A May 19, 2018 article in Consumer Reports emphasized the health benefits of eating upward of two cups of fruit a day.
Eric Rimm, professor in the Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, recommended eating fruits in their whole form, including the skin, to get the most antioxidants possible.
Rimm added that eating fruit can help lower the risks of high blood pressure and obesity, which are associated with heart diseases.
Read the Consumer Reports article: Get the Health Benefits of Fruit
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Vegetables and fruit (The Nutrition Source)