"Vegetables" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A food group comprised of EDIBLE PLANTS or their parts.
| Descriptor ID |
D014675
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.160.956 B01.650.510.956 G07.203.300.850 J02.500.850
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| Concept/Terms |
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Vegetables" by people in this website by year, and whether "Vegetables" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vegetables" by people in Profiles.
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Carotenoid and vitamin A intake in infants and toddlers (0-24 months) - sources, contribution to vitamin A requirements, and demographic patterns (NHANES 2015-2020). Nutr Res. 2025 Nov; 143:29-43.
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A reflection-spectroscopy measured skin carotenoid score strongly correlates with plasma concentrations of all major dietary carotenoid species except for lycopene. Nutr Res. 2025 Jan; 133:127-137.
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Skin Carotenoids Measured by Reflection Spectroscopy Correlates with Vegetable Intake Frequency in Adolescents of Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Houston, Texas. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2025 Jul; 125(7):1037-1043.
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Kidney and Cardiovascular Protection Using Dietary Acid Reduction in Primary Hypertension: A Five-Year, Interventional, Randomized, Control Trial. Am J Med. 2024 11; 137(11):1114-1127.e8.
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Piloting Home Produce Delivery to Improve Food Security, Budget, and Diet in Families with Children: A Mixed-Methods Study. Acad Pediatr. 2025 Jan-Feb; 25(1):102550.
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The relative validity of nutrition assessment methods for estimating infant carotenoid intake differs by assessment tool, nutrient database, and milk carotenoid adjustment method. Nutr Res. 2024 Aug; 128:38-49.
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The Quality of Lunches Brought from Home to School: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Adv Nutr. 2024 08; 15(8):100255.
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Source tracking of extensively drug resistant Salmonella Typhi in food and raw vegetables using molecular approaches. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2024 02 29; 18(2):227-234.
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Dietary Sources of Linoleic Acid (LA) Differ by Race/Ethnicity in Adults Participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) between 2017-2018. Nutrients. 2023 Jun 16; 15(12).
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The Systemic Availability of Indispensable Amino Acids from Orally Ingested Algal and Legume Protein in Young Children at Risk of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction. Am J Clin Nutr. 2023 07; 118(1):96-102.