After adjustment for a large number of variables, the hazard ratio for participants consuming five or more servings of fruits and
vegetables per day compared with those consuming none was 0.73 for all participants, 0.53 for women, and 1.14 for men.
Not exact matches
For example, people who consumed upward of 9 servings
per day of green leafy
vegetables and root
vegetables had a 16 percent reduced risk of diabetes
compared to those who had less than 1 serving
per day.
According to data collected by this research, done by mapping all stores in certain area by categorization of healthy and not so healthy food offerings; women consumed far more (exactly 4.4 portions
per day) of healthy food choices such as fruits and
vegetables compared to (3.4 portions
per day) men.
MyPlate.gov recommends that adult females should eat at least 3 servings of
vegetables per day (Green
vegetables provide the highest amount of fiber
compared to non-green
vegetables), 2 servings of fruit
per day, and 2 - 4 servings of whole grains
per day.