Deaths from heart problems linked to less fruits and veggies

Eating more fruits and vegetables is an easy way to prevent dying from heart problems. — AFP

A new preliminary study has estimated that around one in seven cardiovascular deaths around the world could be linked to not eating enough fruit, and one in 12 cardiovascular deaths might be due to not eating enough vegetables.

Carried out by researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University in the United States, the new study looked at 2010 data collected from 266 surveys. These surveys included 1,630,069 individuals from 113 of 187 countries, representing 82% of the world’s population.