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OBJECTIVES: The diet and lifestyle affect our life. Inadequate nutrition can cause various diseases including cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to show the correlations between the fruit and vegetable diet and high signal resolution pulse wave parameters. DESIGN: This was an observational study. SETTINGS: The study was done during two-weeks rehabilitation treatment. PARTICIPANTS: In this study 154 people using the fruit and vegetable diet have been examined. MEASUREMENTS: The participants were monitored using a new diagnostic method high signal resolution pulseoximetry (HSR-PW). They were examined two times: before starting the diet and after two weeks of using it. The high signal resolution pulse wave and its characteristic parameters have been compared. RESULTS: Analyzing the research results at the beginning and after two weeks of using this diet, the improvement of selected parameters has been noticed. With the improvement in the pulse wave was observed weight loss, improved blood counts (e.g. cholesterol, triglycerides) as well as decreased blood pressure particularly in people with treated hypertension. CONCLUSIONS: The study shows that applied fruit and vegetable diet influenced favorably the people using it and contributed to the improvement of the HSR-PW parameters which are the source of information about the state of the cardiovascular system.