Eating more fruits and veggies is linked to a small but real drop in the chance of getting cancer, but eating more than about 6 servings a day doesn’t help much more.

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Fruit and vegetable intake and the risk of cardiovascular disease, total cancer and all-cause mortality—a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies

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Eating more fruits and veggies lowers your cancer risk a little — about 3% less for every extra 200 grams per day, and eating more than 600 grams doesn’t help much more.

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Fruit and vegetable intake and the risk of cardiovascular disease, total cancer and all-cause mortality—a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies

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DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyw319

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