A Major Industry-Funded Alcohol Study Was Compromised

Re:A Major Industry-Funded Alcohol Study Was Compromised by hrnnnnnn on Sunday July 22, 2018 @08:43AM (#17586445)

On one hand that's bad. On the other hand, not eating them might actually increase your risk of cancer.

Perceived risk from harm due to pesticides on food is overestimated by many people, and the risk of not eating more fruit and vegetables is underestimated.

"If just half the U.S. population were to increase fruit and vegetable consumption by a single serving a day, an estimated 20,000 cancer cases might be avoided each year. That’s how powerful produce may be.

But because the model was using conventional fruits and veggies the pesticide residues on those extra fruits and vegetables might result in ten additional cancer cases."

https://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-the-benefits-of-organic...

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Re:A Major Industry-Funded Alcohol Study Was Compromised by drb91 on Sunday July 22, 2018 @12:32PM (#17587552)

Well, if you’re already getting your vitamins elsewhere, eating a grape might not be terribly different from eating sugar. It is very odd fruits and veggies are mixed together like this when they have such a different nutritional profile.

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Re:A Major Industry-Funded Alcohol Study Was Compromised by pembrook on Sunday July 22, 2018 @02:08PM (#17587977)

The point of fruit is the fiber, not just the vitamins.

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Re:A Major Industry-Funded Alcohol Study Was Compromised by amelius on Sunday July 22, 2018 @02:19PM (#17588032)

And how about the phytochemicals (plant compounds that are under research with unestablished effects on health and not yet scientifically defined as essential nutrients).

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Re:A Major Industry-Funded Alcohol Study Was Compromised by drb91 on Sunday July 22, 2018 @09:36PM (#17589917)

Well, that might cause less confusion than “fruits and veggies”, especially when juices come with “x servings of fruit” on the label.

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