Roots may harbor different nutrients than shoots. For this reason, it may be even more important to get in a variety of vegetables, so you can benefit from all parts of the plant, as one large cancer study of nearly half a million people did indeed find.16 “Because each vegetable contains a unique combination,” a recent review concluded, “a great diversity of vegetables should be eaten . . . to get all the health benefits.”17 Variety is not only the spice of life; it may prolong it as well.
