Eating extra fruit and vegetables is healthy but may not reduce weight

A new study from researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham claims that a common weight-loss tactic of increasing the feeling of being full by eating more fruits and vegetables is not an effective diet recommendation.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) team performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the available data on increasing fruit and vegetable intake as a weight-loss aid. The review - which is published in theAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition - looked at several randomized controlled trials involving more than 1,200 participants in total. Continued at MedicalNewsToday>>