How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease

by Michael Greger

In a sense, though, all fruits are just fruits, whereas vegetables can be any other part of the plant. 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 a half-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. Eating Better to Look Better We’ve all heard of the proverbial golden glow that’s often equated with health, vitality, and youth. But instead of using a tanning bed to achieve a more golden hue, you can do it with a bed of greens.