassium.”
Northwestern Medicine: “Pick Pumpkin for Better Health.”
Community Eye Health: “What is vitamin A and why do we need it?”
Cleveland Clinic: “Hypertension and Nutrition.”
Journal of Leukocyte Biology: “Technical advance: ascorbic acid induces development of double-positive T cells from human hematopoietic stem cells in the absence of stromal cells.”
British Journal of Nutrition: “Selected vitamins and trace elements support immune function by strengthening epithelial barriers and cellular and humoral immune responses.”
Piedmont Health Care: “Health Benefits of Pumpkin.”
JAMA: “Vegetable, fruit, and cereal fiber intake and risk of coronary heart disease among men.”
PLoS One: “Dietary fiber and saturated fat intake associations with cardiovascular disease differ by sex in the Malmö Diet and Cancer Cohort: a prospective study.”
Reviewed by Melinda Ratini, DO, MS on August 28, 2020
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