- It's no secret that most of us could probably stand to eat more fruits and vegetables. Now there is more incentive than ever to do so as a new analysis finds that eating more than five serving of fruits and vegetables per day can reduce the risk of heart attack stroke cancer and early death. The researchers found the greatest benefit came from eating 10 portions of fruits and vegetables a day. They estimate that if everyone ate this amount equivalent to about 800 grams or 28 ounces approximately 7.8 million premature death worldwide could be prevented. Scientists from imperial college London analyzed 95 studies and fruit and vegetables intake. The meta analysis included 2 million people from population worldwide and assessed up to 43000 cases of heart attack 47000 cases of stroke 81000 cases of cardiovascular disease 112000 cancer causes and 94000 deaths. The result are published in the international journal of epidemiology. The results showed that even smaller amount of fruits and vegetables had some protective benefits. For example consuming 200 grams of fruits and vegetables per day equivalent to two and a half serving was associated with a 4 percent reduction in risk of cancer and 15 percent reduction in t
Are some fruits and vegetables better than others?
The authors are able to identify certain types that may reduce the risk of specific diseases for example apple and pears; citrus fruits salads and green leafy vegetables such as spinach lettuce and cherry and cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli cabbage and cauliflower may all help in the prevention of heart disease stroke and every death. However it is clear from this work that high intake of fruit and vegetables hold tremendous health benefits. According to aaune 'and we should try to increase their intake in our diet' researchers aune said that daily consumption of fruits and vegetables leads human to live long as well as healthy life.
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