Plant Based Foods Curb So Many Chronic Diseases

Here’s another good reason to embrace eating more plants:

February 14, 2022

Here’s another good reason to embrace eating more plants: A study in Nature Communications involving 56,048 adults in Denmark found that people (over a 23-year period) that regularly consumed moderate to high amounts of food rich in flavonoids—naturally found in plant-based foods—were less likely to succumb to cancer or heart disease. Participants that consumed 500 milligrams of flavonoids (or more) each day had the lowest risk related to these ailments.

Adding these items to your grocery cart can help to give your diet a flavonoid punch.

Broccoli

Apples

Green Tea

Blueberries

Dark Chocolate

Oranges

Kale

Beans

Cherries

Tomatoes

Onions

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