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on Saturday February 25 2017, @12:46PM
from the all-you-can-eat-and-then-some dept.
from the all-you-can-eat-and-then-some dept.
Researchers at Imperial College London have performed a meta-analysis of 95 studies concerning the consumption of fruits and vegetables. They found that the greater the amount of such foods that was eaten, the greater the beneficial effects on health and longevity were—up to the largest amounts that had been studied. Effects included lessened risks of premature death, of cardiovascular disease, of stroke and of cancer.
Fruit and vegetable intake and the risk of cardiovascular disease, total cancer and all-cause mortality–a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies has been published in the 22 February International Journal of Epidemiology.
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Eating Large Amounts of Fruits, Vegetables May Benefit Health
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 25 2017, @07:35PM
Most popular fruits are overrated - high in sugar. You can get the same vitamins and other nutrients from leafy green vegetables and in higher concentrations.
An apple has more fructose than a potato as is only about as nutritious if not less so.
Steve Jobs ate lot of fruit and ended up dying of pancreatic cancer:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/naughty-nutrition/201201/ivegetarian-the-high-fructose-diet-steve-jobs [psychologytoday.com]
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jan/28/ashton-kutcher-hospital-steve-jobs-diet [theguardian.com]
Fruits no. Vegetables yes (careful about pesticides though , might increase your odds of getting Parkinsons). Fish yes (if of good quality and low mercury).
Treat fruits the way you should treat desserts, alcoholic beverages or other poisons you like - consume sparingly for enjoyment.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Sunday February 26 2017, @02:03AM
Yeah, hoping to do well with my garden this summer: got asparagus I'll be able to harvest this year (might buy more too to plant), and hoping for a ton of beans, tomatoes and even some horseradish :)
Of course, there's also my pesticide free mealworms!
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(Score: 2) by Flyingmoose on Sunday February 26 2017, @02:39AM
Be careful of that horseradish. It'll expand and take over your garden. Almost impossible to kill the fucking thing.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Sunday February 26 2017, @03:52AM
I was lucky enough to read that somewhere, and planted it in a big plant pot. :)
Gonna have me some in a couple monthsish.
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(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Sunday February 26 2017, @03:53AM
And, actually, hoping my asparagus will spread and take over my lawn, lol.
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(Score: 2) by butthurt on Sunday February 26 2017, @05:16AM
> An apple has more fructose than a potato as is only about as nutritious if not less so.
Consumption of fruits including "apples or pears," according to the NHS' report about this analysis, was associated with lower risks of coronary heart disease, stroke, cardiovascular disease, and death.
> Steve Jobs ate [a] lot of fruit and ended up dying of pancreatic cancer:
Again according to the NHS write-up, consumption of cruciferous vegetables was associated with lower risk of cancer. No connection between fruit consumption and cancer risk was mentioned by them.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 26 2017, @04:35PM
On the flip side, eat lots of transfats and you lower your odds of dying of cancer :).