Fruits and vegetables have long known both for health . Now a large-scale study revealed that consumption of fruits and vegetables in sufficient quantities can substantially reduce the risk of death .
The researchers analyzed the eating habits of more than 65,000 people in the UK between 2001 and 2013. They found that people who ate seven or more servings of fresh fruits and vegetables had a 42 percent risk of death at any age lower than their counterparts who eat in smaller portions .
The study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health that found that the risk of death was reduced by 36 percent eat five to seven servings of fruits and vegetables a day . While the risk was reduced 29 percent to eat three to five servings , and 14 percent by eating one to three servings a day .
However, the study does not prove that eating fruits and vegetables in large quantities can reduce the risk of death . The study only found an association between consumption of fresh produce and a lower risk of death .
The researchers say , the consumption of seven or more servings of fruits and vegetables reduces the risk of death from heart disease by 31 percent and up to 25 percent of cancers .
The researchers analyzed the eating habits of more than 65,000 people in the UK between 2001 and 2013. They found that people who ate seven or more servings of fresh fruits and vegetables had a 42 percent risk of death at any age lower than their counterparts who eat in smaller portions .
The study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health that found that the risk of death was reduced by 36 percent eat five to seven servings of fruits and vegetables a day . While the risk was reduced 29 percent to eat three to five servings , and 14 percent by eating one to three servings a day .
However, the study does not prove that eating fruits and vegetables in large quantities can reduce the risk of death . The study only found an association between consumption of fresh produce and a lower risk of death .
The researchers say , the consumption of seven or more servings of fruits and vegetables reduces the risk of death from heart disease by 31 percent and up to 25 percent of cancers .
