Eat Fruits and Vegetables for Longer Life

An institution, the European Prospecyive Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), always doing research related to nutrition for cancer patients conducted in 10 countries. Lately they released the results of their study in the American Journal of Epidemiology, the relationship of fruit and vegetable consumption against the age of a person's life. We may be aware of how useful the consumption of vegetables and fruit for health. However, the results of the EPIC study did show that it is also beneficial in fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of death.

Research conducted EPIC involving 450,000 participants from 10 European countries, in the span of 1992 - 2000 Researchers even taking into account the lives of the participants until 2010 Various

analyzes were carried out to form the conclusion that more and more vegetables and fruits are consumed by a person, the lower the also into account risks death, especially the deaths caused by cardiovascular organs (associated with heart disease and stroke).


The results of the study also states, by combining the consumption of fruits and vegetables more than 569 grams per day, can reduce the risk of death by 10%, compared to those who consumed less than 249 grams per day. Meanwhile, when seen from the cases of death due to cardiovascular disease, the consumption of vegetables and fruits can reduce the risk by 15%. The researchers also stated, the content of antioxidants in vegetables and fruits, may reduce the risk of deaths attributable to alcohol by 30-40%. Meanwhile, this epidemiological study cannot prove when eating fruits and vegetables in abundance can increase life expectancy or prevent death from cardiovascular disease. However, more and more benefits from the good fruit you know, the more you eat them anyway spirit, is not it? (http://www.kalcare.co.id)