From the Heart-Healthy Diet issue of UHN Heart-Healthy Diet

3. Fruits and Vegetables

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By UHN • January 26, 2018

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Moderation in all things, the proverb advises—except fruits and vegetables. You’d be hard-pressed to find a nutritionist who speaks ill of plant foods. They are the bedrock of a heart-healthy diet, whatever its form. And the more the better, with few exceptions. If you want to live a longer, healthier life, surpass the “5 a […]

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