Can Fruits and Vegetables Lengthen Your Life?
In the nutrition class I teach, I always emphasized how important it is to eat “5 A DAY”, five fruits and vegetables a day. Then I had a student that LIMITED her fruits and vegetables to 5 a day thinking more was harmful. So now I emphasize eating AT LEAST 5 fruits and vegetables a day. But the Canadians do us one better and recommend 7-8 servings for women and 8-10 servings of fruits and vegetables for men. New research supports the Canadians as more fruit and vegetables can lead to a longer life. Research: An English study looked at 65,000 adults over 7.7 years. Those who ate more fruits and vegetables lived longer with the greatest benefit seen in those eating seven or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Participants who ate 7 or more fruits and vegetables a day were 42% less like to die than those who ate less than one serving of fruits and vegetables a day. (Hard to believe there are ...