Fruits, veggies don’t dramatically cut cancer
Eating lots of fruit and vegetables has only a small effect on warding off cancer, a study published on Wednesday says, although its authors insist that tucking into the recommended “five-a-day” is still good for general health.
Eating lots of fruit and vegetables has only a small effect on warding off cancer, a new study has shown although its authors insist that tucking into the recommended “five-a-day” is still good for general health.
Doctors led by Paolo Boffetta at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, pored over eight years of data from a major European investigation into the relationship between cancer risk and food.
The investigation, which is continuing, covers nearly 470,000 volunteers recruited in 10 Western European countries.
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