[About fruits and vegetables: the paradise does not come back].
An increased fruit and vegetable consumption might be associated with a protection for the development of chronic diseases. The postulated mechanisms of this protection are multiple and no single mechanism can be identified. It is important to remember that the protection is mediated by the ideal combination of nutrients and phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables and not by a single chemical component. Accordingly it is more wise to eat fruits and vegetables instead of isolated compounds in pharmacological dosage.
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Medizinische Poliklinik, Universitätspital Zürich. paolo.suter@usz.ch
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