The idea that five servings a day is the sweet spot for living longer comes from the data in this study — it doesn’t mean your body needs exactly five, just that eating more than that didn’t help more in these studies.

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Fruit and vegetable consumption and mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

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The study found that eating five servings of fruits and veggies a day lowers your risk of dying, but eating more than five doesn’t help any more — so five is a sweet spot based on data, not because your body needs exactly that much.

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Fruit and vegetable consumption and mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g4490

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