Eating more variety for the best protection against disease

Go for mixed vegetables. Researchers report that when it comes to vegetables and fruits, variety trump over quantity.  Scientist discovered that despite eating one less serving daily, people who consumed a wider range of fruits and vegetables experience more health benefits than those who chose from a smaller assortment.

The protective mojo of plant foods comes from phytochemicals, compounds that guard cells against damaging oxidation.

However, phytochemicals vary from one botanical family to another, so it has be discovered that there are more benefits in consuming smaller amounts of many different phytochemicals than a larger amount of a only a select few.