Medical science reminds us almost every day that good nutrition and good health go hand in hand, especially when it comes to the healthful benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. Researchers continue to find nutritional elements in fruits and vegetables – vitamins and other antioxidants, phytonutrients, and fiber – that support our immune systems, improve cardiovascular wellness, delay aging, and contribute to health and longevity in other ways. The thousands of nutrients found in fruits and vegetables work together in ways that science is just beginning to explore.

This has led health authorities including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Cancer Institute, the American Heart Association, and the United States Department of Agriculture to recommend that adults eat at least 7 to 13 servings of fruits and vegetables every day for better health.

Unfortunately, despite the growing medical evidence, only 11% of American adults (and an even smaller percentage of our children) eat the recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables. Largely as a result of our poor diets, Americans suffer a higher incidence of degenerative diseases than people just about anyplace else in the world. Eighty million Americans have some form of heart disease, and 20 million children and adults have diabetes. We need to eat better – especially more fruits and vegetables.

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