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Letter From John Miller, GNLD Scientific Advisory Board

Subject:  Lancet article says eat MORE than 5 Fruits & Vegetables EACH day!
Date:  Jan 27, 2006

I hope this finds you all well.

The Lancet is recognized as an important peer-review journal.  In many ways it is the voice of the British Medical community.  This article points to and endorses an important GNLD product, PhytoDefense Pack.  I thought you might find it valuable.

The GNLD Scientific Advisory Board has advised people for years to work hard at getting 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables in their diet each day.  Part of the advantage of that practice comes from the high fiber content of such foods, and likely the displacement/replacement of some "bad foods".   However, a huge and compelling body of evidence points to the health protecting, disease preventing phytonutrients that fruits and vegetables contain.  Just those exact phytonutrients that are provided in PhytoDefense Pack.

This is not a new revelation.  These are the same phytonutrients highlighted in a recent Newsweek article and the same ones science has been pointing to for years.  This Lancet article is just another big endorsement of the importance of fruits and vegetables and their nutrients to health and the VALIDITY of GNLD's PhytoDefense Pack as a means to pursue that critically important goal.

Be well....
John

Eating More Than Five Portions Of Fruit And Vegetables a Day
Can Substantially Reduce The Risk Of Stroke
2006/01/27 - The Lancet

Encouraging people to consume more than five portions of fruit and vegetables a day should result in a major reduction in stroke, according to a meta-analysis in this week's issue of "The Lancet".

Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the most common cause of disability in most developed countries.  Previous research has shown that increased consumption of fruit and vegetables is related to a reduced risk of stroke, but the extent of the association has been uncertain until now.

Feng He (St. George's, University of London, UK) and colleagues pooled data from eight studies on fruit and vegetable consumption and stroke risk, involving over 257,500 people from Europe, Japan, and the USA.  The analysis revealed that compared with individuals who have less than three fruit and vegetable servings a day, those with three to five servings per day had an 11% reduction in the incidence of stroke, while those with more than five servings per day had a relative reduction of 26%.

Dr He concludes:  "The average fruit and vegetable intake in most developed countries is about three servings per day, and current recommendations encourage five or more servings per day.  Our results provide strong support for these recommendations.  If these goals were achieved, stroke morbidity and mortality would be greatly reduced.  Such diet modifications would also reduce other cardiovascular disease and some cancers."

In an accompanying Comment Lynn Steffen (University of Minnesota School of Public Health, USA) states:  "Low intake of fruit and vegetables is a major modifiable risk factor contributing to the burden of ill health .....  Because food habits develop in childhood, we must protect young people from developing chronic disease early in life.  Therefore, partnerships must be formed between public-health agencies, state and local industry, and the media to promote healthy food choices."