Powdered fruit, veggie supplements may fill nutrient gaps

For those who do not eat the recommended daily amounts of fruits and vegetables, a powdered fruit and vegetable supplement may help fill nutrient gaps, according to a study that appeared in the April 2010 edition of Molecular Nutrition and Food Research on these supplements. The double blind study of 117 healthy men and women measured changes in inflammatory blood markers after subjects consumed either placebo or two different powdered fruit and vegetable supplements. After 60 days, the subjects receiving the fruit and vegetable supplements had lower levels of inflammatory markers, as well as higher blood levels of antioxidant vitamins compared to the placebo group. Lower levels of the inflammatory markers are linked to a decreased risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

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