title: Letter to the editor about "Effects of fruit and vegetables on metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials" by Shin JY, Kim JY, Kang HT, Han KH, Shim JY published online in 2015 May 6.
abstract: The letter to the editor presents methodological issues about the search strategy, adequate reporting of meta-analysis, and statistical details of the referred article.
authors.affiliation: a School of Nutrition , Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) , Lima , Peru.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.affiliation: a School of Nutrition , Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) , Lima , Peru.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Picasso
authors.affiliation: a School of Nutrition , Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) , Lima , Peru.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.affiliation: a School of Nutrition , Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) , Lima , Peru.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Hernandez
mesh_terms: D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D014675:Vegetables
keywords: Metabolic study; nutritional intervention