In 2014, researchers gathered all available studies on increased intake of fruit-and-vegetable and weight loss.15 They could not find a single study to support this hypothesis. Combining all the studies did not show any weight-loss benefit either. To put it simply, you cannot eat more to weigh less, even if the food you’re eating more of is as healthy as vegetables. So should we eat more fruits and vegetables? Yes, definitely. But only if they are replacing other unhealthier foods in your diet. Replace. Not add.16
