Health Beat with Dr. Alicia Arnold: "Fruits and Veggies - More
Matters"  This month is "Fruits and Veggies - More Matters"
month. On Monday morning, Dr. Alicia Arnold joined us to share
the latest information on the benefits of different fruits and
vegetables.  Meghan Kulig: Let's start with reducing the risk of
diabetes.  Dr. Arnold: A recent study in the British Medical
Journal focused on the link between certain fruits and the risk
of type 2 diabetes. The evidence showed that eating more whole
fruit, particularly blueberries, grapes, and apples was
associated with a reduced risk of acquiring type 2 diabetes. The
study also showed that consumption of fruit juice had the
opposite effect and was associated with increased risk of type 2
diabetes. Replacing three servings per week of fruit juice with
individual whole fruits reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes by
7%.  Meghan Kulig: How about arthritis?  Dr. Arnold: A recent
study published in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatism found
that broccoli contains a su