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Micronutrients & recovery
Low intake of fruits is the third leading dietary risk factor for mortality globally, responsible for 2 million deaths.
Not eating enough fruit is a major contributor to early death. To protect your health, increase your fruit intake to the optimal range of 250g per day, as this is a leading factor in preventing chronic disease.
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low intake of fruits (2 million [1–4] deaths and 65 million [41–92] DALYs)... were the leading dietary risk factors for deaths and DALYs globally
Why this rating
Based on a systematic analysis of 195 countries using comparative risk assessment.
Source
Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Ashkan Afshin et al. · The Lancet · 2019
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