Eating white fruits and vegetables can prevent stroke

Dutch researchers point out that eating some white fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of stroke more than other fruits and vegetables The study, published in the November issue of stroke, said that eating 25 grams of white fruits and vegetables a day reduced the risk of stroke by 9%, with apples and pears being the most eaten "white fruits" "Green, orange / yellow and red / purple fruits and vegetables are not associated with stroke," said Linda grep, a postdoctoral fellow at Wageningen University in the Netherlands who wrote the report However, people with high white fruit and vegetable intake have a 52% lower risk of stroke than people with low intake " But that doesn't mean you can skip other fruits and vegetables, says Mr Gripp First, she said, the results need to continue to be validated She stressed that even if future studies confirm these results, "it is still important to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables, because fruits and vegetables of other colors can prevent other chronic diseases." In the study, Gripp used data collected by the National Institute of public health and environment of the Netherlands, including more than 20000 people At the start of the study, participants were between 20 and 65 years old, and no one showed signs of cardiovascular disease Fruits and vegetables are divided into four categories according to the color of "meat": green, orange / yellow, red / purple and white Only white fruits and vegetables can significantly reduce the risk of stroke It's not clear which ingredients in white fruit can prevent stroke, but she suspects it's dietary fiber and flavonoids, grep said There is a high content of flavonoids in apples and pears called quercetin Jessica Shapiro, a nutrition expert at montfiore medical center in New York City, said she does not recommend eating only white fruits and vegetables "Eat a variety of fruits and vegetables," she said Every kind of fruit and vegetable can provide certain nutrients, which can combine and interact with each other "