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Study: Fruits, Vegetables Lower Risk of Stroke

HSPH researchers recommend five servings per day

But never before has a study shown what this one does--a "strong protective relationship between the consumption of fruits and vegetables and stroke..."

Legumes and potatoes did not decrease the study subjects' risk of strokes.

Nearly 600,00 Americans suffer a stroke each year. Thirty percent of those stroke victims are under age 65.

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The study was published in the October 6 issue of the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA).

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