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    More veggies, less heart disease

    Consumer Reports News: February 16, 2011 04:45 PM

    All right, I admit it—I'm a vegangelical. Much to my family's regret, I never tire of praising the powers of vegetables. And my devotion only increases every time I see new research connecting high consumption of fruits and vegetables with health benefits. One study I've taken to heart, in the January issue of the European Heart Journal, looked at over 300,000 Europeans. It found that people who consumed eight or more servings of produce a day were 22 percent less likely to die of heart disease over an 8 year period compared with those who consumed fewer than three servings. 

    After reading the study, I admit that I started adding up all my daily servings—an apple at breakfast, some baby carrots for a snack, that salad I had for lunch. I've got a strong family history of heart disease, so building a virtual wall of veggies between that fate and me feels like I'm taking some positive action.

    And I'm not the only one singing the praises of those glorious veggies. Both Michelle Obama's Let's Move Healthy Kids Campaign and the new USDA dietary guidelines recommend eating more fruits and vegetables.

    So I plan on eating more of what my daughter calls "rabbit sandwiches," stacked high with veggies of all kinds, and finding other ways to slip some extra veggies into our daily diet. And though there will continue to be a lot of sighs and rolled eyes, I will not stop preaching about the power of produce.

    So shout hallelujah and pass the peas, please.

    Erin Gudeux, sensory senior project leader


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