if you like eating fruits and vegetables this study is like a blessing in disguise if your fruit and vegetable intake is low however this should serve as an eye opener our ancestors did not have much by way of technology or medical advancements but since their diet consisted primarily of fruits and vegetables their bodies and minds were healthy in ways that we cannot imagine in this day and age going back to the basics is the best way to move forward sometimes and including more fruits and vegetables in our diets can serve this purposebut patients who have diabetes should consult their doctornutritionist before changing their fruit intake plenty of green vegetables can be consumed for fruits they have to have low gi index and more fiber content eat your vegetables and fruits is a phrase we have all heard from our parents at one time or another as children we cant wait to grow up even if it is to be able to turn up our noses at that dreaded broccoli or spinach as we grow older we realize the importance of eating those veggies and fruits it is increasingly clear that these foods are essential for good health and several studies support the recommendation of five servings of fruits and vegetables every day in a new turn of events however recent research has shown that while five is good eight is even better this study involved a metaanalysis of 95 studies which focused on the association between heart disease and fruit and vegetable consumption the overall results indicated that for every 200 gm increase in fruit and vegetable consumption up to 800 gm the risk of heart disease and early death came down by 108 this reduction in risk was especially apparent in people whose fruit and vegetable consumption was practically nonexistent even after adjusting for confounding factors such as age weight gender etc the results didnt change among the fruits and vegetables apples pears citrus fruits like oranges and lemons green leafy vegetables and vitamin crich fruits and vegetables were the most effective at reducing the risk of heart disease and early death these health benefits are attributed to the fiber vitamin c and antioxidant content of fruits and vegetables which are known to result in good health in addition it can be theorized that the impact of fruits and vegetables is not restricted to heart disease but extends to other ailments that could result in deathmore is better this has always been true of fruits and vegetables and with this evidence its truer now more than ever so get your veggieand fruit fix whenever you canref1 aune d giovannucci e boffetta pet al int j epidemiol 2017 feb 22 epub ahead of printthe article has been contributed bydr r n mehrotramd dm dnb endocrinology sr consultant endocrinologist apollo hospitals hyderabademail ravinm1rediffmailcomdisclaimer the views and opinions expressed by the doctors are their independent professional judgment and we do not take any responsibility for the