Fruit and Vegetables May Not Dramatically Reduce Disease
Here we go again. New studies may be exposing another “medical myth.” Investigators, writing in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, are now telling us that fruits and vegetables do not dramatically lower the risk of common diseases, including cancer. Since the early 1980s, the dietary guidelines for Americans, published jointly by the USDA and the DHHS, have reflected the accumulated scientific research concerning diet and health. Early 1980 guidelines pertaining to nutrition and cancer…