This paper describes the effect of fruit and vegetable intake on the chances of developing cancer. The population studied was 500, 000 people or so, aged 25 to 75 from 10 Western European countries. . There is virtually no benefit of 5 fruit and vegetables a day for cancer protection. 200 g of fruit and…
Read moreThe recommendation that we eat 5 different types of frit and vegetables a day is a real advance. I still worry though which 5 and how do we choose. The range is wideNuts and seedsPulsesGrains and cerealsLeaf vegetablesBrassicaPods and seedsShoot vegetablesBulb vegetablesRoot vegetablesTubersFruit vegetablesCucumbers and squashesMushrooms and trufflesSea vegetablesApples, pears and grapesPitted fruitBerries and soft…
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