Re: Blueberries good for you.. of course we knew that

[Guest guest]

Francesca wrote: "Perhaps one hint is the recent study posted on breast cancer. Five servingsof fruits and veggies a day were a good thing. More did not make thingsbetter (although there was no indication that more was harmful)".

However, for some other diseases, it appears that more than five servings convey benefit, according to that study: (I presume the word "servings" has gone missing from the text) // Ulf

"We want to keep in mind that this study relates only to breast cancersurvivors," said co-investigator Cheryl Rock, Ph.D., R.D., of thes UCSD Cancer Prevention and Control Program. "We recognize thatseveral other very well-designed, controlled studies have shownclearly that eating more than five fruits and vegetables a day canmake major differences in disease risk, such as in lowering bloodpressure and reducing risk of stroke and heart disease." (Post 25892)