The fact that fruits and vegetables are very useful for health are heard by everyone. But how many plant products are really necessary for the body? The answer to this question was given by nutritionists from Oxford University.

Oxford experts in the field of dietology have calculated the optimal dose of fruits and vegetables a day: in their opinion, this is 8 servings. Scientists are convinced that the use of these products in the designated amount is most effective in helping people protect themselves from many diseases.

"People who eat so much healthy food are less likely to suffer from heart disease. Thus, the probability of death from coronary heart disease is reduced by 22%. Also, fruits and vegetables in large numbers normalize the work of the gastrointestinal tract, "the doctors shared their study results.

It should be noted that the project of Oxford specialists analyzed data on the state of health of more than 300,000 volunteers aged 40-85 years.

Regarding the size of one serving, doctors give the following recommendation: the approximate value of one serving is 100 grams, if we are talking about diced vegetables and fruits, this is roughly a tennis ball by volume.

However, scientists stipulate that starchy and very sweet fruits should be used extremely moderately. The list of vegetables and fruits, which they believe should be consumed daily, experts made apples, beans, strawberries, tomatoes, celery, broccoli, spinach.

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