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Eating at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily will improve your health. No ifs, ands, or buts about it.
This year, in the United States, more than 1.4 million NEW cases of cancer will be diagnosed and over 500,000 will die from cancer. Of these 500,000 deaths, 30-70% will be related to DIET.
People who eat 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables daily have 1/2 the risk of developing cancer as those who only eat one or two servings a day.
The typical American diet is too high in fat and too low in fruits and vegetables. This unhealthy diet plan is costing us nearly $250 billion yearly in health care.
Fruits and vegetables are important not only in reducing the risk of developing certain types of cancer, but also in reducing the risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, obesity and birth defects.
Americans are still not eating the recommended number of servings of fruits and vegetables. Children eat fewer servings than adults.
The leading health authorities say that eating more fruits and vegetables - at least 5 servings daily - may reduce the risk of getting cancer and other chronic diseases. The National Cancer Institute, the National Academy of Sciences, the United States Dept. of Agriculture, the National Cancer Institute all agree.
So do yourself a delicious favor. Eat 5-a-day for better health!
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