Eat Your Fruits and Veggies!

Are you getting enough fruit and vegetables in your diet? Recent studies have shown that people who consume higher quantities of fruit and vegetables are less likely to have heart disease.

In the study, researchers compared the diets of vegetarians with those of non-vegetarians and found that vegetarians have higher levels of salicylic acid in their blood. Salicylic acid may sound familiar - it's the active ingredient in aspirin, which can also help prevent heart attacks due to its ability to block blood clot formation. Salicylic acid is also a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug present in fruits and vegetables!

Fruits and vegetables provide many other essential vitamins and minerals as well. Additionally, higher intakes of fruits and vegetables are associated with healthier lives including lower risks of cancer and coronary heart disease. It is recommended that you eat five fruits and vegetables a day.

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