Fruits, Veggies May Have Their Limits in Boosting Lifespan
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July 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The nutrients in fruits and
vegetables are vital to good health and a long life, but only up
to a point. Once you've hit five servings of fruits and
vegetables each day, additional daily servings don't appear to
boost longevity, a new research review suggests.  The human body
may only be able to effectively process a certain amount of
fruits and vegetables every day, limiting its ability to absorb
important nutrients from extra helpings, said the review's
senior author Dr. Frank Hu, a professor of nutrition and
epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.
"It is possible that the digestibility of fruits and vegetables
and the availability of nutrients and other bioactive compounds
of these foods may have reached a plateau at five servings per
day for most people," Hu said. "More research is clearly needed
in this area."  Before you reac