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Ten Reasons Why Nine is Fine!
Add Fruits and Veggies to Your Diet

Here are 10 good reasons to add more fruits and vegetables to your diet, courtesy of The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR).

1. Prevent cancer. Of over 200 studies on the effects of fruits and vegetables, 78 percent show that fruits and vegetables can prevent cancer.

2. Keep trim. Vegetables have fewer calories than most other foods. Though fruits score higher on calorie count, they are packed with necessary nutrients.

3. Protect your heart. Fruits and vegetable contain antioxidants, soluble fiber and folates which have been proven helpful in maintaining good blood vessel and heart function.

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4. Lower your blood pressure. A famous study on dietary approaches to reducing high blood pressure showed that eight to 10 daily servings of fruits and vegetables combined with low-fat dairy foods reduce moderate high blood pressure as much as medication.

5. Prevent a stroke. A diet high in fruits and vegetables reduces the likelihood of a stroke by 30 percent.

6. Keep those eyes bright. You know what they say about carrots and seeing in the dark? Well, it just might be true. Fruits and vegetables help prevent common causes of adult blindness. cataracts and macular degeneration.

7. Turn away tummy troubles. Fruits and vegetables can help divert diverticulitis, which affects one in three people over the age of 50. In this disease, pouches that form in the intestinal walls become inflamed and painful. A high-fiber helps prevent this ailment, and our popular "f and v team" provides plenty of fiber! Just remember to eat the skin, too, to get the maximum benefits.

8. Divert diabetes. Fruit and vegetables seem to raise the blood sugar level less than other foods.

9. Boost bone health. Recent studies show that while calcium and vitamin D contribute to healthy bones, they work even better when combined with a diet high in fruits and vegetables.

10. Eat 'em because they look good. Fruits and vegetables with their fantastic colors and forms simply make a meal look better.