Eating more fruits and veggies each day may lower your risk of heart disease — the more you eat, the better the protection, which is why doctors tell us to eat plenty of plants.

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Coronary heart disease prevention: nutrients, foods, and dietary patterns.

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2011 Aug 17

The study says eating more fruits and veggies helps protect your heart, which matches the claim that each extra serving lowers heart disease risk — so yes, it supports the idea.

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Coronary heart disease prevention: nutrients, foods, and dietary patterns.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2011.04.038

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People who eat more fruits and veggies each day—up to about 8 servings—are less likely to get heart disease, with the biggest drop in risk happening when they go from eating very little to eating a moderate amount.

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