The combined effect of fruits and vegetables

The combined effect of fruits and vegetables

 Increasing the combined intake of fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. For every additional fruit and vegetable per day (80 grams for 1 serving of fruit and 77 grams for 1 serving of vegetables), 4% of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality is reduced.




Increasing the combined intake of fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of lung cancer.

Increasing the combined intake of fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of developing diabetes. Fruit and vegetable consumption may reduce the risk of developing diabetes. The average daily total fruit and vegetable intake is 369 grams.

Insufficient intake of fruit may result in insufficient intake of vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber and plant compounds, leading to the risk of these diseases.

Although fruits and vegetables have many similarities in terms of nutrients and health effects, they are different food types and their nutritional values ​​are different. Fruits contain more carbohydrates, organic acids and aromatic substances than fresh vegetables. They do not need to be heated before consumption. 


The nutrients contained in them are not affected by cooking factors. Therefore, vegetables cannot replace fruits. The variety of vegetables is much more than that of fruits. The content of vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber and plant compounds in dark vegetables is higher than that of fruits. Fruits cannot replace vegetables.

Therefore, from the perspective of maintaining health, we not only have to eat fruit every day, but also better to have vegetables, reaching 300-500 grams per day.
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