Jhee JH, et al. - In this community-based prospective cohort study including 9,229 participants with normal kidney function, researchers evaluated the association of vegetable and fruit consumption with incident chronic kidney disease by using multivariable cause-specific hazards model. The participants were identified from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study database, and were followed-up for a mean duration of 8.2 years. A 14% lower risk for incident estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min/1.73 m² was shown in relation to the highest tertile of nonfermented vegetable consumption as compared to the lowest tertile in a multivariable cause-specific hazards model. Findings also revealed the association of the highest tertile with 32% lower risk for proteinuria, compared to the lowest tertile. Overall, they concluded that the risk for kidney disease could be attenuated by consuming a diet rich in vegetables and fruit.