More fruits and veggies can slash obesity odds
Researchers encourage a mostly plant-based diet.
By Robert Preidt, HealthDay | 0 comments | 32 Shares | May 25, 2017
Study concludes that participants who ate the most fruits and vegetables had a 43 percent lower risk of obesity compared to those who ate the fewest. (For Spectrum Health Beat)
Eating lots of fruits and vegetables doesn’t only boost your health, it can cut your risk of packing on extra pounds by almost half, researchers report.
“Our study suggests that plant-based diets are associated with substantially lower risk of developing obesity. This supports current recommendations to shift to diets rich in plant foods, with lower intake of animal foods,” wrote the authors from the University of Navarra and the Carlos III Institute of Health, both in Spain.
http://healthbeat.spectrumhealth.org/more-fruits-and-veggies-can-slash-obesity-odds/
